Drought/Low Rainfall Watch - Summer 2018

Oneiric 3 · 27-07-2018 3:39pm

km79 wrote: »

You are probably lying out in it LOL

Looking at the radar, looks like you could be in for a similar downpour soon.

Storm 10 · 27-07-2018 3:41pm

Its on Sky News about flooding in Claregalway

sryanbruen · 27-07-2018 3:43pm

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

What I found interesting about the infamous drought back in '76 is that it didn't really get going until late July into August, and by all accounts, proved to be quite severe, possibly more so than the current/recent spell.

Probably because the May to July period of 1976 wasn't nearly as dry as 2018. It was August that was exceptionally dry really of that Summer.

ZX7R · 27-07-2018 3:58pm

Met earanns have removed the rain warning for Leinster ect.
Wonder if they are updating it

km79 · 27-07-2018 3:59pm

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Looking at the radar, looks like you could be in for a similar downpour soon.

Got It in athenry Town
Couldn’t leave the car for 10 minutes
I live 15 km further east and now I’m sitting outside the house in the car waiting for a similar downpour to stop

So lucky I got to “enjoy “ this twice

SleetAndSnow · 27-07-2018 4:00pm

Been raining down in west cork (Rosscarbery area) since about 12 pm non stop. Not sure what it’s like in the City!

sryanbruen · 27-07-2018 4:03pm

ZX7R wrote: »

Met earanns have removed the rain warning for Leinster ect.
Wonder if they are updating it

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1022859710200983554

Storm 10 · 27-07-2018 4:08pm

Updated now and includes Connacht surprise surprise

http://archive.met.ie/nationalwarnings/default.asp

200motels · 27-07-2018 4:16pm

Not a drop of rain here in Waterford city

silverharp · 27-07-2018 4:20pm

must say met.ie was on form this week, they had friday pegged for rain so moved forward a camping trip i was planning so we would be finished up friday morning, sure enough started raining around midnght (glendalough area) , area got a good soaking didnt look like it had rained in dublin

SleetAndSnow · 27-07-2018 4:20pm

Makes sense because it’s literally Been non stop raining here in cork

Hey it was badly needed in cork I suppose, the ground was totally dried up and cracking

Supercell · 27-07-2018 5:30pm

Weather gods pleeeease send some decent rain this weekend to Dublin. My water butt is empty, my tomatoes/veggies/fruit bushes and trees are sad looking..

Wind SE which usually is good for rain here here, hoping it stays that way if/when the rain arrives here finally.

SleetAndSnow · 27-07-2018 5:31pm

Heavens opened up even more in Cork. Its like all the rain we were missing is suddenly falling. Grass will be back in no time. Just once the blessed warmth and blue skies returns next week.

27-07-2018 5:58pm

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Heavens opened up even more in Cork. Its like all the rain we were missing is suddenly falling.

Leave some for us in KK

JanuarySnowstor · 27-07-2018 7:39pm

Not convinced about the grass.
I see a lot of brown grass turning black rather than green

MidMan25 · 27-07-2018 7:51pm

Grass is extremely resilient, some will have died off during the drought but it will quickly start to produce new shoots now.

km79 · 27-07-2018 7:52pm

MidMan25 wrote: »

Grass is extremely resilient, some will have died off during the drought but it will quickly start to produce new shoots now.

Already happening here over the past week
This will bring on the edges of lawn now I’d imagine
Gonna be fun trying to cut it next week !

kenmc · 27-07-2018 8:55pm

How long is the silly old rain supposed to hang around for before we get back to normal warm, sunny weather? Not used to having to choose clothes anymore, T-shirt & shorts for weeks now

NMB · 27-07-2018 9:20pm

Supercell wrote: »

Weather gods pleeeease send some decent rain this weekend to Dublin. My water butt is empty, my tomatoes/veggies/fruit bushes and trees are sad looking..

Wind SE which usually is good for rain here here, hoping it stays that way if/when the rain arrives here finally.

