Summer 2017 - General Discussion

Gonzo

things seemed to have changed quickly, I thought next Wednesday to Sunday were looking very warm and continental, instead they are looking cool and unsettled, similar to what we had for much of June.

Harry Palmr

ECM still just about GSF is

sryanbruen

Gonzo wrote: »

things seemed to have changed quickly, I thought next Wednesday to Sunday were looking very warm and continental, instead they are looking cool and unsettled, similar to what we had for much of June.

It is called Fantasy Island for a reason :P.

George Sunsnow

Lovely in Arklow at the moment 18c
No complaints:)

Donegal Storm

Dreadful in Donegal with persistent heavy rain with torrential bursts, 14C

Plenty of complaints

Gonzo

sryanbruen wrote: »

It is called Fantasy Island for a reason :P.

I think it was more just wishfull thinking on my part that the FI with good conditions would last.

Was warm and sunny here up untill 10 minutes ago, looks like we could have a small bit of rain on the way.

Oscar Bravo

Dry and bright here in Castlebar with hazy sunshine in a moderate south westerly wind.

George Sunsnow

High today of 21.2c in Arklow
Currently 19.9c

No complaints:)

Gonzo

few heavy rain drops earlier but not enough to wet the ground, temp rose further after the drops of rain to close to 22C by 5pm. Back to 19C now. The weather 'apps' showing 24C for here tomorrow.

edit: heavy shower here now.

Clonmel1000

Is that July goosed then?

Gonzo

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Is that July goosed then?

not goosed but probably not as good as many of us had hoped. The north-west is having a particularly unfair run this summer, they ain't even getting they few nice days that the rest of the country gets.

We should have maybe 2 good days next week then another unsettled period and after that the chance of another few fine days before the end of the month. Doesn't look to be any long term (1 week+) of fine weather on the horizon. Every time we get some fine weather it's gone after 3 or 4 days.

Clonmel1000

Gonzo wrote: »

not goosed but probably not as good as many of us had hoped. The north-west is having a particularly unfair run this summer, they ain't even getting they few nice days that the rest of the country gets.

We should have maybe 2 good days next week then another unsettled period and after that the chance of another few fine days before the end of the month. Doesn't look to be any long term (1 week+) of fine weather on the horizon. Every time we get some fine weather it's gone after 3 or 4 days.

Cheers for that summary.

sryanbruen

There's so much disagreement among the models that I can barely forecast what it will be like 3 days later.

Elmer Blooker

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Is that July goosed then?

More or less yes, mid July now and St Swithin's Day tomorrow, forget that 40 days of rain nonsense but there is a lot of truth in the legend:

There is a scientific basis to the weather pattern behind the legend of St Swithun's day. Around the middle of July, the jet stream settles into a pattern which, in the majority of years, holds reasonably steady until the end of August. When the jet stream lies north of the British Isles then continental high pressure is able to move in; when it lies across or south of the British Isles, Arctic air and Atlantic weather systems predominate.

So, I would think fairly mixed for the next month or so, a few good days now and then followed by typical Atlantic cloudy westerlies.

Harry Palmr

The divergence between GFS and ECM is striking. The BBC going with the optimistic view, thundery then settled.

pauldry

Unfortunately I always go by GFS so I think good weather until Wednesday then pants till July 25th

hatrickpatrick

pauldry wrote: »

Unfortunately I always go by GFS so I think good weather until Wednesday then pants till July 25th

Wouldn't be a U2 concert without a bit of a downpour in fairness

DOCARCH

Mostly cloudy in Dublin 16 this morning, but very mild. 19.0c atm.

Aaaagh so annoying �� A few days ago met eireann said next week would be very good especially midweeek . On that basis I booked Wednesday off work .

Now latest forecast says next Wednesday raining and intermittent cloud , cooler etc etc. .
Is it really that hard to predict one week ahead ? This keeps happening this summer. Dammit .

(I'm bang on the East coast - Mornington)

Clonmel1000

Very cloudy and very mild here also

Mars Bar

Manky mist in Tuam. Place is soaked.

sryanbruen

pauldry wrote: »

Unfortunately I always go by GFS so I think good weather until Wednesday then pants till July 25th

You go by the GFS? Oh boy.

George Sunsnow

Currently mostly cloudy in Arklow yet it's 23c :eek:

No complaints

JCX BXC

Low cloud and sunshine battling it out here in West Clare.

Very windy 25kt 2min avg, currently 18c but very up and down all morning.

George Sunsnow

Suns out
Feeling Balmy to hot near Arklow now

Gonzo

20C here and mostly cloudy.

Looks like July is going to turn out a fairly average/mixed month similar to June with the odd fine warm day here and there. It's like as if were on the edge of trying to tap into the warm continental heat all summer but just can't grab it. It's an amazing summer in the south-eastern third of the UK but everywhere else is similar to here. Hopefully we will have better luck during August.

edit: just to clear things up, I am not forecasting a bad July by any means, more of a dissapointing outcome considering what could have happened. There will be plenty of 20C+ days this month but just won't be as sunny or hot as we were hoping. Like most summers, the eastern third of Ireland and parts of south Munster may end up sunnier and warmer than the rest of the country.

JCX BXC

Temperature 18.5c now with mostly cloudy now, limited sunny spells. It would be pleasant out if the wind wasn't so strong, current 2mins AVG of 22.0kts and 10min AVG of 19.7kts

Gonzo

big jump in temp now in past 20 minutes, 22C here now and sun is trying to shine.

MidMan25

The sun is well and truly out in east Cork, clear blue skies and feeling very humid.

George Sunsnow

25.9c in Arklow now
Another little push and we'll have our hottest day here of the summer
Just Glorious