Spring 2022 - General Discussion

DOCARCH

Generally a fine day but getting very windy now in Greystones. 13.8c atm.

Dazler97

Some lightning in that rain east of Galway about 30 mins ago, squally rain by the looks of it

KanyeSouthEast

Desperate evening in Carlow heavy rain and gusty and a balmy 14 degrees.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081924#Comment_119081924

Rains only just started in Arklow

Blustery but mostly light so far

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119042283#Comment_119042283

Who promised it?

highdef

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119042283#Comment_119042283

Who promised a heatwave? Was in Met Eireann or any official/professional forecaster/agency or was it just an individual person that promised it? If the latter, that's the equivalent of me saying that I promise you an upcoming heatwave.

I only ask the above as I've not been aware of any heatwave promises. I know any Met agency will never ever make any promises regarding future forecasts so I'm curious to understand exactly what you mean.

Danno

For the younger folk on here - this last week is an exact replica of every summer 2007 to 2012 inclusive (with perhaps 2010 less bad). It seemed to co-incide with the recession too!

KanyeSouthEast

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119082609#Comment_119082609

The gutter press a week ago for last weekend. My comment was meant sarcastically. ME certainly didn’t it was more scandalous misrepresentation of what was forecasted that’s all.

KanyeSouthEast

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119082186#Comment_119082186

I replied to you a week ago on this. Not sure why your asking me again.

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119082914#Comment_119082914

Apologies,my post remained as a draft and I posted it again by mistake,stupid new boards

Gonzo

the GFS 12z earlier ends on a heat outlier for the UK, while Ireland has something cooler on offer. 35C possible in London and the SE on this particular run while Dublin and most of Ireland barely scraping 12C. This is extended range stuff and very much an outlier but we've been here before with temperatures similar to this chart.

The Atlantic behaves like a radiator in the winter and an icebox during the summer.

eon1208

Where's all the dry April weather gone dudes. We've enough water now. Lol

KanyeSouthEast

Lots of small branches down this morning trellis in garden and flower heads strewn around the garden.

appledrop

It's a stunningly beautiful morning in Dublin. Not a cloud in sky on school run + warm already.

Wind still there but that's a minor detail.

Gonzo

Make the most of today, will probably be the best day until perhaps June. The rest of this month looks like it will be flat as a pancake westerlys with rain or showers and will feel quite cool at times, particularly next week looking increasingly cool and showery with temperatures going slightly below average for the first time in a long time.

Gonzo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119083708#Comment_119083708

The dry conditions have gone on holidays with the Atlantic back firmly in charge over the next 7 to 10 days at least.

appledrop

Yep, I'm making the most of it Gonzo, I have 3 loads of washing out on line😁 and will be spending all of today outside.

ascophyllum

A very wild evening on the West Coast. Met Eireann are forecasting 33km/hr for my exact location which wouldn't be so bad at all, nope it's 54km gusting to 70 and 80!

Thank God for Windguru which gave a much more accurate forecast. I've no idea why they keep giving inaccurate wind values especially when the data is available.

Dazler97

Met Éireann acting up on the app

Twas a nice day in Arklow

Here's a silhouetted scene of the sun setting just now,looking west towards the hills from Arklow

namloc1980

Another horrible cool, windy and wet start to the day.

KanyeSouthEast

Dreadful start to the day. Heavy thundery rain cool and miserable. I know some will say it’s only middle of May but we’re 5 weeks from summer solstice and the weather is very poor.

appledrop

The biggest thing I noticed this morning was how dark and dull it was.

Lucky so far in Dublin, no rain yet and I got my walk in.

We had a fab day yesterday, I managed 3 walks, looking forward to lovely take away tonight, I don't want to waste away😁.

Hairypoppins

Summer doesn't start for another 2 weeks though ,hang on in there lads

Oscar Bravo

After a wet morning here in Castlebar its already brightening up from the west. Dry and bright for most by evening

Gonzo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119088258#Comment_119088258

We've had generally a very dry and warm Spring up to recently, however May does look like it will be the wettest month of the Spring. The following 7 to 10 days look generally cool with temperatures averaging 11 to 16C by day with showers or longer outbreaks of rain most days. May last year was also rubbish and very chilly yet June and July turned out generally very warm and settled for the most part. I am hoping for a similar improvement as we begin June just like last year.

KanyeSouthEast

Thanks for the context Gonzo and I really hope you are right. We’ve such a small window of opportunity for proper summer weather I get a bit panicked when I see May spiralling away like this.

Meteorite58

Nice evening here in Kerry, wind has eased down, feeling relatively cool at 10.8C, high today of 15.7C.

Pic at 21.40

mcburns07

Not a bad day in East Cork after a wet start. Very breezy though :)

Thelonious Monk

It's cold in Dublin and breeze picking up