Summer 2019 - General Discussion

Mobhi1 · 14-08-2019 2:50pm

It's mostly cloudy here today but there is some occasional sunshine and the current temperature is 21.0C.

pad199207 · 14-08-2019 3:42pm

Humidity is horrible now. Has to be a clap of thunder

Graces7 · 14-08-2019 3:54pm

Been deluges this afternoon and a fresh lively wind now... west mayo offshore island

Jpmarn · 14-08-2019 3:56pm

pad199207 wrote: »

Humidity is horrible now. Has to be a clap of thunder

There seem to be a lightning strike just off the coast in Dublin Bay. The month of August hasn’t been that great around Limerick so far. But the GFS models that can be viewed on http://netweather.tv is signalling major improvement in the weather next week.

pad199207 · 14-08-2019 4:00pm

Torrential downpour now in Kildare. 6mm in the gauge

Clonmel1000 · 14-08-2019 4:24pm

Very windy here too a horrid day frequent heavy showers.

Mortelaro · 14-08-2019 6:39pm

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Very windy here too a horrid day frequent heavy showers.

Crikey,how far are you from me?
It was a very warm day in Arklow
Max of 22.4c in the sun
Could see showers but they missed us
It’s still 18.6c here but windy now

And bear in mind my weather station is in an open field,so the real ambient temp,not an enclosed heat trap garden,I’m sure some of those locally could have went mid 20’s today

Is it any wonder,that there’s so many different views on the Irish summer when you can have such a vast difference only what 100kms away as the crow flies?

Clonmel1000 · 14-08-2019 6:43pm

Mortelaro wrote: »

Cricket,how far are you from me?
It was a very warm day in Arklow
Max of 22.4c in the sun
Could see showers but they missed us
It’s still 18.6c here but windy now

And bear in mind my weather station is in an open field,so the real ambient temp,not an enclosed heat trap garden,I’m sure some of those locally could have went mid 20’s today

Is it any wonder,that there’s so many different views on the Irish summer when you can have such a vast difference only what 100kms away as the crow flies?

I don’t have a weather station but I got soaked twice today and it’s very breezy out. No sun. Maybe someone from Waterford area will confirm this.

km79 · 14-08-2019 6:46pm

Shannon radar is back

Tigerandahalf · 14-08-2019 7:36pm

Bloody cold in the west. You would need a woolly hat if standing around.

appledrop · 14-08-2019 8:30pm

It was very humid in Dublin today. Yet again for third day in row torrential showers in afternoon. Looks like autumn is here.

Clonmel1000 · 14-08-2019 10:05pm

appledrop wrote: »

It was very humid in Dublin today. Yet again for third day in row torrential showers in afternoon. Looks like autumn is here.

Spring ended around June 22nd and autumn started about August 5th.

Ultimate Seduction · 14-08-2019 11:00pm

A Novemberish feel about tonight. A strong wet wind. Hopefully that nice spell next week comes to fruition.

Ultimate Seduction · 14-08-2019 11:02pm

Just checked the temp and it's 16c currently so apologies for the hyperbole. Still not very pleasant.

Donegal Storm · 15-08-2019 1:21am

Back home this evening after a week of high 20's/low 30's and bright sunshine in France. Landed home to a dark, wet and windy evening with heavy showers and mist giving low visibility.

Great to be back :rolleyes:

Graces7 · 15-08-2019 5:40am

A wild, loudmouthed, wet night out here and little sleep to be had in consequence. Ah well!

I had to go out soon before full darkness to tape the esb meter that was rattling and the ocean was spectacular

quieter now
But not a morning for a romantic shore walk!

west mayo offshore island

Tigerandahalf · 15-08-2019 7:48am

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Back home this evening after a week of high 20's/low 30's and bright sunshine in France. Landed home to a dark, wet and windy evening with heavy showers and mist giving low visibility.

Great to be back :rolleyes:

Irish Examiner: Lack of sunshine responsible for Vitamin D deficiency in Donegal, study finds.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/lack-of-sunshine-responsible-for-vitamin-d-deficiency-in-donegal-study-finds-943754.html

Not helped by the amount of people going around with factor 50 on their face, all thanks to the cosmetics industry.

Very cool morning again. Thankfully some better weather looks to be on the way from the 23rd roughly.

Ultimate Seduction · 15-08-2019 3:41pm

Are we still on for the nice spell end of next week?

Mortelaro · 15-08-2019 4:17pm

High of 21c in Arklow today
A lovely day again with lots of sun,almost losing count of the nice days here!
Showers have rolled in now but are passing

iamwhoiam · 15-08-2019 4:25pm

Beautiful day on a beach in north Co Dublin , a bit breezy but warm and pleasant

Gonzo · 15-08-2019 5:03pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Are we still on for the nice spell end of next week?

yep we are, looks settled for about a week or so. not sure yet about the temperatures but low 20's would be a safe bet. If we manage to draw up some south-easterlies from the continent, mid to high 20's could be possible.

sryanbruen · 15-08-2019 5:22pm

Overcast with some rain in Gweedore. It was very nice earlier when I was traveling.

Gonzo · 15-08-2019 5:25pm

nice day in Meath, mild and sunny, definitely not as warm as yesterday. Temperature currently 19C.

Artane2002 · 15-08-2019 6:06pm

Sunshine and clouds in Dublin with a shower earlier. Nice enough I guess, an average nice Irish summer day though.

