Autumn 2019 - General Discussion

Sundog

Look closely n you can even see the "dog"

100mm now for November so far

Brrŕrrrrrrrrrrrrr that's all I can day about today's weather. The sky was mad this morning it really looked like it would snow. No snow but we did have some sleat showers

Not looking forward to cold weather over next few days.

Stunning day in Ireland if a little cold
Sorry I meant Mayo not ireland

A slight dusting of white on the top of Nephin this morning. One or two showers earlier with a slight wintry touch to them. A chilly two degrees.
Central Mayo

Perfect autumn day, clear sky, sunshine and chilly, loads of cloud to my east and south east, hopefully it stays away

Nice crunch back in the fallen leaves this evening after these two days without rain. Garden clean-up starts tomorrow...

appledrop wrote: »

Remember now it's not winter according to boardies on this thread!

Oh my god give it a rest for goodness sake, are you 12?

Naggdefy wrote: »

According to meteorologists since at least 1659 when the Royal Scientific Society was setup. I don't think any boardsie is that old

Ha you never know! Seriously though it's nearly too cold to be out + about.

We are out in park in all weathers but today really getting into the old bones!

Brrrrr. Back to house for some warm drinks + cosy heating

Apart from a few light drops of rain about two hours ago, it has turned into a surprisingly pleasant afternoon here in this part of the West. A nice few bonus rays of November sunshine here at the moment in relatively calm conditions.
(Apologies for non introduction so far. Long time lurker on this forum for many years with a passion for weather and the great outdoors. Have always enjoyed the many contributions of the regular posters here and the great weather experts. Decided that it was eventually time to jump in myself! Situated approximately 11kms east of Castlebar.)

The reason for the disconnect between meteorological and cultural seasons (being one month out of sync essentially) in Ireland is because of seasonal lag - meteorological winter is centered around when we’re climatologically likely to be coldest vs warmest, whereas in Ireland (and other Celtic countries) cultural winter is centered around sunlight and the solstices and equinoxes, with each constituting the midway point of their corresponding seasons. Because the climate takes roughly one month to catch up with changes in the Earth’s rotation, these two paradigms are one month out of sync with eachother.

Most meteorologists will refer to the seasons based on their meteorological terms, while most Irish people will have learned in school (with poems and mnemonics to help remember) that the seasons begin and end one month earlier than their meteorologically interested bretheren. Neither view is right or wrong, so as far as I’m concerned the annual arguments about whether November counts as Winter and February counts as Spring are hilariously predictable and woefully pointless. What matters here is what kind of weather we’re going to get, dammit