Summer 2020 - General Discussion

JCX BXC · 03-07-2020 3:34pm

"scattered falls of rain and drizzle" according to Met Éireann.

Hasn't stopped here once.

beggars_bush · 03-07-2020 3:43pm

Raining again in Donegal

Oscar Bravo · 03-07-2020 3:45pm

Status Yellow - Wind warning for Connacht, Donegal and Clare

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Becoming very windy on Saturday night and for a time on Sunday with a risk of some disruption. South to southwest winds, veering westerly will reach mean speeds of 50-65km/h with gusts of 90-110km/h expected.

Valid: 22:00 Saturday 04/07/2020 to 08:00 Sunday 05/07/2020

Issued: 15:00 Friday 03/07/2020

SleetAndSnow · 03-07-2020 4:13pm

Dry all day in cork city, don't think it rained much over night either. Very dull though and winds are picking up a bit

OldRio · 03-07-2020 4:38pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Status Yellow - Wind warning for Connacht, Donegal and Clare

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Becoming very windy on Saturday night and for a time on Sunday with a risk of some disruption. South to southwest winds, veering westerly will reach mean speeds of 50-65km/h with gusts of 90-110km/h expected.

Valid: 22:00 Saturday 04/07/2020 to 08:00 Sunday 05/07/2020

Issued: 15:00 Friday 03/07/2020

What fresh hell is this?

SouthWesterly · 03-07-2020 5:25pm

km79 wrote: »

Rain has started. Expected to clear Monday

Which Monday?

km79 · 03-07-2020 5:46pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Status Yellow - Wind warning for Connacht, Donegal and Clare

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Becoming very windy on Saturday night and for a time on Sunday with a risk of some disruption. South to southwest winds, veering westerly will reach mean speeds of 50-65km/h with gusts of 90-110km/h expected.

Valid: 22:00 Saturday 04/07/2020 to 08:00 Sunday 05/07/2020

Issued: 15:00 Friday 03/07/2020

Can only laugh at this stage
Another weekend warning

ronnie3585 · 03-07-2020 7:21pm

Absolutely appalling day in Galway city. Sideways rain all day.

appledrop · 03-07-2020 7:25pm

Ffs that wind again sick of it!

Today went out for fancy lunch + small fire was lit in hotel + it was lovely!

That's sad for July. At least rain has stopped + not too cold.

Kermit.de.frog · 03-07-2020 8:03pm

More hints of high pressure trying to re-establish itself at the end of next week on some models. Hopefully a renewed trend that direction.

Gonzo · 03-07-2020 8:21pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

More hints of high pressure trying to re-establish itself at the end of next week on some models. Hopefully a renewed trend that direction.

latest GFS update looks alot more promising in terms of high pressure but no real heat from it, maybe enough to get low 20's in places but if it verifies it would be a huge improvement on the weather over recent weeks.

The ECM has it as well but it looks more transitional with lows not far away.

GEM stays mostly unsettled throughout.

still these are positive babysteps towards hopefully something more settled and a bit warmer towards the middle of July.

eon1208 · 03-07-2020 8:33pm

Gonzo/Kermit. Keep us posted. My plans are at a crossroads. Have to go either left or right depending on the weather in the next 7 days.

Gonzo · 03-07-2020 9:51pm

Dunsany now 23.4mm after just 1 day of July, this is the wettest station in the country at the moment after the day long deluge on Wednesday.

Another damp/wet day here in Meath so this total is now already higher.

fryup · 03-07-2020 10:06pm

shockin weather isn't it --- i suppose on the up side it will mean less people out & about hence less covid spreading

pauldry · 03-07-2020 10:09pm

19mm for weekend so far

81mm more and we will get another 100mm weekend like Friday to Monday last week

That be enough to quell droughts.

