British Heat

From the BBC:
"UK weather: First time home nations hit 30C in five years"

All four nations of the UK have seen temperatures hit 30C for the first time in five years, as Britain swelters in another hottest day of the year. Highs of 30C and over were recorded in England, Wales and - for the first time since 2013 - Scotland and Northern Ireland, BBC Weather said. The mercury reached 32.6 in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, on Thursday - setting a new record high for 2018. The hot weather is forecast to continue for most of Britain into next week. It is the fourth day in a row that the UK has seen its hottest day of the year so far, as temperatures have increased since Monday. The Met Office has extended its heat warning, which covers parts of England, to last until next Monday. In the north-west of England, there is an 80% chance of heatwave conditions, it said. In Glasgow, a temperature of 31C was recorded at 15:00 BST, raising hopes it could break the current June record for Scotland of 32.2C, last seen in 1893. Met Office forecaster Bonnie Diamond said: "Last year for England there was a warm spell where they had five days over 30C but what makes this current spell different is that it's nationwide. She said that winds from the east will cause temperatures to drop but the weekend and the start of next week will remain warm and sunny. Public Health England has urged people to look out for the most at risk during the hot weather. Meanwhile, the RSPCA is urging pet owners to take particular care of their animals in the heat.  In the two weeks to 24 June, they received 625 calls about animals in the high temperatures, mostly dogs in hot cars. And some rail commuters have faced a week of misery after speed limits were imposed to cope with the high temperatures affecting tracks. Services on the London Waterloo to New Malden line will continue to be affected by a temporary speed limit from 11:00 BST on Friday.

^ For those of us that don't use the Metric System 30 C is only 86 F - - hot, but not that hot. We are supposed to be 100 F and above (that's 38 C for the Metrically-inclined) with oppressive humidity.  ^

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44647931