Is that it?

alanajane

Is that is? Summer over, should I pack the shorts away and get the brolly out? Feel sorry for the primary school kids by the time they finish summer seems to be over.

thetonynator

Well its pretty unlikely that we wont at least see smoe more fine weather over the next 2 months.

Joe Public

It's still fine in my book!

A little mixed but still way better than the last three years.

DOCARCH

Joe Public wrote: »

It's still fine in my book!

A little mixed but still way better than the last three years.

Would have to agree.

alanajane

Yeah i suppose ye right should be counting my blessings we not being washed out of it again, just got spoiled during the hot days. :cool:

km79

agreed but im afraid to speak too soon looks wet friday and midweek next week.....

celticbest

Yeah this time the last few years you were able to swim across the fields or even down some motorways.

owenc

alanajane wrote: »

Is that is? Summer over, should I pack the shorts away and get the brolly out? Feel sorry for the primary school kids by the time they finish summer seems to be over.

YEh isn't it crap the minute i get off it goes from 25c to 13c and rain.:(

owenc

Joe Public wrote: »

It's still fine in my book!

A little mixed but still way better than the last three years.

You think 13c and rain is fine!:eek: Depressing and i'm sick of getting migranes.

Deep Easterly

alanajane wrote: »

Is that is? Summer over, should I pack the shorts away and get the brolly out? Feel sorry for the primary school kids by the time they finish summer seems to be over.

I ask, did it ever begin?

Gonzo

im fed up the current weather already, the last week has felt cool, cloudy, slighty wet and very windy. Despite not alot of rain it feels and looks very like autumn, the garden is covered in leaves and jumpers and jackets are back on.
So i guess there's nothing on the long range forecast maps pointing towards warm, settled and sunny weather?

snaps

Gonzo wrote: »

im fed up the current weather already, the last week has felt cool, cloudy, slighty wet and very windy. Despite not alot of rain it feels and looks very like autumn, the garden is covered in leaves and jumpers and jackets are back on.
So i guess there's nothing on the long range forecast maps pointing towards warm, settled and sunny weather?

Im going to light a fire, light some candles, and put on some mulled wine:D

Min

Is that it?

Woohoo, rain is forecast

The drought has gone on long enough, only 60% of normal rainfall around here.

Water is life, let it rain.

Enough of people wanting skin cancer, rates have gone way on up and still some don't take precautions.
Rain saves lives, lots of sun for prunes and cancer.

alanajane

Min wrote: »

Is that it?

Woohoo, rain is forecast

The drought has gone on long enough, only 60% of normal rainfall around here.

Water is life, let it rain.

Enough of people wanting skin cancer, rates have gone way on up and still some don't take precautions.
Rain saves lives, lots of sun for prunes and cancer.

Tell that to all those Chinese who died in the recent floods there!!

Min

alanajane wrote: »

Tell that to all those Chinese who died in the recent floods there!!

:eek:

So they took our rain?

Water is life, without it there is none, if people die in floods it doesn't negate the life giving properties of water.
My fields would appreciate some of the life giving properties of water.

delw

Min wrote: »

:eek:

So they took our rain?

Water is life, without it there is none, if people die in floods it doesn't negate the life giving properties of water.
My fields would appreciate some of the life giving properties of water.

dats a lovely attitude to peoples lives,if u get floods(&nt hoping u do but)will u b complaining dat your cattle or harvest wont survive

Min

delw wrote: »

dats a lovely attitude to peoples lives,if u get floods(&nt hoping u do but)will u b complaining dat your cattle or harvest wont survive

No, the point is there would be no cattle or harvest or people without the rain, without the water.

Some make out it is terrible if we get some rain.

Deep Easterly

Unfortunetly, torrential rains can cause death and destruction. But let's not forget that the lack of rain, intense heat (from the sun ) etc can cause as much misery and grief. Famine, heat relatetd deaths (France, Summer 2003, 15,000 related deaths one example).

Squeaksoutloud

It will be interesting to see how the Summer will pan out now that the atlantic has broken through. Its looking a bit more unsettled for the month ahead and the BBC monthly forecast seems to agree with that. Unless anyone has anything promising to point out from the long range models!

Not to divert the thread to Ken Rings predictions but he had predicted that the really nice spell of weather through late May to start of July would break down last week and it is proving correct (out by a day or two maybe but it is proving to be right so far). He had also predicted the start of that spell to be the 23rd May which is not far off when it did start on the 19th/20th May. It will be interesting to see if we get his predicted nice spell of weather around 15th-22nd August.

