SUMMER WEATHER 2015 -GENERAL DISCUSSION THREAD

ThaitaniumM

Charts looking promising! at least a bit of warmth would do!
And Thunderstorms

ComfortKid

Could be the most rotten start to June I can ever remember? What ever about rain and clouds but a freezing cold breeze to go with it. Im hopeful it'll pick up in the next week or two

pauldry

Junes weather will make you think its a different month -- but not mon tues

From Wednesday temperature s of 18c upwards can be expected and in the Northwest it may even touch 12c for the first time since january

JOkin but its been 11.8, 10.7, 11.9, 11.4 the past 4 days in sligo

flazio

I thought the start of the state exams heralded the start of the heatwaves?

force eleven

flazio wrote: »

I thought the start of the state exams heralded the start of the heatwaves?

A myth. I'd say statistically that'll prove false. We all tend to remember the one or two exams that did begin in summery weather. But mostly they do not.

Lenny5

This must be the worst start to the summer that i can remember. Needs to pull itself together and stop ruining our lives haha

JCX BXC

What a nice way to say hello at summer! People in grouchy moods and horrific wind and rain (for June).

Clonmel1000

Today and the whole weekend are like something out of March....

Harps

Think you're being a bit unkind to March, more like January here in Donegal

PowerToWait

I'm seeing Late November myself. And no end in sight to this infernal wind. Small window Thursday / early Friday then more of it. And the temps on the floor.

Reminds me of those summers about 5 and 6 years ago. Awful, gales and rain in 9 degrees tops.

Clonmel1000

Hows next weekend looking? Id heard there was some talk of decentish weather?

JCX BXC

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Hows next weekend looking? Id heard there was some talk of decentish weather?

There was, and they will arrive on Thursday, but it will be short-lived. Next weekend looks like another weekend with good weather for the ducks.

Rock Lesnar

The wife just put the heating on, 1st time in june ever, i tried to say no and explain that it was June and its summer, but she looked out the window and is having none of it.

The wind has really picked up here to, maybe because theres leaves on the trees but it seems a lot stronger then what we might get in winter

murrayp4

Lousy Smarch weather

ollaetta

Drove from Clare to Dublin earlier. Didn't switch off the wipers once and some of the crosswind gusts in the midlands were rocking the car. Back in the house now and need to put the heating on.

Lumi

murrayp4 wrote: »

Lousy Smarch weather

I think you'll find its Juvember

Harps

According to my phone the 'feels like' temperature is currently 2C here, a couple of big hail downpours temporarily turned the grass white as well

At least I have some good heat to look forward to in England by next weekend, current forecast says 26C for Friday :cool:

Pangea

Currently 8c here in Donegal, didnt we have a christmas day of 10/12c a few years back?

Speak Now

ComfortKid wrote: »

Fire lighting all day on the 1st of June. Usually stop lighting it late March. Usually weather doesn't bother me but im starting to get pissed off now!

In 21 days the evenings start getting shorter again!!! :'-(

Not really it's nearly mid July before that happens really.

Storm 10

13 degrees in Galway and blowing a bloody gale, what's up :eek:

Darwin

Pretty windy today alright (Laois), in fact just had the same max gust (45mph) as yesterday - I'd say right on the edge of a yellow weather warning?

Faith+1

This weather is so bloody depessing. Please is it to much to ask for a week of dry, sunny weather!

Hooter23

Alot windier than yesterday in Galway

Storm 10

I recorded gusts to 60 mph here in Galway on my machine and just heard on RTE news that road is closed in Cork City as the wind is stripping slates off a roof, I heard a ME person on local radio here this morning saying the strong winds are gone, well they are not in fact it's worse than yesterday, should have had a warning for this

pauldry

Less than 3 weeks till the days begin to shorten once more. Temp has been 9 to 13c for 15 of the past 17 days in sligo. There has been rain on all 17.

Id say isnt this unusual but nowadays its not. We get all sorts of weather. This is just a cold start to Summer.

Tomorrow theres a heatwave in sligo! 14c with sunshine n only 3mm of rain. We wont know ourselves. Should I get the factor 50

ITs actually shot up to 12c now.

4 years ago on christmas day it was 13.2!!

murpho999

At least 2 people said to me today that we are to have a 'heatwave' by the end of the week.

Where are they getting this from. Forecasts are not great at all.

