Autumn 2022 - General Discussion

Kutebride

Saturday in Dingle took part in a half marathon at 9am. The rain was solid for the first 6 miles of the rain along with roars of thunder and a flash lighting. My goodness; rain falling on us and running water at our feet down the slopes of hills. The second half of the run was like a new season with the sun coming out to see those stunning views on the penninsula. It was pretty special. We struck lucky with dry daylight conditions there after to enjoy rest of weekend in Kerry @Meteorite58

It was a cooler day on Saturday maybe reaching 14⁰. Journey back to Meath today reached temps of 18⁰-20⁰.

Here comes more rain tonight.

17⁰ Meath

Graces7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119571400#Comment_119571400

It would not be an Irish wind without the obligatory low flying trampoline..

Out here everything that COULD fly did so decades if not centuries ago.

Meteorite58

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119572330#Comment_119572330

Sounds wonderful Kutebride, that was a right test of a run, well done. Yeah yesterday felt quite cool, was out doing a few jobs until the rain and thunder arrived here early evening, some spectacular clouds with plenty of clear blue sky too. Indeed today was such a different day, got up to 19.5C here ,bright and breezy, great for pottering around and enjoyed taking a few pictures before the cloud filled in early evening with rain following, wet evening with 10mm at last count. Must take a spin back to Dingle soon with the season quietening down.

Graces7

First birdsong at 6.41 am

West Mayo offshore island,

There is a little sound of wind.

pad199207

Weather Advisory for Ireland

• Remaining unsettled for much of this week with spells of heavy rain or showers, possibly causing further disruption.
• Valid: 19:00 Friday 02/09/2022 to 19:00 Wednesday 07/09/2022
• Issued: 13:24 Thursday 01/09/2022
• Updated: 10:48 Monday 05/09/2022 

leahyl

Lads, it's really Autumn now! Rain has been shocking in Cork City all morning; i just want to curl up in front of a fire with a hot chocolate and watch a movie!

appledrop

Still lovely and sunny here in NCD although it is extremely windy.

Graces7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119574079#Comment_119574079

Sounds good to me..and yes that tang in the air.. sharp amd sweet,,

appledrop

Miserable auld evening now, very windy abd showery.

I did well today, 2 loads of washing dry before the weather changed.

completedit

Have absolutely no idea why anyone wanted rain to fall. This is brutal. Just showered for a minute there, definitely came down with stronger force than my pressure shower.

pauldry

Short burst of heavy rain followed quickly by sun.

Meteorite58

Blustery still in Kerry, my wife's plane into Kerry airport got diverted to Shannon this evening after two attempts to land.

Very heavy rain around 12.00- 14.00 and showers thereafter, must check the manual gauge but about 14mm today. Got very mild late afternoon getting up to 19C, back now to 14.8C.

leahyl

Went for walk around 6.30 and got caught in the heaviest shower ever! Tried to shelter behind a tree cos I was up on a height (Northside of cork city) and the wind was very strong and was driving the rain across the road so I ducked behind the tree - leaned up against it and felt the trunk moving….made a quick dash across the field and across the road and stood in front of a school which shielded me a bit from the wind/rain. I was drenched though! Fun!

Graces7

It was so LOUD was the wind I put ear plugs in to get to sleep..

Pleasantly blustery now.. true authentic autumn weather..

giveitholly

27mm of rain recorded since midnight,looks like we were under a train of showers coming directly up from the south

highdef

I'd be a bit concerned that there could be some flooding in south eastern and eastern parts today. There's a lot of heavy rain already in those areas and there's a lot more moving up from the south. I have also spotted what looks to a developing circulation west of Cornwall heading north or just east of north, towards the south east or just offshore.....perhaps a small cut off low? It might not result in anything out of the ordinary though and as I type, the rainfall intensity looks to be dropping; something to keep an eye on though.

Currently, in Meath and Louth, there are a couple of potent cells that have fired up, both of which could cause spot flooding and I would not be surprised if they begin sparking soon. One is just SW of Ardee and the other just north of Ashbourne. These will have been aided by the sunny breaks in that part of the country.