Mobhi1 · 15-08-2019 6:31pm

It's turned into a very nice evening with sunshine and a breeze. It's at the day's high now of 20.8C. It felt a bit cool earlier even as it reached 18C. I take it as the low humidity. The dewpoint was below 10 for a couple of hours. That's why I like a bit of humidity. It makes low temperatures feel warmer. It's currently back over 14.

Graces7 · 16-08-2019 5:28am

Officially gale force out here; another loud night and deluges.. Snug in here... which is what matters, and no way to light the stove , as if I ever would in August

My life on a very remote northern Orkney island for a decade was excellent training and a grand way to be deeply aware of how benevolent and mild the Irish climate is by comparison. Less than four hours of daylight in winter and storms that lasted three days and flayed the skin off your face.

The weather is what you make of it. And today a quiet home day here.

Artane2002 · 16-08-2019 3:55pm

Mostly cloudy today in Dublin 5. We just had a moderate shower there enhanced by gusty winds. Mild.

Gonzo · 16-08-2019 4:06pm

heavy shower for past 30 minutes easing now. Temperature 21C.

Kermit.de.frog · 16-08-2019 4:17pm

Same. 19c.

Stop moaning ffs · 16-08-2019 4:24pm

Just in the Phoenix Park with the dog and it started. Could see it almost a white out coming over the mountains. Hit us and drenched to the skin.
Went on for fifteen minutes. Don’t remember ever being caught in rain that bad. It was pummelling down.

sideswipe · 16-08-2019 6:47pm

Stop moaning ffs wrote: »

Just in the Phoenix Park with the dog and it started. Could see it almost a white out coming over the mountains. Hit us and drenched to the skin.
Went on for fifteen minutes. Don’t remember ever being caught in rain that bad. It was pummelling down.

Stop moaning ffs

Meteorite58 · 16-08-2019 8:26pm

LP system off the NW today.

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Stop moaning ffs · 16-08-2019 8:49pm

sideswipe wrote: »

Stop moaning ffs

Wasn’t at all. Have a very simple approach to rain.

There’s only so wet you can get.

Oscar Bravo · 16-08-2019 9:32pm

Heavy blustery showers here in Castlebar tonight. more like late September than August 16th.

appledrop · 16-08-2019 9:42pm

The rain was so heavy here in North County Dublin this evening that we had local flooding on roads. I'm not surprised we have torrential rain showers for last 5 days every afternoon evening.

Mad_maxx · 16-08-2019 10:26pm

More rain in Galway in the past two weeks than in the previous nine months

sryanbruen · 16-08-2019 10:50pm

Very blustery day in Donegal with numerous bouts of showers and sunny spells. Still managed a lot of exploring though.

Found the Malin Head station too.

Oscar Bravo · 16-08-2019 11:09pm

Small funnel cloud in Achill Co.Mayo during some heavy showers this evening

Graces7 · 17-08-2019 5:54am

Wild weather .. went out for some air y'day afternoon and was hard staying on my feet.... planning to try for blackberries soon if the rain holds off. Love "wind walking" which is as well out here :rolleyes: ah well... all is well, really it is. Glimpsed a bright moon earlier and heavy cloud now. More high winds today they say . west mayo offshore island.. snugged in

Stop moaning ffs · 17-08-2019 9:25am

You went out in that with no socks??

Oscar Bravo · 17-08-2019 9:39am

Stop moaning ffs wrote: »

You went out in that with no socks??

She must of ate a dodgy blackberry lol

joeysoap · 17-08-2019 12:32pm

My car read 25 degrees yesterday. And it felt like it out of the wind, Dundalk

Gonzo · 17-08-2019 1:00pm

joeysoap wrote: »

My car read 25 degrees yesterday. And it felt like it out of the wind, Dundalk

past few days have been fairly decent with plenty of sun, decent temperatures and a few showers. Here in Dunshaughlin it's currently nice and sunny but like most recent days, showers will get going in the afternoon and early evening.

Stop moaning ffs · 17-08-2019 1:04pm

Know the way historically we get a proper ‘summer’ in May and then again in September, reckon that will happen this year? May this year wasn’t great

Gonzo · 17-08-2019 1:09pm

Stop moaning ffs wrote: »

Know the way historically we get a proper ‘summer’ in May and then again in September, reckon that will happen this year? May this year wasn’t great

So far the signals for the first week of September are not good, but that's well outside the reliable timeframe.

Donegal Storm · 17-08-2019 1:23pm

One of the better weekends we've had this summer in Donegal, windy with heavy showers but plenty of sunshine for a change

Hooter23 · 17-08-2019 3:00pm

Hard to believe its August strong winds heavy showers...Galway...same weather last night it was like middle of winter...

Graces7 · 17-08-2019 3:10pm

Hooter23 wrote: »

Hard to believe its August strong winds heavy showers...Galway...same weather last night it was like middle of winter...

High winds have not eased all day with occasional deluges, but the sun has taken the edge off the chill .west mayo offshore

Gonzo · 17-08-2019 3:29pm

lovely afternoon here in Meath, dry and mostly sunny, a bit on the windy side but it's feeling mild enough.

Rock Lesnar · 17-08-2019 3:55pm

Gonzo wrote: »

lovely afternoon here in Meath, dry and mostly sunny, a bit on the windy side but it's feeling mild enough.

3 quick heavy showers here since lunch time, is a grand day otherwise

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