Week-long heatwave due in England with 34C peak in south-east
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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.
Dam it. Ball soup again.