Summer 2021 General Discussion

Certainly not the typical summers day in the South East. Heavy sea fog all evening with visibility very poor now in Wexford

Horrendous in south mayo
Like an October’s evening
The wind making it impossible to do anything outside . Like walk !
Has put me in really bad form

Much cooler !

Outdoor dining
LOL
I’d be happy if the weather allowed a beer out in the back garden at some stage this summer

Max of 15.3C here today in East Cork.

Max so far in June of 19.8C. Still hasn't gone over the 20C.

Gonzo wrote: »

Today's max temperatures illustrates how poor it's been across the south and west, this is very similar to how the east was last August with an entire month of cool temperatures and low hanging cloud after a very wet and cool July so I can understand the frustration.

Compared to the west, the east was a sunny tropical paradise last July and August.

Gonzo wrote: »

Nowhere had a good July last summer, a month of rain and 14C.

Temperatures here in Meath also struggled throughout August 2020 with endless days of cloud and 15C.

June 2020 started with the two warmest days of 2020 and by June 3rd a cool northerly took over and the rest of the month was showery and the final week of June was a deluge and this continued throughout July. Last summer gave 2012 and the awful summers of 2007/2008 a run for their money.

I don't remember much about the rain last July or August to be honest, I just remember the eternal low cloud. July & August 2019 (the year before) however, were, by any stretch, very very wet; yet, still nowhere near as dull as last summer.

DellyBelly wrote: »

Mad in such a small country we have such extremes.. I've been outside every evening for dinner the last few days in Dublin...only in now and its still warm out there

I hope it wasn't Indian grub Delhi?

Eternal sunshine paradise here in Laois /Offaly

In all seriousness though, it's been very pleasant but this afternoon and evening' s weather was very odd altogether..like an eclipse coolness hangover, with intermittent blasts of humidity.

Actually very pleasant out tonight. Quite breezy, but definitely a June night. My two Tom cats think it's the cat's pyjamas. Perfect hunting night. Which, if the pubs were open, it would be too. A proper summer's day and night overall. The fields are teeming with life.

Cloudy again and wind seems even worse, I've to cycle to work directly against it shortly, urgh.

Cloud and a strong cool wind. On the plus side no rain, for the moment.
Leitrim

Quick update.... Its raining

This week has been very good in the east, it has to be said. I know it's been the opposite in many other parts, which is a pity, but that's the price we pay for a moist subtropical southwesterly.

Gonzo wrote: »

Very good here in Meath too since May 27th, similar to Dublin with temperatures reaching 20C or slightly higher most days and with the exception of a few days it's been fairly sunny. Last summer was so bad (maybe 6 decent days over the 3 months) that even if the weather turns next week and remains rubbish all the way to September, this summer is already better than last summer here.

Spot on Gonzo. I'll get a 'beach day' again on Sunday for second time in short while so that's a sign of good summer.

Now we live near coast so at sea all year around but a real 'beach' day when it's actually lovely and warm and can swim in sea without being freezing is rare enough for me.

Last year we went over June Bank Holiday and never a nice enough day again over the whole summer.

appledrop wrote: »

Spot on Gonzo. I'll get a 'beach day' again on Sunday for second time in short while so that's a sign of good summer.

Now we live near coast so at sea all year around but a real 'beach' day when it's actually lovely and warm and can swim in sea without being freezing is rare enough for me.

Last year we went over June Bank Holiday and never a nice enough day again over the whole summer.

It was lovely enough for me on 24th June last year also when I was greeted with a display of altocumulus floccus ahead of the storms later on the 25th which made for a rare sunset with all the sun's rays vividly scattered in the sky. I posted a pic of it in the summer thread last year.

July there were no beach days at all that I remember. If it wasn't too cloudy, it was too chilly. If it wasn't too chilly, it was too cloudy and or too wet. The one day I did go to the beach all month for a stroll (19th) had a sunny evening with good visibility after a cloudy start once the cold front had passed but the temperature was only 13C by that time in a north to northwesterly airflow so felt pretty cool.

8th August was another beach day for me. There was a short period of high cloud around midday which turned skies hazy for a bit but still on the bright side and didn't last long. This was the one day of the August 'warm spell' that I can speak positive about. Nice evenings on 7th, 13th, 14th and 15th August but much of those days were cloudy. Other times, we had low cloud and fog come in off the Irish Sea with the airmass being of a very humid nature.

Have personally found this June so far meh and forgettable in Dublin. It's not been disastrous but not brilliant in my opinion either. Been dry and temperatures above average although nothing noteworthy with sunny spells many days but no standouts like 30 May was. Goes without saying that I'd still take it over what the west have had this month, and 2020 though, no doubt about that. Besides, at least got to see the partial eclipse yesterday.

An 'Ag' 7 day report from this time last year. To my untrained eye, it would seem the Dublin region, though still below average, was still doing better for sunshine than most other parts of the country, at least during this period of the month, so the claim made yesterday that 'the west is only getting a small dose of what the east suffered last June' seems a bit suspect to be perfectly honest.



That data table is C/O Met Eireann.

Stunning evening here in Celbridge. Breezy, but not cold.