Summer 2018 - General Discussion

Graces7 · 19-08-2018 2:12pm

Oppressively humid and airless outside. Not a breath of wind

west mayo; offshore island

Gavlor · 19-08-2018 2:43pm

Gavlor wrote: »

Balls of and a day on the south east coast, sun came out for a bit but heat was drowned out by a strong south westerly. Misty and foggy since 5

Bit of redemption today!

https://twitter.com/meteireann/status/1031172606332989440?s=21

Artane2002 · 19-08-2018 2:55pm

Gonzo wrote: »

disappointing day here, murky with spits of drizzle all morning, no sign of any sun. Temperature 19C.

Similar in Artane/Coolock except the sun managed to come out for a minute. It's gone now sadly.

sryanbruen · 19-08-2018 3:04pm

This August has to be the most boring month in quite a long while. It was bound to happen sometime after all the interest the weather has provided since Ophelia. Not complaining because this allows me to focus on other matters.

SleetAndSnow · 19-08-2018 3:22pm

Currently about 24/25 degrees in Cork. Feels very warm and nice when the sunshine appears!

Xenji · 19-08-2018 3:29pm

Overcast in Castlebar, 19.3C and 89% humidity.

spookwoman · 19-08-2018 5:22pm

22.5 in waterford and horribly humid

Slashermcguirk · 19-08-2018 6:13pm

21 degrees in dublin city centre but the humidity is brutal! Sweating buckets out there

Slashermcguirk · 19-08-2018 6:15pm

Would love to know since 1st May what proportion of days in dublin have seen at least 20 degrees hit. It feels like only a handful of days where the max temperature wasn’t at least 20-22 degrees with so many days around 23-26 over the past few months

igCorcaigh · 19-08-2018 6:27pm

23C in Cork airport, city feels balmy.
Love it!

Gonzo · 19-08-2018 7:09pm

today's high at Dunshaughlin reached 20C briefly, a full 6C cooler than yesterday. If the sun was around today we would have easily reached 22 or 23C. A damp day here with drizzely showers on and off all day.

sryanbruen · 19-08-2018 7:19pm

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

Would love to know since 1st May what proportion of days in dublin have seen at least 20 degrees hit. It feels like only a handful of days where the max temperature wasn’t at least 20-22 degrees with so many days around 23-26 over the past few months

Station|May|June|July|August|Total|% of days
Casement Aerodrome|8|15|26|11|60|54%
Dublin Airport|5|15|23|9|52|47%
Phoenix Park|9|19|26|14|68|62%

Data comes from Met Éireann.

Slashermcguirk · 19-08-2018 8:57pm

Sryan thanks so much for that. If you take out May which I suppose is not technically summer that would mean Phoenix Park in June, July and August combined has averaged about 75% of all days being 20 degrees or higher, very impressive. Can’t imagine there are too many summers with that type of average!

sryanbruen wrote: »

Station|May|June|July|August|Total|% of days
Casement Aerodrome|8|15|26|11|60|54%
Dublin Airport|5|15|23|9|52|47%
Phoenix Park|9|19|26|14|68|62%

Data comes from Met Éireann.

Artane2002 · 20-08-2018 11:57am

More annoying drizzle in Dublin 5

sryanbruen · 20-08-2018 12:00pm

Artane2002 wrote: »

More annoying drizzle in Dublin 5

The boring August continues so my mind turns to Winter

Already 20c in Arklow 2 hours ago.

https://twitter.com/Arklowweather/status/1031461119611887616

pauldry · 20-08-2018 3:13pm

Good afternoon from sunny misty (at the same time...all day) Sligo 19.1c

Graces7 · 20-08-2018 5:07pm

Very warm West Mayo... cloudy with some sun.

Graces7 · 20-08-2018 5:09pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

The boring August

Nothing boring about it where I am. The winds had us cut off and the rain filled the moored boat with water

sryanbruen · 20-08-2018 5:09pm

Graces7 wrote: »

The boring August

Nothing boring about it where I am. The winds had us cut off and the rain filled the moored boat with water

Well I'm on the other side of the country from you in fairness where it's just been cloudy, humid muck with little rain - perfect definition of boring to me.

MJohnston · 20-08-2018 5:27pm

There's nothing worse than a hot, rainy day. And that's what today has been. The air is like a soup again.

Artane2002 · 20-08-2018 5:44pm

MJohnston wrote: »

There's nothing worse than a hot, rainy day. And that's what today has been. The air is like a soup again.

This post really shows that everyone has a different definition of hot/cold. Personally, I found the temperature perfectly fine.

Clonmel1000 · 20-08-2018 6:18pm

Artane2002 wrote: »

This post really shows that everyone has a different definition of hot/cold. Personally, I found the temperature perfectly fine.

Today is definitely not hot.

Harry Palmr · 20-08-2018 6:27pm

It's been very humid, and that feels hot!

OldRio · 20-08-2018 6:29pm

Rain, rain, drizzle and more rain in Leitrim.
Warm and humid.

SleetAndSnow · 20-08-2018 6:29pm

Was roasting in cork city today with the sun out. Was sweating just standing outside!

MJohnston · 20-08-2018 6:40pm

Artane2002 wrote: »

This post really shows that everyone has a different definition of hot/cold. Personally, I found the temperature perfectly fine.

It has cooled down significantly since the cloud cover got thicker, but earlier when it was partly sunny and very humid, I would definitely have described it as hot for me. The air temps are one thing, but the combo of direct sunlight and high humidity earlier was pretty heavy.

Burty330 · 21-08-2018 12:03am

Youd get more wind off a fart than down the south today. Dead air , high humidity = a savage , cruel , exhausting and unrelenting warmth.
Bring on the cold , bring it all the way on!