A new thread for a new season! 🍂
Gentle/fine start to Autumn in Greystones.
I'm new to gardening this year - never had a lawn before. When typically is the last cut of the year?
I think we have to be clear that this weekend isn't going to be wall to wall sunshine at least here in Ireland, I think there will be alot of cloud around but hopefully some sunny breaks too. No doubt central and SE England will have unbroken gin blue skies.
Awful day today heavy driving rain and windy. That nice day on Saturday will be most welcome but the more I hear the weekend being “bigged” the more apprehensive I become…..
Few remember 96 when we really didn't have a summer. I think it struggled to get into the 20s for a couple of days in August. I just remember needing a raincoat all the time.
I cut the grass a couple of days ago. I have a feeling it won't be the last cut of the year.
Maybe not so much in recent times, but when I was young I feel we did. By seasons I mean variations in weather as typical for the time of year. Maybe summer was the outlier as we rarely had sustained settled weather during the Summer months, but that made Summers like 1989 and 1995 all the more memorable.
Only a matter time before 'The Day After Tomorrow' style winter blizzards headlines when the tabloids get a sniff of a 24 hour showery north-westerly. They also love the scorcher headlines in March when temperature goes to 15C or more!
anyway back to the present it feels relatively mild today despite the very damp and windy conditions.
It is more unusual but doesn't cause the same drama.
INDIAN SUMMER PHENOMENON brings RARE OCTOBER SCORCHER doesn't hit the same as DEVASTATING WEATHER BOMB set to make LANDFALL OVER IRELAND 😜
23/24 degrees forecast for Saturday that’s just mental can’t remember temperatures like that in October
surely this is more unusual than a windy day last week which got a 40 page thread 😂
The rain is finally clearing. Not a nice day at all but it's great knowing we have some warm and hopefully sunny days over the weekend and early next week in what has to be the final blast of summer style warmth for 2023.
Manky manky day Meath.
Hope it's pulling off away the East Coast now.
The last few days were very pleasant Autumn days but it's certainly raining in Galway this morning.
Wet today. 36mm at Gweedore
Agree Bill.
We sometimes forget how lucky we are weather wise in some ways. It could be a lot sunnier but what I like about our weather is how it's rarely too hot or too cold to do some activity.
In some countries you'd be burned to death or frozen to death if you went for a run or a game of golf or tennis in the height of summer or winter. Here it's usually fine with the right jacket.
And we don't have to worry about forest fires in summer. Or running air con in the summer and racking up even higher energy bills.
The rain and the mildness also gives us the beautiful green pastures we're famous for and helps us produce some of the nicest butter, cheese and beef in the world.
No doubt if we had a Spanish climate we'd be complaining about it being too hot. And the endless weeks of snow and ice in Scandinavia would lose its charm for many after a while too.
We've far from a perfect climate but few places have these days.
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A warm cloud beating down in them you mean!
Galway for a balmy 22⁰ Saturday on the prom while the local Galway Marathon takes place. That will be a warm sun beating down on runners.
Wonder whats the long range for Sunday 29th October for Dublin City Marathon. Bit far out yet.
Had a tshirt and body warmer on today. That kind of weather. Pleasant while breezy. Dublin 2.
I'm looking forward to the heat over the weekend and I say heat given the time of year , I don't know if our 25.3c record will be beaten but regardless even 23c I'd be happy with, not everywhere will see sun but where you do it will feel rather pleasant, nights too will also be mild generally 13 to 16c at night which we will also not only enjoy but save our heating bills as well
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23 degrees here on Saturday... 6 - 8 degrees in Scotland 🙃
I've worked outdoors in Ireland for decades, I can't see we ever really had any regular weather patterns. My best approximation is that every four/five years you'll get a great summer, then a rotten one like we just had and then the others are usually meh.
For what it's worth when Europeans head to Spain in the summer many Spanish head to the north coast for their holidays.
Stunning weekend coming. Enjoy the summer weather 😎
I always imagine that mid-late Autumn was a very happy time for our ancestors. There was loads of food around with the harvest, including food that would create nice treats (e.g. apple & blackberry tarts 😋). For coastal communities the mackerel run provided a bonanza of nutritious/cheap fish. Also the hard work on the land/bog during the summer months was coming to an end and the reduced light meant more rest and socialising.
Do you think we have defined seasons in Ireland Nacho? I’m not so sure really!!
Rough estimation of what time rain will hit cavan on Thursday?
Currently In the Canaries and it is a balmy 34 degrees, feels it too! As much as I enjoy warmth, mid 20s is the sweet spot for me, still really pleasant but not prohibitive to any activities.
Although I'm into cycling and quite jealous that people around here pretty much never have their schedule dictated by the weather! Even the heat can be escaped somewhat by heading for the mountains around here.
Met Éireann Weather Warning
Persistent and at times heavy rain.
Possible impacts:
• Localised flooding
• Difficult travel conditions
Valid: 00:00 Wednesday 04/10/2023 to 00:00 Thursday 05/10/2023
Issued: 12:16 Tuesday 03/10/2023
a lovely morning/early afternoon here in Meath with sunny spells and feeling warm when the sun is shining.
Much brighter today in Dublin, but cooler too at the moment. Bit of a breeze, too. I'm off for the day, and the living room is only at 15C - feeling chilly. Hoping to get a few jobs done in the garden before the rain arrives again. Looking for this warm dry day on Saturday.
That's outstanding, beautiful.
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