Autumn 2020 - General Discussion

Donegal Storm · 15-09-2020 1:15pm

An extremely rare sunny morning here but quickly back to our usual slate grey. Think that was the first time I opened the curtains to proper blue skies since that brief nice spell in early August

Slashermcguirk · 15-09-2020 2:45pm

Magnificent day in Dublin 5. Sun splitting the sky again, lovely and warm

Beechwoodspark · 15-09-2020 2:51pm

Slate grey and oppressively humid in mullingar at the moment.

A great day for the flying ants as my old neighbor says.

I’m very busy working and could do without this.

Gonzo · 15-09-2020 3:18pm

another beautiful day in Meath, plenty of sunshine and warm 23C. The past 3 days is up there with the best weather we've had all year in terms of sunshine and temperatures.

obi604 · 15-09-2020 3:27pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Slate grey and oppressively humid in mullingar at the moment.

A great day for the flying ants as my old neighbor says.

I’m very busy working and could do without this.

ye wha

do without what? the humidity?

Danno · 15-09-2020 4:01pm

Clouded over between 1.30pm and 3.30pm, but prolonged sunshine in the last half hour and temperatures have really climbed. 23.2°c presently in south Laois.

Slashermcguirk · 15-09-2020 4:38pm

24 degrees at Phoenix park, it nearly hit 25 there yesterday (24.7). Might hit 25 yet, very warm out there this afternoon

Beechwoodspark · 15-09-2020 4:38pm

obi604 wrote: »

ye wha
do without what? the humidity?

Yes. And the heat. Prefer fresh weather with a max of 16.

Especially when horsing things in and out of boot of car etc

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 15-09-2020 4:47pm

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

24 degrees at Phoenix park, it nearly hit 25 there yesterday (24.7). Might hit 25 yet, very warm out there this afternoon

Clouded over now so probably not unfortunately.

JCX BXC · 15-09-2020 4:48pm

Went for a cycle earlier, sun popped out for about 20minutes so sat down by the shore, was very nice indeed. Back on the bike, in my element cycling across country roads when all of a sudden I feel a few drops.

Those few drops turned into an almighty downpour, you could feel the sting of the drops on your skin, got soaked to the bone.

Wonderful.

Tropical if nothing else, still 19.7°c in West Clare, humidity 90%. Rainfall continuing.

Slashermcguirk · 15-09-2020 5:08pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Clouded over now so probably not unfortunately.

Very little cloud here, sun splitting the rocks

obi604 · 15-09-2020 5:25pm

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

Very little cloud here, sun splitting the rocks

where is here?

obi604 · 15-09-2020 5:26pm

east galway, started off ok, a bit of sun, then full hot sun for an hour or 2
been bloody overcast since about 3pm and gone really dark now, temp still around 21 , just no sun

Billcarson · 15-09-2020 5:38pm

September sweat. No thanks

SleetAndSnow · 15-09-2020 6:07pm

Turned out to be a nice day in Dublin CC. Sunny and warm at a out 21/22 degrees I would say

Thelonious Monk · 15-09-2020 6:12pm

In my part of Dublin 5 it was mostly hazy or cloudy all day, but we got the guts of 2 hours maybe between about 2 and 4pm of mostly sun. Cracking day all the same, enough for me to feel a little burnt on my face!

JCX BXC · 15-09-2020 6:16pm

Another very heavy downpour in West Clare, looking at the radar there's a number of heavy showers around.

Slashermcguirk · 15-09-2020 6:42pm

obi604 wrote: »

where is here?

Dublin 5, still sunny and warm

Clonmel1000 · 15-09-2020 6:49pm

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

Dublin 5, still sunny and warm

Another poster has said that it was sunny for 2 hours only in Dublin 5.

Slashermcguirk · 15-09-2020 6:57pm

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Another poster has said that it was sunny for 2 hours only in Dublin 5.

Well I have been between the house and the Garden all day and I can assure you i know what the sun and blue skies look like. It’s still the same now

appledrop · 15-09-2020 8:05pm

I have been in heaven the last few days with this weather! I absolutely love the deadheat. We have had more sun in last few days then all of July + August!

Got out of car this evening from work + was nearly like being abroad.

The only downside is no longer wfh but having at least I enjoyed Sunday.

I hope it continues.

esposito · 15-09-2020 8:17pm

appledrop wrote: »

I have been in heaven the last few days with this weather! I absolutely love the deadheat. We have had more sun in last few days then all of July + August!

Got out of car this evening from work + was nearly like being abroad.

The only downside is no longer wfh but having at least I enjoyed Sunday.

I hope it continues.

Out for a walk right now and it really feels like Spain. That distinctive smell when it’s warm and humid. Loving it. If only we could have had this during July and August!
Makes you laugh really.

pad199207 · 15-09-2020 8:22pm

esposito wrote: »

Out for a walk right now and it really feels like Spain. That distinctive smell when it’s warm and humid. Loving it. If only we could have had this during July and August!
Makes you laugh really.

Wait till December and you’ll laugh even harder when it’s 17°c and humid.

esposito · 15-09-2020 8:49pm

pad199207 wrote: »

Wait till December and you’ll laugh even harder when it’s 17°c and humid.

I know! So used to our Decembers being so mild, especially at Christmas. Every bloody year from 2011 onwards.

Thelonious Monk · 15-09-2020 8:54pm

Nicest evening I've experienced this year, so warm still, the light was amazing at the seafront in Clontarf and promenade so busy. Thank you weather Gods!

Artane2002 · 15-09-2020 8:58pm

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Another poster has said that it was sunny for 2 hours only in Dublin 5.