Anyway, here is hoping that its not the end of the summer for us and it will pick up again sooner than mid/late August!

Su Campu

Squeaksoutloud wrote: »

It will be interesting to see how the Summer will pan out now that the atlantic has broken through. Its looking a bit more unsettled for the month ahead and the BBC monthly forecast seems to agree with that. Unless anyone has anything promising to point out from the long range models!

Not to divert the thread to Ken Rings predictions but he had predicted that the really nice spell of weather through late May to start of July would break down last week and it is proving correct (out by a day or two maybe but it is proving to be right so far). He had also predicted the start of that spell to be the 23rd May which is not far off when it did start on the 19th/20th May. It will be interesting to see if we get his predicted nice spell of weather around 15th-22nd August.

Anyway, here is hoping that its not the end of the summer for us and it will pick up again sooner than mid/late August!

Not to go into nitpicking mode, but he actually said it would break down after the 9th (tomorrow), which is around 10 days later than it did.

Su Campu

delw wrote: »

dats a lovely attitude to peoples lives,if u get floods(&nt hoping u do but)will u b complaining dat your cattle or harvest wont survive

The problem nowadays is that humans are so ignorant when it comes to disasters like flooding, landslides, etc. If we weren't so quick to build settlements in flood plains, then a lot of lives could be saved.

If they hadn't built a city like New Orleans in a hurricane-prone coastal area that is sinking below sea level every year, and then hadn't failed to heed the warnings from the 60s and 70s that the levees were only Cat 3 proof, then we wouldn't have had the disaster we had in 2005.

And so, and so on......

Weather is what it is. It rains sometimes, other times it doesn't. When it rains, we want it to stop. When it's dry, we want it to rain. Then when it does rain, people want it to stop again after a few days.

What's it to be, people? Accept it, adapt, do whatever, but for goodness sake stop moaning about one thing this week, and the complete opposite next week!

Rant over...

Squeaksoutloud

Su Campu wrote: »

Not to go into nitpicking mode, but he actually said it would break down after the 9th (tomorrow), which is around 10 days later than it did.

I just listened to the 13th April podcast from the last word (posted elsewhere in this forum!) where he stated 2 weeks from the 20th May which brings it up to 4th July. He also mentioned 4th of July as the end of good weather for the Northeast.

From what I heard on that podcast everything was about 2/3 days ahead of his predictions/forecast.

Maybe you got it from another of his sources that I am not aware of?

Anyway I hope its wrong and that July turns out OK...seems a bit mixed so far but nowhere near as bad as the last 3 years.

Gonzo

met eireann's forecast for next week is very average, cool in places, mixture of sunshine and heavy showers and temps of 15-18C. Unfortunately so far it's only Ireland and Scotland where the Atlantic has broken through, the majority of england is staying in 23C+ with sunny weather and approaching 30C in London.

Su Campu

Squeaksoutloud wrote: »

I just listened to the 13th April podcast from the last word (posted elsewhere in this forum!) where he stated 2 weeks from the 20th May which brings it up to 4th July. He also mentioned 4th of July as the end of good weather for the Northeast.

From what I heard on that podcast everything was about 2/3 days ahead of his predictions/forecast.

Maybe you got it from another of his sources that I am not aware of?

Anyway I hope its wrong and that July turns out OK...seems a bit mixed so far but nowhere near as bad as the last 3 years.

See my post of 18:52 on 28/06/10 in the infamous "Ken Ring Predictions" thread where I quoted a previous post of his that has since been deleted, where he said holiday period ending July 9th. I can't link to it here as I'm using my phone.

owenc

Gonzo wrote: »

met eireann's forecast for next week is very average, cool in places, mixture of sunshine and heavy showers and temps of 15-18C. Unfortunately so far it's only Ireland and Scotland where the Atlantic has broken through, the majority of england is staying in 23C+ with sunny weather and approaching 30C in London.

