a cool start to the first morning of summer but at least it's sunny after a very wet day yesterday.
It's still raining so if any of you are still in bed and have the option of not getting up yet you may aswell enjoy relaxing for a bit longer!
A trip to Cinema and Smyths on the cards today so the weather can do what it wants.
Can I ask why so many of you go to hot and humid countries so many times if you can't stand the conditions there and are dying to come back home? I hear it every year: "We went to Majorca in July but Jaysus it was too hot". Eh, the words Majorca and July are your problem there.
On northern Italy, if you think that's a nice retirement place then you haven't factored in the stifling summer humidity there from the gentle southerly Scirocco flow in from the Gulf of Genoa. I'd recommend southern Germany for the ideal climate. Plenty of large lakes to cool off in summer yet good for those who like skiing.
I’ve made up my mind a long time ago what do do when I retire and it doesent involve what the summer climate of Ireland gives. Went into the Spraoi festival last night in Waterford absolute washout horrible left after about an hour soaked.
Totally agree and sums my thoughts right up! I'm back from Majorca a week ago. Was sweating my balls at night and getting burnt during the day, but how I love the consistent sun, heat, cicada sounds, and super balmy evenings. It's another world. I'm honestly considering what to do when I retire.
A balmy and damp night here in south Laois as the rain finally eases. It hasn't been heavy at all, around 3mm/hr in a few bursts. Nonetheless, 6.2mm now recorded in the AWS. Can see the mist thicken to fog in the still night air. Temperatures 17.3c, humidity 95%!
Sub-tropical.
Also a rainfall radar could of been down depending on what part of the country your in
Rainfall radars can be tricky - can overstate rainfall when it falls from higher levels and alot of it evaporates before hitting the ground - we had this a fair bit during the week, then we have the "clouds on the ground" kind of day like we've had today and the precipitation is falling from quite low levels where the radars remove "noise" like hill tops, etc.. from - the rain is coming from below the radar level. (think it's set at 750m for Irish radars)
It was due to spread across the centre of the country from the west ,heaviest in a line from limerick to dublin then on into north Wales northern England
I suppose. From Danno's map the northern third and the south east got away light. Where was the wavy front forecast to hit today?
Also, why did it appear dry on the radar while it rained all day?
Agree completely lawred2. I'm over and back to Spain all summer and while I love the heat and constant blue sky I hate the high humidity and am always glad to come back to Ireland. But that glad feeling lasts about 5 wet minutes. It's like gasping for water when parched, so after a few gulps of fresh Irish air I'm sated and then I look up at the slate grey skies, feel the cool and the rain and straight away am plotting my next get away. I've had extremes this summer as I've experienced Spain at its hottest and most humid and Kerry at its crappiest. Which is why I often yearn for a happy medium. Somewhere like France or perhaps northern Italy. Something to dream of for my retirement years, a dream I may well make come true as I don't think I could bear being old in our far too wet Irish climate.
Worse day here in South West Dublin well since the last Bank Holiday except it was the Sunday which was the washout back in June
These waving frontal features are notoriously difficult to pin down, sometimes goes to the wire like today
Been another horrible Cork City summer. Dreary and cloudy all the time but today we had rain added to the rotten mix.
Just came back from three weeks in Majorca this afternoon.
21 days without rain and each day in the low thirties.. blissful.
But I was happy enough to get back to a living temperature. Couldn't even do something basic down there without sweating... And as for the constant SPF routines..
I'd find an entire summer of that very very draining.
Still noone likes to see wet August bank holiday weekends or forecasts for consecutive days of rain midsummer.
Depression descending all day here, almost like the clouds came down to sit on the ground, miserable muck. West Clare happy skutter holidays.
Missing out on a lot of the rain here in south Laois with just over 4mm recorded since 10am.
We had some rain last night that dropped 1.6mm.
Fairly dry here (just a few bits of drizzle) up until after 4pm then a soft but steady fall of rain since.
First proper rain since July 1st. (Over 2mm)
Drought definitely over in Kildare. Teeming down atm
Rained stopped here in Carrick about an hour ago, not much fell but needed rain in my opinion, i do hope we have a few more warm days before summer is out, evenings have gotten shorter but it won't be long before the sun loses it's heat
ME have been phoning it in this week. Between this and Joanna's 23. Something as she called it as a daily maximum the other day.
Once it doesn't happen within 10 miles of Glasnevin/Donnybrook it doesn't seem to matter.
Wastnt just ME.
YR (usually very accurate with short term rain here) forecast a dry day for us, with rain to come at 9pm.
Been pouring all day and we've had 12mm so far!
Abysmal driving conditions this evening, just after getting in from Dublin, lots of surface water and spray on the motorways. The next 4 days look very wet with up to 35 or 40mm of rain in places. A traditional Irish August bank holiday.
However looking on the positive side we should see a big improvement in the weather in about a week with plenty of warm and hopefully dry conditions. Could do with another prolonged settled spell after todays rain and the rain of the next few days.
Sorry to hear about your woes!
Are you serious?!!
Had to double and trebble-check the date when I read this!
Sky's been on the ground here with constant very heavy drizzle the whole day.
12mm so far, the first full wet day in what feels like months.
Lit the fire for the first time since May.
More to dry the pervasive dampness than for heat.
Annoying me as this rain didn't show on either the forecast or on the radar at all.
Was it actually a sunny day in Galway?!!
Not be bad of a day here northwest of Gorey. Was wet early this morning, got out for a run and it was dry until around 5pm. Haven't been following the weather this week so wasn't expecting a wet evening. Probably should have cut the grass when it was dry but hopefully tomorrow will have dry spells and will get around to it then. But you can almost see the grass growing this evening. The rain is badly needed around here so won't complain but its so humid and sticky.
Tell me about it Gonzo, spent the day in your part of the world visiting Tayto Park.
Too right they did absolutely gobs**tes.
I booked Tayto Park for today as it was meant to be the 'best' day of weekend.
We got up this morning to heavy rain and 6 year old was crying 😢.
It was meant to clear by 12pm of rain, never happened.
Thankfully from 12pm-4pm while it rained constantly it was only drizzly.
Torrential rain though from 4pm onwards.
Yes we brought all the rain gear, so we were better off than loads of people and we still had a great day, but I would never have booked today if that was the weather we were going to get.
Fair play to the girl who gave us one last shot on Teddy Bear game and saved the day as we won a big Teddy to bring home.👏
Remember it well. There were doing a job on strengthening banks of a local river and they left a few big holes in the banks over that weekend. Water level rose quickly due to the rain, and the banks were rendered useless due to the holes, it caused a serious amount of flooding of land in the area.
Now this is a dreary grey cloudy day!
Lashing rain in West tipperary.
Goodbye summer 2022, you've been crap
Bring on the Autumn
Having a look about the country on the metars ,Waterford for example just 3km vis in mist with Cloud at 200feet with recent rain. Soft day for sure in parts.
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