Another summer washout

ilovesleep

Was reading the weather forum and they can usually be accurate about the weather. This summers weather is not looking promising. Wet and windy. No surprise there really. Dont know if anyone else finds it is cold. Went back to wearing a winter wolly scarf this week. Its also very dark and overcast in the evenings. Find it very depressing.

Any way we can jinx the fcuk out from this like perhaps if shops start their summer sales now and get in the winter stock a.s.a.p. Surely it may stop raining and the sun will come out

kfallon

ilovesleep wrote: »

Was reading the weather forum and they can usually be accurate about the weather. This summers weather is not looking promising. Wet and windy.

The ducks are delighted tho!

whiteboy

f*** my life

johngalway

I think you may be correct on the Summer prediction, though I hope to be wrong.

later12

Two and three years ago respectively, I heard that we were due blistering Summers, and those summers were memorably wet. So I'm not sure how much credibility I'd lend to those suggestions forecasting the pattern of a changeable climate like ours at such an early point in the season.

Oh God, I just realised I'm 24 and online at 0100, on a Friday night, discussing the weather. FAIL.

Goldenegg

It's Ireland.. Our summer comes for approximately 2 weeks in September!

double GG

After the amazing April we have had, we can't really complain! As far as I remember it's been March since we had massive amounts of continous rain.

The summer will be great trust me. Loads of sunshine and sunburn for everyone.



Thank this post in September if after we have an amazing summer.

alwaysadub

We might get a few nice days when the Junior and Leaving Certs are on, i remember we had a heatwave when i was doing mine.

df1985

Its very cold tonight, ive notcied that. Must be one of the ****test mays in a while even though some of april was lovely.

murpho999

It's too early to see yet.

I know people in Ireland say it's summer now, but that is peculiar to Ireland.

Lived in Holland and their summer doesn't officially start till June 21st, which makes sense as if it is summer now it would mean that August, when most people go on summer holidays it would actually be Autumn.

K-9

M.T. Cranium over on the Weather forum suggested it was going to be good.

Not 95 or 90 but a couple of decent spells of Summery weather.

deathrider

ilovesleep wrote: »

Was reading the weather forum

I'd say it's a riveting read over there.

Kojak

Goldenegg wrote: »

It's Ireland.. Our summer comes for approximately 2 weeks in September!

Yeah, or when the Leaving Cert is on. :mad:

mfceiling

ilovesleep wrote: »

Was reading the weather forum and they can usually be accurate about the weather. This summers weather is not looking promising. Wet and windy. No surprise there really. Dont know if anyone else finds it is cold. Went back to wearing a winter wolly scarf this week. Its also very dark and overcast in the evenings. Find it very depressing.

Any way we can jinx the fcuk out from this like perhaps if shops start their summer sales now and get in the winter stock a.s.a.p. Surely it may stop raining and the sun will come out

Jesus how many layers to do you have on in december if you are wearing a winters scarf in may when the temperature is in double figures every day...

Wheelie King

Lol. This is Ireland. We don't do summers.

TaraFoxglove

ilovesleep wrote: »

Was reading the weather forum and they can usually be accurate about the weather. This summers weather is not looking promising. Wet and windy. No surprise there really. Dont know if anyone else finds it is cold. Went back to wearing a winter wolly scarf this week. Its also very dark and overcast in the evenings. Find it very depressing.

Any way we can jinx the fcuk out from this like perhaps if shops start their summer sales now and get in the winter stock a.s.a.p. Surely it may stop raining and the sun will come out

I ignore long-range weather forecasts. They get them wrong more than they get them right.

It's impossible to predict past three or four days ahead so I don't know why met offices persist with these long-range forecasts. They have ended up with egg on their face a few times in the past because of them.

And people, in 1995 the weather didn't pick up until June.

alwaysadub wrote: »

We might get a few nice days when the Junior and Leaving Certs are on, i remember we had a heatwave when i was doing mine.

It pissed with rain throughout both my sets of state exams.

dubtom

The trend for the last 10 odd years here has been that we have a decent spring, sometimes hot and dry like this year, then a fairly crap June/July/August and then some sunshine in September. I've long accepted that's how it is, it saves me getting depressed.

Technoprisoner

we had our summer last month

chillywilly

I can see the headlines now: "Irelands Summer of bad weather shocker!"

ilovesleep

dubtom wrote: »

The trend for the last 10 odd years here has been that we have a decent spring, sometimes hot and dry like this year, then a fairly crap June/July/August and then some sunshine in September. I've long accepted that's how it is, it saves me getting depressed.

But 2006 was a good summer. and 2005 was good. and 2004 and 2003 and 2002 and 2001 and 2000 and 1999 and 1998 and 1997 and 1996 and 1995. Cant remember further back. Although I do remember 2003 now - it was a bit wet.

Jesus Wept

Sick of hearing this year in year out, it's only May, if we get a week or two of decent weather then we are doing well. So wait for it, it will come.
If you expect better, then you must be new to these parts or have a bad memory, consider moving somewhere tropical.

Alter-Ego

1-2 weeks at the start of June. 2 weeks in September. That's all we should expect because that's all we're getting.

TaraFoxglove

ilovesleep wrote: »

But 2006 was a good summer.

