A new thread for Summer general discussion.
Cloudy start in Greystones. 11.7c atm.
Big difference West to East in August . 10 times more rain in Belmullet than Oak Park. I often see August as a Summer month East and South but an Autumn one West and North. Though it has been our warmest month it's also been our wettest. 50mm more possible next week so end up as one of the wettest of the year yet whereas East and South will likely finish below normal.
was at a game last night. Got dark very early you can really see it now and it was cool. This morning is dry and cool. No wind thankfully. Again bar incredibly low but it is August and because of that low bar it’s easily been the best month of “summer”.
Same in Dublin, was a lovely morning with blue skies, but a little cooler than yesterday. Now we're back to our slate grey skies
I was sure Friday was flagged to be warm with sunny spells according to ME's forecast from two or three days back… overcast and 16c in Limerick at present.
similar here in north Mayo. I'm mildly uncomfortable in shirt-sleeves and would be virtually shivering if I was in a t-shirt
Grey, dull, overcast, cold wind, depressing morning. And no matter how far out you look the charts look the same, the same green ball of misery crossing the Atlantic and perpetually rotating over us.
Actually, it's mentioned on news here for example :- https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/weather/weather/2024/08/15/126603/mallorca-storm-the-dana-unloads-over-the-sea-night-and-returns-land.html
Yeah, correct. It's usually September when the first proper cold fronts come down over Spain. However, they can get them at other times when there is a 'DANA' - which is an upper low. There's currently some cyclonic rotation over the balearics on the sat24 animation suggesting a low pressure system is present at the moment.
Take the Elizabeth line where possible,it has proper air con
In London for a few days. Not sure what the temp is but it feels pleasant except when in the Tube where it's baking.
Horrible morning Meath.
Ended up on a lovely late afternoon walk on Portmarnock beach :)
Currently 14⁰ tonight Meath
Lovely evening near Tralee, wet morning gave way to sunshine early afternoon. 15.6C atm / high 17.9C
Didn’t get 30c anywhere last summer. Since 2018 only ‘21 and ‘22 have reached 30c.
21.2c in Arklow sunshine atm
Reached 22.6c in the early afternoon
Lovely evening
Yes, except two days.
Today looks like a lovely day for those way out in the Atlantic! Not so good on the east coast of Ireland but I did enjoy seeing the North Dublin coast while approaching Dublin Airport and felt the cloudy weather made it more scenic this time.
Up until yesterday there had only been 6mm of rain recorded close to your met eireann weather station for the month of August,casement aerodrome…yet it's rained nearly everyday over your house
We've definitely had 24C in Dublin in the past week, don't recall 25C being reached.
@sryanbruen I'd love if you could give us the stats on how windy the summer was at Casement once August is done. It really has felt like the windiest summer ever, but it would be great to get the facts! Out of interest - where would I look to see basic wind stats for Casenent? The Monthly Averages page on ME doesn't cover wind from what I can figure, so I never know where to look.
Ya 25c hasn't been breached. Got 23c in Sligo one day. Even 20c unreachable here most days. Last few Summers 30c reached.
The wind and also cooler temperature have probably contributed to drier land. Have temperatures exceeded 25 degrees any day this summer? Certainly can't recall any day in Munster although 23/24 some days.
Currently among the windier this century to date at Cork Airport but doesn't stand out as anything exceptional. 1985 was atrocious! 2024 has averaged 9.0 kts here, 1985 averaged 12.2 kts! 12.2 kts = 23 km/h rounded for context.
2020 was the windiest this century so far and 2024 is a good deal below that so far.
I've been away for a good chunk of this month so can't really comment, mainly just going off reports on here which have been mostly positive this month. But here's the actual stats for August, 10 of 15 days at Dublin airport with rain recorded in the 3 hourly reports, so you're probably not far off
https://ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&ind=03969&ndays=30&ano=2024&mes=08&day=15&hora=11&ord=REV&Send=Send
Interesting. It feels the opposite in West Dublin. June was dry, July was average, but we've only had 2 dry days in August. Not much accumulation, but nearly every day has light drizzle.
Statistically dry maybe but June and July had loads of days with drizzle and light rain blowing in the wind, so wouldn't amount to much in terms of mm but still felt like unpleasant damp days. At least in Dublin.
e.g. here's the stats for Dublin airport, lots of days with rain reported in the 3 hour summaries but where the daily total is 'trace' or less than 1mm.
August has been mostly better with plenty of actual dry days, albeit a few crap days as well.
Just had a 60 second power shower as that narrow back of heavier precipitation moved over Trim, Meath.
A short sharp spell of rain before the front clears the country, mostly in the northern half.
Squall like feature seems to have developed and is moving through Ulster at the moment. Will keep an eye to se eif anything develops further south into Leinster.
Only recorded 1.2mm of rain overnight, glass around here will remain brown. Fourth month in a row with below average rainfall.
Its like a switch was flipped in April.
Decent spell of above average temperatures too.
don’t know your location but if it’s the Dublin area then you will have to continue to water your veg garden as only a mere 2.5mm fell overnight.
Seems to be early for the usual end of summer Med storms, unless this is an isolated event. I always remember them mid/late September
