Summer 2026 - General Discussion

Well balls to that....thank you sir!

Yep — this weather is nothing unusual. And certainly not the worst start to summer that we've seen in recent years.

I read somewhere that the end of May can often actually be slightly warmer than the start of June in Ireland and the UK.

Not sure if it's true. Perhaps Syran has some stats on it…

Its crazy just a heavy deluge every 45 mins or so that lasts 15 minutes. Going to be late for a 6pm appointment because I'm stuck sheltering and it's pummelling down in Dublin city centre.

Haven't had my heating on since mid April even then hadn't it on much in the weeks prior to mid April. Can never get my head around people putting heating on this time of yr.

Most irish homes are poorly constructed and have alot of issues with dampness and draughts, even after being insulated, particularly older homes, that along with our atrocious summer conditions force people to run central heating well into the summer.

so its a combination of our historical cultural acceptance of low standards for living conditions and an atrocious climate.

Im hoping June turns out like May. Poor start but a great finish. Few more summer like days we had a few days back would be fantastic

Puke. Just puke

I see met eireann are saying the following in regards to the mini May heatwave

"Met Éireann has since confirmed that this new 30.6°C temperature record at Shannon was exceeded at seven of its other high-quality climate stations on the same day, where temperatures ranged from 30.7°C to 30.9°C"

So will 30.9 eventually be ratified as the new May record?

That's some temperature for a day with a week still left before summer officially started.

I think the truth lies somewhere in between and I wouldn't say most Irish homes as per your first line. Nor would I accept that the Irish nowadays have a tolerance for low standards for living conditions, though I do agree re atrocious summer conditions.A lot of Irish people nowadays live in huge houses, the likes of which you don't necessarily see in other advanced countries.And insulation standards have improved hugely in Ireland. My own house, built in 2007,though quite small, is timber framed, well insulated, has a few south facing windows and is overall, a very warm house. That said and poster @Billcarson will have a stroke, lol, I would always turn on a shot of heating on a cold summer's night.The damp and cool temps in Ireland make it miserable after dark on a summer's night imo, even in a well insulated house. But you are indeed right that a lot of older homes are not at the same standard. Each to his own re whether to heat or not in summer I guess.

A dog of an evening

Heating on, warm clothes on, lights on early

I tend to put the heating on when I'm cold. Not what month it is.

Lovely!

Dry and bright so far in north Longford. A slight westerly breeze, feeling cold at 10c.