Yep same here my little crops are crying out in cracked earth. I’d no cherry crop at all this year first time ever, but on the Upside I’ve the most amazing watermelon plants from a discarded bbq party- but they need rain so here’s hoping

Cantona's Collars · 27-07-2018 9:27pm

kenmc wrote: »

How long is the silly old rain supposed to hang around for before we get back to normal warm, sunny weather? Not used to having to choose clothes anymore, T-shirt & shorts for weeks now

Forecast for next week looks very nice indeed.

kenmc · 27-07-2018 9:48pm

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Forecast for next week looks very nice indeed.

Good, I'm fed up of all this bloody rain. Must be 3 minutes now. At least.

JJayoo · 27-07-2018 10:09pm

JJayoo wrote: »

South Sligo, got almost 2 inches in a few hours yesterday. Usually leave out a basin overnight just to see what the rain was like have never seen it fill so quickly.

South Sligo has an inch so far today and I could imagine the current rain, heavy mist, will last the night.

Cork Boy 53 · 27-07-2018 10:11pm

kenmc wrote: »

Good, I'm fed up of all this bloody rain. Must be 3 minutes now. At least.

cyclops999 · 27-07-2018 10:21pm

Radar showing rain over athlone yet not a drop falling.

appledrop · 27-07-2018 10:27pm

Lashing now in North County Dublin. I actually forgot how nice it is to hear the sound of rain!

Graces7 · 28-07-2018 3:55pm

California is ablaze.. shocking sight. We are so blessed.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2018/0728/981655-california-wildfires/

The whole scene is fire.

Graces7 · 28-07-2018 3:56pm

After a pleasant sunny day, sheeting loud rain. Has the direction changed since earlier?

West Mayo. offshore island

28-07-2018 10:12pm

Well we finally got a good soaking here in county Kilkenny - more than 20mm over the past couple of days so that's a big help for fields and rivers. And we're expecting a few more showers tomorrow.
And then - hopefully back to a nice sunny week next week

Cork Boy 53 · 28-07-2018 10:44pm

inthehat wrote: »

Well we finally got a good soaking here in county Kilkenny - more than 20mm over the past couple of days so that's a big help for fields and rivers. And we're expecting a few more showers tomorrow.
And then - hopefully back to a nice sunny week next week

If the soil moisture deficit was running at 75mm or so before the rain came, then 20 mm of rainfall is only partial relief. Plenty more is needed.

MJohnston · 28-07-2018 10:52pm

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

If the soil moisture deficit was running at 75mm or so before the rain came, then 20 mm of rainfall is only partial relief. Plenty more is needed.

I would imagine it's far from a case of simply 75mm minus 20mm either. When there's really heavy rain, there's bound to be a huge amount of straight runoff that has no chance to be absorbed.

28-07-2018 11:59pm

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

If the soil moisture deficit was running at 75mm or so before the rain came, then 20 mm of rainfall is only partial relief. Plenty more is needed.

That's true Cork Boy, - my head knows only too well that we need a lot more rain but my heart yearns for those lovely warm dry evenings that we got used to over the past while.

Graces7 · 29-07-2018 6:17am

Loved the rain-lullaby last night.

Cork Boy 53 · 29-07-2018 9:37am

inthehat wrote: »

That's true Cork Boy, - my head knows only too well that we need a lot more rain but my heart yearns for those lovely warm dry evenings that we got used to over the past while.

Well it looks as if you will get your wish by the end of next week if the forecast is accurate.

road_high · 29-07-2018 4:00pm

Graces7 wrote: »

California is ablaze.. shocking sight. We are so blessed.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2018/0728/981655-california-wildfires/

The whole scene is fire.

If it had gone like that last week of June, we wouldn't have been too far behind in the south east especially.

road_high · 29-07-2018 4:03pm

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

If the soil moisture deficit was running at 75mm or so before the rain came, then 20 mm of rainfall is only partial relief. Plenty more is needed.

According to http://www.kilkennyweather.com/ 39.2mm for this month, also
https://www.carlowweather.com/ 43.9mm

Graces7 · 29-07-2018 4:26pm

road_high wrote: »

If it had gone like that last week of June, we wouldn't have been too far behind in the south east especially.

i know.

I lived in Kerry alongside the National Park that bad year there and at night there were fires in every direction.

This year here has been far worse. The aerial images of the beach fire last week.

Family in BC Canada tell me that fires over there have been raging over a year. There are warning signs on all the roads and behaviour like lighting a camp fire or barbecue would get them arrested.

