If you're planning anything outdoors in London, the good news is the city is drier than people think — less rainfall than Manchester, Cardiff or Glasgow, and a rain shadow effect from the Welsh hills keeps totals down. The bad news is unpredictability: Atlantic fronts, Continental heatwaves and North Sea easterlies all reach London, sometimes in the same week. August can be genuinely stifling once the urban heat island takes hold — central London routinely sits a couple of degrees above the surrounding countryside.
Check today's verdict in the app →If you're planning a BBQ in London, you'll get more usable evenings than most UK cities, but watch the August forecast — once the heat island kicks in, a "warm evening" in central gardens can mean genuinely stifling, and you'll want shade as much as sun.
WeatherForIt gives you an instant Yes / Take Care / Best Avoided for BBQ in London right now — based on live conditions for the next few hours.
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