Summer 2018 - General Discussion

hawkwing · 04-06-2018 1:40am

Not really weather related but a mad red moon out now in Tipp,haven't really seen the likes before:)

tikkamark · 04-06-2018 3:12am

I do love warm weather but as a metal Fabricator/welder it is horrible to work in and I mean horrible as you have to be very well covered up clothes wise or you get scorched!

Why can’t it just be warm Friday to Sunday!

spookwoman · 04-06-2018 3:56am

Good night Bit of a cool breeze
To the north Noctilucent clouds

to the south east moon rise

SweetCaliber · 04-06-2018 10:46am

Cracking morning here in Tramore, already 22 degrees according to the local weather station.

Really enjoying this spell of weather, nearly reminds me of being on holidays in Spain.

Oneiric 3 · 04-06-2018 3:16pm

Le graph below shows the mean, mean maxima and mean minima since May 23rd up to yesterday June 3rd (12 days) at most of the reporting Met Eireann stations. The table is ordered by the highest mean down to the lowest.

Keep in mind that the average max and min for the period in question is around 15.0 - 16c and 6.0 - 7.0c respectively.

Data from the mighty Met Eireann.

Hal1 · 04-06-2018 5:51pm

spookwoman wrote: »

Good night Bit of a cool breeze
To the north Noctilucent clouds

to the south east moon rise

Well done. Seriously nat geo material right there.

SleetAndSnow · 04-06-2018 5:53pm

24 degrees and beautifully sunny in Clonaklity

spookwoman · 04-06-2018 6:53pm

Hal1 wrote: »

Well done. Seriously nat geo material right there.

Was lucky only spotted it when I turned around to change the lens.

sryanbruen · 04-06-2018 7:57pm

Well this is mind blowing. The Atlantic was in a similar state in 1976 to where it is now in 2018, according to NOAA's analysis here.

Can't believe this.

appledrop · 04-06-2018 10:01pm

The weather for past two weeks has been unreal. In these two weeks I've lived in my so call 'summer clothes' more than I got to wear in the whole of last summer. I feel like I'm abroad. It was roasting at 10am this morning. Imagine what it would be like if our summer was like this all the time. Bliss.

squarecircles · 04-06-2018 10:22pm

yes please.the elusive 30 degrees will be reached this summer me thinks.

JCX BXC · 04-06-2018 10:34pm

Max of 20.1c here in West Clare today. To be honest, with the humidity, that was hot enough! Sea breeze was evident from late morning. It's currently foggy.

Beautifully sunny all morning and afternoon, however early evening it clouded over.

On a side note, I'm getting used to sleeping in the warmer temperatures. God help us when the Atlantic (eventually) comes back!

Also, 15 days since our last proper rainfall here. We've managed to dodge all the showers in the last week. While in other parts of the world 15 days may seem extremely insignificant, to the well water adapted soils here in West Clare I'm starting to see alot of cracking and moving. Grass turning yellow etc.

mg1982 · 04-06-2018 10:57pm

Cloudy and very humid here all day and tonight the humidity is almost unbearable. South Sligo.

Gonzo · 04-06-2018 10:58pm

today was perfect. Felt warm and mostly sunny, got to 20C here today but felt warmer than that.

SleetAndSnow · 04-06-2018 11:02pm

Loving the heat. Had to put on a long pants today for a bit of cleaning and it just felt strange as I have gotten used to shorts at this point! Thats when you know the weather has been good. Sitting here now with a fan blowing cold air onto me! Love it

Mobhi1 · 04-06-2018 11:29pm

14.9C now and humid. The high today was 23.6C and it was mostly sunny.

Meteorite58 · 04-06-2018 11:34pm

Couple of swims over the weekend, couldn't get over how warm the water was even with the tide almost fully out.

High of 19.9C here near Tralee today.

spoonerhead · 04-06-2018 11:41pm

Although only 21C where I was today, it was the best day of the lot. Wall to wall sunshine for a solid 14 hours, just felt like absolute heaven this weekend.

We’ve waited a long time for a few weeks of weather like this..

sryanbruen · 04-06-2018 11:53pm

The last time I remember a June Bank Holiday as great as this was 2009 when it was just blue skies all day long and temperatures getting into the mid-20s (see satellite below). May Bank Holiday was great and now June too. I think 2010 is getting some competition for my favourite year here with 2018.

Oscar Bravo · 04-06-2018 11:57pm

Its always a good thing when the late night forecast on Rte Radio 1 begins with "the fine summary weather will continue this week and on into next weekend".

Artane2002 · 05-06-2018 12:19am

sryanbruen wrote: »

The last time I remember a June Bank Holiday as great as this was 2009 when it was just blue skies all day long and temperatures getting into the mid-20s (see satellite below). May Bank Holiday was great and now June too. I think 2010 is getting some competition for my favourite year here with 2018.

Sadly April had to ruin such a good year. I loved literally every other month.

Graces7 · 05-06-2018 8:30am

A still, dull morning again with midges swarming

Yesterday was interesting. Sun came out then a sweet breeze to clear the air so sat out a long while...

When I came in there was a huge dark cloud over the mainland just a few miles away, the smell of rain but none came.

