Summer 2022 - General Discussion

Gonzo · 12-07-2022 06:09PM

UKMO pushes pockets of +24 up through the country on Monday.

GFS 6z and 12z have sobered up a bit. The UKMO and GEM the hottest charts of the day. What will the ECM 12z bring. Will tonights GFS pub run go all out for glory tonight?

pauldry · 12-07-2022 08:23PM

It's quite mad as it's freezing in Sligo this evening. 14c and fair enough but wind is very cold. Yad need a coat. Might be only 6 or 7c tonight in parts.

Pangea · 12-07-2022 08:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119328603#Comment_119328603

Wearing shorts from earlier but Im after putting on a wooly jumper and put down a wee fire. The joys of an Irish summer.

Little snowy old me · 12-07-2022 08:44PM

There is a freshness to the evening but its still lovely weather. This weekend could be exciting. If the models come to fruition, we may see the record fall or come very close to it. We may even see mid 20s in Donegal. I consider anything above 21°C a hot day! Mother doesn't take the heat well. This type of an evening with a fresh feel is what she likes.

almostthere12 · 12-07-2022 08:45PM

In D13 around 1km from the coast, late afternoon yesterday had a very cool breeze whereas at the same time today or slightly later it was a lot warmer breeze out here. Yesterday had the higher temperatures around Dublin but definitely felt warmer today out here.

Meteorite58 · 12-07-2022 08:45PM

Didn't drop below 16C here last night and went up to 19.3C, was down in Cork and was a bit damp a times but grand getting around the city, overcast and feeling close, come back to my home out by the coast here in Kerry and 14.6C, the lowest temperature of the day, definitely behind the cold front now in the colder airmass.

Kutebride · 12-07-2022 09:15PM

Lovely bright sun setting in the distance. Didn't see it all day as overcast. Unusual colour clouds all around the bright sun. Perfect comfortable temps this evening. Meath.

Gonzo · 12-07-2022 09:22PM

Had a light shower earlier in Dunshaughlin which did wet the ground.

Kutebride · 12-07-2022 10:28PM

@sryanbruen who looks after MetAlertIreland on FB and Instgram

Normally first up with the pattern change, outlooks, advisories, storms and significant weather events. Last post at Easter :(

Neddyusa · 12-07-2022 10:34PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119324493#Comment_119324493

Isn't It mad, that with the global warming happening elsewhere around the world, that our national record came from two centuries ago?!

esposito · 12-07-2022 10:44PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119329245#Comment_119329245

That’s why most of us want it broken ASAP

JCX BXC · 12-07-2022 10:47PM

Yet, despite being one of the longest standing temperature records, when it does fall it will be attributed entirely to climate change and CO2 emissions, regardless of whether this is the case or not.

Neddyusa · 12-07-2022 10:47PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119329290#Comment_119329290

Why?

What's the benefit of it being broken?

sryanbruen · 12-07-2022 10:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119329223#Comment_119329223

Hey, I know the person behind it and I'm awaiting response to see for you. Will let you know.

esposito · 12-07-2022 10:52PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119329305#Comment_119329305

I’ll just speak for myself. I’m a weather geek/ fanatic, love extremes and the excitement that it brings so I would very much like Ireland’s highest ever temperature record in the 19th century broken soon.

Gonzo · 12-07-2022 10:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119329290#Comment_119329290

This is really the only weather related record I want to see broken for Ireland. None of us are entirely sure how accurate it is since it's nearly 200 years old and the fact that it's never been beaten since makes you wonder the accuracy. It also verifies that getting real heat into Ireland is an absolute nightmare considering our horrible geoghraphy. We have the second lowest maximum temperature of any European territory by a large margin and I really want to see it beaten but we'll never catch up with the UK, Norway, Sweden or Denmark. Iceland is the lowest but even they have broken 30C.

The HorsesMouth · 13-07-2022 07:57AM

I know all the talk is about the upcoming potential record breaking spell but can anyone shed light on the possibility of this being a cloudfest? In the midlands here and we saw the sun sunday afternoon for a few hours and nothing since then. Previous to that it was Thursday. The lack of sun this July is really the main feature of our weather. Is it the same for most other areas or just the midlands?

