Autumn 2022 - General Discussion

Graces7

Wild, wuthering ...cold and wet.. There you are ! VERY rare I have nothing good to say re weather so think on as we say in Lancashire! Just nasty out here.

PS STILL deluging hard... I am safe from flooding but there is what develops into a moat between door and gate... seeing where it is at when it gets light will be interesting... Wellies at the ready..

West Coast offshore

Graces7

The strong wind changed direction a few minutes ago. Being well out on a limb this is so easy to discern

And the rain drumming sounds so different.. and louder howling

Elemental!

West Mayo offshore

ascophyllum

Day 64 in a row of rain here in West Mayo, there have been a handful of dry halfdays, but I think every single 24 hour period since Sept 21 has recorded rain here. Majority of the time heavy rain. An extraordinary 2 months

Oneiric 3

Just brutish conditions here in Galway with heavy rain and hail that is ready to smash the windows in. A grim as it gets.

And now loud thunder.

Some decent coastal gusts today, Roches Point getting to 120kmh before 3pm, Mace Head, Belmullet and now Sherkin Island getting a share too.

BagofWeed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119915723#Comment_119915723

Suicide rates going to go through the roof. Cork city is the same it never stops here just coming in waves of rain. Only the thoughts of emigrating next year are getting me through it, soaked every day jogging and soaked every night walking, its vile. Heading away to north Africa for some sun next week, last time I saw a blue sky with sun was in October in Noord Holland.

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119917155#Comment_119917155

Any evidence or links to show that the wet weather is causing suicide rates to go through the roof in Cork?

acequion

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119917155#Comment_119917155

Yet you'll find people who talk up the weather in Ireland with the, "Ah shur tis grand, could be worse" attitude.

I have always maintained that the climate here in Kerry is one of the toughest to endure and I'm not that young and have lived in plenty other spots both nationally and internationally. The south west and west of Ireland are every bit as rain sodden and miserable as Frank Mc Court described in his 1996 memoir of growing up in Limerick in 30's and 40's, Angela's Ashes, so it's not just down to climate change. Granted when the weather is good it is nice here, but that's quite a rarity. People with neurological and arthritic complaints, like my elderly parents, seem to really suffer in this all pervasive damp, which is why I've always planned not to spend my senior years here.

Folks may disagree but I find having to live, work and commute in this constant rain really stressful. And forget trying to do something like plan a weekend away!

BagofWeed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119917223#Comment_119917223

Totally agree with you. Its a strange Stockholm Syndrome with some Irish folk when it comes to weather. I lived in Nederland before and it was a rarity for there to be even a full days continuous rain unlike our rain which can go on for weeks at a time. The dreariness in Cork is unbelievable, I lived in the southeast for a while and in fairness its much brighter there. Even the so called heatwave in Cork was fairly shite as it was still very overcast here, although August had a few nice warm days.

I went to Kerry twice in about 8 years and my god the wind there both times gave me a headache, Hag's Glen and Inch Strand, never again will I ever get out of the car if I visit again, lol.

I have to go out for a jog now I've been like a caged animal all day and I'll probably spend the jog moaning about the weather.

The real killer with our weather is the fact it never really lets up, a good day here a good day there and the rest is grey overcast, windy, damp, cold and wet.

.Donegal.

Heavy showers have merged in to a longer spell of rain here. Some heavy showers across the country this evening, hail and thunder possible.

namloc1980

Absolutely sick of the rain at this stage.

Oneiric 3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119917223#Comment_119917223

The rain itself does not bother me, but the older I get, the more realise that the air here in the west of Ireland is not good. Went for a walk last night with a mate of mine and despite not raining at the time, you could feel the chilled, dank, saturated air piercing your lungs with every intake of breath and with everywhere dripping but no rain actually falling. If I had the opportunity I'd be out of here like a shot and move to the interior of some big continent where when the skies are blue, they are deep blue and when the skies are black, they are really black. Not like here where every colour in the sky is blanched out due to amount of water in the air.

mcburns07

Jaysus the drama queens are out tonight 😅

I always find it curious that Irish people complain so much about the weather but most make no effort to enjoy whatever little bits of weather we do get. Many a weekend morning I've got up early to enjoy the sun and dry knowing rain is due in the afternoon and you would hardly see a soul out.

Billcarson

Sick of the rain myself but its been a pretty dry year overall, would have preferred if the rainfall had been more spread out through the year instead of the wash out autumn. Anyway looks like things should become dryer later next week and cooler as we come more under the influence of air from the continent instead of the Atlantic .

acequion

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119917631#Comment_119917631

Ah come on! The weather in this country, especially the west, is a write off. Talk it up all you want and good weather fans like us "drama queens" 😏 are very much to be found out and about on a good day. As in a decent dry day, not in the 5 minutes of a break before it deluges again.

