Summer 2021 General Discussion

km79 · 11-06-2021 7:52pm

Less windy
Less cold
Good drying

DellyBelly · 11-06-2021 8:19pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It’s only June 11. Why are people writing off summer?

I personally think Dublin has done ok in spring and summer so far. I’ve written one day off from cycling or hiking since April and I’m a wimp - no rule 5 for me.

Cracking summer here so far in Dublin.. One of tge better ones.. Long may it continue

Donegal Storm · 11-06-2021 9:22pm

Miserable misty day in Donegal, has been an extremely cloudy month again here so far.

The sky has brightened up a lot in the past couple of hours at least so hopefully a precursor for the weekend

Danno · 11-06-2021 11:19pm

June so far in these parts of South Laois has been fairly decent. No substantial rainfalls - just 3.7mm in the first ten days, and today looks set to make that eleven. Temperatures have been above average with 18c or higher recorded on seven out of ten. Likewise overnight minimums have remained in double figures for around the same amount. Got decent sunny spells at times too - no blue sky days but partly cloudy days have given way to clear evenings.
The only fly in the ointment has been the relentless breeze but it wasn't over-bearing either. The humidity has been high alot of the time too.

Overall a 7/10 from me.

KanyeSouthEast · 12-06-2021 8:26am

Yesterday evening was a beautiful proper summer evening. Really nice sunny and quite warm and today shaping up to be the same. The reports from Dublin are amazing to be honest it’s like a different world up there.

The HorsesMouth · 12-06-2021 8:35am

Fairly disappointing morning, low grey thick cloud hanging around and looks difficult to budge. I was watching ME forecast last night and it had a clear sunny morning forecast until 11 o clock or so.
On the bright side no wind and a nice mild morning.
Weather has been very decent around the midlands here. Very little rain, quite warm and sunny spells most days.
TbH if you told me this would be like this everyday during Summer, despite the heavy clouds, I would take it and run. Especially looking at what the weather is going to bring next week!

km79 · 12-06-2021 8:37am

Groundhog day

KanyeSouthEast · 12-06-2021 10:03am

Edit spoke to soon. It’s actually partly cloudy and 15 degrees. Saw some article on my newsfeed about ireland being warmer than Marbella this weekend. I had a quick look at Marbella and it’s 25 degrees and sunny currently.

https://m.independent.ie/weather/261d0/40529720.ece/AUTOCROP/w1240/eather20210611p1970

pauldry · 12-06-2021 12:01pm

Yes it's 15c currently in most of Ireland.

It's notvthat warm yet and it's midday.

Even drizzle and mist in Sligo for a while at 10am.
Dry but cold June so far but not freezing just meh and dull

Dempo1 · 12-06-2021 12:30pm

What is going on with forecasting lately, maybe I'm missing something, but it seems completely off the mark (obviously I know its not an exact science), but not exactly a heat wave, not a minute of sunshine here in the slieve bloom mountains, 15 Degrees, very cloudy, mild yes but not the temperatures forecasted.

We're do I complain

apart from on Boards

appledrop · 12-06-2021 12:33pm

Dempo1 wrote: »

What is going on with forecasting lately, maybe I'm missing something, but it seems completely off the mark (obviously I know its not an exact science), but not exactly a heat wave, not a minute of sunshine here in the slieve bloom mountains, 15 Degrees, very cloudy, mild yes but not the temperatures forecasted.

Today is a bit of a strange one alright, my met eireann local app is saying it will be 21-23 degrees all afternoon here in NCD yet actually only currently 15 degrees and very cloudy.

Maybe the mini heatwave is starting in a hours time!

Oneiric 3 · 12-06-2021 12:33pm

This glorious June just continues with steely blue skies here in Galway and temps closing in on 25c already:

In all seriousness though, it actually isn't a bad day at all. Pleasant feeling out and just enough breeze to keep the skin cool and the higher based cloud (compared pretty much every other day this June) adds a certain calming mellowness.

Dempo1 · 12-06-2021 12:34pm

appledrop wrote: »

Today is a bit of a strange one alright, my met eireann local app is saying it will be 21-23 degrees all afternoon here in NCD yet actually only currently 15 degrees and very cloudy.

Maybe the mini heatwave is starting in a hours time!

Can I hold you to that

Thelonious Monk · 12-06-2021 12:35pm

Maybe it's just me but the days have been mostly cloudy in Dublin, I haven't been experiencing a great summer so far anyway. It hasn't been raining or cold but the sun hasn't come out until the evening mostly, like yesterday, and it was only patchy at best. Maybe my expectations are too high. No sun so far today.
Tomorrow looks like it'll be great, fingers crossed.

Dempo1 · 12-06-2021 12:35pm

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

This glorious June just continues with steely blue skies here in Galway and temps closing in on 25c already:

In all seriousness though, it actually isn't a bad day at all. Pleasant feeling out and just enough breeze to keep the skin cool and the higher based cloud (compared pretty much every other day this June) adds a certain calming mellowness.

