Summer 2019 - General Discussion

iamwhoiam · 17-07-2019 4:10pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

well for me the weather is crap in Ireland pretty much all the time so no variety for me!

It isn’t for me . We have had some great days in Dublin this summer and days out with grandkids . Its what you make of them

nacho libre · 17-07-2019 4:19pm

Each to his own, but I prefer seasons. That's why i would not be too keen on places that have months on end of fine weather. In the same way as much as i love snow, if we were guaranteed it from November to April, it would proably lose its charm for me.

As for fine weather, I think we may appreciate the good days more, when they come do along, than people in climate where fine weather is usual.

OldRio · 17-07-2019 4:20pm

Started with showers today in Leitrim. Then heavy showers. Followed by light persistent rain. And now, heavy rain.
Variety indeed. Feck me, I wish I was back in Girona.

Thelonious Monk · 17-07-2019 4:44pm

nacho libre wrote: »

Each to his own, but I prefer seasons

I would have thought you're in the wrong country for that! The weather we had in June could have been any time of the year.

iamwhoiam wrote: »

It isn’t for me . We have had some great days in Dublin this summer and days out with grandkids . Its what you make of them

Oh I like nothing better than good weather in Dublin and I always make the most of it. I spent a couple of years in Oz and when summer starts it doesn't stop it goes on for months, it's sheer bliss. Here it's a day or two here and there, if you're lucky. Sure we all know what the weather is like here and most Irish people seem to like our climate, but my life improves immensely when it's warm and sunny so I probably should have stayed in Oz!

nacho libre · 17-07-2019 4:56pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I would have thought you're in the wrong country for that! The weather we had in June could have been any time of the year.

!

Not at all. I like that we get wind, rain, some sun, and some snow. Also i'm not a fan of really warm weather, so Ireland is the perefect place to live from my perspective!

Thelonious Monk · 17-07-2019 4:57pm

nacho libre wrote: »

Not at all. I like that we get wind, rain, some sun, and some snow. Also i'm not a fan of really warm weather, so Ireland is the perefect place to live from my perspective!

I meant our seasons aren't very defined here, as the above can happen almost any time of year!

Slashermcguirk · 17-07-2019 5:11pm

I love how for the past 3 weeks where it has been warm and dry the moaners disappear and then one rainy day and it’s all doom and gloom again. It has been between 20-23 degrees for the past couple of weeks, it’s not like the weather has been bad!! A few days of rain, big deal

sryanbruen · 17-07-2019 5:17pm

I've seen worse days than today anyway. It's mainly cloudy now and very usable weather in Dublin. Rain earlier was on the light side and on and off. Sun starting to appear too.

Xenji · 17-07-2019 5:19pm

Turning into a nice evening in Castlebar after having nearly 25mm earlier in the morning.

Mobhi1 · 17-07-2019 5:55pm

It's a nice, partly sunny evening now in Glasnevin. It's 20C. There was a grand total of 1.2mm of rain recorded here today.

Donegal Storm · 17-07-2019 6:38pm

Pouring rain all night, morning and early afternoon in Letterkenny, dried up a few hours ago to leave a passable evening. Still overcast and grey of course..

Clonmel1000 · 17-07-2019 7:03pm

Can I give a nod to last Saturday afternoon and Sunday. It was glorious here warmish dry clear blue skies and sunny. Actual proper summers days. So enjoyable to sit outside and enjoy the long evenings. Like someone else said earlier life abroad is for me I just love the sunshine and heat and make no apologies for it. It does tend to wishing the summer away at times and like others I’d be fearful that last weekend is it for us now. Anyway last weekend was bliss. To the weather gods I salute you.

Storm 10 · 17-07-2019 7:04pm

Gerry on the weather now mentioned a system moving up from the South West on Sunday he said tell you more about it nearer the time , what system is he on about

pad199207 · 17-07-2019 7:22pm

Torrential rain falling in Kildare. Great for the gardens

Franz Von Peppercorn II · 17-07-2019 7:24pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I would have thought you're in the wrong country for that! The weather we had in June could have been any time of the year.

Oh I like nothing better than good weather in Dublin and I always make the most of it. I spent a couple of years in Oz and when summer starts it doesn't stop it goes on for months, it's sheer bliss. Here it's a day or two here and there, if you're lucky. Sure we all know what the weather is like here and most Irish people seem to like our climate, but my life improves immensely when it's warm and sunny so I probably should have stayed in Oz!

Early June was bad but the rest has been fine.

Thelonious Monk · 17-07-2019 7:35pm

Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »

Early June was bad but the rest has been fine.

No it was horrible up until the last week or so!

Franz Von Peppercorn II · 17-07-2019 7:54pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

No it was horrible up until the last week or so!

I mean I’ve been cycling and it’s been dry and mostly warm. Sun about normal.

