Summer 2024 - General Discussion

Stop wazzledazzle, my husband was only joking saying ah the Aer Lingus strike is postponed so they will definitely be no cancelled flights we will have to go home!

Dreading the thoughts ofweather at home, but all good things must come to an end and in fairness the kids are terrible eaters when they are away so couldn't stay for too long or they would turn into a chip!

were they crap too bill 😀

Warmest spots are Dublin today with 22c further west its 18c , its the same here in carrick, haven't gone out yet I'm still in bed as I still have covid

Ah it's grand sure, think of all the benefits of coming home, like ehh people noticing you have been away that you have a tan and only needing gloves and a duffle for about an hour first thing in the morning 🤣

It's not actually cold at all (for now)

crappy aul evening again. The nagging wind the dark clouds the lack of any heat all in evidence.

All similar enough ...warmish with showery grey days and some sunny spells

Outstanding heatwave summer was 1976 .

It was the first summer I clearly remember. Idyllic .

Cool, cloudy, breezy evening in South Wicklow after a warm day with some nice sunny spells. Going to give the lawn a mow now but doesn't really need it, just want to get it done before the wet few days ahead. The lack of growth in general is really telling of how cool it has been overall.

there’s nothing unusual about this weather, we live under an almost permanent blanket of cloud, we see sat images every summer of a sunny Europe with our island out in the Atlantic cloud covered. Periods of prolonged sunshine (especially in July and Aug) are rare which is why they live long in the memory.

edit: I had a look at sat24 after I posted the above and guess what ..

Most places are running ~1.5-2C below average, that's significant by any measure. Pretty sure Syren posted a few days ago that it was one of the windiest summers recorded so far, AND sunshine is well below average.

So yes our climate isn't great but this is poor even by our low standards. The fact it has been relatively dry is the only saving grace.

Was out at a game tonight it was terrible. Cold windy dark honestly horrible also on and off drops of rain. Everyone saying the same thing about how dire the summer is. I except it might be very localised but anyone in south Tipp west Waterford east Limerick here will concur I’m sure.

Yes that's what I was saying too, I mean it has been a crap 1st half of summer now our only hope is August and 1st half of September, its just a shame because if we were on the south side of the jet we'd be 6 weeks into mid 20s and that would just be unreal but there is still a chance for August

Tomorrow UKV will a pleasant 21c for Dublin. Heat stroke warning with 13c in the NW.

I know there will be a backlash from some for me posting this but it’s like late October. Lights on in the kitchen, raining, 12 degrees. And the forecast for the weekend not looking great!

Rain dark and temperature of 13C. Tis grand of course. Leitrim.