BREAKING NEWS: UK now "hotter than Australia" - media using weather as propaganda

[DaleP]

I thought it was me but neighbours were also complaining that it's cold.

In fact, the temperature has gone back to February average temperature.

But wait, if they want to create heatwave, all they have to do is switch on the HAARP.

[Grumpy Owl]

15 hours ago, DaleP said:

I thought it was me but neighbours were also complaining that it's cold.

In fact, the temperature has gone back to February average temperature.

But wait, if they want to create heatwave, all they have to do is switch on the HAARP.

 

It's been a strange weekend. Out in my garden, in the sunshine, it is lovely and warm.

 

 

I've been doing some gardening, no jumper or jacket, just a t-shirt, and it's lovely in the sunshine.

 

When the breeze picks up, or the cloud obscures the sun, it does feel really cool.

 

It was like this around the same time last year when I was on holiday in Wales, I managed to get sunburnt when it was 13C.

[DaleP]

21 hours ago, Grumpy Owl said:

 

It's been a strange weekend. Out in my garden, in the sunshine, it is lovely and warm.

 

 

I've been doing some gardening, no jumper or jacket, just a t-shirt, and it's lovely in the sunshine.

 

When the breeze picks up, or the cloud obscures the sun, it does feel really cool.

 

It was like this around the same time last year when I was on holiday in Wales, I managed to get sunburnt when it was 13C.

 

You don't get sunburn at 13C. It is the tech from the sky.

 

 

[Mitochondrial Eve]

If you think that April 2024 in the UK has been cold, it's all in your head!

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20240427054804/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/26/cold-weather-april-all-in-your-head-met-office/

 

Even though many people still have their heating on, and all the wind, cloud, rain and waterlogging aside, the Met Office assure us that has actually been one of the warmest Aprils on record running at 0.7C above average and sitting just outside the top ten of warmest Aprils between 1991 and 2020. It is suggested that it has only felt cold because we have expected warmer temperatures... I kid you not.

 

And if you doubt this report, you're a crazy climate change denier, an enemy to the planet and engaging in self deception rather than living up to your own climate failings. How's that for gaslighting?

 

 

[Anti Facts Sir]

Thermometers say no. Today was barely 50F round here, yesterday was maybe 49 tops.

 

They're not even being subtle anymore with their crap.

[Grumpy Owl]

3 hours ago, Mitochondrial Eve said:

If you think that April 2024 in the UK has been cold, it's all in your head!

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20240427054804/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/26/cold-weather-april-all-in-your-head-met-office/

 

Even though many people still have their heating on, and all the wind, cloud, rain and waterlogging aside, the Met Office assure us that has actually been one of the warmest Aprils on record running at 0.7C above average and sitting just outside the top ten of warmest Aprils between 1991 and 2020. It is suggested that it has only felt cold because we have expected warmer temperatures... I kid you not.

 

And if you doubt this report, you're a crazy climate change denier, an enemy to the planet and engaging in self deception rather than living up to your own climate failings. How's that for gaslighting?

 

 

 

That is indeed an amazing bit of gaslighting.

 

It has 'felt cold' because it has actually 'been cold'.

 

They are clutching at straws with their data manipulation now. Like I said earlier in this thread, the bar is being lowered for what constitutes 'hot weather', because we haven't really had any 'extreme heat' since 2022, don't forget aside from a reasonably pleasant June last year, from July onwards it was just wet and mild.

 

Already we're seeing the media describing expected 17-19C temps as 'sizzling', and any spell of decent warm weather is now classed as a 'heatwave'.

 

The 'extreme heat warnings' will no doubt start to be dished out once we get to 22C.

[Campion]

11 hours ago, Grumpy Owl said:

That is indeed an amazing bit of gaslighting.

 

It has 'felt cold' because it has actually 'been cold'.

