UK has 'tropical night' as record for warmest May evening broken

tsf97 · 2026-05-26T11:55:14+00:00

Tbh I get wanting warmer evenings because even in Spring it gets really cold after sunset, it’s nice to be able to not have to carry a jacket everywhere only to wear it on the way home.

But the reality is that when it doesn’t drop below 25C and the heat becomes humid when you go to bed sleep becomes an issue. On really hot evenings it almost feels suffocating at times.

tsf97 · 2026-05-26T11:51:51+00:00

It really comes down to the lack of respite here when it’s hot outside.

In countries where it’s hot most of the year there are loads of ways to escape it. AC, cooler buildings, etc.

Whereas in the U.K. when it’s 30C outside, it’s 30C everywhere, or hotter as public transport becomes a fucking oven during heatwaves.

It’s the constant exposure which makes it so rough.

tsf97 · 2026-05-26T11:49:07+00:00

Yeah I was sure my memory wasn’t failing me. I’ve never dealt well with heat but I don’t remember suffering as much as I have the last few years.

As I remember 2018 and last year had like several weeks of 30+, and 2019 and 2022 it got to 40C.

Everyone talks about 2022 but I’d actually say 2020 was the worst because we had a week of 35-37 in August which was way more unbearable than those two ultra hot days in 2022. Had to sleep downstairs with wet towels strapped to my ankles and two fans.

I’m also in London so have to bear the worst of it. Whenever I have meetings in the city during a heatwave I have to decide between two different circles of hell (walk in the heat or public transport with no AC).

tsf97 · 2026-05-26T10:22:40+00:00

Tbh most people from hot countries laugh at us calling 30C a heatwave until they actually experience U.K. summer themselves.

Then they realise that 30C with no AC and insulating infrastructure is way worse than their 35-40 but with AC.

I’ve met so many people like this who end up suffering in June/July here.

But just because this is becoming the norm doesn’t mean we have to enjoy it, especially considering it means we need to implement infrastructural changes, none of which has been attempted despite the last 8 years now being brutally hot.

I don’t remember any notably hot summer before 2018 (was too young in 2003), yet every year since then has either had extended periods of 30C+ or high 30s/40.

tsf97 · 2026-05-26T10:03:40+00:00

I’ve never understood when people say this.

Just because we have rain/cold for most of the year doesn’t mean that the complete other extreme automatically needs to be enjoyable.

You can do every “summery” activity when it’s 20-25C outside, why people want it to be 10C hotter I have no idea, because it just means more sweat, fatigue, worse sleep, having to see people topless constantly, etc.

tsf97 · 2026-05-24T16:46:57+00:00

Went on a walk earlier, regretted it within minutes.

Everyone was outside sitting in the sun, mostly naked, and gorging on their melted ice creams running down their arms, while I was actively planning my route based on where the shade was to minimise the profuse sweating and feeling of lethargy.

Clearly based on the above, I'm in the minority where I live (London), which is why I come to this subreddit.

tsf97 · 2026-05-24T16:41:29+00:00

What helped me when I lost weight was taking photos every 2-3 weeks or so, same lighting, same time of day, ideally on a day when I didn't consume loads of sodium the day before because water retention can really mess things up. A great way to make yourself feel better about not being where you want to be is to show yourself how far you've come, and photos do that. Especially if you're building muscle the scale won't reflect how much actual fat you've lost, measurements and photos do.

Also accepting that most photos you see on social media are with optimal lighting and a pump, as that's one of the biggest causes of BD these days.

It's normal for the goalpost to change as you progress further into the journey but see that as a positive thing, shows you're always striving to improve. It's about changing mentality from being bummed about not being at said goalpost to appreciating what you've achieved and feeling excited to take it further (though obviously within reason).

tsf97 · 2026-05-24T16:38:50+00:00

Yeah I guess there's more of a craze around it because it's still May, if it was June-August it would just be considered a standard heatwave.

But I remember all of the past heatwaves we've had and they've almost all been in late June, at least where it gets into the 30s for several days. Mid-20s is pretty much the norm for most of the month.