The rest of the Summer dry after this please or we will all go absolutely daft

beggars_bush · 03-07-2020 10:11pm

fryup wrote: »

shockin weather isn't it --- i suppose on the up side it will mean less people out & about hence less covid spreading

But instead they are indoors socialising

Kutebride · 03-07-2020 10:13pm

Pathetic. So dark and wet all day. Meath

appledrop · 03-07-2020 10:58pm

In other news Irish Water are reviewing the hosepipe ban + considering what to do.

Ffs.

nthclare · 03-07-2020 11:02pm

Not long more before all the seatrout and grilse are fanning their fins upwards through the river's.
I love this weather, as it's needed for my plants and hobbies.

Fish were getting stranded in streams and shallow part's of the river's.

Now they'll be able to keep going.

km79 · 03-07-2020 11:03pm

appledrop wrote: »

In other news Irish Water are reviewing the hosepipe ban + considering what to do.

Ffs.

Well there was a drought apparently .......

SleetAndSnow · 03-07-2020 11:12pm

Rotten evening in West cork. Drove from the city down today and about half way down it got wet and even further down became foggy. Still the same now, about 6 hours later.

seamusk84 · 03-07-2020 11:14pm

This weather is cat

degsie · 03-07-2020 11:23pm

seamusk84 wrote: »

This weather is cat

Personally, I think it's a bit ruff!

pad199207 · 03-07-2020 11:38pm

seamusk84 wrote: »

This weather is cat

One of the worst words ever invented in this country.

nthclare · 03-07-2020 11:50pm

pad199207 wrote: »

One of the worst words ever invented in this country.

It's a Kilkenny saying, the weather's cat

scouserstation · 04-07-2020 1:13am

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

More hints of high pressure trying to re-establish itself at the end of next week on some models. Hopefully a renewed trend that direction.

Yes its looking like we are going to have high pressure dominating towards the end of next week, not exactly heatwave conditions but it should be warm and dry for a good few days, id take that over what we've been getting throughout the month of June

sryanbruen · 04-07-2020 3:12pm

According to June monthly summary, Moore Park and Oak Park had their windiest June on record in 2020 in terms of mean wind speeds although I assume they refer to their automatic stations which only came into operation in 2003. Cork Airport had its windiest June since 1980.

Meanwhile... here's a grim sunshine total, Gurteen had only 75.7 hrs of sun throughout June. That is the lowest June monthly sun total for any station I know of since 1993. Lower than any station in June 2012. Most had at least 150 hrs of sun less compared to May and March was a sunnier month than June for some too - the same was true in 2012.

More confirmation of just how crap the month was, not that we needed it.

Data from Met E.

eon1208 · 04-07-2020 4:14pm

Expand on this guys. Please

Gonzo · 04-07-2020 4:15pm

If July keeps going with the current pattern over the next few weeks sunshine totals could be even lower this month. I haven't seen more than 5 or 6 minutes of sunshine in the past week or more.

This mornings model runs are remaining cool and unsettled, particularly the GFS up to the 16th of July.

Thelonious Monk · 04-07-2020 4:20pm

I made it to the med at last. 29c and not a cloud in the sky. Could be here till September hopefully. The constant dullness was really getting to me back home. I'll have a cerveza or two for the weather forum crew later!

JCX BXC · 04-07-2020 4:30pm

nthclare wrote: »

It's a Kilkenny saying, the weather's cat

A Kilkenny saying?

Never heard a Kilkenny person say it! (Not that I know many

)

Mortelaro · 04-07-2020 4:33pm

Decent day in Arklow to be fair
19c bright with some sun

appledrop · 04-07-2020 4:37pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I made it to the med at last. 29c and not a cloud in the sky. Could be here till September hopefully. The constant dullness was really getting to me back home. I'll have a cerveza or two for the weather forum crew later!

Very jealous. Enjoy. Not an option for us this year with a young child, but definitely have one for us all here still stuck with this weather!