WHen I checked the new met site, the rain showed exactly where I was seeing the cloud... Amazing! Bypassed us then sloped off to Westport.

Gonzo · 05-06-2018 12:08pm

cool and cloudy today, only 14C, very disappointing.

compsys · 05-06-2018 12:33pm

Gonzo wrote: »

cool and cloudy today, only 14C, very disappointing.

Weather app on phone was predicting a cloudy morning alright and so was BBC.

ME didn't forecast it - mentioned morning fog that would lift quickly.

Not bashing ME but wonder why they got it wrong and the app and BBC got it right? What did they not see that others did?

km79 · 05-06-2018 12:37pm

Gorgeous in east Galway
In the 11 years I’m living here I think this is the first time we have got the best of such a prolonged good spell of weather

SleetAndSnow · 05-06-2018 12:39pm

cloudy and 17 degrees here in Cork City.

JCX BXC · 05-06-2018 1:53pm

Sunny with cloudy spells and 22.6c in West Clare. Very humid and warm.

pauldry · 05-06-2018 2:17pm

20c close bright n humid

14 days over 19c now in a row

SleetAndSnow · 05-06-2018 3:49pm

24 degrees in Cork City right now. Humid too. Walking out the door etc feels like Spain with the blast of heat. Loving it! Cloudy though

JCX BXC · 05-06-2018 3:49pm

24c at Kerry airport at 3:30pm. Meanwhile 23.4c here in West Clare.

sryanbruen · 05-06-2018 3:50pm

Some very hazy sunny spells today at Grange, otherwise quite boring and cloudy.

Ultimate Seduction · 05-06-2018 6:11pm

Is this real life?

JCX BXC · 05-06-2018 6:21pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Is this real life?

Or is this just fantasy?

Gonzo · 05-06-2018 6:26pm

some hazy sun finally after a fairly cool morning and early afternoon. Currently 16C which is today's high so far.

Harry Palmr · 05-06-2018 6:29pm

Bloody hot and close, though the breeze did finally show at around 4. It's almost boring at this stage.

Ultimate Seduction · 05-06-2018 6:43pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

Or is this just fantasy?

Open your eyes, look up at the skies and see.

Artane2002 · 05-06-2018 7:09pm

Beautiful evening after a cloudy day.

JCX BXC · 05-06-2018 8:00pm

8pm and it's 22.6c here in West Clare. Humidity also at 73%. There'll be little sleep tonight! God help any students starting the leaving tomorrow!

Never thought I'd say this but a cool night or maybe a quick shower of rain wouldn't go too far astray!

km79 · 05-06-2018 8:27pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

8pm and it's 22.6c here in West Clare. Humidity also at 73%. There'll be little sleep tonight! God help any students starting the leaving tomorrow!

Never thought I'd say this but a cool night or maybe a quick shower of rain wouldn't go too far astray!

I won't break !!!!!
Heaven

First time during this great spell I've been able to sit with a beer outside in the evening
Gonna make the most of it next few evenings

Mobhi1 · 05-06-2018 8:32pm

Much cooler day here today. The high was 19.9C. It was cloudy all morning. It's currently 14.8C. At least the sun is shining.

Oneiric 3 · 05-06-2018 10:25pm

It is interesting to note that like a lot of last week, much of the rest of this week will see higher temps over the greater midwest region of Ireland, not only by day, but also by night, than over in the UK, including the SE, which more readily experiences these types of temps relative to the time of year.

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appledrop · 05-06-2018 10:28pm

Not as nice today cloudy all day until about 7 this evening. Not complaining though at least could pop to shops without feeling guilty about wasting the good day!

Neddyusa · 06-06-2018 12:10am

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

It is interesting to note that like a lot of last week, much of the rest of this week will see higher temps over the greater midwest region of Ireland, not only by day, but also by night, than over in the UK, including the SE, which more readily experiences these types of temps relative to the time of year.

Interesting...
What is the reason for this?
Colder North Sea?

pad199207 · 06-06-2018 12:14am

Much more comfortable night for sleeping tonight. Although saying that getting used to the warm nights now.

JCX BXC · 06-06-2018 12:15am

pad199207 wrote: »

Much more comfortable night for sleeping tonight. Although saying that getting used to the warm nights now.

Not here 16.3c with an RH of 94%, I need to invest in a fan.

Xenji · 06-06-2018 1:09am

Back home after a few days out of the country, 16.2C and 96% humidity in Castlebar currently, have all the windows open and a fan on beside me, even after dealing with these nights for a fortnight prior it still feels like a shock to the system tonight.

Edit - A heavy mist is rolling in as well.

lolie · 06-06-2018 1:49am

There's a faint display of noctilucent clouds now on the northern horizon if anyone's still up.

Artane2002 · 06-06-2018 7:34am

I got a much better sleep last night than I have been getting recently. Also a brilliantly sunny morning now in Dublin 5.

SleetAndSnow · 06-06-2018 7:52am

Worst nights sleep here last night. Was warmer then usual it felt and was very sticky and humid. Fan was too noisy to keep on

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I’d sacrifice my sleep though for this weather (if the cloud ever goes away again)

Donegal Storm · 06-06-2018 8:43am

Clear cloudless morning in Kildare, looks like another great day ahead :cool:

Summer 2018 - General Discussion

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