These 27 people came here to tweet about the heatwave and chew bubblegum – and they’re all out of bubblegum
Although the UK didn’t officially hit the feared temperature of 40 degrees on Monday, forecasts of up to 42 degrees remain in place, along with the red warning for extreme heat.
Whether it hits 40 or not, UK residents are suffering and sweating, and tweeters were determined to keep us all up to date on the situation.
These were our favourites.
1.
Explained to the dog that I'm not taking her for a walk until evening when it's cooler. She wasn't best pleased. Couldn't work out exactly what she was saying, but I think I caught the words "rowflake" and "rineteen reventy rix"
— Davey Jones (@DHBJones) July 18, 2022
2.
how am I supposed to do my emotional support 10,000 steps in these conditions
— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) July 18, 2022
3.
When talking about the weather today, PLEASE be respectful of all intellectual property. pic.twitter.com/dsihJJY8T4
— James (@jrawson) July 18, 2022
4.
Des Swayne, the same bloke who orders the hottest vindaloo on the menu then pretends it hasn't touched the sides as he sits there wincing, is wearing his TA ceremonial dress uniform and drinking nothing but scolding hot black tea today.
— THE SECRET TORY 🇬🇧 (@secrettory12) July 18, 2022
5.
The sun just went on my shitlist.
— Chris Hewitt (@ChrisHewitt) July 18, 2022
6.
Hooray for evening in Crouch End, where by 8pm the temperature will have plummeted all the way down to, um, 34c.
— Hugo Rifkind (@hugorifkind) July 18, 2022
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— Wengle (@Wengle) July 18, 2022
8.
Dunno how they think up these things. But it always feel obvious once you know! pic.twitter.com/3xUz2EcXem
— Bethany Black twitch.tv/beffernieblack (@BeffernieBlack) July 18, 2022
9.
Australians in England rn be like pic.twitter.com/JByeLcybAP
— Declan Cashin (@Tweet_Dec) July 18, 2022
10.
My timeline the past 24 hours: https://t.co/8KhJ9Cl8ym
— Andrew (@andt_gk) July 18, 2022
11.
Morning all 👋 pic.twitter.com/60270lvJ8D
— Brookranger (@Brookranger) July 18, 2022
12.
My timeline is crammed with advice to keep damp towels/clothes/sheets (!) etc etc ‘in the freezer’. Do these people live in a branch of Iceland? I’ve barely got room for a packet of fishcakes, some leftovers, a box of Soleros and an ice cube tray.
— Leah Hardy (@LeahFHardy) July 18, 2022
13.
Tearing up thinking about how quickly my grandkids washing will dry
— Nic Sampson (@NicSampson) July 18, 2022
14.
WFH pic.twitter.com/LlxC05NlnD
— Matthew Highton (@MattHighton) July 18, 2022
