Will the UK have a heatwave this summer?

‘QUICK, the sun’s out!’

In the UK we live in eternal hope for a good summer. Every summer is compared to 1976, but come on, that was nearly 50 years ago and how much of the detail do we really remember?!

We have age old sayings like:

‘In like a lamb, out like a lion’ that’s for March in hope of a good spring in April.

‘Oak before ash, we’re in for a splash. Ash before oak, we’re in for a soak’ That depicts how much rain we’re going to get in the summer.

As we wait we feel a host of emotions ranging from hope, excitement, anticipation and optimism and when our hopes are dashed with a week long weather front of cold winds and rain we loop back round to hope, excitement, anticipation and optimism refusing to accept what the weatherman is telling us.

Our obsession with the weather is ingrained in us, it’s part of our pleasantries in conversation. Whilst teaching online I hear myself asking people from all over the world, ‘What’s the weather like where you are?’ You may well laugh but I have learnt a thing or two! Have you ever heard of the Pineapple Express? Clients from California experienced one this year.

I’ve learnt from my clients in Canada that Alberta have wildfires at the moment with thousands of people being displaced.

It goes without saying that Australia is hot and if I want to have a guess at what’s coming our way, I just look through my clients window on zoom with her floor to ceiling views of the Atlantic in Ireland.

So when it comes to the British summer it’s a bit like a house guest. We want to know when are they coming and how long are they staying for.

Have a good weekend, my strip of seaweed says it’s going to be a scorcher!