StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: summer heat wave

This image forecasts what the smoke, from North American wildfires, travelling over the Atlantic to the UK will look like on Monday19th August 2024 at about 18h00 [BST]. It also delineates the wiggles in the jet stream, which are showing that the UK will tend to have light winds, largely from the north. . Not my image ; Fair Use & public education

The temperatures in the UK and Europe, relative to the seasonal average. Currently, the UK is cooler than normal for early July [especially when compared to the heatwave at the end of June] due to a change in the jet stream pulling cooler, damper air form the north over the country. [screenshot from the bbc weather forecast] . Not my Image : fair use & public information

So, between late June and mid July the North Atlantic "jet stream" shifted somewhat ... It went from a SW to NE orientation that pulled warm air from the south over the UK to a more west to East flow that brought in cool and damp air from the north. That change effectively halved the day-time air temperatures. . Not my image : fair use & public education

The air masses affecting weather the UK experienced in summer 2024. The white "streak" marks the junction between the two zones indicated, and is [very approximately] the route of the upper air "jet" stream - which tends to pull weather systems across into Europe. The wiggles in the jet stream tend to determine if the air masses are cooler or warmer - air flowing to the UK from the south tends to be warmer than that from the north. . Not my Image : fair use & public education

UKHSA [United Kingdom Health Security Agency] issued a yellow heat alert for Monday 24th June 2024 applicable to all areas of England [excluded the North East region]. "Yellow Yellow alerts are issued during periods of hot or cold weather that are only likely to affect those who are particularly vulnerable, for example the elderly, or those with existing health conditions." www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65843463 Not my image : Fair use & public information

The French Met Office forecasts of excess heat factor for the early part of September 2023 - specifically 4th to 8th inclusive. . Not my image : Fair use & public information

Raising awareness of a couple of points - just how hot asphalt / tarmac pavements can get when exposed to sunlight and hot air temperatures. And the usual one about not leaving dogs [or small children] in cars ... it doesn't take long at all for a car to get so hot that it can kill !