Summer 2013.

Sponge Bob

At it is now traditional to open Winter forecasting threads in June then so shall it be that Summer threads appear in December.

My thoughts are that as we are approaching a fairly insipid Solar Maximum that the signs augur badly for a summer that will be any different to 2012.

Of course someone may pull an auspicious set of Oscillations and Teleconnections out of a hat, hopefully ones I never heard about, to prove Sponge Bob wrong at long range. That would be nice.

Bring on the summer.

talkabout

Sponge Bob wrote: »

At it is now traditional to open Winter forecasting threads in June then so shall it be that Summer threads appear in December.

My thoughts are that as we are approaching a fairly insipid Solar Maximum that the signs augur badly for a summer that will be any different to 2012.

Of course someone may pull an auspicious set of Oscillations and Teleconnections out of a hat, hopefully ones I never heard about, to prove Sponge Bob wrong at long range. That would be nice.

Bring on the summer.

Ah now!

Tom Cruises Left Nut

talkabout wrote: »

Ah now!

Ha ha, I was thinking the same thing !!

Poor Bob, he does love the warmth !

Anyway, I am going for a 3 month heatwave

Rikand

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Bring on the summer.

Couldnt agree more! Hate this winter - ground is frozen ****e. Im a golfer and i need my fix dammit!

Sponge Bob

How about "winter rules" being lifted in early March to start things off for you Ricky and not a single plugged ball from then till late October.

Spindle

I wonder will we get anybody in here posting about the signs of nature that will indicate if it is going to be a warm/wet/cold/cloudy summer??

Nature and its signs seem to only predict bad winters

Actually I remember there was a guy a few years ago who used to "predict" the weather, by looking at what dolphins and bees were doing. He has been eclipsed by the postman now though.

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Spindle wrote: »

I wonder will we get anybody in here posting about the signs of nature that will indicate if it is going to be a warm/wet/cold/cloudy summer??

Nature and its signs seem to only predict bad winters

Birds falling fropm the sky = sign of a heatwave !

Rikand

Sponge Bob wrote: »

How about "winter rules" being lifted in early March to start things off for you Ricky and not a single plugged ball from then till late October.

That would be amazing! Can you make it happen ? I would be very grateful!

Rikand

t|nt|n wrote: »

Birds falling fropm the sky = sign of a heatwave !

I'll be spending my entire summer watching the trees so

Sponge Bob

Rickylovesuall wrote: »

That would be amazing! Can you make it happen ? I would be very grateful!

I can't Ricky. You must WILL it to make it happen.

Min

Spindle wrote: »

I wonder will we get anybody in here posting about the signs of nature that will indicate if it is going to be a warm/wet/cold/cloudy summer??

Nature and its signs seem to only predict bad winters

Actually I remember there was a guy a few years ago who used to "predict" the weather, by looking at what dolphins and bees were doing. He has been eclipsed by the postman now though.

If the ash is out before the oak, you're sure to get a soak.
If the oak is out before the ash, you will only get a splash.

gothwalk

Min wrote: »

If the ash is out before the oak, you're sure to get a soak.
If the oak is out before the ash, you will only get a splash.

For the first time ever that I recall, oak trees around us were in full leaf when the ashes were only getting started this year - usuallly, they're coming into leaf at exactly the same time. I think the summer that followed can be relied upon as reasonable evidence that at least in North Kildare, that particular piece of traditional wisdom can be discarded.

Joe Public

gothwalk wrote: »

For the first time ever that I recall, oak trees around us were in full leaf when the ashes were only getting started this year - usuallly, they're coming into leaf at exactly the same time. I think the summer that followed can be relied upon as reasonable evidence that at least in North Kildare, that particular piece of traditional wisdom can be discarded.

+1

Yes the ashes were very late to leaf this year.

Maybe it's back to the frogs and where they lay their spawn.
In deep pools only is a good sign, the poor auld frogs can't remember the last time they did this.

Min

gothwalk wrote: »

For the first time ever that I recall, oak trees around us were in full leaf when the ashes were only getting started this year - usuallly, they're coming into leaf at exactly the same time. I think the summer that followed can be relied upon as reasonable evidence that at least in North Kildare, that particular piece of traditional wisdom can be discarded.

I gave the more common version, my father's version is:

If the oak is out before the ask, you're sure to get a splash.
If the ask is out before the oak, you're sure to get a stroke.

As in sun stroke...

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Hang on, the prefix is Model / Technical !!