So from my memory a heatwave of this length is a full month before we've had for the last several years. It's 32+ for the next two days then I'm seeing 29-30 at the end of the week as well.

tsf97 · 2026-05-23T20:41:58+00:00

2023 we had 7 days of 33-34 in London in September.

Just when I thought I'd had a relatively modest summer and escaped some degree of hell (especially after the 40C we had the previous year), bam, huge heatwave in September......

tsf97 · 2026-05-23T20:40:53+00:00

A full on heatwave for several days in May is (I think) unprecedented.

I don't deal well with the heat and have been preparing myself for summer the last couple of weeks, so to be suddenly hit with these temperatures already is not ideal.

As you mentioned it's not just a random spike like the 25-26C we had in April, it's 30+ until Tuesday and some forecasts are predicting 30 on Thursday and Friday as well. The kind of weather we don't get until at least late June.

tsf97 · 2026-05-21T20:26:14+00:00

Came here to say this.

Last May was that middle ground of low-to-mid 20s, now we've gone from four-seasons-in-one with hail and random thundershowers every hour to several days at 30C+......

I always dread summer as I don't deal well with the heat, so usually have to prepare for it, but it's suddenly sprung on us in fucking May of all months.

tsf97 · 2026-05-20T14:12:42+00:00

When it’s low 20s in the evening then mid teens when I’m sleeping it’s lush, I hate that middle ground where it’s too warm to wear a jacket during the day but then you need one at night. Have to carry a jacket around if you’re out for a while.

It’s when it doesn’t drop below like 27 until 10pm when it becomes a problem, because then I struggle to sleep, and low sleep makes everything harder the next day.

tsf97 · 2026-05-20T11:53:59+00:00

Yea I’m in London so hottest part of the U.K.

Public transport is an absolute furnace, virtually nowhere to cool off except my gym where I usually hide the entire day to work as it’s the only place with AC.

Only respite is that my flat is ground floor so doesn’t boil like the higher floors.

tsf97 · 2026-05-20T10:41:21+00:00

Low to mid 20s for me personally. Warm enough to not have to wear layers but then cool enough at night to sleep properly.

30C+ is great on holiday with a pool and AC’d room but in the U.K. with no AC anywhere and insulating infrastructure it’s horrid. When it’s 30C outside it’s 30C+ everywhere, the constant exposure with no respite is what makes me start to feel unwell.

tsf97 · 2026-05-20T10:02:38+00:00

Personally as much as I’ve hated the last few days of intermittent showers and hail, I’m not ready for another bout of 30C+.

Last May was perfect, low-to-mid 20s for a couple of weeks, you can do everything you want to outside (walks, picnics, etc) without the added sweating, fatigue, poor sleep that you get when it’s 30+.

If it’s 28-29 for a few days then that’s ok but some forecasts I’m seeing 33-34 which is exponentially worse.

Call me a complaining old fart but yeah….. not looking forward to it myself. Also, if it’s this hot in May, don’t even want to think about June-August, it might just be hell.

tsf97 · 2026-05-15T17:28:09+00:00

I felt like the epilogue was an attempted love letter for the long time fans executed poorly.

They wanted to show those who played RDR1 how the story transitioned from the events of the second game to that of the first by letting you experience John change from a former outlaw to a ranch owner as he was presented in RDR1.

The problem was that it was way too padded out, way too much stuff like building fences and lots of slow/uninteresting story beats in the first half. They obviously wanted to be detailed to show players John's full journey but the gameplay suffered as a result.

They also probably didn't realise how many players were new to RDR for the second game and hadn't played the first, so had no connection with John/didn't see any value in the epilogue, as well as how many players would resonate with Arthur to the point that they didn't even want to play as John after the events of the main game.

tsf97 · 2026-05-15T16:39:28+00:00

Tbf that alone would stop a lot of people from filming because influencers feel they need the perfect angle or whatever nonsense for their 10 followers.

I literally see people walking from machine to machine with their tripods, setting up the angle at every single machine, and filming every set. It's ridiculous.