Mobhi1 · 17-07-2019 7:57pm

The earlier partially sunny weather has gone. There's more rain now. A total of 2.2mm now for the day. And the temperature's fallen back to 17.8C.

OldRio · 17-07-2019 7:59pm

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

I love how for the past 3 weeks where it has been warm and dry the moaners disappear and then one rainy day and it’s all doom and gloom again. It has been between 20-23 degrees for the past couple of weeks, it’s not like the weather has been bad!! A few days of rain, big deal

Woah there. It hasn't been between 20 to 23 where I live. We haven't seen that much sun here. When we saw the sun it was grand but come on dry warm and cloudy in summer was the order here. Not great to me.
We've also had our share of rain. Unfortunately when I was making hay.
So please realise the weather in this little island varies from area to area.

MidMan25 · 17-07-2019 8:05pm

OldRio wrote: »

Woah there. It hasn't been between 20 to 23 where I live. We haven't seen that much sun here. When we saw the sun it was grand but come on dry warm and cloudy in summer was the order here. Not great to me.
We've also had our share of rain. Unfortunately when I was making hay.
So please realise the weather in this little island varies from area to area.

Where's here?

OldRio · 17-07-2019 8:08pm

Co.Leitrim

esposito · 17-07-2019 10:03pm

Just watched the BBC outlook for next week on the BBC news 24 channel.

They are pretty confident on a hot spell for most of the UK next week as hot hair pushes up from the continent.

Remains to be seen if we tap into any of that hot air. Maybe briefly for the south and east?

Atlantic systems never too far away though it seems. Interesting few weeks ahead.

Clonmel1000 · 17-07-2019 10:08pm

esposito wrote: »

Just watched the BBC outlook for next week on the BBC news 24 channel.

They are pretty confident on a hot spell for most of the UK next week as hot hair pushes up from the continent.

Remains to be seen if we tap into any of that hot air. Maybe briefly for the south and east?

Atlantic systems never too far away though it seems. Interesting few weeks ahead.

Interesting means dull wet at times 19 degrees while the rest of the continent enjoy glorious sunny weather.

JCX BXC · 17-07-2019 10:27pm

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Interesting means dull wet at times 10 degrees while the rest of the continent enjoy glorious sunny weather.

Interesting means we don't know. We will model watch.

No more, no less.

That's it.

acequion · 17-07-2019 10:57pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I love this post. I know the weather isn't that bad in Ireland but I like nothing more than blue skies and warmth and we get shag all of it in Ireland! I'm in Spain for the next while and it just makes everything so much better. Cycling, swimming in the sea, eating outside, golf...
The fact that it's sunny and warm just makes me so bloody happy so I am moving here as soon as I can stop working and can afford to live somewhere in Iberia! Even in March and November you get lots of days that would be considered a cracking summer's day in Ireland.
It'll be August shortly and every year August is sh*te.

Also it was raining in Waterford for the world cup final last year with was July 15th, if I remember correctly that was about the end of the nice weather but people seem to go on like it was gorgeous for all the summer months... same way people in Dublin say it's 27c outside when it's really 19c because it reached that temperature in Shannon!

I 100% agree with this poster and like his/her direct style of telling it exactly as it is. And cue loads of apologists for /deniars of poor Irish summers rushing to claim that our weather is ok when it's just not really!

Granted it's not been bad in Ireland since about 20th June and it's a million times better than summers earlier this decade, but no way does it compare with other, even northern countries, where, when summer arrives, it stays. And to those who have no better contribution than to accuse us of being moaners when we tell the truth, well enough said!

I've been out of the country for the last two weeks and also totally missed the bad June so can't be accused of moaning, but am returning next Sunday and just hate the idea of a culture shock ie coming from high summer to October like weather and I've experienced that many a time. But the temps look ok enough at home so it mightn't be too bad.

But let's call a spade a spade and be honest about our pretty crappy climate,even though when it's nice in Ireland it's probably the nicest place in the world.

Donegal Storm · 17-07-2019 10:59pm

OldRio wrote: »

Woah there. It hasn't been between 20 to 23 where I live. We haven't seen that much sun here. When we saw the sun it was grand but come on dry warm and cloudy in summer was the order here. Not great to me.
We've also had our share of rain. Unfortunately when I was making hay.
So please realise the weather in this little island varies from area to area.

Indeed, its been a really poor summer up in these parts, the lack of sun being the biggest downer for me, just endless greyness day after day after day.

As for the coming week, definitely could be interesting if we get a good kink in the jet stream and can get in on the plume. As we know, most of the time (*cough* every single time) it ends up in disappointment but interesting to watch at least for heat and lightning potential.