Isn't that just typical that the heat is reserved for them.:rolleyes:

Deep Easterly

Ken's rainfall prediction for July (taken from his July forecast for Ireland)

Ken Ring wrote:

"by rainfall quantity, variable differences are not expected to exceed 20-30mm in total for the month in these wetter or drier pockets. Taking the country as a whole however, using the towns we monitor, Ireland can expect around 10% more rainfall than usual for July, which is fairly close to average"

I am doing a study of Ken's forecasts over the next few months just to see if he is on to something. Will do a full report around October or thereabouts.

alanajane

good lord i causing terrible ructions here!! i was just hoping it would be good this weekend. just recently got back on bike as pillion with the hubby after 22 years, had planned trip from meath to dingle this weekend my first long trip, looks like it not going to happen.

Min

alanajane wrote: »

good lord i causing terrible ructions here!! i was just hoping it would be good this weekend. just recently got back on bike as pillion with the hubby after 22 years, had planned trip from meath to dingle this weekend my first long trip, looks like it not going to happen.

Ah don't worry, the weather will change in this topic

mike65

Crapola I know we "need" the rain but I don't want the rain or the falling temps. Looks like we are stuck in a never-ending wave depression.

km79

mike65 wrote: »

Crapola I know we "need" the rain but I don't want the rain or the falling temps. Looks like we are stuck in a never-ending wave depression.

i know and its sent me into depression:eek:

owenc

km79 wrote: »

i know and its sent me into depression:eek:

Same here i get bloody migranes everyday everytime i look out at it. You lot are nuts if you want more of that.:( They are being shelfish they need to think about people off on there holidays for summer as we can't do anything because of it and i've been stuck in this house for 10 days constant without going out anywhere, its so boring i want to go somewhere!! (my thick dad canny be bothered.:rolleyes:)

jambofc

even if you look way out in to FI there look's nothing but muck on the way,all for a bit of rain to keep the farmer's happy but all those looking for rain,well look what youve gone an done :pac:
really is getting depressing now,july and yet again ireland is heading down a wet wet wet route

Squeaksoutloud

Su Campu wrote: »

See my post of 18:52 on 28/06/10 in the infamous "Ken Ring Predictions" thread where I quoted a previous post of his that has since been deleted, where he said holiday period ending July 9th. I can't link to it here as I'm using my phone.

Yes I see that post of his though it is is slightly confusing and not totally clear. He definitely mentioned 4th July on The Last Word so I am running with that date. I have to say I will be monitoring his forecast for the rest of the summer as I am relatively impressed so far but not impressed with the prospect of a wet July.

200motels

It's going down hill fast, it's like a mirror image of last July. Those who wished for rain have got what they wished for and by the look of the long range and a lot more to come.:-(

Min

owenc wrote: »

Same here i get bloody migranes everyday everytime i look out at it. You lot are nuts if you want more of that.:( They are being shelfish they need to think about people off on there holidays for summer as we can't do anything because of it and i've been stuck in this house for 10 days constant without going out anywhere, its so boring i want to go somewhere!! (my thick dad canny be bothered.:rolleyes:)

There would be a major BO problem this summer if the rain didn't come.

Time to get out some Gene Kelly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmCpOKtN8ME

owenc

Min wrote: »

There would be a major BO problem this summer if the rain didn't come.

Time to get out some Gene Kelly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmCpOKtN8ME

The vast majority of people aren't farmers so it won't affect us, i really couldn't care less if the fields turned yellow as they will get green again in the winter.

thetonynator

owenc wrote: »

Same here i get bloody migranes everyday everytime i look out at it. You lot are nuts if you want more of that.:( They are being shelfish they need to think about people off on there holidays for summer as we can't do anything because of it and i've been stuck in this house for 10 days constant without going out anywhere, its so boring i want to go somewhere!! (my thick dad canny be bothered.:rolleyes:)

Rain can't give you migraines, if it did, you'd never be able to have a shower without a headache!!!

200motels wrote: »

It's going down hill fast, it's like a mirror image of last July. Those who wished for rain have got what they wished for and by the look of the long range and a lot more to come.:-(

We haven't had near enough yet, the rivers are still at their lowest levels in years, and soil moisture deficits are way too high at the moment.

owenc wrote: »

The vast majority of people aren't farmers so it won't affect us, i really couldn't care less if the fields turned yellow as they will get green again in the winter.

No, the thousands of farmers in the country will descend into poverty if we have a drought, and the fields wont go green in the winter, they'll go brown with mud, or else brown from the frost.

