Summer 2026 - General Discussion

It turned out a grand day in Wicklow given the forecast was wet but the rain has truly set in now, and it's blustery enough too. You would be forgiven for thinking it was an October evening out there. I really hope things take up as forecast in the second half of the month. When it's like this outside it definitely brings my mood down considerably and I yearn for the proper summer of continental Europe. It just constantly reinforces my plan to retire somewhere there eventually.

Mostly dry here all night in Kildare

Well a cool and wet and windy Summer so far in this part of the world. Early days but it's fairly depressing.

10C. Rain. Leitrim

30mm of rain in the space of 12 hours here in tipp over night.

how a chart like this can give quite a decent day on the east coast is beyond me?

that auld heat dome George lee was telling us about seems to have disappeared as quickly as it appeared 😏

@acequion I think there is a nice break to be had, no matter where you go in Ireland. Positives are easy travel, no bag restrictions other than what you can fit in your car. I also think that standards of accommodation are generally higher than most places, although expensive enough.

Negatives are obviously the risk of bad weather days, eating and drink are more expensive than most destinations as well.

Would I do it again? Yes, absolutely. But being honest I prefer going abroad for the weather, different culture and beautiful town squares, churches, museums. Sadly, Irish cities are poor at creating pedestrian friendly areas for getting together in evenings.

Not weather related but interesting all the same

Torabhaig Atlantic Explorer, an experimental open-basket hydrogen gas balloon attempting a historic transatlantic crossing just passed South of Ireland