Autumn 2019 - General Discussion

SleetAndSnow · 03-09-2019 5:12pm

Raining for the last hour or so in cork city. Cloudy all day.

Mortelaro · 03-09-2019 5:32pm

Still beautiful in Arklow
An unexpected warm day
Currently 20c

Donegal Storm · 03-09-2019 5:37pm

Yet another crap day in Letterkenny with misty drizzle all day, has been raining non stop for around 48 hours now.

The past month has been as depressing as any period I can ever remember, one dry day here since the 3nd of August and that was a dark overcast day.

Thelonious Monk · 03-09-2019 5:50pm

God its bad enough in dublin but how the hell do you live out west if its constantly grey and raining? I mean does it not depress the f*ck out of you?

JCX BXC · 03-09-2019 6:20pm

16.2c and driving drizzle in West Clare. Reducing visibility.

km79 · 03-09-2019 6:24pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

God its bad enough in dublin but how the hell do you live out west if its constantly grey and raining? I mean does it not depress the f*ck out of you?

Yes

Donegal Storm · 03-09-2019 6:24pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

God its bad enough in dublin but how the hell do you live out west if its constantly grey and raining? I mean does it not depress the f*ck out of you?

Yes

Like yourself I'm seriously considering a move to warmer climes again

grizzlyadams · 03-09-2019 6:28pm

All is not lost,my "sources" tell me the fine weather shall return...in a week....

Gonzo · 03-09-2019 8:30pm

grizzlyadams wrote: »

All is not lost,my "sources" tell me the fine weather shall return...in a week....

I would be very cautious about expecting any sort of settled weather any time soon. The latest ensembles for Dublin (the driest part of the country), show a classic sine wave indicated areas of low pressure with contrasting temperatures between each area of low pressure. Temperatures look several degrees below normal for much of the coming week, but very short lived warmer spikes in between.

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km79 · 03-09-2019 8:36pm

Gonzo wrote: »

I would be very cautious about expecting any sort of settled weather any time soon. The latest ensembles for Dublin (the driest part of the country), show a classic sine wave indicated areas of low pressure with contrasting temperatures between each area of low pressure. Temperatures look several degrees below normal for much of the coming week, but very short lived warmer spikes in between.

Rain ?

Gonzo · 03-09-2019 8:54pm

km79 wrote: »

Rain ?

not a huge amount of rain, but it doesn't take much rain for the day to be fairly crap, yesterday was a classic example of that. No real signs of any properly settled and warm weather, we really could do with one last push of heat up from Spain before Autumn really takes hold in October.

Rock Lesnar · 03-09-2019 9:37pm

Lashing rain in my area of meath for the last hour or so

vladmydad · 04-09-2019 6:33am

Where’s Graces7. I think she’s an elderly lady on a west coast island, posts almost everyday. Haven’t seen her post in a few days, hope she’s ok.

Graces7 · 04-09-2019 7:13am

vladmydad wrote: »

Where’s Graces7. I think she’s an elderly lady on a west coast island, posts almost everyday. Haven’t seen her post in a few days, hope she’s ok.

for kindness. blessings and thanks. still here but not very well and caught up in the terrible Dorian situation. so have not been logging in often. heartbreaking.

we are caught up out here in daily gales and deluges. today's version is ramping up now. as in marine warnings. There have been few ferries or post this week, so snugged in with knitting and youtube in winter mode. waiting for the arrival of my turf order from my nearest neighbour. cupboards well stocked. a perfect place and way of life for an old person!

staying offline a while yet but all is as it needs to be here. stay safe and dry .

Donegal Storm · 04-09-2019 8:34am

Miserable morning in Letterkenny, pouring rain and increasingly windy

Mobhi1 · 04-09-2019 9:15am

Nice sunny morning in Glasnevin but a bit cool @ 11.8C. There was 0.4mm rain recorded from earlier this morning.

Thelonious Monk · 04-09-2019 9:44am

I found it cold this morning in Dublin. Already needing gloves on the bike. So 2 months this year without cold weather! FFS!

OldRio · 04-09-2019 9:53am

More rain. Every single day. To be honest it's become just fecking boring.

Thelonious Monk · 04-09-2019 10:01am

OldRio wrote: »

More rain. Every single day. To be honest it's become just fecking boring.

Although cold was beautifully sunny in Dublin on my way to work with little cloud but cloud starting to set in now. Are you in the west, or Mordor as it should be known at this stage?

