Summer 2023 - General Discussion

This 100%.

Its hard to get anything done when it's so wet. If it was just showers, you'd have some hope of getting something done but often it's heavy drizzle and if it's not heavy drizzle, it's torrential downpours.

I had so much plans for this summer like visiting Dublin zoo and the islands but it's no fun it the rain.

Lightning west Galway. Lightning app has 40+ strikes

Rain rain and more rain. Then occasionaly it becomes extremely heavy.

Leitrim

Here's hoping anyway fingers crossed 🤞 thanks 😊

Can I ask what kind of improvement and how likely an improvement? I know there is no crystal ball but I'm trying to make some plans /book flights and wondering which way to gamble. Would you think it will just get drier [which in itself would be welcome] or could we get some proper summer weather? Thanks a lot.

Was a “half decent” morning in that it was very mild and dry. Muggy even no sun. Since early afternoon it’s been rain interspersed with drizzle and torrential downpours. Absolute rubbish to be honest. I get people taking half decent etc but really this month has been an unmitigated disaster. Like others I’m out soon life’s too short to be sitting in looking at the rain. I know people will say wrap up put on a coat bring an umbrella etc but to be honest that takes the good out of it for me. I’ve no interest in walking the beach in a strong breeze and a downpour. I’ll make no apologies for that. Someone said to me recently that I must find the winters hard here-I find the summers hard!!

Well, it has turned out as wet as last Saturday, heavy rain on and off all afternoon. The only difference being its not as cool and there is no wind to speak of.

Well ,if the Azores high nudges in it should settle down for a few days at least. However by Mid August onwards the window for very warm temperatures has diminshed. So if you are after temperatures in the hight twenties to low 30 it's very unlikely. If you are content with fine weather and temperatures in the low 20 then you could be satisfied. As to how likely this is to happen, We need to start seeing jetstream forecasts with it going further north to get us out of this pattern. There are global drivers that suggest this might happen towards Mid August.

This is brutal

Status Yellow - Rain warning for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Dublin, Kildare, Longford, Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo

Further spells of heavy rain at times bringing the potential for localised flooding.

Valid: 18:28 Saturday 22/07/2023 to 11:00 Sunday 23/07/2023

GFS has another soggy day tomorrow