CJWRC94

owenc wrote: »

Same here i get bloody migranes everyday everytime i look out at it. You lot are nuts if you want more of that.:( They are being shelfish they need to think about people off on there holidays for summer as we can't do anything because of it and i've been stuck in this house for 10 days constant without going out anywhere, its so boring i want to go somewhere!! (my thick dad canny be bothered.:rolleyes:)

You would have somewhere to go? You wouldnt just be on boards every second of everyday anyway?????????????

owenc

thetonynator wrote: »

Rain can't give you migraines, if it did, you'd never be able to have a shower without a headache!!!





We haven't had near enough yet, the rivers are still at their lowest levels in years, and soil moisture deficits are way too high at the moment.





No, the thousands of farmers in the country will descend into poverty if we have a drought, and the fields wont go green in the winter, they'll go brown with mud, or else brown from the frost.

Well my granda is a farmer and hes moaning about the rain. No one wants rain and thats it.

owenc

CJWRC94 wrote: »

You would have somewhere to go? You wouldnt just be on boards every second of everyday anyway?????????????

Actually i was in town (and that was the first time i have been out of this **** house!):mad: i can't wait to my mother gets off she will actually take us somewhere!

CJWRC94

owenc wrote: »

Actually i was in town (and that was the first time i have been out of this **** house!):mad: i can't wait to my mother gets off she will actually take us somewhere!

LOL!

(what else can ya say to that?)

Actually , has anybody considered that owenc is actually a troll. Sad really!

Deep Easterly

CJWRC94 wrote: »

Actually , has anybody considered that owenc is actually a troll. Sad really!

Nah, he is just enthusiastic.

Min

owenc wrote: »

The vast majority of people aren't farmers so it won't affect us, i really couldn't care less if the fields turned yellow as they will get green again in the winter.

Everyone depends on farmers, the whole world depends on farmers. We have enough economic problems on this island without weather making it worse.

owenc wrote: »

Well my granda is a farmer and hes moaning about the rain. No one wants rain and thats it.

No one wants rain? From reading these forums there are plenty who are happy for some rain.
Rain at the moment means less hardship, over on the farming forum, there are some who are feeding some of their winter feed to animals because the lack of rain has virtually stopped grass growth.
There are places where there is water restrictions, lots of people are happy for some rain, no one wants rain for months on end like last year.
We had a lot of dry weather, everything in moderation but the dry spell has been overdone, time for change.

It really is the time to be singing in the rain, enjoy it, the dry weather was nice but seeing everything freshening up with the rain is even better.
The cows like their showers too

CJWRC94

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Nah, he is just enthusiastic.

I suppose ,

The up and coming Joe Bastardi maybe?

Min

CJWRC94 wrote: »

LOL!

(what else can ya say to that?)

Actually , has anybody considered that owenc is actually a troll. Sad really!

Owen is alright, he has no power over the weather so we are safe.

The_Joker.

I love the rain!
Thank you God.

owenc

CJWRC94 wrote: »

LOL!

(what else can ya say to that?)

Actually , has anybody considered that owenc is actually a troll. Sad really!

I mean't out of my area i don't sit in the house all day, i do have a life you know!

owenc

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Nah, he is just enthusiastic.

CJWRC94 wrote: »

LOL!

(what else can ya say to that?)

Actually , has anybody considered that owenc is actually a troll. Sad really!

:P

thetonynator

owenc wrote: »

Well my granda is a farmer and hes moaning about the rain. No one wants rain and thats it.

Lots of people want rain. At least half of this thread are happy to see it. ( not have the posts, half the users. Half the posts are yours so that j=kind of distorts the figures).

owenc wrote: »

Actually i was in town (and that was the first time i have been out of this **** house!):mad: i can't wait to my mother gets off she will actually take us somewhere!

You actually do something other than troll the weather forum???

CJWRC94 wrote: »

LOL!

(what else can ya say to that?)

Actually , has anybody considered that owenc is actually a troll. Sad really!

Sometimes i'd have to agree . . .

owenc

thetonynator wrote: »

Lots of people want rain. At least half of this thread are happy to see it. ( not have the posts, half the users. Half the posts are yours so that j=kind of distorts the figures).




You actually do something other than troll the weather forum???





Sometimes i'd have to agree . . .

I'm not a troll i don't have purple hair so stop calling me one i'm sick of that! Seriously, what does that mean!

delw

to all the people who wanted or for a better word "depend" on rain well your ship came in &by looks of things ders lots more to come, on the other hand i personaly dnt depend on it,dnt mind a small bit but nt a whole weekend unless there's thunder involved