Much better climates elsewhere to live in, but someone will always get offended when that obvious fact is pointed out.

highdef

Apart from wanting to be close to family, the only other thing that has stopped me from moving to a place with a warmer climates is the long evenings during late a spring and into summer.

mcburns07

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119918017#Comment_119918017

Not disputing that our climate is shite, weather isn't the be all and end all tho, and as others have pointed out we had a very good run of dry weather for most of this year. You don't have to move abroad to find better weather, as a Kerry woman you'd see a nice difference by moving across the country 🙂

appledrop

I've said it before and I'll say it again I could never live in west of Ireland.

It's bad enough the amount of rain we get in Dublin but the West/Southwest can get double that.

No thanks.

My commute to work this morning was dangerous with the torrential rain on motorway.

McBurns I know what you mean, we were in Bushy Park last Saturday morning and I couldn't believe how quite playground was. Now it was freezing cold but no wind so once you were wrapped up it was grand.

In contrast, I walked to shop on Sunday morning and it was so cold with wind it was hard to breathe and even with hat on my ears were still freezing!

I always get out when we can but unfortunately we have had way too many rainy days this autumn.

acequion

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119918059#Comment_119918059

It's not all that great elsewhere in Ireland either as is evidenced by the many east coasters complaining about this never ending bad spell. And so what if we got a dry spell for a while! Most countries take that for granted.

For some of us weather is massively important for our well being. As in half way decent weather, doesn't have to be gin blue skies and heat all the time, just something more settled than the default muck we get here. I'm only here for my livelihood. Once I retire that's it, I'm out. Life is too short.

Graces7

Having lived in Orkney ten years I came to ireland for a bit of sun and not been disappointed. But as someone else said, it IS only the weather... Live with it ! It does not affect me as it does some here. Just get on with life

sporina

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119917155#Comment_119917155

awe now we had fab blue skies here last Sunday and Friday.. other days b4 that too.. has not been all bad

.Donegal.

New driving rain index for Ireland. Dark blue areas are extreme.

Rainfall map updated as well. Mean annual rainfall (mm) for the climate normal 1991 – 2020 in the Republic of Ireland below

Graces7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119917223#Comment_119917223

Having lived years in both Kerry and Mayo? Mayo is definitely a more extreme and rigorous climate than Kerry. And both pale in comparison with Orkney... And I have met overseas folk when market /street trding who come here for the rain... Yes it can be arduous but there are far worse things than bad weather... Loud wind all night again

Carol25

I must be the only one who isn’t too bothered with the rain…I don’t mind as long as it doesn’t happen during the summer months. Looking forward to a break from it all the same when it does inevitably arrive…

The weather this year has gone from very dry and settled to very wet. Will be interested to see does this average out rainfall totals in various regions by year end.

DOCARCH

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119918687#Comment_119918687

Same. Outside of summer months, I love rain!

teddybones

I don’t mind the rain. It’s the bloody dark in winter I hate. The short days kill me. I can manage rain and wind, indeed I love a good storm but I find winter hard for the lack of light. I think that’s more depressing than anything. even if it’s mild I have to light the fire just for my mental health! That seems to make things better! Although even that’s been ruined by the cost of fuel. Anyway looking forward to the drier spell coming up!

Cluedo Monopoly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119918739#Comment_119918739

In 27 days, the days start to get longer.

Graces7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119918739#Comment_119918739

SAD... Me too but there are special lamps that will help greatly . It is not mental but a simple physical response to lack of LUX... Bears hibernate. We insist on making no changes. SAD lamps are your friend.. At this season The lamps replace that. I can sleep up to 18 / 24 hours... Rip van Winkle ...

sryanbruen

Met have confirmed Valentia's wettest autumn on record that I have mentioned, and Cork Airport too.

https://twitter.com/METclimate/status/1596165706672140288?s=20&t=CQlh9uwCxY7ZRFYdAC1iGQ

acequion

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119920615#Comment_119920615

In no way surprised. Have felt every bit of it.

Reading people's reactions to the weather above is interesting and shows how much we all vary, what does and does not trigger us and what we each individually enjoy. What I get annoyed about is people telling you to get over whatever it is that you hate, be that rain or extreme heat. The effect of environmental factors on people's physical and mental health has been so well documented that it's important to give people a break and respect their views. Nobody here on boards.ie knows the back story of any poster.

Today was the kind of day I love [here in Kerry]. A still, quiet winter's day and I made hay 😀 Somebody just posted that they don't mind the rain but hate the dark. Now I'd be the opposite. I actually like the dark winter days once they're quiet and still and cold doesn't bother me in the slightest. In fact I like it. It's the incessant rain, wind and constant grey that I can't stand.

Moral of the story. We live on an island of significant weather variations. A pretty corner of the world no doubt, but an overall poor climate which actually is a deal breaker for some. Let's respect each other's differences and let's enjoy some settled weather when it returns and hopefully, according to forecasts, that will be soon.😄