Summer 2017 - General Discussion

Gonzo · 18-07-2017 11:48AM

suddenly starting to get cloudy here from the south. Yesterday may have been the best day of it across much of the southern half of the country. Breeze also kicking in, still 22C here, I reckon that could be today's high here.

Xenji · 18-07-2017 11:52AM

Lovely day again in Castlebar, clouds have now mostly burned off and it is 23.4C with a very light wsw breeze.

acequion · 18-07-2017 11:53AM

Wall to wall cloud in Tralee.:(

Danno · 18-07-2017 11:57AM

A good clear slot approaching the south coast, which should allow lots of heating during the afternoon hours when it's warmest anyway - providing much needed energy for the line of storms developing behind the clear slot.
The cloud is burning off in the midday sun here. 23.7c now.

Gonzo · 18-07-2017 12:17PM

temp dropped back to 21C here now with sea breeze kicking in.

Donegal Storm · 18-07-2017 01:13PM

Third cloudless day in a row in Donegal, 24C, about time things were reversed

JCX BXC · 18-07-2017 01:16PM

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Third cloudless day in a row in Donegal, 24C, about time things were reversed

Reversed, yet Clare is caught in the middle, getting the worst of both worlds

Oscar Bravo · 18-07-2017 01:21PM

2pm met reports. Mount Dillon 26 degrees.

highdef · 18-07-2017 01:30PM

Gonzo wrote: »

temp dropped back to 21C here now with sea breeze kicking in.

I'm less than 10km further inland yet temperatures are still over 26c here with a very warm moderate breeze. The tar road is melting and I've now got tar on my soles of my shoes. Serious strength in the sun although it is just about to cloud over now so expect a drop in temperature as convection begins.

Hooter23 · 18-07-2017 01:34PM

Very cloudy/ hazy in Galway very warm and very humid hope the thunderstorms clear the air soon :cool:

Gonzo · 18-07-2017 01:59PM

highdef wrote: »

I'm less than 10km further inland yet temperatures are still over 26c here with a very warm moderate breeze. The tar road is melting and I've now got tar on my soles of my shoes. Serious strength in the sun although it is just about to cloud over now so expect a drop in temperature as convection begins.

warmed up again since, temp now back up to 24C.

JCX BXC · 18-07-2017 02:04PM

Sun came out for a solitary 5 minutes, gone again, but temperature skyrocketed all the way to 23.3c.

Still rather it sunny and 18c though.

Meteorite58 · 18-07-2017 02:17PM

Very close here in Tralee. Mid level cloud getting more dense and darkening . Felt a few light drops a short time ago.

Interesting cloud shapes, quite jagged under the base. Cant see heights.

Feeling very warm.

Rougies · 18-07-2017 02:22PM

Every station in the 20s on the 15:00 reports. A rare sight.

JCX BXC · 18-07-2017 02:27PM

Rougies wrote: »

Every station in the 20s on the 15:00 reports. A rare sight.

Especially given the cloud over parts of the country!

Getting darker here in West Clare too, however it's 23.1c, incredible really. Didn't get this temperature yesterday when it was wall to wall sunshine!

sryanbruen · 18-07-2017 02:35PM

I hit a maximum of 25.2c yesterday and now have reached 25.0c so far today.

Danno · 18-07-2017 02:51PM

Clearance has made it inland from the south coast: E Cork, Waterford, S Kilkenny and Wexford are back in the sunshine. This will push northwards over the next hour or two - it will be a hot evening for a time before convection builds up... interesting 12hrs coming up.

km79 · 18-07-2017 03:00PM

Completely clouded over in east Galway since lunch and VERY humid

Xenji · 18-07-2017 03:09PM

26.3C currently in Castlebar, do not think we will get higher here today, clouds are starting to move in now, humidity is still quite low at 48%.

JCX BXC · 18-07-2017 03:20PM

Bit of rain at the moment, and distant blue skies here in West Clare!

Bit cooler now, 22.1c.

highdef · 18-07-2017 03:21PM

km79 wrote: »

Completely clouded over in east Galway since lunch and VERY humid

Looking at the latest Met reports and unless you've a microclimate, humidity should be fairly low where you are, by Irish standards.

The west and northwest had humidity in the mid 40's to mid 50's at 15:00 with readings over 70% much further south.

km79 · 18-07-2017 03:23PM

highdef wrote: »

Looking at the latest Met reports and unless you've a microclimate, humidity should be fairly low where you are, by Irish standards.

The west and northwest had humidity in the mid 40's to mid 50's at 15:00 with readings over 70% much further south.

Maybe it's just very warm so

But it does feel very close and I've a headache from it which usually only comes with high humidity

JCX BXC · 18-07-2017 03:26PM

66% here (West Clare) currently, rising all day.

highdef · 18-07-2017 03:26PM

No worries, wasn't having a go at you or anything but a lot of the time people will instantly say it's very humid just because it feels very warm. It was over 26c a few hours ago and I was out for a short walk. I didn't break a sweat despite it being so warm with a very hot sun so I knew that the humidity was low, just by the lack of sweat.

18-07-2017 03:34PM

very warm in Drogheda, not humid as there is a nice coastal breeze, but very warm! Also getting those broken high white clouds coming in now.

ongarboy · 18-07-2017 03:50PM

I notice every single Met Eireann station is reporting at least 20C at the 4pm readings. That is quite a rarity that all stations reporting at least 20C simultaneously as I recall even during past hotter spells when somewhere was reporting 29 or 30C, you'd have an anomaly somewhere else such as a station like Malin Head only reporting 16 or 17C due to local cloud/sea breezes.

http://www.met.ie/latest/reports.asp

sryanbruen · 18-07-2017 07:24PM

Well the good weather was nice while it lasted. Back to the mediocrity of this July so far.

Oscar Bravo · 18-07-2017 08:05PM

STATUS ORANGE

Thunder Warning for Munster, Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford
High risk of thunderstorms for the rest of this evening and tonight with a risk of localized flooding. Greatest risk along the south coast. Rainfall amounts are uncertain. But between 30 and 40 mm are possible.

Issued:Tuesday 18 July 2017 20:00
Valid:Tuesday 18 July 2017 20:00 to Wednesday 19 July 2017 06:00

STATUS YELLOW

Thunder Warning for Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath and Meath
Moderate to high risk of thunderstorms tonight. Risk of localised flooding. Rainfall amounts uncertain. But between 20 and 30 mm possible

Issued:Tuesday 18 July 2017 20:00
Valid:Tuesday 18 July 2017 20:00 to Wednesday 19 July 2017 06:00

Danno · 18-07-2017 08:51PM

Interesting...

https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/887319216654778368

...flying ants!!!

bear1 · 18-07-2017 09:11PM

Eiffel 65 concert?

Summer 2017 - General Discussion

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