TOO HOT FOR SOLAR OBSERVING 😱

[paulastro]

I looked at the temperature in our garden at 1.59pm .  The thermometer is in the shade and it's 38.5 deg C,             102 deg F. Could get a bit warmer yet, what's it like with you?

We're more used to snow up here!

 

[Dave scutt]

16 deg and cloudy here on the west coast of Ireland 

[IB20]

Just over 40°C in Leicestershire. 🔥

[Alan White]

Its been nearly 40 here in Essex,
I feel like I have melted into my own socks!

It was too hot for solar at 8.45am this morning.

[paulastro]

Blimey it's now gone up to 39.5 here now.  Keep cool chaps.

 

[paulastro]

14 minutes ago, Dave scutt said:

16 deg and cloudy here on the west coast of Ireland 

Coo that sounds refreshing Dave 🙂.

[Dave scutt]

Refreshing,  I'm thinking of putting the fire on.🤣

[paulastro]

Looks like it'll be a bit chilly for  observing tonight - I'll need to put my thermals on 🙂.

 

 

Edited July 19, 2022 by paulastro
Wrong pic.

[Steve Ward]

No idea what is here now , I have a thermometer out in a shady spot but I'm not venturing outside to read it ... 

It was reading 25°C at  05:00 and it was unbearable to me here by 08:30.

[paulastro]

Where do you live Steve?

[maw lod qan]

I feel for you. Our news has been talking about the incredible heat wave.

 

[ScouseSpaceCadet]

Up here on the outskirts of Liverpool it's a very muggy 35°C. Humidity feels higher than yesterday and overall it's rather unpleasant.

I'm working from home in my loft and a sweaty mess! Luckily there aren't meetings today, so I'm free to roam in just swimming shorts...

I'm glad we're not in the 40°C zone!

[Ibbo!]

I remoted from the desk yesterday - too hazy today so went swiming instead.

 

[Gonariu]

Of course, these are historical records of heat for you, from a weather app I see temperatures in Great Britain from 39 in London in the south to 30 in Edinburgh in Scotland: simply incredible! Here we are not better off, we boil and sweat like you, but for us it is chronic here. I really want a lot of mistral wind which, when it blows, makes you breathe decisively here in Cagliari and lowers the temperatures.

[Gonariu]

1 hour ago, Dave scutt said:

16 deg and cloudy here on the west coast of Ireland 

Envy!!!!!

Edited July 19, 2022 by Gonariu

[ONIKKINEN]

21c in Finland and was as low as 10 degrees just a few days ago. Looks like the heat is maybe coming back but not to the extremes the UK is seeing and will stay under 30. Very unusual summer for sure.

[Paz]

My garden has a high south facing wall that radiates the heat of the sun straight back and with high sides on all sides the wind doesn't blow through. It got to nearly 43 degrees in the shade on the patio today.

[Alan White]

1 hour ago, paulastro said:

Looks like it'll be a bit chilly for  observing tonight - I'll need to put my thermals on 🙂.

 

 

As well as your thermal shorts Paul, remember the bobble hat 😉

[Guest]

it's the same here, too hot to shoot the sun.

i saw 38°c at 3pm and 58°c when i came back home.

[Alan White]

58 degrees Arnaud? 
or do you mean 38, otherwise your having a true Heatwave.

[Gonariu]

52 minutes ago, ONIKKINEN said:

21c in Finland and was as low as 10 degrees just a few days ago. Looks like the heat is maybe coming back but not to the extremes the UK is seeing and will stay under 30. Very unusual summer for sure.

Well, with 21 C it's definitely good!

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[Highburymark]

The first sunny days for years when I’ve not got the solar scope out. Have to make do with Gong until tomorrow.

[vlaiv]

1 hour ago, Alan White said:

58 degrees Arnaud? 
or do you mean 38, otherwise your having a true Heatwave.

Thermometer probably sitting in direct sunlight for those 58C

[Greymouser]

It was actually a little cooler here today at a max noticed of 34.5 and a humidity of around 35%. Yesterday it got as high as 36.1, but with a humidity of 15% at that time. Either day was way too hot for me to even consider solar observing. Lucky in a way, because I was way too busy to do so anyway, so no need to make the decision.

I am seriously considering, ( again, ) a move to the Isle of Lewis or Shetland. ( Just a shame that it is very unlikely. )

[LukeSkywatcher]

Yesterday here in Maynooth was 32c. The hottest temperature in Ireland on record Yesterday was 33c in the Pheonix Park (about 20 mins drive away).  Today was 27c, which was managable.

Way too hot for solar.