 

They are clutching at straws with their data manipulation now. Like I said earlier in this thread, the bar is being lowered for what constitutes 'hot weather', because we haven't really had any 'extreme heat' since 2022, don't forget aside from a reasonably pleasant June last year, from July onwards it was just wet and mild.

 

Already we're seeing the media describing expected 17-19C temps as 'sizzling', and any spell of decent warm weather is now classed as a 'heatwave'.

 

The 'extreme heat warnings' will no doubt start to be dished out once we get to 22C.

 

But we're in the postmodern age now where everything is a social construct!  Beliefs are what's real and the objective world is massaged to fit the narrative.  

[Grumpy Owl]

21 hours ago, Grumpy Owl said:

Already we're seeing the media describing expected 17-19C temps as 'sizzling', and any spell of decent warm weather is now classed as a 'heatwave'.

 

The 'extreme heat warnings' will no doubt start to be dished out once we get to 22C.

 

Oh here we go already...

 

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UK weather maps show the country sizzling and scorching with 22C highs in a matter of says - with three parts of England set to be sweltering hottest amid the May blast. The maps, courtesy of Netweather and WXCharts, show temperatures peaking on May 13 and May 14 in Scotland, the Midlands, and the south east.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/uk-set-22c-scorcher-next-29077876

 

 

Since when was 22C considered 'scorching'?

 

I'm actually looking forward to this, I class this kind of weather as "very pleasant".

[Grumpy Owl]

WORST. HEATWAVE. EVER.

 

Apparently topped out at 18C here in Birmingham today. Admittedly was lovely and pleasant this morning in the sunshine.

 

But once it greyed over this afternoon, became noticeably cooler. Got home from work this evening and the central heating had come on again.

 

Hardly "sizzling" to be honest!

[1velocity7]

undercover footage shows met office map colouring inner revealed.

 

[Grumpy Grapes]

2 hours ago, 1velocity7 said:

undercover footage shows met office map colouring inner revealed.

 

 

Bang goes my theory that they use maps of the British Empire. 

 

 

[Blencathra]

Hi everyone! Lovely and sunny on the north east coast this morning but now a sea fret

has come in, very chilly.

"Ne'er cast a clout 'til May be out" .

[Mitochondrial Eve]

According to this report by NewScientist, European summers are under threat of becoming even hotter because of falling pollution...

 

And there was me thinking we are constantly being told how polluted the atmosphere is, that cleaner air is a necessity and will stop people dying - hence the likes of ULEZ and CAZ. But now it has been suggested that cleaner air is driving temperatures up whilst still being described as "human-induced" warming. It seems "the experts" want it both ways.

 

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428124-european-summers-will-be-hotter-than-predicted-because-of-cleaner-air/

European summers will be hotter than predicted because of cleaner air

By ignoring declining air pollution, regional climate models have greatly underestimated how hot Europe's summers and heatwaves will become

 

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"The key reason why these regional climate models failed to reproduce this human-induced warming is that most of them assume that air pollution is constant,” says Schumacher, who presented the finding at a meeting of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna, Austria.

 

This means the regional models are underestimating how much warmer European summers will be by 2100 by more than 2°C, the team concludes. The underestimation of heatwaves is even greater, because during heatwaves there are usually clear skies and even more sunshine than normal, says Schumacher.

 

[Grumpy Grapes]

5 hours ago, Mitochondrial Eve said:

According to this report by NewScientist, European summers are under threat of becoming even hotter because of falling pollution...

 

And there was me thinking we are constantly being told how polluted the atmosphere is, that cleaner air is a necessity and will stop people dying - hence the likes of ULEZ and CAZ. But now it has been suggested that cleaner air is driving temperatures up whilst still being described as "human-induced" warming. It seems "the experts" want it both ways.