Oneiric 3 · 04-09-2019 10:14am

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

God its bad enough in dublin but how the hell do you live out west if its constantly grey and raining? I mean does it not depress the f*ck out of you?

It has been particularly bleak over the last couple of days with drying as poor as it would be in mid-December, despite the fairly constant breeze. everywhere is saturated. All summer it was humid and unpleasant feeling and now it is just a little cooler but still no less humid. Always tend to associate September with sunny weather with good drying and wildly alternating temps, but that doesn't seem to be happening this time around

Mortelaro · 04-09-2019 10:24am

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

It has been particularly bleak over the last couple of days with drying as poor as it would be in mid-December, despite the fairly constant breeze. everywhere is saturated. All summer it was humid and unpleasant feeling and now it is just a little cooler but still no less humid. Always tend to associate September with sunny weather with good drying and wildly alternating temps, but that doesn't seem to be happening this time around

Amazing, utterly amazing, the difference here at the other side of the island
You'd hurt your foot here putting an electric fence pigtails into the ground,its that dry and hard
0.6mm yesterday evening after a warm sunny day that got up near 22c
It colder today though,much colder
13.6c
But its bright and dry in Arklow

White Clover · 04-09-2019 10:33am

Mortelaro wrote: »

Amazing, utterly amazing, the difference here at the other side of the island
You'd hurt your foot here putting an electric fence pigtails into the ground,its that dry and hard
0.6mm yesterday evening after a warm sunny day that got up near 22c
It colder today though,much colder
13.6c
But its bright and dry in Arklow

Ground is boating here in the south west. We got over 200mm of rain in August.

Graces7 · 04-09-2019 10:35am

Things are starting to fly out here; been out to investigate a loud crash. Poor cat nearly abandoned her skin... :eek:

Not seen the ocean - just across the back field - so wild and white ruffled for many a while. Northerly direction. High drama out there. Great breakers rolling in.

Managed a short walk earlier before it was as wild as this, berry picking, but would not even try to open the big gate now.

Some brightness but darkening again now.

We have the best internet server in the world; the dish is on the north, ocean facing wall, and never a flicker in all the gales. small local Westnet folk.I salute thee.

Stay safe west coast folk.

west mayo offshore island

Graces7 · 04-09-2019 10:38am

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Although cold was beautifully sunny in Dublin on my way to work with little cloud but cloud starting to set in now. Are you in the west, or Mordor as it should be known at this stage?

The sheer beauty of the west is a well kept secret; more to life here then the weather. Best part of Ireland in every way..

Xenji · 04-09-2019 11:27am

We have had rain everyday since the 3rd of August now in Castlebar and it is another blustery and showery day today.

Mortelaro · 04-09-2019 11:39am

White Clover wrote: »

Ground is boating here in the south west. We got over 200mm of rain in August.

Have a look at this!
Took it just now

https://twitter.com/Arklowweather/status/1169197904281636870?s=19

Donegal Storm · 04-09-2019 12:08pm

Awful day in Letterkenny again with strong wind, heavy drizzle blowing sideways and visibility no more than a few hundred metres. Around 65 hours of non stop rain now

1Q2WHYUUU · 04-09-2019 12:13pm

Graces7 wrote: »

The sheer beauty of the west is a well kept secret; more to life here then the weather. Best part of Ireland in every way..

Have to agree with that.

SleetAndSnow · 04-09-2019 12:42pm

Strong cold breeze today in cork city with drizzly showers every so often. Warm when the sun comes out and then the cold breeze appears!

Oscar Bravo · 04-09-2019 12:51pm

Blustery

Malin head gusting 46 knots
Finner gusting 40 knots
Mace head gusting 38 knots

km79 · 04-09-2019 12:53pm

I SEE THE SUN

White Clover · 04-09-2019 12:56pm

Mortelaro wrote: »

Have a look at this!
Took it just now

https://twitter.com/Arklowweather/status/1169197904281636870?s=19

I'm so jealous of that!

Graces7 · 04-09-2019 1:34pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

God its bad enough in dublin but how the hell do you live out west if its constantly grey and raining? I mean does it not depress the f*ck out of you?

No. and it isn't. Love living out west and the weather is only one aspect of life here. Plenty of sunshine, even right now with a gale blowing.

PS I decided decades ago that the weather is something we cannot change so also decided I was not going to be miserable or depressed by it but live within it.

Gonzo · 04-09-2019 1:41pm

a dry and relatively sunny but cool day here so far in Meath. Feels much cooler after reaching 21C yesterday afternoon. Currently 14C, a whole 7C cooler than yesterday.