Looking at the UK Met Office charts, there could be some very heavy slow moving showers tomorrow and Thursday, due to the area of low pressure being centred over or very close to Ireland, a slack air flow, some embedded troughs and plenty of energy. CAPE and LI both look quite high too.

Gonzo

Starting to rain here now at Dunshaughlin after 2 dry days on Sunday and Monday. Plenty of heavy rain on the way now for the afternoon. Dunsany is already sitting at 51mm of rain for September. I can see this month going well past 100mm by the time September is over which will make this the wettest month since February. Looks like we should get a break from this unsettled muck on Friday and Saturday.

Edit: An absolute deluge here now surface water building up quickly.

Graces7

Peaceful....Hard heavy rain starting here. No wind so it sounds different. A gentle rhythmic drumming.. We seem to be escaping the worst these days.. then it ripens into a LOUD TATTOO

West Mayo offshore

esposito

“One of the most challenging winters ahead” I keep hearing this and while it will be challenging energy wise, I bet the weather gods will be kind and we’ll get an incredibly mild winter!

Cumhachtach

Rain was needed, rain is necessary for growth and life. But I'm a fine day person😊

I'm not fond of bruised skies of differing shades of grey and purple, which I associate with very unsettled weather. It's one extreme to another lately.

I'd have much prefered a breakdown with rain belts interspersed with dry days. These days you're never half an hour from a cloud burst.

And there is an anti climatic feeling that summer is over. I'm a summer's child, I like being outdoors for long hours in bright, dry weather.

I don't think we've ever seen a more pronounced summer/autumn change. I'd prefer something more gradual. The one redeeming feature is it's relatively mild.

But playing sport outdoors, farming etc is a pleasure in dry weather. We need the rain but it is miserable, I find, at present. Drying hurls with towels etc. Kids with hunched shoulders looking like drowned rats when they stand around, as the ball is at the other end of the pitch. At the end of the day dry and warm beats cold and wet. Otherwise we would have never built dwellings.

acequion

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119581227#Comment_119581227

Great post and 100% agree. All those people complaining of drought and begging for rain should have been very careful what they wished for. The change in the space of one weekend has been startling, dramatic and very disorientating. Like stepping off a plane from a far away sunny land into Atlantic misery at its worst. Something more gradual would feel much more natural. As you say the one and only small mercy is that it's mild. But hating it! 😨

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119581980#Comment_119581980

The people complaining about the drought and begging for rain are not the reason we have so much rain since last Friday. The weather had to break down at some stage and no one has control over it

Oscar Bravo

Todays max

acequion

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119582004#Comment_119582004

Well obviously it's not caused by humans but longing for rain is a tad ironic in this country as you will certainly get what you wished for and lots more besides. And no it didn't have to break in such spectacular fashion. The summer in Kerry wasn't so fabulous that you'd expect such a radical deterioration.

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119582034#Comment_119582034

Well some people's livelihoods depend on getting rain so of course they are going to be looking for it after such a long dry spell. That is the joy of living in Ireland.

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119577626#Comment_119577626

38mm now and still raining

acequion

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119582086#Comment_119582086

Perhaps but it wasn't such a long dry spell in Kerry. And there are also plenty whose livelihoods are hampered by severe bad weather.

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119582099#Comment_119582099

Of course there are,I am not denying that,wouldn't call the last few days severe bad weather. Anyways I think I will leave it at that,we both have made our points about the recent weather.

Danno

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119582023#Comment_119582023

Roles reversed compared to the last two to three months.

A notable chill in the air out there this evening. It feels more like 8c - I blame the damp in the air (humidity 95%) and now also firmly embedded in the soil and across every outdoor surface. It's more like early-mid October with leaves browning on some trees, accumulating in piles on the paths, summer flowers closing up and becoming ragged from the winds over the last two days.

It has been a speedy transition since last Saturday morning.

We need an Indian Summer this year. "one more tune! one more tune! one more tune!"

Cumhachtach

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119581980#Comment_119581980

I don't think anyone should feel the need to sugar coat it if they feel it's very broken weather and miserable.

Yes I acknowledge we really needed rain. I acknowledge we've had countless dry months and the odds were on such a break. But it's not pleasant to do your normal daily activities in. For most people. Sometimes I like running in the rain, some love walking in a tempest etc.