It was sunny for much more than 2 hours. The last 3 days have all been great.

sryanbruen · 15-09-2020 9:01pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Nicest evening I've experienced this year, so warm still, the light was amazing at the seafront in Clontarf and promenade so busy. Thank you weather Gods!

Yeah, it was great, spent it at old reliable Burrow Beach and there was a nice tranquil sky to end it. Like this time last year, these past few days been a god send!

esposito · 15-09-2020 9:04pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

Yeah, it was great, spent it at old reliable Burrow Beach and there was a nice tranquil sky to end it. Like this time last year, these past few days been a god send!

We’ll pay for this in a few weeks won’t we?!

leahyl · 15-09-2020 9:12pm

Sooo dull in Cork today, a really bleh kind of a day...

obi604 · 15-09-2020 9:13pm

East Galway - absolutely p1ssing rain for last hour. Like really lashing.

Oscar Bravo · 15-09-2020 9:19pm

obi604 wrote: »

East Galway - absolutely p1ssing rain for last hour. Like really lashing.

9.9mm at Athenry in the past hour. reporting a heavy rain shower at 9pm

Oscar Bravo · 15-09-2020 9:22pm

Todays max,similar to yesterdays:

Phoenix park 24.6 degrees
Gurteen 22.9
Dunsany 22.8
Oak Park 22.8
Dublin Airport 22.7

Very mild/warm tonight with most stations in the high teens @ 9pm

Thelonious Monk · 15-09-2020 9:25pm

esposito wrote: »

We’ll pay for this in a few weeks won’t we?!

Surely we've earned this with months and months of rubbish

obi604 · 15-09-2020 9:26pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Todays max,similar to yesterdays:

Phoenix park 24.6 degrees
Gurteen 22.9
Dunsany 22.8
Oak Park 22.8
Dublin Airport 22.7

Very mild/warm tonight with most stations in the high teens @ 9pm

Where do you see the real time temperatures?

Oscar Bravo · 15-09-2020 9:33pm

obi604 wrote: »

Where do you see the real time temperatures?

Met eireann release the max temps for the day usually around 10pm.

pauldry · 15-09-2020 9:35pm

Is there a place that lists the warmest to coldest average temperature recorded for September year by year. E.g This year must be right up there with some of the warmer Septembers.

Even though Irelands Climate does not seem to be taking on the extreme heat that many areas get these days it's safe to say it's getting a tad warmer but trying to do it without anyone noticing.

18.1c in Sligo at 930pm in September ain't too strange but it ain't very common and these mild nights are certainly on the increase in Ireland

obi604 · 15-09-2020 9:38pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Met eireann release the max temps for the day usually around 10pm.

Right. But you stated that “most stations in the high teens at 9pm” - which suggested to me you had a way of checking the real time temps.

appledrop · 15-09-2020 9:40pm

esposito wrote: »

We’ll pay for this in a few weeks won’t we?!

Nah we have already paid for it with worse summer ever recorded in Dublin!!!!

Oscar Bravo · 15-09-2020 9:42pm

obi604 wrote: »

Right. But you stated that “most stations in the high teens at 9pm” - which suggested to me you had a way of checking the real time temps.

https://wow.met.ie/

Golden Horde · 15-09-2020 10:02pm

Blessington lakes today...absolutely beautiful day.

pauldry · 15-09-2020 11:19pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

https://wow.met.ie/

Oh that link doesnt work properly on my phone like all the maps on the new met Eireann site

Gonzo · 15-09-2020 11:38pm

We hang on to another warm day tomorrow but cooler air will begin to take over and Sea breezes will lower the temperatures across Leinster from early tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow will probably be the last time many of us reach 20C this year.

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I was at Gormanstown beach today and it felt lovely and warm even in the evening, tomorrow could be a much chillier day by the beach with those easterly breezes pegging temperatures back by several degrees compared to today.

Cooler again on Thursday with the easterly winds lowering temperatures further, it will still be warm across the mid west, sheltered from the easterly wind.

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smellyoldboot · 16-09-2020 1:03am

Why do met eireann have so few weather stations?

highdef · 16-09-2020 1:28am

pauldry wrote: »

Oh that link doesnt work properly on my phone like all the maps on the new met Eireann site

https://www.met.ie/latest-reports/observations - What about that?

JCX BXC · 16-09-2020 1:50am

smellyoldboot wrote: »

Why do met eireann have so few weather stations?

Lack of investment really, weather stations can't be established and maintained without appropriate funding.

Incredibly annoying however. Shannon airport does not cover the weather over an area ranging from Connemara down through Clare and Kerry, over to Tipperary.

The same can be said for many other weather stations too.

Kutebride · 16-09-2020 7:43am

Beautiful sunrise Meath

Slashermcguirk · 16-09-2020 9:07am

Another beautiful morning in Dublin, love September

Oneiric 3 · 16-09-2020 9:09am

About 20 minutes of very broken sunshine yesterday morning here but that has been our lot out of this spell. Dull, heavily overcast before and since with not even a fleck of a breeze to offer some relief from the heavy humid conditions. This current airmass might be coming from a different source from which most of our summer pattern came, but it has brought no change in actual conditions as all.

Wine Goddess · 16-09-2020 9:38am

Glorious morning here in Firhouse Dublin 24! Already sunny and warm.
Yesterday was beautiful too, I feel sorry for those who are still getting cloudy conditions and/or rain... We deserved a decent few days to make up for the horrendous so-called summer....

Thelonious Monk · 16-09-2020 9:47am

No wind or cloud in Dublin just beautiful blue skies, I feel like it's May again

Autumn 2020 - General Discussion

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