(nights) You've only got 28°C according to my source. Same as Birmingham. A paltry 27° here. Comment dit-on "phewhatascorcha" en français?

"Zut alors, quelle scorcher"?

Dieu verdomme, il fait mooi weer, n'est ce toch?

(pen) Ace Belgian indeterminacy.
It's going to be nice and sunny and warm, not too hot, for at least a week. Despite the conditions I'm going to get bored. I want one of these. But, like everything else, it won't be the same second time round.

What's happened to my link? "These" should lead you to:

So, I feel a little shy about asking. But if I were to make my way to London toward the end of August (exact date TBD), would any of you care to meet me for a cocktail?

I think that could be feasible. I believe someone else is visiting London in August too. See this bookmark

*shameless self-puffery alert* One of these is what I wanted.

[cfm] Be delighted to.

(cfm) Lunch for two at the Greasy Spoon, Streatham High Road. Tick. Pints of bitter at the Dyson and Duster, Penge, SE 20. Tick. Brandy and cigars at the embassy. Tick. Just not, please God, cocktails. It would be nice to meet you, BTW. :-)