A new thread for Summer general discussion.
Cloudy start in Greystones. 11.7c atm.
Heavy rain 5am
12⁰ Meath
Thanks for update , but that's a depressing read ( not your fault obviously) but this endless bleak weather and no end in sight is awful
Nice walk this evening by the coast, breezy, would need a light jacket but grand , 13.5C now down from a max of 17C.
Pic about 15mins ago
GFS 12z doesn't exactly build my confidence that there is a way out of this mess any time soon. On and on and on and on and on it goes the north-westerlies with dartboard lows right out to the end of FI. There may be a transitional pet day here and there but anything remotely warm or settled looks incredibly flimsy.
Raining on and off and cloudy all day in Sligo. Strong wind too. 13c
The wind has been a real pain in the backside. My chestnut tree is already starting to brown because of the wind damage and the rest of the garden looks fairly shook!
Out on the causeway? Know a few lads out that way. Upper Lough corrib is class on a fine day
Lovely spot alright. The water is crystal clear today.
Yes it was Greenfields! First time out there and it's beautiful. Very familiar with Annaghdown Pier so it was nice to go somewhere different.
The crazy thing is Winter 2020-21 was actually near average but it felt pretty great compared to what we're used to. Purely going off memory, I think December was slightly milder than average, January was cold with severe frosts and a bit of snow, and February was mild. Each month had cold spells/snaps and I had lying snow each month that winter from four different minor events (including New Year's Eve), which is very rare for me, even if they were mostly dustings. I think I recall you posting about getting a dusting quite a few times throughout that winter too. Winter 2020-21 would be my ideal 'average winter' but unfortunately, has to go down as a fairly good one nowadays.
Dried up early afternoon and brightening up now in Dublin. And the wind has picked up - just in time to ruin the dry weekend.I really am sick of the wind!
A good Summers day in Mid Tipp, Similar to the pic Mars Bar posted for Galway above.The weather is on the up and I expect it to be good right up to Sunday. Sundays bad forecast will be hopefully downgraded nearer the time
Was just out at walk at 5pm.
Honestly , I have had walks in November and January which have been as warm. There is a real bite to the wind.
That's class. I am across the lake from you I think. Is that Annaghdown or maybe Greenfields?
18 in the shade so it would feel quite hot in sunshine which is now at its strongest of course and especially when doing physical work. Pleased the west is getting a lovely summers day. Knife edge time as we approach mid month and St Swithins Day, if high pressure builds next week (as GFS is hinting) then I think we’ll have a fine August, if it’s unsettled next week we’re doomed as far as the rest of the summer is concerned.
I completely forgot about that cold Spring. After a very mild winter I now remember we got all our frosts during April and May that year with several nights sub zero well into May.
April/May 2021 were the last time any of us between Ireland and the UK had 2 consecutive decently colder than average months.
Oh my God. That looks like summer !
Gorgoeus day in Galway
Yet people in this country will say what global warming?? - without taking into consideration the wind direction we have had for many weeks. If people expect warm temperatures from air coming from a cold direction good luck to them 😄
In the uk it'd been the coldest early part of July since 1996 and before that 1978
Beautiful, thanks .
Cheered me up on this damp grey 13 degree day in Dublin !
Impressed with your garden squarecircles 👏👏
even in the UK it's been a much cooler summer than what they are used to. Normally they get 15 to 17C monthly values between June and August but they are barely scrapping 14C averages since June.
January
4.7
0.9
February
7.8
4.0
March
8.1
2.5
April
9.6
1.7
May
14.1
2.9
June
14.0
-0.1
July
-1.9
After a warm winter and very mild Spring, Summer is very much the most prolonged chilly period around these parts in a long time. It's entirely possible we could finish up with a cooler than average July. We already have the cooler than average June. When is the last time we had 2 cooler than average months back to back, my guess it's been a long time ago.
you know the weather is crap when your automatic lights on the car have stayed on this two days 🙈
I was digging and planting trees. I was also fixing a stone wall that had collapsed. I probably wouldn't do that work in 25C+
Had a lovely sea swim near Spiddal since then so it's all good.
Was briefly sunny here in carrick but hope it will be a nice evening , mad that the far west and southwest are sunny while ⅔ of us are under cloud
You're sweating in 18 degrees, what would you be like if the mercury hit 25 degrees or higher?
thanks sryan for a brilliant explanation.
Northwesterly winds have often been coming long-fetched from the North Atlantic which has seen a rapid cooling in recent weeks around western Europe forming almost a horseshoe shape of cold and is completely different to the past two years.
It's a bit different to some other poor summers we've had in that it's largely been +NAO since mid-June with a strong Azores high/Icelandic low when normally a poor summer often is associated with Icelandic or Greenland blocking high pressure. This may be the reason why it hasn't been exceptionally wet despite being as cool as it has been.
has brightened here considerably and sun is out. Still that fresh wind there so it’s ok in a sheltered spot but there’s no feeling of balmy or summer really in it. Are the winds predominately northerly at the moment or what’s causing it to feel so cold all the time?
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