Mortelaro · 04-07-2020 4:47pm

curious,do many people here go on holidays without travel insurance?
Even private health insurance won't cover a medivac home if you are sick abroad currently because there's a dept of foreign affairs advisory against any unnecessary foreign travel

Obviously its grand except if something happens
The EHIC card will cover you but you are stuck in that EU hospital until you are fit to fly again and you'll end up paying for the flight plus the medical extras needed on the flight

giveitholly · 04-07-2020 5:41pm

Sun is out,bit breezy but feels lovely and mild with a temperature hitting 19c

Donegal Storm · 04-07-2020 6:14pm

Miserable day in Donegal, misty all afternoon and now pissing down yet again

Med sounds awfully tempting right now looking out the window, think I'll wait and see how things play out with the reopening this month but all going well hopefully might get a couple weeks away in August or Sept

SleetAndSnow · 04-07-2020 6:57pm

After a dry and bright start to the day in West cork, it is now drizzling and foggy again for the last few hours. Shame

Mortelaro · 04-07-2020 7:20pm

20c in Arklow at 7pm with the sun out
Its balmy here

4Ad · 04-07-2020 8:28pm

It was overcast and dry in East Clare til about 17.30, heavy dirty drizzle since...

Mortelaro · 04-07-2020 8:31pm

Posting for the photo mainly,its still a nice evening here but getting breezy

https://twitter.com/Arklowweather/status/1279497533597851649?s=19

Zapperzy · 04-07-2020 8:34pm

Curtains drawn and fire lit at 8.30pm on 4th July, such depression.

The wind is howling, the flowers that are still alive are sideways, the wheelie bins are rattling, there's just a constant drizzle and everything is grey. On the plus side the river levels are up for kayaking, normally wouldn't see these levels til the autumn.

SleetAndSnow · 04-07-2020 8:36pm

Wind howling now here on the west cork coast, wonder how strong it will get. Can't measure the speed down here!

appledrop · 04-07-2020 9:15pm

OK so MetEireann have now issued a weather warning for unseasonably windy weather for tonight + tomorrow. Even they are wondering where our summer is!

It just goes from bad to worse!

corcaigh1 · 04-07-2020 9:24pm

What the bejaysus is going on :mad:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/unseasonably-windy-weather-set-to-buffet-ireland-1.4296531

new2tri19 · 04-07-2020 9:28pm

Why is it so windy lately ? Is it something to do with global warming. Why is MetEireann weather so inaccurate. They had no rain on the weather for today when I looked and it rained all day.

beggars_bush · 04-07-2020 9:35pm

Today wasn't the worst day in Donegal.
Drizzly in morning, cleared up by noon and was dry and cloudy until around 5pm

km79 · 04-07-2020 9:49pm

appledrop wrote: »

OK so MetEireann have now issued a weather warning for unseasonably windy weather for tonight + tomorrow. Even they are wondering where our summer is!

It just goes from bad to worse!

Not in parts of Dublin and Donegal
Been a great summer

appledrop · 04-07-2020 10:22pm

The BBC weather has also called it unseasonable windy weather + more like what you would get in autumn+ cool.

No doubt someone will still come on here tomorrow + tell people to wrap up its grand!

appledrop · 04-07-2020 10:27pm

km79 wrote: »

Not in parts of Dublin and Donegal
Been a great summer

I presume your joking!

Summer only starts in June + as Syranbruen has already highlighted one of windiest June ever + also very dull + very high rainfall in parts of country.

I also cant remember a July that has started so badly. Yes only 4 days in but gales forecast overnight so no sign of improvement.

km79 · 04-07-2020 10:29pm

appledrop wrote: »

I presume your joking!

Summer only starts in June + as Syranbruen has already highlighted one of windiest June ever + also very dull + very high rainfall in parts of country.

I also cant remember a July that has started so badly. Yes only 4 days in but gales forecast overnight so no sign of improvement.

Yes I was most certainly joking/being sarcastic

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