Summer 2017 - General Discussion

MJohnston

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Sometimes though it stays like this for weeks on end. I'd say you can barely see 2 feet in front of you around the scenic coastal sites! It's really a lottery visiting here, this type of weather would ruin a holiday for me.

If you're coming for the pubs, restaurants, nightlife, or cultural buildings (museums etc) I doubt the weather makes too much of a difference. Like I said, people don't book holidays to Ireland for the weather.

who_ru

JCX BXC wrote: »

Jesus it's been raining for a few days at most!

I don't know where you live but it's like this more often than not in Ireland, especially in the west.

MidMan25

who_ru wrote: »

I don't know where you live but it's like this more often than not in Ireland, especially in the west.

I think uve completely misunderstood their post

h7nlrp2v0g5u48

Grey and miserable here in Tipperary this evening. Looks loke an early night for me. Been lashing here all day.:(

emo72

heading up to sligo for the coming weekend, on a motorbike. someone cheer me up and tell me its not going to be washout?

Clonmel1000

Was down in Spain all weekend. Glorious weather hot dry and sunny. Back to this muck this evening.

pad199207

Relentless heavy rain here in D20

Gonzo

still lashing here, been pouring rain since about 3.30pm. Lots of water in our driveway now. Today is even wetter than last Saturday already.

Clonmel1000

Was on the M7 and M8 earlier really horrendous evening for driving. Temp was hovering around 11/12 degrees it's Ireland I know but still its ridiculous how crap our summer weather is most of the time.

pedigree 6

emo72 wrote: »

heading up to sligo for the coming weekend, on a motorbike. someone cheer me up and tell me its not going to be washout?

The GFS has High Pressure coming in on the Sunday.
ECM has it a day later. So look at the GFS to cheer yourself up.:P

squarecircles

Been dry all day in west Mayo,had some brief showers a while ago,very satisfying seeing the rest of the country get a proper dose of the muck for a change.

P.s I'm learning Spanish.
I'd advise others who take kindly to
Palm trees,powder blue skies,and eating your dinner outside on July evenings to do the same.
Its never going to change.

JCX BXC

Some very heavy showers all morning here in West Clare, not a drop of rain yesterday though! Got a 30km cycle in, was delighted.

squarecircles

encouraging signs

Gonzo

really hope that works out, sick of this cool, wet, windy, damp muck already.

sryanbruen

After yesterday's persistent rain, today was a fine day here with sunny spells and pleasant temperatures.

Clonmel1000

sryanbruen wrote: »

After yesterday's persistent rain, today was a fine day here with sunny spells and pleasant temperatures.

Very blustery and showery here. Month needs to pick up soon mid summer imminent really.

sryanbruen

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Very blustery and showery here. Month needs to pick up soon mid summer imminent really.

Don't say I promised a great START to the Summer 'cause I didn't.

squarecircles

'Flaming' June,a rash of heat across the west,one can dream...

sryanbruen

Yep, the models are showing temperatures widely of 20-23c by Thursday 15th June across Ireland whilst the Azores High seems to take hold of Ireland by Tuesday 13th next week. If this continues as a trend, Summer could begin much earlier than I had intended.

TECH85

Come on summer , where are you !?!

Dr Crayfish

sryanbruen wrote: »

Yep, the models are showing temperatures widely of 20-23c by Thursday 15th June across Ireland whilst the Azores High seems to take hold of Ireland by Tuesday 13th next week. If this continues as a trend, Summer could begin much earlier than I had intended.

I love you, if you're right. I just hung my clothes out in that crazy wind, if they don't end up in Wales, they should be dry pretty soon, if it doesn't shower that is!

sryanbruen

TECH85 wrote: »

Come on summer , where are you !?!

I found it. It's been lost since 2013 but here it is and it's near our shores :P.

MidMan25

Going to Kerry for a week Saturday 19th, please happen please happen :P

Elmer Blooker

Perfect conditions for some noctilucent watching tonight, visibility couldn't be better and I don't think the low moon will be a problem.
Eyes looking north later!