Neddyusa · 13-07-2022 08:12AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119329985#Comment_119329985

Same in Roscommon.

Agree with you, I've no interest in warm, grey, leaden cloud weather. Have had plenty of it already!

Having said that, this sun has just broken through now!

Supercell · 13-07-2022 08:13AM

The fact that our national record has stood for so long is tantamount to the lack of variability in our weather compared to our continental friends.

That said, if it was truly a one in 200 year (or more) event surely records should have been set on the near continent at the same time in order for such heat to be reached in Ireland. But we don't see that. Personally I'm sceptical about the accuracy of it.

As someone who doesn't like anything above 25C I'll take 23-25C and sunny with a breeze, usually the onshore breeze delivers here in the warmer spells :)

Clear blue skies here this morning in south Dublin.

appledrop · 13-07-2022 08:14AM

Looks like a beautiful one today, glorious sunshine this morning.

I'm the same I'd prefer a day of 21 or 22 degrees with pure sunshine then it getting to 27 but no sun.

Cluedo Monopoly · 13-07-2022 09:06AM

Another lovely sunny morning in Galway. I am loving this spell of weather.

Gonzo · 13-07-2022 09:46AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119330011#Comment_119330011

Not much difference here in Meath either, barely any sun since the middle of June. Sunday was the only properly sunny day we've had this month, there was some hazy sun early on Monday but very little since and barely anything before Sunday.

sryanbruen · 13-07-2022 09:55AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119329223#Comment_119329223

He's back in the office and his child is taking up a lot of his time. He's hoping to be back into it by the autumn so don't expect any updates there in regards to this potential hot weather.

Irish Weather Online (I may be biased) in the meantime is a good one to look at :)

Billcarson · 13-07-2022 10:39AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119329357#Comment_119329357

Wonder how many of those records have been in the last 10- 20 yrs??

Donegal Storm · 13-07-2022 11:01AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119329357#Comment_119329357

We actually have the lowest max temperature of any country on earth after Iceland!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_territories_by_extreme_temperatures

Been busy this week so haven't really been keeping tabs on the potential heat but do we not usually need several days of high pressure in-situ and clear blue skies for temperatures to get into the 30s here? An active plume is also likely to have cloud in the mix so I'd be skeptical we'd see any records broken. Interesting to watch all the same

esposito · 13-07-2022 11:10AM

Glorious morning here in SCD. Lots of blue sky and feeling pleasantly warm.

Gonzo · 13-07-2022 11:15AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119330520#Comment_119330520

I knew about Iceland but didn't realise we were that low on the world wide scale. Basically only Greenland and Iceland have a lower max temperature than Ireland and both of those are also 30C. Just goes to show how bad our geography is for warm weather.

pad199207 · 13-07-2022 11:18AM

Lack of stations another annoying factor.

Gonzo · 13-07-2022 11:23AM

Each county should have minimum 2 to 3 official stations. One coastal, one well inland and another on higher ground, something like that. Majority of our weather stations are within 30km of the coast which doesn't help things.

aidanodr · 13-07-2022 11:32AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119330520#Comment_119330520

Also saying:

"Been busy this week so haven't really been keeping tabs on the potential heat but do we not usually need several days of high pressure in-situ and clear blue skies for temperatures to get into the 30s here? An active plume is also likely to have cloud in the mix so I'd be skeptical we'd see any records broken. Interesting to watch all the same"

I think the clear skies thing here is a big factor. Last month or two here its been persistent cloud ( definitely down here in the Southern Coast - Carrigaline area ). As a result the ground temperatures and ambient temps never really rose. You really notice this even on the sunniest recent days here, once a cloud covers the sun the temp around you outside drops considerably to a relative chill.

I reckon this will stymy much of the hopes in the next few days .. yes temps up to 30deg but only if skies are clear. I reckon cloud .. down our way anyway will spoil the high heat party. Looking at alan on Carlow weather today saying

"Staying mainly dry for the South and East and up to 22c but showers in the West and North and 12c to 16c."

Thats some temp difference in a small country like ours. I can only assume its a combination of cloud blocking any sustained heat to the ground and possibly the edge of 2 fronts over our country fighting each other

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