Has anyone else heard this?

Clonmel1000

I haven't heard anyone mention it but I'm not a bit surprised. There has been some talk here and elsewhere about a rise in temperatures midweek. Then again when its been struggling to reach double figures anything will appear balmy. Very disappointing night again here.

Clonmel1000

Id akin the weather today and the forecast for the next 5 days as been early April in nature.

Slattsy

It's science

Speak Now

murpho999 wrote: »

At least 2 people said to me today that we are to have a 'heatwave' by the end of the week.

Where are they getting this from. Forecasts are not great at all.

Has anyone else heard this?

They hear the British forecast and mistakenly assume we're the same.

fits

Models look very good this morning for the forseeable!

JCX BXC

I have heard this heatwave thing too much.
Friday onwards was looking promising a few days ago, but not anymore. People seem to think forecasts for a week away dont change and therefore don't watch them.

Clonmel1000

Wasn't today meant to be a 'good' day. Don't know about the rest of the country but here its cloudy 14 degrees nothing great at all.

Schadenfreudia

Cloudy, dry, light breeze and 16C here today. Things are looking up

worded

No growth out there.

I've 5 courgettes plants about to die.

Oh come on summer FFS

Schadenfreudia

There are two guaranteed sunny warm periods in Ireland according to legend; the fortnight in June of the Leaving Cert and the first week in September when the schools re-open.

Has anyone every researched the matter?

Clonmel1000

Schadenfreudia wrote: »

There are two guaranteed sunny warm periods in Ireland according to legend; the fortnight in June of the Leaving Cert and the first week in September when the schools re-open.

Has anyone every researched the matter?

No need its nonsense.....

B17G

Lovely structure on a depression to the west of Ireland this morning.

B17G

In the visible spectrum at 10am.

B17G

Colour image.

delahuntv

flazio wrote: »

I thought the start of the state exams heralded the start of the heatwaves?

Jeez - that preditction was looking good for a few hours!! Then the rain came!

Schadenfreudia

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

No need its nonsense.....

You can't know that without doing some research; you can only suspect it's nonsense because it has no apparent scientific basis.

I suppose that means you have little faith in Pat the Postman's forecasts?

Today it was sunny and 17C and the poor sods were inside scribbling away. This could be the nearest to a heatwave we'll get this month looking at the forecasts......

Hooter23

Very windy in Galway all day hard to believe its june..

Elmer Blooker

Joanne Donnelly from Met Eireann a few mins ago advised people to go online to have a look at the satellite image. I haven't heard that before.
It may not what we want to see as we approach mid-summer but quite a dramatic looking image.

JCX BXC

Very wind here in west Clare, basket off the lawnmover decided to take flight a few minutes ago.

When's the wind to peak?

Storm 10

Gone very windy in Galway in the past two hours some very vicious gusts

road_high

So much for this much hyped "Leaving-cert weather". Only difference I can see the past few days is that there are less heavy showers and a bit more sunshine. Out of the sun, it stills feels unseasonably cool and very gusty. Not impressed

road_high

Hooter23 wrote: »

Very windy in Galway all day hard to believe its june..

The wind the past month or more has been shocking. And I don't even live in a windy part of Ireland.

maggiepip

road_high wrote: »

The wind the past month or more has been shocking. And I don't even live in a windy part of Ireland.

Unbelievable winds on a regular basis for the past ages. Got a new dodgy driveway gate a few months ago that acts like its going to take off with every gust so Im very aware, nightmare

Clonmel1000

maggiepip wrote: »

Unbelievable winds on a regular basis for the past ages. Got a new dodgy driveway gate a few months ago that acts like its going to take off with every gust so Im very aware, nightmare

Seems to be settling down for a few days coming up. Nothing spectacular dry bright mid teen temperatures. I'm sure this will somehow be manufactured into a heatwave by some.

Clonmel1000

Schadenfreudia wrote: »

You can't know that without doing some research; you can only suspect it's nonsense because it has no apparent scientific basis.

I suppose that means you have little faith in Pat the Postman's forecasts?

Today it was sunny and 17C and the poor sods were inside scribbling away. This could be the nearest to a heatwave we'll get this month looking at the forecasts......

Pat The post man? Is that a serious question? Today was breezy and showery certainly not hot or uncomfortable or anything like it. I wouldn't swap places with any of them mind you!!