Meteorite58

Nice bright fresh evening here in Tralee, a few short lasting localized showers. 10.8C atm



Pic: Blennerville at 20.30 approx

pauldry

Have heat on as its 9.3c outside

This wont last as even as soon as tomorrow 16 to 18c

The really cold weather of the past few days wont be repeated again until August

So Summer IS slowly coming....with warmer temperatures and rain...to begin

Gonzo

I hope yous are all right, since the fine weather broke on Saturday 27th May things here have mostly been very poor with lots of rain and some very cool and windy conditions.

sryanbruen

Azores High continuing to show its hand over Ireland next week on the latest run of the models.

JCX BXC

1.6mm this morning, stopped raining for the past hour. Looks like there won't be much for the rest of the day, was expecting more.

Edit: Was very wrong.

Clonmel1000

State exams started today so sun splitting the stones on the poor crathurs. Or maybe it's 16 degrees and raining.

km79

JCX BXC wrote: »

1.6mm this morning, stopped raining for the past hour. Looks like there won't be much for the rest of the day, was expecting more.

Edit: Was very wrong.

Should clear soon hopefully

emo72

pedigree 6 wrote: »

The GFS has High Pressure coming in on the Sunday.
ECM has it a day later. So look at the GFS to cheer yourself up.:P

There's been a good upgrade for Friday. even MT has it. It's all coming up roses lads.

bear1

Savage that's it happening after I've left.

pedigree 6

bear1 wrote: »

Savage that's it happening after I've left.

How long can you stay away for?:p

bear1

pedigree 6 wrote: »

How long can you stay away for?:p

I work abroad

JCX BXC

Where did this rotten drizzle come from? I thought once the rain cleared that was it!

Oscar Bravo

STATUS YELLOW

Rainfall Warning for Cork and Kerry
Heavy rain or thundery showers will occur at times overnight and during Thursday leading to accumulations of 25 to 40mm in places.

Issued:Wednesday 07 June 2017 21:00
Valid:Wednesday 07 June 2017 21:00 to Thursday 08 June 2017 20:00

21:45 update

Today
Breezy and mostly cloudy overnight, with rain becoming widespread once again and persistent and locally heavy, but some dry slots also. Lowest temperatures 9 to 12 degrees Celsius, in moderate to fresh southerly breezes.




Tomorrow

Thursday morning will be mostly cloudy, with further heavy rain for a time, but it will turn more showery by afternoon, with occasional sunny spells. The showers will be heavy and some will be thundery, with some hail. Close and humid, top temperatures 16 to 19 C. Moderate southwesterly winds, will be fresh along south and southeast coasts and blustery around thunderstorms.

sryanbruen

emo72 wrote: »

There's been a good upgrade for Friday. even MT has it. It's all coming up roses lads.

Indeed. High pressure slap bang over Ireland by Thursday 15th:

jambofc

moved to Kilkenny 3 years ago thinking i was moving close to the sunny south east.....lol
has been terrible summers,Meath near the East coast was way better

squarecircles

A Mid Summers night (day)dream...

JCX BXC

I'd say the east coast will love that

sryanbruen

JCX BXC wrote: »

I'd say the east coast will love that

Honestly would.

JCX BXC

sryanbruen wrote: »

Honestly would.

You're inland you don't count!

sryanbruen

JCX BXC wrote: »

You're inland you don't count!

Oh you meant the east coast literally.

MJohnston

Body&Soul festival weekend is starting to edge into the wildly FI extents of the GFS, I'll be refreshing that precip chart every day until then!

Clonmel1000

Lovely day today if it was early April.

sryanbruen

The weekend of the 17th/18th looking like quite a BBQ weekend at the moment.

JCX BXC

STATUS YELLOW

Rainfall Warning for Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Longford, Louth, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Leitrim and Sligo
Thundery downpours with localised flooding this afternoon and evening.

Issued:Thursday 08 June 2017 14:00
Valid:Thursday 08 June 2017 14:00 to Thursday 08 June 2017 22:00

Clonmel1000

sryanbruen wrote: »

The weekend of the 17th/18th looking like quite a BBQ weekend at the moment.

Is it likely to last Syran or what do you reckon?

sryanbruen

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Is it likely to last Syran or what do you reckon?

At the moment yes. Once this Azores High ridges through Ireland (The GFS says Thursday 15th, the ECMWF says Tuesday 13th/Wednesday 14th), there is no sign in the forecast period for at least a week and a half of an Atlantic regime returning right now. We could be going into quite an extended period of fine, settled weather if this Azores High truly does come into play here.