Summer 2024 - General Discussion

we got a load of camping equipment in 2020/2021. Didn’t really get out last year. Sold tent in the autumn intending to upgrade it but not very tempted at the moment!

It was wet and grey .

II can still smell the woodland damp of it and whenever I go mountain woodsy walking and get that smell it brings me back .

On another point , is August summer ?

Maybe not officially , but we have had some amazingly beautiful weeks away in Ireland in August . Last one was end of August 2022 in Clare . I remember glorious days cycling , sea swimming and the sun shining on the water .

Ireland at it's best .

Took advantage of the cool conditions to go outside and get a bit of painting done. Normally if I paint outside this time of the year l would be dripping in sweat. Not a drop today....as they say; every cloud has a silver lining 🤣

Average to slightly cooler for Ireland over the next 7 days. Exceptionally hot for parts of Europe

we have been luckier than most in Kerry this week, some beautiful days Today was lovely again………in the sun. Got a swim in Cromane but there was a strong breeze there. It got worse later in the afternoon…… its really cool when the sun goes in and I must agree with others, I'm sick of this wind!

Hoping to climb Carauntoohill on Sunday with a few others but I'll decide on Saturday. I don't want to do it and end up in cloud with no views. A bit of a mixed forecast for Sunday but it will be warmer at least ! Yay.

It's poor when my highest temp. was in May and hasn't hit 20 yet this month (N Tipp)

Great to see a sunset this evening. Amen.

Maybe if that part of the map burns we'll float over there.

Various weather sites now showing rain in Dublin area on Saturday and Sunday. Hope not!

just reading the Wet Eireann(love it!!) forecast this morning and it’s essentially giving rain on both Saturday and Sunday. This was supposed to be a “decent” weekend. Another dull start here appears calm which is a plus temp the usual 11/12 degrees. Pathetic.

Finishing up today for 2 weeks off work and the weather looks like utter crap for the rest of July.

I agree with some of the other comments. People are generally more annoyed and peed off than usual. No sun and cold temperatures is not doing anything positive for the general mood out there.

I also think that weather forecasts promising some half decent weather then chopping and changing at the last minute for the worse don't help people's spirits.

I blame Gerry sleet Murphy…….I don't think (i hope not) people would believe that ME are in anyway, shape or form so muh as responsible for a specklet of dew , let alone the weather.