 

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428124-european-summers-will-be-hotter-than-predicted-because-of-cleaner-air/

European summers will be hotter than predicted because of cleaner air

By ignoring declining air pollution, regional climate models have greatly underestimated how hot Europe's summers and heatwaves will become

 

 

 

 

Amazingly, there is a link in the above article to a similar 2008 article:

Earth

Cleaner skies explain surprise rate of warming

2 July 2008

 

 

GOODBYE air pollution and smoky chimneys, hello brighter days. That’s been the trend in Europe for the past three decades – but unfortunately cleaning up the skies has allowed more of the sun’s rays to pierce the atmosphere, contributing to at least half the warming that has occurred.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926634-800-cleaner-skies-explain-surprise-rate-of-warming/

[Grumpy Owl]

"Hottest day of the year", until the next one...

 

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The UK is on the brink of the hottest day of the year as the country scorches in a 26C heatwave. The UK could see the hottest day of the year so far this weekend, with temperatures forecast to hit as high as 26C, smashing the current record of 24C.

from: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/uk-faces-hottest-day-year-29135867

 

Well that's nice for those people in those few parts of south-east England, but I remind everyone that the 'whole country' will not be experiencing the same!

 

Oh and 'scorching' lol

[k_j_evans]

1 hour ago, Grumpy Owl said:

"Hottest day of the year", until the next one...

 

from: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/uk-faces-hottest-day-year-29135867

 

Well that's nice for those people in those few parts of south-east England, but I remind everyone that the 'whole country' will not be experiencing the same!

 

Oh and 'scorching' lol

Well, up here in the North East, we had a very pleasant day with some actual sunshine. But not a heatwave; just a nice day for doing some gardening.

[1velocity7]

Last month was officially the hottest April on RECORD

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/weather/topstories/last-month-was-officially-the-hottest-april-on-record/ar-BB1m0Czk#image=1

 

While the hottest April record was smashed worldwide, and in Europe temperatures in the UK for April have been labelled 'average' at 8.3°C by the Met Office, at just 0.4°C higher above the 1991-2020 long-term average.

[Grumpy Owl]

Amazing, after all June is meteorologically the beginning of summer...

 

Exact date 'summer-like heatwave' will return after Met Office thunderstorm warnings

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After being battered by rain and thunderstorms, the UK is set for a return to scorching temperatures with some areas expecting highs of 23C.

Weather experts at WXCharts have pinpointed the exact date when 'summer-like' temperatures will grace the country again, with weather maps turning a warm shade of orange to signal the much-anticipated warmer conditions. This forecast comes in the wake of the Met Office issuing multiple yellow weather warnings for rain and thunderstorms affecting northern England and vast stretches of central, southern, and southwestern England, reports the Mirror.

However, as soon as next week, Brits can look forward to swapping their umbrellas for sunglasses as balmy weather provides a reprieve from the recent downpours. Cities like Manchester and Birmingham are predicted to enjoy temperatures soaring to 23C starting June 5.

from: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/exact-date-summer-like-heatwave-29244499

 

Lol, "summer-like heatwave"

 

During the summer, who'd have thought it?

 

And there again is the use of the word "scorching", while the map chart itself shows 'shade of orange'.

 

It gets better, we also have this load of hyperbolic bullshit...

 

Weather maps turn bright yellow as UK to be hit with 72-hour heat bomb

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Brits could be hit with a sizzling 72-hour heat bomb as temperatures are set to soar up to 24C, according to the latest hot weather maps. NetWeather is predicting that Brits will bask in high temperatures from June 3-6, with plenty of sunshine expected to accompany the warmth.

On June 3, the mercury is set to peak in central Scotland (Aberdeen, Inverness, Fort William) at a scorching 24C. Meanwhile, both north and south Scotland along with Northern Ireland will enjoy balmy conditions ranging between 18C and 22C. For those in Wales and along England's west coast, expect a more moderate climate with temperatures hovering between 16C and 19C, while the rest of England will experience a cooler 15C.

from: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/weather-maps-turn-bright-yellow-29245008

 

"Heat bomb" oh dear god!