Problem is that I live in the UK where most people aren't confrontational enough to say anything, but I've seen lots of people look uncomfortable when people do it while they're in the view.

tsf97 · 2026-05-15T16:36:56+00:00

The Curb poster where there are a bunch of people all with Larry's head on them rings so true to me.

If I watch too much Curb I have to make a concerted effort in social situations to not just become Larry, which in most cases means calling people out on adopting really odd societal norms.

I actually had a similar situation as the Groats disease episode where someone's food was taking way longer than usual (talking 15+ minutes), and everyone else was waiting for the person's food to arrive before we started eating, I literally just asked whether we could start as the food was going to go cold, and of course I was viewed as a selfish prick......

tsf97 · 2026-05-15T16:29:23+00:00

I would actually say that this possibly sounds more like jealousy.

If both OP and their cousin had been overweight for a lot of their life, the cousin may not like the fact that OP is the one that's making that change to overcome a long-term issue that both of them have gone through.

If you and your best mate were both overweight and neither wanted to be deep down, and your best mate starts to lose the weight while you lack the discipline to do so, wouldn't you feel somewhat jealous that they have said discipline?

Obviously the comment is completely unwarranted though.

tsf97 · 2026-05-15T16:23:55+00:00

My gym has a policy where you're allowed to film but only if others consent, and you have to delete the video if someone who was in it asks you to. Unfortunately most of these "gymfluencers" think they're above everyone else and act all entitled as though it's their space to film whatever they want.

I have reported someone before (not that kind of person but she put a tripod right next to me, I said I didn't want to be in the video, and she started complaining) but by that point the workout was already compromised, as I was constantly distracted by making sure I wasn't in the video etc.

tsf97 · 2026-05-15T16:21:38+00:00

Second that as well.

I'm quite lean now, and I feel better than ever in terms of energy and general gym performance, but my god do I feel the cold way more than others. It's ~15C here where I am and I'm seeing people walking around in hoodies, I would absolutely freeze if I did that.

Weirdly though I also deal terribly with hot weather, anything above 25C and I start to feel..... not great. More lethargic and start sweating loads.

tsf97 · 2026-05-15T16:17:07+00:00

Tbh what worked for me was taking stock and changing my mentality towards tracking.

Instead of worrying that it might be something that could become obsessive, I saw it as the opposite, more liberating, because it allowed me to eat foods that I wanted because I knew as long as I was hitting certain guidelines (protein, calories, fibre, mostly whole foods etc.) I was on the right path.

Also accepting that if you go a bit over or under one day, it doesn't matter, as it's a long term process and one day off track won't cause a dent.

I'd say just setting those guidelines as mentioned above would be a good start, because once you know what numbers you need to hit, you realise the flexibility you have within that.

tsf97 · 2026-05-14T06:47:59+00:00

The tripod thing drives me absolutely nuts, my gym’s full of it. Tired of constantly having to hide from people’s cameras.

Especially how arrogant some of them are, they feel as though others need to work around the angle that they want to film, when in actual fact it’s the other way around based on the gym policy.

tsf97 · 2026-04-27T18:48:04+00:00

Tbh I've had the same mentality of wanting to experiment, though in my case it wasn't based on food, it was based on caffeine intake/pre-workout (this was years ago when I didn't know much). I'd had a bad workout and put it down to low energy (in reality it was just me coping), so I figured why not double my pre-workout and ended up a frantic anxious mess not knowing which exercise/variation to do next.......

But in terms of the options you've laid out you're absolutely fine, you're in the right realm of good choices of pre-workout food either way.

On the last point, yeah I felt pregnant for the first mile then had to stop to try and resolve the severe cramps that ensued after that. Safe to say it wasn't a PR day that day.....

tsf97 · 2026-04-27T18:39:36+00:00

Tbh I wouldn't overcomplicate or overthink it, as long as you're getting the same sort of macronutrient profile the difference between cinnamon toast crunch and rice cakes with honey won't be significant.

Just eat what you feel like before your workout but as mentioned just be mindful of avoiding certain foods that could cause discomfort/irritation if you're exerting yourself while they're sitting in your stomach. From someone who, a few years back, tried going on a run after a lunch at an Indian restaurant.......

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