Gonzo · 17-07-2019 11:05pm

i'm not home for the next 12 days but the east of Ireland is looking fairly warm for the next week. For home my phone is telling me 19C for tomorrow, 21C for Friday and after that each day getting warmer and rising to 24C by next Monday and sunny spells.

pad199207 · 17-07-2019 11:06pm

Very wet evening here in kildare with some torrential falls of rain. 7mm

Gonzo · 17-07-2019 11:20pm

latest ensembles shows very warm conditions in Dublin from about the 22nd of July and then a rapid cooling trend into August but with some very hot outlying members. I'll be home by 30th of July and have a bad feeling for August, but hopefully things will change.

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esposito · 17-07-2019 11:29pm

Gonzo wrote: »

latest ensembles shows very warm conditions in Dublin from about the 22nd of July and then a rapid cooling trend into August but with some very hot outlying members. I'll be home by 30th of July and have a bad feeling for August, but hopefully things will change.

The rapid cooling I find hard to believe. A cooling bias from the gfs maybe. August is too far out in my book.

Anyway, just enjoy the glorious heat and sunshine that the costa del sol offers Gonzo. Try not to worry too much about Ireland!

sryanbruen · 17-07-2019 11:33pm

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Indeed, its been a really poor summer up in these parts, the lack of sun being the biggest downer for me, just endless greyness day after day after day.

And that's exactly the reason why this has been my least favourite summer I have experienced for quite a while. The lack of sun has been extremely noticeable and unlike last year, the amount of "great" sunny days this year I can count on one hand.

10th June had a poor morning with a rain shower and mostly cloudy but the rest of the day after was perfect to me (even if temperatures were suppressed). Pic of that sunny afternoon at the Baldoyle Estuary.

26th June was similar to the 10th June but there was no rain and it was overcast up until the early afternoon then cloud quickly broke up. The rest of the day was excellent. Pic of the afterglow that evening in the Wicklow Mountains.

27th June was beautifully sunny but the easterly wind was fairly breezy and gave off a chill. Pic from St. Anne's Park that evening.

3rd July was and still is the best day of the summer here in Dublin in my opinion. Low 20s temperature, blue skies for most of the day. Pic from Balbriggan Beach on that day.

7th July was nice and pleasant. There was a good deal of cloud but it tended to be light and allowed the sun to shine a fair bit throughout the day concluding with a decent mackerel sky (which was a sign of the next day being poor). Pic of the sun shining through the trees from the top of Killiney Hill Park that day.

compsys · 17-07-2019 11:38pm

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

In fairness there has been very little rain for over 3 weeks now and every day has been around 20-23 degrees. Last summer it was warm and sunny from start of May to nearly end of July. I think the bad weather is really exaggerated here. Admittedly I am referring to Dublin which is always the driest place in Ireland each year but I lived in places like Copenhagen and it rains just as much there.

The likes of Scotland and parts of northern England would be far worse. In Dublin last year there was less than 700mm of rain, that is a lot lower most parts of the UK for example. I know the weather is pretty poor in the UK too but I still think the bad weather is exaggerated

Yes we only get 700mm of rain but it’s the lack of sun, the constant cloud, and average temps that are the issue. Also Irish weather is notoriously unpredictable. You can’t plan anything based on the forecast.

Bad days turn out good and good days turn bad.

Using the annual amount of rainfall means nothing unless you take into account a host of other weather conditions.

It actually rains more in Sydney, London and Dallas than Dublin.

Are you seriously suggesting we’ve a better climate than any of those cities?

JCX BXC · 17-07-2019 11:51pm

compsys wrote: »

It actually rains more in London than Dublin.

No it doesn't!

Ultimate Seduction · 18-07-2019 12:24am

Seanachai wrote: »

Grey skies are bad weather in my book, I'd take cold with clear skies any day above what we're having now.

I don't know how to post memes but that Man yells at cloud one comes to mind from the Simpsons

Graces7 · 18-07-2019 6:04am

Happy to be alive. So no precious energy wasted on grumbling about what cannot be changed ... and the variety is LIFE.

Serendipity; was just through the door after far too long a walk for this old lady when the heavens opened in torrential rain!. I would have got seriously, devastatingly soaked!

sky pageant of varied grey clouds.. we went to the shore, and all is calm and serene. Just a gentle breeze to cool the face and clear the midges.. Perfection. a perfect morning...

Slashermcguirk · 18-07-2019 6:51am

JCX BXC wrote: »

No it doesn't!

London gets similar rainfall to Dublin, slightly less but not a big difference. According to a friend living there the weather has been nice the last few weeks but they had really bad weather from May to mid June, lots of rain

Mortelaro · 18-07-2019 8:35am

Sunny in Arklow this morning
16c
Breezy

Donegal Storm · 18-07-2019 8:39am

Lived in London for a few years, winters are pretty similar to Dublin (though far more boring than Ireland) but summers are infinitely better, 20C pretty much guaranteed from late June to late August, plenty of sunshine and the odd thunderstorm.

