Rush Hour Weather

[Lardybloke]

Does the heat generated by the rush hour create its own weather?

[johnloony]

Yes - at least it contributes to it. The average temperature in inner cities is about 1 degree higher than countryside, although the heat from buildings and people would also contribute. It gets particularly bad in hot settled weather when pollution gets trapped and there is not enough wind or rain to get rid of it. Hence occasional epidemics of asthma and smog etc.

[jorton]

No, but given your name you probably do.

[Lardybloke]

Well, if 6 ft tall and 14 stones creates my own weather then I've yet to see it. So jorton, do you do 30 miles mountain biking a week? Ride a fast Sportsbike? Swim 30 lengths at a time? Before you go making personal comments about people just be sure you know who you're talking to. You show an amazing lack of interpersonal skills.

[katejess]

I don't know if you are familiar with Jorton.....he's a bit of a tease.....just ignore him, he has already called this site a "pile of pants" today. In answer to your question, I don't know, but I have wondered the same thing. I don't know if you have noticed, but it is always warmer in towns where there are a lot of vehicles.....just look at the weather reports to see that London is warmer than other places. I can't help but think that cars, buses, motorbikes etc play their part in causing such heat. I also think that if you are stuck in rush hour then you are more likely to feel the heat with the sun beating through the windshield and the lack of air moving in the car.....it's no wonder that temperatures start rising when stuck in traffic....there is nothing more infuriating.

[sft42]

I remember from Geography classes many moons ago that there is a thing called a heat bubble around large cities cause by the cars, people, factories etc and this keeps them a couple of degrees warmer than they would be otherwise. Not exactly what you were asking but in the same ball park.

[jorton]

Wooooo! Well you chose your name not me. Unless thats what you were named by your parents, in which case I unreservedly apologise.

[Tommy Hallam]

On telly once i saw a demonstration of i think of tokyo where they showed that at rush hour the weather becomes very hot and because of the pollution everyday acid rain used to come down.