September Indian summer possiblity

Kermit.de.frog

The weather atm is depressing with low pressure dominating until Friday but this will gradually fill.

In to the weekend pressure gradually builds from the south and next week looks very good by typical September standards with a lot of sunny weather and warm or even very warm at times with temperatures in to the low 20's widely. High pressure anchored to the east is set to dominate our weather steering up warm continental southeasterly winds. Monday probably the fly in the ointment. A fair bit of cloud and drizzle but that is just an interruption really from Sunday which promises a really good day with long spells of sunshine and mid summer like weather. And Tuesday on is the max we can get at this time of year really.

Summer is not over just yet although recently it's felt like it.

Also the orientation of the high pressure later on leaves open the possibility of thunderstorms from around the Bay of Biscay with dramatically increased lifted air instability and humidity. This could occur toward the end of next week as Atlantic systems try and fail to break through. It's more a typical early August event but it's something to watch.

Big change on the way. Enjoy :cool:

Jpmarn

It looks like we having September before August.

DOCARCH

Jpmarn wrote: »

It looks like we having September before August.

Well lets hope so, otherwise it will be a very long autumn and winter!

scream

I always dread the start of September due to the fact that it always seems to be very warm. At this time of year I'm already looking forward to a nice bit of chilly weather. Hate that we always have to put up with this strange blip where it suddenly turns into midsummer again.

DOCARCH

I'd say roll on the heat! We have October, November, December, January and February to look forward to for some cold (hopefully!).

Birdnuts

Jpmarn wrote: »

It looks like we having September before August.

Its become the most predictable element of our climate nowadays. Looking very summery now for the start of September on this mornings runs

RobertKK

It will be cold long enough, August has been very disappointing, the rain was needed, but the mean air temperatures have been 1.8c lower here compared to the last two years.

A bit of heat and settled weather will do us all a bit of good.

Video

Why do people wish for cold weather? can't understand it, i do like a bit of it but we've had a terrible august and we're rolling into autumn and then winter... there's plenty of time for cold weather just not now!

leahyl

Video wrote: »

Why do people wish for cold weather? can't understand it, i do like a bit of it but we've had a terrible august and we're rolling into autumn and then winter... there's plenty of time for cold weather just not now!

Why do people wish for hot weather??? It can be extremely uncomfortable and stuffy when it's hot....some people like cold weather, others like hot weather, others like both - simples!

Rikand

DOCARCH wrote: »

I'd say roll on the heat! We have October, November, December, January and February to look forward to for some cold (hopefully!).

and probably March, April and May too

RobertKK

leahyl wrote: »

Why do people wish for hot weather??? It can be extremely uncomfortable and stuffy when it's hot....some people like cold weather, others like hot weather, others like both - simples!

Some of us are warm blooded, others are cold...

Fact is we will be cold long enough

Red Pepper

I am really only cold for about one month - usually November. That is the time when you need to acclimatise your clothes and outlook to the cold. Once I am "used to" the cold, I don't have any issue with it. I have some great layers, jumpers, jackets and hats that I love to wear on 'cold' days.

By December I am nearly looking forward to the Christmas Day dip in Salthill!

Zzippy

Video wrote: »

Why do people wish for cold weather? can't understand it, i do like a bit of it but we've had a terrible august and we're rolling into autumn and then winter... there's plenty of time for cold weather just not now!

Some people have health problems that are exacerbated by warm weather, so it's understandable that they wish for cooler conditions.

Birdnuts

I find the older I get the more I crave the heat. Ireland's climate is not a good one for old bones:(

secman

And our Indian Summer will start when ? And will last for ?

Red Pepper

secman wrote: »

And our Indian Summer will start when ? And will last for ?

Sunday and January.

pauldry

Will last for most of next week gradually breaking after September 7th

Esel

My possibly limited/mistaken understanding of an Indian summer does not encompass a max 10 day period of unseasonal weather over the August/September cusp.

I would have thought longer/later?

hatrickpatrick

Sorry to be the downer, I'm hoping this heatwave passes off as much as anyone, but what impact is Hurricane Cristobal going to have? It appears to be tracking straight up towards Iceland on the latest model runs:



BAMM has it tracking North of us instead:



What impact is this going to have? If any?

highdef

The nice warm weather is what will result in ex-Hurricane Cristobal heading up towards Iceland. It is this low pressure system that will suck up sub tropical air over Ireland and the UK and is also partly the reason for the pressure to build over us as we go through next week.

So hurricanes can be good for us sometimes

whitebriar

22c just now in Arklow-beautiful day altogether
Summers back \○/

Clonmel1000

whitebriar wrote: »

22c just now in Arklow-beautiful day altogether
Summers back \○/

had about 3 hours of nice weather here in Tipp this morning. Its now windy wet and cool. August has been very disappointing in this part of the world. We haven't had any decent weather really since mid to late July. At this stage any kind of semi warm bright weather will constitute an Indian summer but I'll believe it when I see it....

northgirl

It's been largely overcast but very warm in Cork today with a light shower too.

Gonzo

huge improvement in the weather today, first day Ive been able to go outside in a t-shirt since the 1st of August, today reached 20C, easily the highest temperature of the month and on the last day of August as well!.

