Eviella@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 10 days agoWeek-long heatwave due in England with 34C peak in south-eastwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkWeek-long heatwave due in England with 34C peak in south-eastwww.theguardian.comEviella@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squareSchal330@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoI’m hoping this heatwave isn’t going to be as awful, looking like the humidity is a great deal less, ~40% instead of ~70%
minus-squarefakeman_pretendname@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoI wish I had your optimism! I didn’t realise the UK’s humidity could go below 60% (I must admit I don’t exactly keep an eye on it all the time).
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoThe ground has been dried out. It doesn’t happen often. Also humidity is relative. Hot air holds a lot more water. The same amount of water will have a lower humidity, for a higher temperature.
I’m hoping this heatwave isn’t going to be as awful, looking like the humidity is a great deal less, ~40% instead of ~70%
I wish I had your optimism! I didn’t realise the UK’s humidity could go below 60% (I must admit I don’t exactly keep an eye on it all the time).
The ground has been dried out. It doesn’t happen often.
Also humidity is relative. Hot air holds a lot more water. The same amount of water will have a lower humidity, for a higher temperature.