The Weather Thread

[Gwladys St. Glory]

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Wanna' trade? I won't take your humidity by the way...

 

[Tipp blue]

Dear UK,

28C is not called a "heat wave" it's actually called "summer."

Sincerely,
the USA

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.

 

[Rita_Poon]

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.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

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

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

If I wasn't so young the last time I was in Florida I'd have probably killed someone...high humidity sucks ballz, even more when you're not used to it.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

This'll be good.

Yeah, that was petty silly...especially considering it's usually cloudy over there. Direct sun just amplifies things.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Yeah, that was petty silly...especially considering it's usually cloudy over there. Direct sun just amplifies things.

Sometimes the punch lines just aren't needed are they...

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

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.

 

[Rita_Poon]

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.

 

[blulouie]

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.

 

[Rita_Poon]

I don't mind it at all mate.

I bloody hate winter & being cold.

 

[RufusCat]

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 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.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

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 hot & 'sticky' weather there...

...and I'd rather experience that heat in Florida over the heat in the UK any day.

 

[Tipp blue]

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.

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.