Sooo.......

admiralofthefleet

roll on the warm summer evenings sitting in leopardstown racecourse with the warm breeze on your back

ednwireland

i think this is the place

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuSPdsPWit0

Calibos

Do I need to start the prep now? Should I be organising Summer Tyres?

catch.23

Procyon

Don't you people realise how little hardship sunny weather would cause people?

NIALL D

BORING :pac:

Min

catch.23 wrote: »

That was some summer, most days that month in Kilkenny were around 30C.

Calibos

The well ran dry, the water in the cows water troughs was too warm and gave them legionaires disease, they then starved because all the grass turned brown and died, the milk trucks couldn't get to the farm because the tarmac melted....................



All joking aside, I ended up watching a country Vet series on one of the discovery channels a while back. 70 year old french vet in the US for decades. During the heatwaves the cows were getting twisted guts from gas build up caused by the heat. Flu like sypmtoms too. He'd have to reposition the gut and then from the outside stick a big sowing needle and thread in to the abdomen and sow the stomach to the abdomen wall to stop it floating back up out of position. Ended up watching the whole series through the coaurse of the day. No faming background but found it all very interesting.

catch.23

Min wrote: »

That was some summer, most days that month in Kilkenny were around 30C.

27 days in KK above 25C, max of 30.8 recorded on the day of that chart above, according to met.ie.

jimmy.d

children cold aah lovley cold ha ha ha

Min

Calibos wrote: »

The well ran dry, the water in the cows water troughs was too warm and gave them legionaires disease, they then starved because all the grass turned brown and died, the milk trucks couldn't get to the farm because the tarmac melted....................



All joking aside, I ended up watching a country Vet series on one of the discovery channels a while back. 70 year old french vet in the US for decades. During the heatwaves the cows were getting twisted guts from gas build up caused by the heat. Flu like sypmtoms too. He'd have to reposition the gut and then from the outside stick a big sowing needle and thread in to the abdomen and sow the stomach to the abdomen wall to stop it floating back up out of position. Ended up watching the whole series through the coaurse of the day. No faming background but found it all very interesting.

Back then we had one well and we had to ration the water from that for milking and the house. We had to draw water to the cattle, we put in a new well that year, decided after 3 months of little to no rain it was a good time to look for a new well.
Now we have three wells, I like warm weather, with an odd thunderstorm now and again to wate the grass.

I have seen cattle early in the year - late March/April when let out and if the weather turned warm, they would not be use to it and some would be near panting, probably due to having their winter coats still on. They cope a lot better in the summer heat once they have enough water and shade.
Be nice to have some summer heat and then a thunderstorm or two, nothing too wet...we had enough of that.

We should surely have a drier summer than what we had for a so called summer this. June will be hard to beat and a bit warmer too.
A bit of blocking and some nice easterlies off a warm continent would be lovely.
The snow bunnies would be going mad, wishing it was winter :P :pac:

maw368

There should be a little give and take... I will support a scorching hot summer if we can have a severely cold, massively snowy prolonged event this winter. It's only fair

maquiladora

maw368 wrote: »

There should be a little give and take... I will support a scorching hot summer if we can have a severely cold, massively snowy prolonged event this winter. It's only fair

This isn't a good part of the world for weather extremes.

But then again, if they weren't as rare, they wouldn't be as interesting.

Pangea

Spindle wrote: »

I wonder will we get anybody in here posting about the signs of nature that will indicate if it is going to be a warm/wet/cold/cloudy summer??

Nature and its signs seem to only predict bad winters

A common fallacy, Cold predictions get more paper and air time that's why its seems like he only predicts bad winters. The Postman predicted a Mild winter last year and the Postman does give predictions for summers also.

Deep Easterly

Min wrote: »

A bit of blocking and some nice easterlies off a warm continent would be lovely.

Here in the west, the biggest storms come from the east in Summer. None of your watered down, inept Polar Maritime tripe. I means the real thing. Deep easterlies, you can't bate 'em.

force eleven

Just heard Ken Ring in Newstalk predicting a long hot summer. 18 year cycle no doubt. We all remember 1995. Hope he is right for once

snaps

summer seems to have started early this year. Lovely day out.

Villain

force eleven wrote: »

Just heard Ken Ring in Newstalk predicting a long hot summer. 18 year cycle no doubt. We all remember 1995. Hope he is right for once

I heard him too and read reports of his forecast, I cannot understand why the Irish media continue to entertain his forecasts!

force eleven

Villain wrote: »

I heard him too and read reports of his forecast, I cannot understand why the Irish media continue to entertain his forecasts!