 

Oh and once again "scorching"

 

Just look at that fucking chart, the "Brits" living in some parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland might have some lovely pleasant weather, but not the rest of us!

 

 

[k_j_evans]

2 hours ago, Grumpy Owl said:

Amazing, after all June is meteorologically the beginning of summer...

 

Exact date 'summer-like heatwave' will return after Met Office thunderstorm warnings

from: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/exact-date-summer-like-heatwave-29244499

 

Lol, "summer-like heatwave"

 

During the summer, who'd have thought it?

 

And there again is the use of the word "scorching", while the map chart itself shows 'shade of orange'.

 

It gets better, we also have this load of hyperbolic bullshit...

 

Weather maps turn bright yellow as UK to be hit with 72-hour heat bomb

from: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/weather-maps-turn-bright-yellow-29245008

 

"Heat bomb" oh dear god!

 

Oh and once again "scorching"

 

Just look at that fucking chart, the "Brits" living in some parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland might have some lovely pleasant weather, but not the rest of us!

 

 

Well, it might have been about 18, possibly 20, here for a few hours then it pissed it down again so hard you couldn't see where you were going - and the roads were already flooded, so not a lot of fun.

[1velocity7]

no doubt they are preparing the headline "This was the hottest May on record" 

when in reality it wasnt

[k_j_evans]

10 hours ago, 1velocity7 said:

no doubt they are preparing the headline "This was the hottest May on record" 

when in reality it wasnt

Too right. Still raining and about 13-15 degrees now

[Grumpy Grapes]

20 degrees will 'feel like' 30 degrees, so guess which temperature gets the headlines. 

 

"Britain forecast 30C scorcher as weather maps turn red - where will see heatwaves" 

 

"The reason for the striking red smothered across the map is because of the humidity. The actual temperature will struggle to exceed 20C for most parts, but it will feel like temperatures akin to May's "mini-heatwave"."

 

https://www-mirror-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/britain-forecast-30c-scorcher-weather-32952487.amp?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mirror.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-news%2Fbritain-forecast-30c-scorcher-weather-32952487

Edited June 5, 2024 by Grumpy Grapes

[k_j_evans]

13 hours ago, Grumpy Grapes said:

20 degrees will 'feel like' 30 degrees, so guess which temperature gets the headlines. 

 

"Britain forecast 30C scorcher as weather maps turn red - where will see heatwaves" 

 

"The reason for the striking red smothered across the map is because of the humidity. The actual temperature will struggle to exceed 20C for most parts, but it will feel like temperatures akin to May's "mini-heatwave"."

 

https://www-mirror-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/britain-forecast-30c-scorcher-weather-32952487.amp?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mirror.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-news%2Fbritain-forecast-30c-scorcher-weather-32952487

We had heatwave??? When? A couple of decent days around 18 degrees but now it's back to about 15/16 with a cold wind

[Fifth element]

This is more like june we use to get 1991 what a contrast to last june so far 27.5c this time last year today 12.5c..

4c at night this month or 2c depending on themometers as they differ alot I ve noticed over the years the mercury ones read lower,and digital read 2 to 3c higher..

Hadley

June 1991 was 11.9c
June so far...

12.1 to the 12th

2.0c below the 61 to 90 average
1.5c below the 81 to 10 average

[Grumpy Grapes]

3 hours ago, Fifth element said:

This is more like june we use to get 1991 what a contrast to last june so far 27.5c this time last year today 12.5c..

4c at night this month or 2c depending on themometers as they differ alot I ve noticed over the years the mercury ones read lower,and digital read 2 to 3c higher..

Hadley

June 1991 was 11.9c
June so far...

12.1 to the 12th

2.0c below the 61 to 90 average
1.5c below the 81 to 10 average

 

I saw 27 degrees the other day at a bus stop electronic display, despite the actual temperature being approximately 15 degrees. Either the measurement was faulty, or... 

Edited June 13, 2024 by Grumpy Grapes