Clonmel1000

Met eireann mentioned the word "fresh" a couple of times during their bulletin....not exactly what I had in mind for an "Indian summer"............especially after the 'August heatwave'

Meteorite58

Looking at the charts it would suggest a relatively calm spell next week up until Fri, breezy then for a few days and wet sometime around Sunday/ Monday. Avg. to warm temps up until Fri ( some fine days and a couple of chilly nights (with the possibility of a touch of frost midweek ).Best temps around Thurs, Fri and Sat. but possibility of showers developing the weekend , me thinks:)

Kermit.de.frog

The sun has arrived. A nice evening. A little disappointed with today but it looks fairly good from now on. Still some cloudy periods from time to time but very pleasant over all. Temperatures away from windward coasts getting in to the low 20's at times and dry for the rest of the week and weekend.

whitebriar

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

The sun has arrived. A nice evening. A little disappointed with today but it looks fairly good from now on. Still some cloudy periods from time to time but very pleasant over all. Temperatures away from windward coasts getting in to the low 20's at times and dry for the rest of the week and weekend.

Nothing disappointing in the sunny southeast.Smashing day in Arklow ,gin blue skies,from sunrise all day!
Temp peaked at 20.6c in a light sea breeze

Kermit.de.frog

Yeah I saw that on satellite through the day. Lucky so and so's. North of Wicklow was grey and depressing really.

Yogosan

Video wrote: »

Why do people wish for cold weather? can't understand it, i do like a bit of it but we've had a terrible august and we're rolling into autumn and then winter... there's plenty of time for cold weather just not now!

I walk very very quickly and I walk very often. Even during the coldest wetest days in winter, I usually end up taking off my jumper after a few minutes because I get so warm while walking. I walk past people with umbrellas and massive coats in the wind and rain, while I'm wearing a t-shirt! I just can't walk slowly, I am incapable of it.

That's why I like the cold.

Clonmel1000

ME not so optimistic about this Indian Summer. Thurs and Friday look a bit meh and the weekend looks cool.

OldRio

Well we have something in the Sky this morning. Round in shape. Yellowish in colour. Last visited this place sometime in July.
No doubt it wouldn't be staying. Best enjoy its company whilst we can.

Akrasia

I've got all my hopes on the weekend after next for one last trip away with the kids in the tent before the grim reality of winter sets in.

I know it's still 10 days. Weather underground is not looking good at the 10 day forcast, but at this distance, they're just placeholder predictions anyway.

OldRio

Well that round yellow thing disappeared very quickly.

Rikand

it never even got a look in, in Athlone. But I'll gladly accept mild, overcast, no wind, no rain for the next 2 weeks. No problem!

Gonzo

ive been in Galway past 2 days, was hoping for some decent sunshine this week but solid grey skies since I arrived here on Monday morning!

whitebriar

Suns out in Arklow now,it took a while!
Kinda nice out.

sunbeam

Sunny skies here in Achill today. Everything seems so bright-think I am in shock...:D

acequion

Beautiful day today in Tralee. I'm delighted with this weather.Warm and pleasant and the fact that we can still head out in the mornings in the sandals and wedges is definitely a plus. Even another week of this would be great.:)

KingdomRushed

I walked to work in a t-shirt, across the city centre at 6am.

9am reading at Dublin airport is 12 C.

It's 16C in Athenry, that's really something at this time of year.

maquiladora

KingdomRushed wrote: »

I walked to work in a t-shirt, across the city centre at 6am.

9am reading at Dublin airport is 12 C.

It's 16C in Athenry, that's really something at this time of year.

We are less than a week out of summer, so its not too bad really.

Lumi

Blue skies and 17.2C in Galway city at 10am with an overnight low of 16.0C - a very nice way to ease in to Autumn

Rock Lesnar

Blue skies and sunshine for the 1st time this week in the north east and long may it last.

northgirl

The fog is barely beginning to lift here but it's still a beautiful morning and really warm when walking to work approx 7am.

Jpmarn

Widespread reports of 19 to 20c at 11 am.

Day Lewin

Glorious warm sunshine this morning in S. County Dublin. Around the park in a teeshirt, revelling in the warmth and light. Dunno what the temperature is but it must be 18 at least.

Aah...blissful grins - best thing!

Harry Palmr

Looking at the F1 charts in wetternzentral its very promising, hopefully it happens with the Irish National Hot Air Ballooning Championships in three weeks.

whitebriar

Blue skies,22.4c ,another lovely day in paradise Arklow

lovelyhurler

Quick question - don't know if a new thread needs to be started or not, but....

Why is it called an 'Indian Summer'?

Surely it's monsoon time of the year in India, and isn't it always generally warm in India. Also, in summer in India the temps get way up in to the high 30's and low 40's.

Just asking...

Day Lewin

"When was the redman's summer?"

There is a poem about it by Lydia Sigourney....

http://www.poemhunter.com/best-poems/lydia-howard-huntley-sigourney/indian-summer-19/

It means the time when berries are ripe, food abundant and the weather still warm, among the so-called "American Indians".

Lucreto

First time I have been the sun for any extended period here in Naas. I was just in Tallaght and there was a big black cloud overhead.