Households told to put bowl of water on windowsill overnight

Households told to put bowl of water on windowsill overnight

As Bristol faces temperatures of 33C , households are being urged to use a bowl of water on a windowsill to keep their house cool this week.

The Met Office has forecast baking 33C temperatures will arrive today, Tuesday August 12, and remaining in the high twenties and low thirties for the remainder of the week.

So if you want to keep comfortable in the heat, there's a trick to cool your house down according to experts, using a simple bowl of water.

If you don’t have access to an expensive air conditioning unit, one cheap and effective alternative is to use bowls of water placed strategically around the house, writes The Express .

Popping a bowl of water on your windowsill, or a bedside table, can help cool down your r