2006 featured a two week heatwave and that was it.

ejmaztec

It seems to me that if you get a good April/May, it pisses down 24/7 for the next three months. After a two week break in September it pisses down 24/7 with a mixture of water based precipitants (rain/ice/snow) of varying temperatures, until the end of the following March.:(

...anyway, what's all this about the UK getting a blistering heatwave in June, that's supposed to be the hottesst June for 350 years?

mr.wiggle

Goldenegg wrote: »

It's Ireland.. Our summer comes for approximately 2 weeks in September!

Showing your age Goldenegg, ah the 80's and 90's...
Kids these days are getting 2 good weeks in May,
and do they appreciate it ??
Like hell they do!!:D

later12

ilovesleep wrote: »

But 2006 was a good summer. and 2005 was good. and 2004 and 2003 and 2002 and 2001 and 2000 and 1999 and 1998 and 1997 and 1996 and 1995. Cant remember further back. Although I do remember 2003 now - it was a bit wet.

1995, was that the really hot one? It might have been 1994. We were talking about that for years, even as kids. I remember I came to Dublin and the Dodder was bone dry. I remember because like everything in Dublin during my childhood, it really f*cking stank.

flahavaj

Sure if we had a hot Summer everyone would be whinging about the heat after a week or two. I hope its really sh*tty weather myself, I've a thesis to do over the Summer.:pac:

galah

sorry guys, but when you say 'heat wave' and 'hot' I assume you still mean what, 21 degrees Celsius? Maybe 23 at a push?

THAT'S NOT HOT! :mad:

I want proper summers, 30 degs plus, blue skies, days at the beach...
Not your poxy 16 degrees with a constant drizzle that gets a little warmer towards July. :mad: Probably picked the wrong country for habitual residence though...:(

(sitting here with the heating on. FFS.)

Hookah

galah wrote: »

sorry guys, but when you say 'heat wave' and 'hot' I assume you still mean what, 21 degrees Celsius? Maybe 23 at a push?

Then we are currently experiencing a heatwave here in sunny Amsterdam. It's a healthy 21 degrees here now.

So long, suckers.

Son Of A Vidic

An Irish summer now tends to arrive between mid March or April and then that's it for the year. :mad:

Mike 1972

On a vaugely related note.....Deeeyyyy tuk our ......Rain

Chris P. Bacon

What are the odds it will be pissing rain in Oxegen again this year

For Forks Sake

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

What are the odds it will be pissing rain in Oxegen again this year

look on the bright side, it'll take longer for the gangs of wandering scumbags to set fire to your tent

later12

galah wrote: »

sitting here with the heating on. FFS.

No recession there.

Chris P. Bacon

For Forks Sake wrote: »

look on the bright side, it'll take longer for the gangs of wandering scumbags to set fire to your tent

Ill be setting fire to my own tent thank you very much

JupiterKid

I'm over in Holland for a week staying with my sister and it is scorching here. Clear skies and really warm days. Bliss!:)

Thought I'd share that with you - looks like I've got the best of the weather.:pac::cool:

flahavaj

JupiterKid wrote: »

I'm over in Holland for a week staying with my sister and it is scorching here. Clear skies and really warm days. Bliss!:)

Thought I'd share that with you - looks like I've got the best of the weather.:pac::cool:

Which begs the question why you're on the f*cking internet instead of enjoying the fine weather, doing some sightseeing or enjoying some of the many "pleasures" Amsterdam has to offer on a Saturday night?

username_eh?

my question is why does the uk seem to get the best extremes of weather? theyre always hotter than we are during the summer and theyre only right there!! i couldnt care less if its raining in oxygen tho woo!

JupiterKid

flahavaj wrote: »

Which begs the question why you're on the f*cking internet instead of enjoying the fine weather, doing some sightseeing or enjoying some of the many "pleasures" Amsterdam has to offer on a Saturday night?

I've done the whole Amsterdam thing loads of times. Just chilling out at my sister's place this evening.

sollar

Goldenegg wrote: »

It's Ireland.. Our summer comes for approximately 2 weeks in September!

I agree, i think our weather is fairly predictable. Good weather in april or may then intermittent rain till sep when we get 2 nice weeks, a pleasant october and then in the 4rd week of oct it turns to winter fast.

population

Was commenting to the missus about how we can put away the electric heater now till November. South of Italy does have its perks

K-9

galah wrote: »

sorry guys, but when you say 'heat wave' and 'hot' I assume you still mean what, 21 degrees Celsius? Maybe 23 at a push?

THAT'S NOT HOT! :mad:

I want proper summers, 30 degs plus, blue skies, days at the beach...
Not your poxy 16 degrees with a constant drizzle that gets a little warmer towards July. :mad: Probably picked the wrong country for habitual residence though...:(

(sitting here with the heating on. FFS.)

That was 1995, must have been at least 5/6 straight weeks of it but it's a rare event, beach parties and waking to blue skies everyday. It can happen though, look at our last 2 winters!

Yakult

I'd take any kind of summer rather than ****ty ****ing wind and rain ANY TIME. Once its dry, relatively warm and bright I'll be happy. But thats even too much for this country.

HavingCrack

username_eh? wrote: »

my question is why does the uk seem to get the best extremes of weather? theyre always hotter than we are during the summer and theyre only right there!! i couldnt care less if its raining in oxygen tho woo!

Which part of the UK?

Scottish weather is even colder than here.
Northern England and Wales are relatively similar (apart from Newcastle which is constantly ****ing freezing).
It's only really the south and south east of England that are noticeably warmer, simply because they're a good bit further south than we are.