It's the high humidity and the dew point that gets you. I think you Americans would call it oppressive humidity. You sweat but it doesn't evaporate it soaks into your clothes and they get set and warm up so you sweat some more it's a circle you'll get wetter and wetter and won't dry because the air itself is saturated and can't hold any more moisture, I've seen people from far hotter countries struggle to cope with 25 degrees in Ireland.Dear UK,
28C is not called a "heat wave" it's actually called "summer."
Sincerely,
the USA
This'll be good.It's the high humidity and the dew point that gets you. I think you Americans would call it oppressive humidity. You sweat but it doesn't evaporate it soaks into your clothes and they get set and warm up so you sweat some more it's a circle you'll get wetter and wetter and won't dry because the air itself is saturated and can't hold any more moisture, I've seen people from far hotter countries struggle to cope with 25 degrees in Ireland.
This'll be good.
Sometimes the punch lines just aren't needed are they...Yeah, that was petty silly...especially considering it's usually cloudy over there. Direct sun just amplifies things.
I don't mind it at all mate.It's a dry heat @blulouie ...an oft-used term but true. Take a hair drier and put it about 3 yards away from you and that'll give you an idea.
Rooney knows, apparently.
I don't mind it at all mate.
I bloody hate winter & being cold.
I was in Geres a few years ago, supposedly walking in the national park, it was so hot we couldn't go out beyond the tree line. We gave up, it was just too uncomfortable - luckily the local taxi driver (he had no English and we had no Portuguese) understood what we wanted to see and took us on a tour in an air conditioner mercedes. Ended up being a good day as we hate to waste our time on our holidays.40 degrees in Lisbon today. Hottest I’ve known in 5 years. June is usually fairly moderate. Feel for people where these temps are the norm
I've experienced 30 plus degree heat, in USA, Canada, Tunisia, Bulgeria and Uganda and over 40 degrees in Turkey and Spain but none of these places drains you more than these islands of Ireland and UK when the temp goes over 23 degrees, it's difficult to explain this to people who would set their air con to 23 degrees to cool down.Gonna say something potentially controversial..
Been to Florida multiple times (all up & along the east coast) in the summer and hurricane seasons, so I've been exposed to some not & sticky weather there...
...and I'd rather experience that heat in Florida over the heat in the UK any day.