AUTUMN WEATHER 2015 - GENERAL CHAT THREAD

Schadenfreudia

sryanbruen wrote: »

I am in Dublin 13

It is a long way, meteorologically speaking, from the sheltered heat island valley bottom the City centre lies in - to the high windy coastal wastelands of D13

average_runner

First frost this morning in Lucan

Mycroft H

Car froze slightly in Carbury there this morn; 1.5c according to thermometer.

pad199207

Very foggy and frosty in Naas this morning. Low -1.2c

diceyd

Not sure where to post this,is there a good site for weather in France,going there next weekend,thanks.

Darwin

diceyd wrote: »

Not sure where to post this,is there a good site for weather in France,going there next weekend,thanks.

Try http://www.meteofrance.com/accueil

JCX BXC

Min last night was 1.4c here in west clare.

Meanwhile Ireland has had its first sub-zero temperature recorded in exactly 5 months.

XplaygirlX

Gonzo wrote:

long may the rain stay away!

Gladly! Nothing worse then doing the school run and getting soaked!

Schadenfreudia

eminemlover wrote: »

Gladly! Nothing worse then doing the school run and getting soaked!

Twenty of the past 22 days completely dry here...yet we had half a months rain in those two days!

WheatenBriar

Feels like the dryest year on record in my part of East wicklow, my davis is not hooked to a pc,so couldn't say for certain
Its another beautiful day today though
Just glorious

Tom Cruises Left Nut

WheatenBriar wrote: »

Feels like the dryest year on record in my part of East wicklow, my davis is not hooked to a pc,so couldn't say for certain
Its another beautiful day today though
Just glorious

Would you not spend the lovely day hooking it up !

sryanbruen

WheatenBriar wrote: »

Feels like the dryest year on record in my part of East wicklow, my davis is not hooked to a pc,so couldn't say for certain
Its another beautiful day today though
Just glorious

Definitely not my driest!

March, May, July, August and September have all been wetter than normal. 2001 was my driest year on record interestingly But however, this is turning out to be one of my sunniest years on record thanks to the first 4 exceptionally sunny months - especially April. 2010 will always be #1 however unless this Autumn gets even brighter!

Gonzo

today was first day of genuine cold, overcast and very chilly all day, heating on since 1pm, now fire lit.

maquiladora

Gonzo wrote: »

today was first day of genuine cold, overcast and very chilly all day, heating on since 1pm, now fire lit.

Different world down here in the southeast! Got up to nice 15 degrees, sun was out in the afternoon. Was still going around outside in a t-shirt!

Rock Lesnar

Gonzo wrote: »

today was first day of genuine cold, overcast and very chilly all day, heating on since 1pm, now fire lit.

North Meath was warm and sunny all day, cloud built and it got fairly chilly around 5.30, heating on now.

JCX BXC

Dublin airport reporting 1c at 00:30. Cold one!
Meanwhile here in west Clare its a nice tropical 9.7c

Gonzo

feeling cold, dark and dismal again today, at least it's still dry tho!

WheatenBriar

Gonzo wrote: »

feeling cold, dark and dismal again today, at least it's still dry tho!

Gorgeous day in Arklow, as was yesterday
Hard set to hit 15c though

sryanbruen

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Not necessarily but one good case in point was November/early December 2013 when an unusual prolonged anticyclonic spell became dominant and it was during this spell that highest MSLP values of that year were recorded. Once this massive area of high pressure collapsed though in mid-December we ended up with a prolonged run of unusually deep low pressure systems crossing Ireland for the rest of the winter.




If I remember correctly, another example might be early 2012 when abnormally high MSLP values were recorded throughout January, Feb & March which in turn was followed by an abnormally long run of lower than average pressure that persisted from April until August at least.


Data in chart C/O Met Eireann.

Oh yeah actually I remember a prolonged spell of dry weather which lead to an extremely wet month.

September 2009 (from the 9th onwards, only 21st reported rain in parts)
October 2009 (up to the 17th, only 6th and 9th reported rain)

Then November 2009 was the wettest month on record in places including Valentia Observatory.

sryanbruen

Yep I sense a change in the weather patterns from mid-week onwards next week.

From let's say Thursday onwards of next week, we could be in for much more unsettled, wet and windy conditions. Temperatures will creep up a little (right now I think) to about average - not feeling much warmer though. So enjoy the dry weather as long as you can! I will give more updates each day (well night...)

pad199207

Coming in the Naas Rd and its lashing at Rathcoole. Nothing on radar

Tom Cruises Left Nut

pad199207 wrote: »

Coming in the Naas Rd and its lashing at Rathcoole. Nothing on radar

Very light drizzle in Dublin CC this morning

WheatenBriar

Dry in Arklow but tell tale signs of nearby activity visible

Rock Lesnar

After a foggy start, the sun is shining and theres not a cloud to be seen in north meath.

Schadenfreudia

Overnight low 5.6C...mainly sunny day, dry, very light NE wind, currently 12.1C.

This will be the 10th dry day in a row; the forth time since early June we've had 10 or more consecutive dry days...the longest spell was 20 days.

Harry Palmr

Horrid dull day again, started hopefully then bleugh! (Waterford)

sryanbruen

Only Monday this week brought some lovely sunshine to Grange!

sryanbruen

sryanbruen wrote: »

Yep I sense a change in the weather patterns from mid-week onwards next week.

From let's say Thursday onwards of next week, we could be in for much more unsettled, wet and windy conditions. Temperatures will creep up a little (right now I think) to about average - not feeling much warmer though. So enjoy the dry weather as long as you can! I will give more updates each day (well night...)

Update: Actually from Tuesday night, a band of rain will push through. Then on into Thursday, we will have a cloudy day with rain during the night - exact same thing on Friday. It will be DEFINITELY be changeable, a little milder and more unsettled! So kiss the dry period goodbye

Schadenfreudia

sryanbruen wrote: »

Update: Actually from Tuesday night, a band of rain will push through. Then on into Thursday, we will have a cloudy day with rain during the night - exact same thing on Friday. It will be DEFINITELY be changeable, a little milder and more unsettled! So kiss the dry period goodbye

That's five more dry days to go...more than they got in some parts all summer!

maquiladora

sryanbruen wrote: »

Update: Actually from Tuesday night, a band of rain will push through. Then on into Thursday, we will have a cloudy day with rain during the night - exact same thing on Friday. It will be DEFINITELY be changeable, a little milder and more unsettled! So kiss the dry period goodbye

The accumulated rainfall total out to next Friday on the GFS is between 0-1mm for most places, more for northwest coastal counties, but overall that is very little rain for a week at this time of year.