Fair point it is pleasant, was just hoping for a little, just a little sunshine

Mecrab · 12-06-2021 12:36pm

Feels like there hasn't been much sunshine at all in over a week

warm yes but without the sun it isn't great is it.

ongarite · 12-06-2021 12:36pm

Not that warm in Meath and a bit of a chill in the wind.
Not what I was expecting so far.

12-06-2021 12:39pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Maybe it's just me but the days have been mostly cloudy in Dublin, I haven't been experiencing a great summer so far anyway. It hasn't been raining or cold but the sun hasn't come out until the evening mostly, like yesterday, and it was only patchy at best. Maybe my expectations are too high. No sun so far today.
Tomorrow looks like it'll be great, fingers crossed.

All 12 days of summer?

Thelonious Monk · 12-06-2021 12:41pm

fvp4 wrote: »

All 12 days of summer?

Well yes that's why I said I haven't been experiencing a great summer so far, other people in Dublin on this thread seem to be delighted with it.

Chris_5339762 · 12-06-2021 12:51pm

Sun out in Cobh, 18.1C at the moment, 19.0C max so far. Reckon it'll tip 20 for the second time this year.

appledrop · 12-06-2021 12:53pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Well yes that's why I said I haven't been experiencing a great summer so far, other people in Dublin on this thread seem to be delighted with it.

I have very low expectations after last year so fact its been 20+ degrees nearly everyday since 31st May + even better no rain in Dublin is a great summer for me!

Today does seem a bit of let down but I hope that's the calm before the scorcher tomorrow!

Gonzo · 12-06-2021 12:55pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Well yes that's why I said I haven't been experiencing a great summer so far, other people in Dublin on this thread seem to be delighted with it.

last summer was so bad that this spell seems amazing in comparison. This spell of weather has been decent but it's far from a classic 2013/2018 style event. However if we can bag a mostly sunny day tomorrow and 26C then that will probably be the warmest day since 2018 perhaps.

As usual the main problem with this spell is we are on the very edge of it with the main plume of heat over the continent and south east UK which will push northwards from tomorrow. We will be lucky to get 1 afternoon of a heat spike out of it before the cooler air moves in from the west.

Today has started very similar to yesterday, cloudy and average temperatures, hopefully the sun will break through properly again over the next few hours.

sryanbruen · 12-06-2021 12:57pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Maybe it's just me but the days have been mostly cloudy in Dublin, I haven't been experiencing a great summer so far anyway. It hasn't been raining or cold but the sun hasn't come out until the evening mostly, like yesterday, and it was only patchy at best. Maybe my expectations are too high. No sun so far today.
Tomorrow looks like it'll be great, fingers crossed.

I'm in agreement, as I said at the very end of a post yesterday, I haven't found it a particularly good June so far personally. It ain't a 2020 and far from the dreadful first half of June 2019 but it most certainly ain't like the start of June in 2013, 2016 or 2018 either. I don't know, maybe I was just spoiled by the spring for sunshine that I feel this way - especially April.

Thelonious Monk · 12-06-2021 1:00pm

Yeah at the same time it's great you can walk around in flip flops and drink beer outside etc. I'm just a sucker for lying in the sun and catching rays and most of the time it has been cloudy.

12-06-2021 1:13pm

Sun's out here in Arklow now
A decent enough 18.3c so far

TheMilkyPirate · 12-06-2021 1:19pm

First day it's felt hot in Wexford even with the very slight breeze. UV index must be high because I can feel myself burning after a few minutes in the sun

Gonzo · 12-06-2021 1:24pm

latest GFS looks like a slight downgrade in the cool temperatures for next week over eastern areas. No major changes but in yesterdays FI post I hinted at some very cool temperatures from Wednesday but depending on sunshine and how quickly the atlantic air moves in, we may still hold onto high teens as far as Thursday with the much cooler air not making it till about Friday.

Tuesday is now looking decent as well with temperatures possibly hitting 24C in places.

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We are still on track for the big cool down but it may be the weekend before we really feel those cool daytime temperatures and chilly nights.

The following 7 days may also remain almost completely dry in parts of Leinster with not much rain breaking through till next weekend.

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Level 42 · 12-06-2021 1:48pm

Another woeful cloudy day in Cork City

12-06-2021 1:50pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Well yes that's why I said I haven't been experiencing a great summer so far, other people in Dublin on this thread seem to be delighted with it.

You yourself pop in here to say the days or evenings are gorgeous. It’s dryer than normal, warmer than normal and about as sunny as normal in the east. So better than normal unless you like rain

Thelonious Monk · 12-06-2021 1:53pm

fvp4 wrote: »

You yourself pop in here to say the days or evenings are gorgeous. It’s dryer than normal and about as sunny as normal in the east. So better than normal unless you like rain

Don't worry yourself over my opinion of the current weather

appledrop · 12-06-2021 1:58pm

Level 42 wrote: »

Another woeful cloudy day in Cork City

You really are getting an awful run of weather in Cork. I was looking there at data 22m of rain so fair this month and chilly enough days aswell.