But, as they say, they have so much space there whereas Ireland is so small

I have not asked what we do in the event of fire here on the island as I am quite sure they know what they are doing in any emergency

But the California fire. they said early today t had increased by 1/3 overnight

JanuarySnowstor · 29-07-2018 7:30pm

Grass is still very brown black here.
I can't see it coming back rather new grass and probably weeds will take its place.
I know some say grass is resiliant but it's not dormant it's dead

pauldry · 29-07-2018 10:36pm

The grass here in Sligo is a lush green.

Perfect id say but rivers are still very low.

This week prob another 20mm here before next dry spell

road_high · 29-07-2018 11:51pm

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

Grass is still very brown black here.
I can't see it coming back rather new grass and probably weeds will take its place.
I know some say grass is resiliant but it's not dormant it's dead

It’ll take a long time and a lot more rain

Graces7 · 30-07-2018 6:34am

road_high wrote: »

It’ll take a long time and a lot more rain

which we are getting in West Mayo... deluges during the night...

JJayoo · 31-07-2018 11:50am

Are any regions still looking for rain?

South Sligo has had a ridiculous amount over the last 7 days.

Elmer Blooker · 31-07-2018 12:05pm

JJayoo wrote: »

Are any regions still looking for rain?

South Sligo has had a ridiculous amount over the last 7 days.

I presume eastern regions still need a lot more rain, I received 25-30mm since the weather turned unsettled so still a huge soil moisture deficit, about 70mm I'd say?

Reggie. · 31-07-2018 12:12pm

JJayoo wrote: »

Are any regions still looking for rain?

South Sligo has had a ridiculous amount over the last 7 days.

Midlands here and only got about 20mm total last few days

SleetAndSnow · 31-07-2018 12:19pm

Still large amounts of cork in a deficit. While we had a lot, plenty of ground is still pretty hard and dry

km79 · 31-07-2018 12:25pm

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Still large amounts of cork in a deficit. While we had a lot, plenty of ground is still pretty hard and dry

Hard and dry in summer ? Is that not what we would expect ?

Thread title probably needs to be changed to reflect the areas that now are still genuinely experiencing drought conditions

Franz Von Peppercorn · 31-07-2018 12:27pm

km79 wrote: »

Hard and dry in summer ? Is that not what we would expect ?

Thread title probably needs to be changed to reflect the areas that now are still genuinely experiencing drought conditions

Nobody is officially experiencing a drought because that ends with rain. There are moisture deficits and reservoir deficits still though.

km79 · 31-07-2018 12:54pm

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

km79 wrote: »

Hard and dry in summer ? Is that not what we would expect ?

Thread title probably needs to be changed to reflect the areas that now are still genuinely experiencing drought conditions

Nobody is officially experiencing a drought because that ends with rain. There are moisture deficits and reservoir deficits still though.

Mets yellow warning was changed to remove those areas/half of the country no longer experiencing drought like conditions which was why this thread was opened I believe

No need for rain watch in Connacht now
It’s raininga little or a lot every day

sryanbruen · 31-07-2018 12:56pm

km79 wrote: »

Mets yellow warning was changed to remove those areas/half of the country no longer experiencing drought like conditions which was why this thread was opened I believe

No need for rain watch in Connacht now
It’s raininga little or a lot every day

The thread was originally opened for stats on the drought (I also posted daily sunshine tables) but then it quickly turned into a chat about the grass and stuff too.

Jpmarn · 31-07-2018 11:40pm

Grass is still very scarce on my farm near Limerick city but the fields are starting to turn green again. On Monday my nearest station Shannon Airport picked up 11.4mm of rainfall from a series of showers including 6mm in 1 hour from a heavy shower. In my location I don’t think I got anymore than 0.4mm of rainfall during the whole day.

uck51js9zml2yt · 31-07-2018 11:43pm

Jpmarn wrote: »

Grass is still very scarce on my farm near Limerick city but the fields are starting to turn green again. On Monday my nearest station Shannon Airport picked up 11.4mm of rainfall from a series of showers including 6mm in 1 hour from a heavy shower. In my location I don’t think I got anymore than 0.4mm of rainfall during the whole day.

You need to move the farm

Drought/Low Rainfall Watch - Summer 2018

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