According to the weather forecaster on radio 4, today is apparently going to be hottest day so far this year in the UK, topping out at 31C.

The temperature is Doha is going to be a balmy 44C or something over 110F. It will be starting to get slightly cooler in Qatar when I arrive in early September. I have no idea what 44C feels like, but I will let you know in a future post.