Graces7 · 04-09-2019 1:50pm

Wilder out here and the ocean a mass of great white breakers. shivers and heading sleepwards

Oscar Bravo · 04-09-2019 2:35pm

A cold miserable showery afternoon in Castlebar

Rock Lesnar · 04-09-2019 2:37pm

Very light showers on and off here in meath today in very blustery wind

Gonzo · 04-09-2019 3:00pm

we had a very heavy shower about half an hour ago, biblical rain for about 5 minutes. Temperature of around 13C, very chilly indeed. I see Knock is only 10C.

vladmydad · 04-09-2019 3:01pm

Graces7 wrote: »

for kindness. blessings and thanks. still here but not very well and caught up in the terrible Dorian situation. so have not been logging in often. heartbreaking.

we are caught up out here in daily gales and deluges. today's version is ramping up now. as in marine warnings. There have been few ferries or post this week, so snugged in with knitting and youtube in winter mode. waiting for the arrival of my turf order from my nearest neighbour. cupboards well stocked. a perfect place and way of life for an old person!

staying offline a while yet but all is as it needs to be here. stay safe and dry .

Oh that’s good to hear. I was over that in that part of the world for the Irish open in July, scorching it was. Yes apparently we might get what’s left of Dorian so be safe.

sryanbruen · 04-09-2019 3:26pm

Intriguing chart by Weatherquest showing the chance of anticyclonic conditions (%) for every month in the year with different 30-year averages. This is for the UK but it goes well with Ireland too in some ways I have seen comparing people's recollections and beliefs. September was the most likely month to have anticyclonic conditions from 1981-2010 which I think doesn't surprise anyone, followed by June then August (rather a surprise at first sight), February and April. It's notable though how August's % dropped from 42% in 1971-2000 to 37% in 1981-2010... I suspect this will drop further with 1991-2020 given the frequent unsettled nature of August since 2006.

Combining all the 30-year averages, it looks to me that June and September are the most anticyclonic months (certainly not in 2019 :rolleyes:).

https://twitter.com/danholley_/status/1169237335780810754

Gonzo · 04-09-2019 4:53pm

very windy here over past hour, lots of leaves falling from trees being whipped around in the wind. Feeling very chilly too, more like late October or early November. Very different to this time yesterday when we had nice spells of sunshine and temperatures reaching 21c. Currently struggling to reach 13C. Much of the country at the moment has reports of only 12 or 13C.

pauldry · 04-09-2019 5:08pm

Driving in the wind. Car nearly swerved to other side. Dangerous here in NW

04-09-2019 5:16pm

Haven’t paid much attention to the weather lately but the drive home this evening was intense! Popped on to see what’s happening.

Mortelaro · 04-09-2019 5:19pm

Very windy in Arklow also gusting above 50kmh
Sunny though with just one or two fast passing showers
Currently 15.6c
High today of 17.5c

pad199207 · 04-09-2019 5:38pm

Windy and cool day today with a few squally showers

Xenji · 04-09-2019 5:53pm

We have had a max gust of 82 km/hr so far today in Castlebar, a lot twigs and couple branches down around the Mall.

Clonmel1000 · 04-09-2019 6:08pm

Could be a long winter after a decidedly average summer for most of us.

JCX BXC · 04-09-2019 6:29pm

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Could be a long winter after a decidedly average summer for most of us.

For once, I'll go even more pessimistic than you and say it was a worse than average summer. I was borderline, but after that August it's undeniable in the West.

Gonzo · 04-09-2019 6:57pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

For once, I'll go even more pessimistic than you and say it was a worse than average summer. I was borderline, but after that August it's undeniable in the West.

The west of Ireland, particularly the north-west certainly had a poorer than average summer. Ireland as a whole was the coldest country in Europe this summer. Most other European countries including most parts of the UK broke temperature records several times. Even Scotland managed to get into the high 20's a few times.

Ireland completely missed out on the heat, July wasn't too bad with some warmth but very few places here saw anything higher than 25C over the entire summer. The Atlantic never really lost it's grip in the far west, especially the north-west with cool temperatures and rain most of the time.

JCX BXC · 04-09-2019 7:00pm

It wasn't as bad as the miserable northwest, and I managed a temperature of around 29.2c here in West Clare, however that was quite localised and the weather surrounding this wasn't particularly great.

August was very wet, I recorded just over 200mm of rainfall, which is highly unusual for this area. Shockingly dull too, and I didn't wear shorts the entire month.

The summer was so-so up to August however.

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