Summer 2022 - General Discussion

What's causing all the cloud?

Omg Bill, would switch places with you in a heartbeat....only I have Covid so... :-(

As well as the noticeable sunless evenings meaning its dark before 9 today I notice all the cars with their lights on in town. Even daytime is dark now. Very little difference between this week and our mild ones at Christmas. No sun, cloudy, windy, some mist, dark. All we need now is the Christmas lights up.

Very blustery in Cork today

One nice day is a major row-back from what was shown in the FI thread up to lastnight!

This always happens so not really a surprise. If the weather models predicted the weather Ireland was actually going to get they'd die of boredom. So to spice things up and get clicks to their sites they predict heatwaves every few weeks. Same at Christmas when they predict blizzards.

Evening all, lost my password a while back so haven't been on here in ages, just thought I'd check in to see what the f*** has gone wrong with our weather. So far this is a strong contender for the single worst late spring/summer I can ever remember in Donegal, just a never ending stream of grey drizzly muck week after week. Hopefully the second half of the summer can save things but once these patterns set in they can take months to shift

Actually yes, a great many people,myself included, love 30+ for all sorts of reasons:

1. It is infinitely more uplifting than our cool, grey Atlantic default weather.
2. The blue skies and light are wonderful.
3. You don't have to be a sun or heat worshipper. You can sit on a beach or in a garden in the shade, you can wear sunscreen to protect your skin so need never expose yourself to the the direct sun if you don't wish. You can drink plenty of water, which is good for you anyway, to keep hydrated.
4. You're in constant summer, meaning summer clothes, meaning no heating, meaning being able to practically live outdoors. Even on off days it's still summer. Personally I find that wonderful, "the livin is easy" as the saying goes.
5. Heat and sunshine are therapeutic for all sorts of mental and physical ailments.
6. Most accommodations abroad are set up for hot weather with air con becoming more and more a standard and new air con systems almost silent. So in fact more comfortable living conditions than during an Irish heat wave where our houses get too hot.

I really could go on but I think I've answered your questions. 😁 Look I appreciate that heat is not your thing and yes too much heat and sun can get oppressive.Too much of anything is oppressive. But in a heartbeat I'd take it over the muck we get here. And as I've pointed out above you can escape the sun and heat if you find it overwhelming, there is no escaping the cold, rain and sleet grey sky.

Still no sunshine though right? All the apps and RTE are showing a cloudfest for the next week.

I hope where going to still get warm weather next week, it's been so gloomy here in Carrick the last few days

We've had no summer in cork it's dark cloud pish with and without rain daily

Cloudier than normal but it's been pretty dry in South Dublin, far from the worst. Was 23c here today. Seriously people complaining that's it's wet in the NW what's new?