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Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2026 9:33 am
by Matty
integrale_evo wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2026 9:10 am
Keep thinking about ac but really don’t see how you could fit it in our small old house with lots of windows and not much wall space (inside or out) without massive pipe runs or the condenser looking awful.
That's part of the problem as well. I've been trying to get my folks to get it installed next winter, but turns out it's not money that's the problem, it's that they're house proud and don't want all the visible condensers and pipes!
I think I've found a reasonable solution to have it installed in the bedroom at home without too much pipework, then just use a good old house fan to push it around the house.
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2026 3:58 pm
by Simon
integrale_evo wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2026 9:26 am
We also have a hosepipe ban for the first time in as long as I can remember. Quite surprised as we seemed to have about 8 months of almost constant rain before it warmed up a bit.
I’ve bought a better powered pressure washer I can feed from a bucket to air rinsing down the cars.
Surely it’s about time everyone had to have a water meter? Our neighbours are on standard rate and spend about 4h every evening watering their poly tunnels, veg patch and flowers.
Be nice if the water companies could fix leaks in a timely manner too. I passed one which was making a significant stream down the road for about a month before they bothered fixing it and then had temporary traffic lights at the site for over a week for what ended up being a two day repair.
Absolutely everyone should have a water meter. There is no excuse not to imo. Use more water? Pay more. Use less, pay less. It's literally the fairest way to do it.
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2026 4:20 pm
by Mito Man
These hosepipe bans aren’t due to low water levels in the reservoirs but because they can’t supply enough water to cover demand presumably due to underinvestment. It is concerning how much water pressure drops now whenever the weather gets a bit hot.
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2026 5:17 pm
by V8Granite
No hosepipe ban for me as we have to look after the ducks and pond
Will do the same as normal, water the plants from the pond water.
When they stop wasting money and not build new reservoirs while council tits build on flood land, maybe I'll feel bad about it using my hose still.
Dave!
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2026 5:42 pm
by ZedLeg
Suburban lawns and gardens are as a big a waste of water as data centers
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2026 6:09 pm
by dinny_g
Indeed - you HAVE to aerate before watering or else, you’re just cultivating Moss
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2026 10:28 am
by Gavster
Mildly troubled by the fact that it’s
only 25°C and I’m feeling a bit chilly
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2026 10:01 am
by mik
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2026 10:18 pm
by jamcg
14C this morning. Had to put a jumper on
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2026 10:09 am
by Mito Man
My fondness for a good map must be clear by now, here is a good one which lets you see the world burn
https://firemap.live/
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2026 12:44 pm
by Ascender
Nice map
Have shared it with quite a few people already.
We had a 12 hour shift in the Cairngorms yesterday. Very hard work but was incredible to see things like the coordination of the helicopters and just how dramatically the wind affects the fire front, spread, speed etc. Leafblowers are incredibly effective and lots of the off-road gear and big dozers are also very cool.
2 hours of blue lights down the A9 was also a very cool experience for a big kid like me. Never tire of stuff like that.
An hour from home and we got diverted to a "small fire" in the open outside of Inverness. Which turned out to not be very small and spreading fast. Scary how quickly stuff like that can go, that was 10pm at night after a damp day too.
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2026 1:54 pm
by dinny_g
After 6 weeks of 30+ weather and melting in the heat, we’ve come to the West of Ireland for the holidays and true to form, it’s pissing rain…
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2026 2:17 pm
by integrale_evo
We had about 10 seconds of moderate rain at 9am. That’s it so far. Don’t think it’ll be enough to revive the grass!
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 2:39 pm
by Matty
Had the day off work to get some jobs done in the house....it's about 29deg downstairs, and about 34deg upstairs (so far), which is where all my jobs need to be done.
Total jobs achieved so far: 0.
Total pacing around trying to do something productive: Yes.
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 6:38 pm
by Mito Man
West Midlands
The aerial shots make it look like the whole area has been napalmed
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 6:58 pm
by dinny_g
dinny_g wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2026 1:54 pm
After 6 weeks of 30+ weather and melting in the heat, we’ve come to the West of Ireland for the holidays and true to form, it’s pissing rain…
To be fair, it only rained one other day in the 2 weeks - the rest of the time it was 20 to 23 degrees, bright sunshine, light breeze. Lovely weather. Kerry, on the Iveagh and Dingle peninsula, is one of the most beautiful places on earth...
if the sun's out.
It's 35 degreed here at the moment - enough already...
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 7:03 pm
by Matty
Mito Man wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2026 6:38 pm
West Midlands
The aerial shots make it look like the whole area has been napalmed
Something something "hundreds and thousands of pounds of improvements" etc.
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 7:18 pm
by integrale_evo
I mean, it’s hot, but it doesn’t feel as brutally hot as the previous hottest day on a Friday a few weeks ago.
Maybe I’m finally getting used to it
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 7:23 pm
by Beany
I'm not. About half past four today I thought "I'll go downstairs where it's not near 40deg and have a little sit down" and promptly zonked out till after 6pm, whoopsy.
Re: The Weather Thread.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 9:41 pm
by Jobbo
Matty wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2026 7:03 pm
Mito Man wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2026 6:38 pm
West Midlands
The aerial shots make it look like the whole area has been napalmed
Something something "hundreds and thousands of pounds of improvements" etc.
You know Stourbridge, Matt - those are the most expensive houses in town on fire. Had to send people home early due to the smoke. It’s tragic; a friend was watching his CCTV from the pub to see if the fire brigade could save his house.