I hope you get a nice day tomorrow!

appledrop · 12-06-2021 2:01pm

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

First day it's felt hot in Wexford even with the very slight breeze. UV index must be high because I can feel myself burning after a few minutes in the sun

The UV index is high to very high for Saturday and Sunday once sun comes out, so yep we need to get that factor 50 on!

12-06-2021 2:01pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Don't worry yourself over my opinion of the current weather

It’s a discussion forum.

Here’s last week for the east from met eireann

Forecast issued at: Friday 11th June 2021 13:00

Over the past week, rainfall amounts have been well below average across most of the country. It was driest in parts of the east with 0mm of rain recorded at Dublin Airport.

Over the past week, mean air temperatures range from normal or slightly below in the southwest up to 1 to 2 degrees above normal in the midlands and east.

and

The past week has been sunniest in the midlands and east, with between 80 and 120% of sunshine totals there, with 44 hours of sunshine recorded at Casement. It was duller elsewhere the southwest and west Connacht receiving less than 40% of average sunshine. Just 11 hours of sunshine recorded at Belmullet (29% of average).

Nobody in the east, particularly Dublin, has much to complain about.

OldRio · 12-06-2021 2:05pm

I'm still wearing the jumper and have been out and about since 7 this morning. Cloud and a cool wind so far.

Leitrim

12-06-2021 2:10pm

And the sun is breaking out in Dublin again.

Afternoon looking good.

pauldry · 12-06-2021 2:46pm

Met Eireanngot today badly wrong. We were all set for the beach this weekend. What happened

Thelonious Monk · 12-06-2021 2:50pm

No sign of sun in Dublin 5 anyway. Hope this doesn't happen tomorrow!

appledrop · 12-06-2021 2:58pm

pauldry wrote: »

Met Eireanngot today badly wrong. We were all set for the beach this weekend. What happened

It's coming tomorrow don't give up hope!

Its giving me a chance today anyway to catch up on the more boring stuff around the house.

I'll be out that door at 8am tomorrow for the beach!

Chris_5339762 · 12-06-2021 3:01pm

Level 42 wrote: »

Another woeful cloudy day in Cork City

Sunny (well, broken cloud) in Cobh.

Max of 19C so far, don't think that'll be broken today now. Very nice day overall, get on the train.

Tyrone212 · 12-06-2021 3:08pm

Wall to wall..cloud cover again.

Artane2002 · 12-06-2021 3:10pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Nobody in the east, particularly Dublin, has much to complain about.

I don't think anyone in Dublin is complaining. People are just saying that the weather is nothing to write home about, which is true. Very forgettable and average apart from the lack of rain.

pad199207 · 12-06-2021 3:17pm

Some breaks of sunshine here in Kildare now and feeling warmer

namloc1980 · 12-06-2021 3:22pm

Gorgeous afternoon now in east Cork. Blue skies and lovely warm sunshine.

Gonzo · 12-06-2021 3:48pm

Sun poking through now in Meath, I doubt this evening is going to be as good as yesterday as we were already fairly sunny this time yesterday.

Tomorrow isn't going to be as sunny as most of us would like. Could be a fair deal of cloud in the morning and this will become more hazy and break up through the afternoon. Cloudy conditions will return again by the evening from the west.

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Between 3pm and 8pm looks like the best chance of sunny conditions tomorrow. 26C still looks possible tomorrow, best chances perhaps Oak Park, Phoenix Park.

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Oneiric 3 · 12-06-2021 4:11pm

About ever hour or so, the sun will break out for literally one second before it hides away again. It just can't seem to burn through those clouds at all. Feeling very humid now with that breeze not really helping anymore. Heavy cloud cover doesn't really bother me at all but I just hate that sticky, humid feeling that comes with it at this time of year. As someone said on here the other day, it's like living in an armpit.

KanyeSouthEast · 12-06-2021 4:19pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Maybe it's just me but the days have been mostly cloudy in Dublin, I haven't been experiencing a great summer so far anyway. It hasn't been raining or cold but the sun hasn't come out until the evening mostly, like yesterday, and it was only patchy at best. Maybe my expectations are too high. No sun so far today.
Tomorrow looks like it'll be great, fingers crossed.

Yet we have other posters from Dublin telling us the summer is superb up there?

sryanbruen · 12-06-2021 4:24pm

Cloud has finally broken up a bit in Dublin 13 with sunny spells now.

EDIT: Not even 15 minutes gone and it's duller, still fairly bright.

EDIT: Now it's mainly cloudy, what a joke.

pauldry · 12-06-2021 4:27pm

As mundane as today is the gale isn't there but kids saying it's too cold to go to beach. That's what 20 hours of sun in 2 weeks does I guess.

Thelonious Monk · 12-06-2021 4:28pm

KanyeSouthEast wrote: »

Yet we have other posters from Dublin telling us the summer is superb up there?

A lot of people are happy if it's not raining, I just like prolonged spells of sunshine and there hasn't been much of that lately which is frustrating to me especially when the temps are higher than usual. Weather is subjective to individuals I guess.

DellyBelly · 12-06-2021 4:32pm

Cracker of a day in West Cork.. Bit breezy but a good bit of heat in the sun..

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