BBQ summer ahead makes great headlines, sells well. It's a fact we are overdue a dry warm summer but whether its this year, who knows?

Pangea

snaps wrote: »

summer seems to have started early this year. Lovely day out.

Really? :eek: Horrible day in Donegal, Gloomy, misty and wet.

Deep Easterly

Pangea wrote: »

Horrible day in Donegal, Gloomy, misty and wet.

Yep, summer starting early this year. :P

tylercollins

What would everyone like to see Summer 2013 bring?

Me personally, as much as I'm a fan of cold, snow, wet and windy I would like to see a warm summer this year, with plenty of opportunity's to see NLC's and having to sleep with the door open at night it's that warm!

Spindle

tylercollins wrote: »

What would everyone like to see Summer 2013 bring?

Me personally, as much as I'm a fan of cold, snow, wet and windy I would like to see a warm summer this year, with plenty of opportunity's to see NLC's and having to sleep with the door open at night it's that warm!

The Sun

force eleven

Looking forward to a decent summer with a hot spell threatening 30c at some point. And thunderstorms at night, approaching from Biscay, we haven't had many of them in the last few years, not that we get many anyway, but you know what I mean,

Gonzo

sunny days of 25C+ are becoming more rare in Ireland than snow days, I would love to see a proper summer this year, with temperatures of 18-22C for most of May to end of August with a few spells of 23-30C in between with a couple of thunderstorms thrown in for good measure.

Jpmarn

force eleven wrote: »

Looking forward to a decent summer with a hot spell threatening 30c at some point. And thunderstorms at night, approaching from Biscay, we haven't had many of them in the last few years, not that we get many anyway, but you know what I mean,

I wouldn't mind this classic weather scenario. I hope Ken Ring is correct. I remember 1990 warm sunny days and some good thunderstorms.

Bejubby

You cant beat a good summer thunderstorm.
Please god can we have a good warm summer and a few thunderstorms.

I think we are overdue one amongst other weather events.

Nabber

A couple of thunder storms would be nice. Night time ones even better. Couple of rotating cells even, a shooting star then some snow all in one night.

I'm aiming low this year

Gonzo

Bejubby wrote: »

You cant beat a good summer thunderstorm.
Please god can we have a good warm summer and a few thunderstorms.

I think we are overdue one amongst other weather events.

a good warm summer is propably the most overdue weather event, even compared to decent snow/winters.

Bejubby

The last hot summer I remember is when I was a nipper .I had a small 3 wheel trike and it was so hot and sunny,I burned the backs of my legs off it trying too sit on it.

That was back in the early eighties or possibly late seventies.
There isn't many more hot summers I can recall.

Rock Lesnar

After the winter i've had regarding rain and flooding here, i would gladly take a cloudy and dry summer. im just sick of rain

rhonin

Bejubby wrote: »

The last hot summer I remember is when I was a nipper .I had a small 3 wheel trike and it was so hot and sunny,I burned the backs of my legs off it trying too sit on it.

That was back in the early eighties or possibly late seventies.
There isn't many more hot summers I can recall.

1995 was a real hot one.
It's the last one that stands out for me.
Edit: actually 2006 was another one.

Anything but that horrible misty murky weather this summer please.

Aiel

Im getting married in May and except for last year May has always been one of the drier months of the "Summer" so the odd's are slightly favourable for dry if not sunny and warm weather.With that said though my sister got married New Years Day 2012 and it was a peach of a day whereas somebody else i know got married last June and it was a horrible day lashing rain all day so you never know.A sunny period that doesnt even have to be too warm would do me this summer.

Lucreto

Hope it is like last year cool, dull and wet. My business does far better in that weather. The days the sun shone I got less sales and people bought more when it was raining.

ardmacha

ardmacha wrote: »

Well, we infer from this that you are not an ice-cream man.

From my own point of view, I'm just hoping for a nice hot August Bank Holiday weekend for personal reasons!

Bejubby

Aiel wrote: »

Im getting married in May and except for last year May has always been one of the drier months of the "Summer" so the odd's are slightly favourable for dry if not sunny and warm weather.With that said though my sister got married New Years Day 2012 and it was a peach of a day whereas somebody else i know got married last June and it was a horrible day lashing rain all day so you never know.A sunny period that doesnt even have to be too warm would do me this summer.

May the force be with you:-)


Dunno about you but I'm going for a hot summer this year no doubts atall :-D