Comparing rainfall is futile anyway, time spent raining would be a better indicator than mm totals as a 10 minute downpour on an otherwise sunny day can give the same totals as 12 hours of miserable drizzle

As for here in Donegal this morning, dark, grey and wet

Mortelaro · 18-07-2019 8:41am

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

London gets similar rainfall to Dublin, slightly less but not a big difference. According to a friend living there the weather has been nice the last few weeks but they had really bad weather from May to mid June, lots of rain

London’s average rainfall is about 60% of Dublin’s annually actually which is considerably less
For every 10 wet days Dublin has London on average has four of those dry

km79 · 18-07-2019 10:14am

Tomorrow looks horrific
Next week not much better

Mortelaro · 18-07-2019 10:26am

Beautiful sunny morning continues in Arklow
Currently 18c
Tomorrow doesn't look nice but we had practically no rain in coastal Wicklow yesterday, we even had some sunny spells,so need rain here
Some differences for such a tiny island

But then the 'Big' island in Hawaii gets snow probably more often than a lot of us (on its 12k high peak) and it is a very tiny island compared to Ireland
Its nature that's amazing

JCX BXC · 18-07-2019 10:28am

Mortelaro wrote: »

Beautiful sunny morning continues in Arklow
Currently 18c
Tomorrow doesn't look nice but we had practically no rain in coastal Wicklow yesterday, we even had some sunny spells,so need rain here
Some differences for such a tiny island

But then the 'Big' island in Hawaii gets snow probably more often than a lot of us (on its 12k high peak) and it is a very tiny island compared to Ireland
Its nature that's amazing

I'm sure Carrauntoohil gets its fair share of snow.

Thelonious Monk · 18-07-2019 10:49am

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Lived in London for a few years, winters are pretty similar to Dublin (though far more boring than Ireland) but summers are infinitely better, 20C pretty much guaranteed from late June to late August, plenty of sunshine and the odd thunderstorm.

Same here I was there for a few years. Once summer gets going you get low 20s and better for the bulk of the summer months. It means you can actually dress like it's summer and meet friends in the park etc. at the weekends.
Anyway it's becoming quite clear to me that sunny weather makes me infinitely happier so I'll be doing my best to spend most of my summers in future further south!

Gonzo · 18-07-2019 10:56am

the difference between London and Dublin summers are massive, chalk and cheese really. Look at BBC Weather for the next 10 days for both cities for a good idea of the difference that regularly takes place between end of May and early September.

Mortelaro · 18-07-2019 11:43am

JCX BXC wrote: »

I'm sure Carrauntoohil gets its fair share of snow.

Probably,but it doesn't have a road to the top or people working in it so not a populated area
I was there about 10 years ago, amazing place
Drove across lava on the island at the time too
Well recommended

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Kea_Observatories

Seanachai · 18-07-2019 11:54am

Graces7 wrote: »

Happy to be alive. So no precious energy wasted on grumbling about what cannot be changed ... and the variety is LIFE.

Serendipity; was just through the door after far too long a walk for this old lady when the heavens opened in torrential rain!. I would have got seriously, devastatingly soaked!

sky pageant of varied grey clouds.. we went to the shore, and all is calm and serene. Just a gentle breeze to cool the face and clear the midges.. Perfection. a perfect morning...

God bless your outlook, I know it's futile being vexed over stuff we can't change, but it doesn't stop me from being like a badger in this weather.

pad199207 · 18-07-2019 12:13pm

RAINFALL WARNING FOR TOMORROW

Status Yellow - Rainfall warning for Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Longford and Westmeath

Rain followed by heavy, possibly thundery downpours could lead to accumulations of 25 to 40 mm with the risk of localised flooding.

Valid: Friday 19 July 2019 08:00 to Friday 19 July 2019 20:00

Mortelaro · 18-07-2019 12:29pm

I do hope we get something in east Wicklow from this other than s passing light shower or two like yesterday
Lack of rainfall here now is biting

Mortelaro · 18-07-2019 1:37pm

Currently 19.4c in Arklow, lots of Sun
2 very brief light showers
Sw 16kmh

Graces7 · 18-07-2019 3:33pm

pad199207 wrote: »

RAINFALL WARNING FOR TOMORROW

Status Yellow - Rainfall warning for Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Longford and Westmeath

Rain followed by heavy, possibly thundery downpours could lead to accumulations of 25 to 40 mm with the risk of localised flooding.

Valid: Friday 19 July 2019 08:00 to Friday 19 July 2019 20:00

saw this earlier and for some reaspn did not " see" Connacht" mentioned.. ah well, it will water the garden for me..

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