Spring 2021 General Discussion

Xenji · 15-05-2021 3:06pm

Torrential downpours in Castlebar, some spot flooding already.

beggars_bush · 15-05-2021 4:14pm

Was a lovely day in midlands until 5 mins ago

And there's the thunder and lightning

Goldfinch8 · 15-05-2021 4:25pm

Xenji wrote: »

Torrential downpours in Castlebar, some spot flooding already.

I figured that it must have been fairly coming down there alright Xenji. The sky looked very dark and threatening out that way.
Below a pic of some of that shower cloud over Castlebar direction at 15.05hrs today as seen from my own location to the east.

appledrop · 15-05-2021 6:22pm

Thankfully rain stopped in NCD so we could walk to barber's for my son's haircut!

Plenty of dark clouds around but no more rain.

Edited: Raining lightly here again now.

NIMAN · 15-05-2021 6:25pm

There has been intense rain showers in north Donegal/Inishowen for the last 2 days.

Spells of sunshine in between, but when it rains, it really rains!

Danno · 16-05-2021 1:18am

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Always think the same. When you're coming in to land at DUB you can easily see all the way from the Mourne mountains to the tip of Wexford. Makes you realise how a tiny body of land we live on compared to the scale of weather systems yet the difference between e.g. Donegal and Wexford can be night and day for much of the year

When flying in at night and you're looking at the lights of Bray out of the left isle window and the lights of Holyhead out of the right isle window before meaningful descent.

Gaoth Laidir · 16-05-2021 8:02am

Danno wrote: »

When flying in at night and you're looking at the lights of Bray out of the left isle window and the lights of Holyhead out of the right isle window before meaningful descent.

It's only 92 km from Bray to Holyhead. Out in the middle of the sea ypu would only need to be at a height of just 170 m to see the shorelines of both places. Flying at say 7000 ft you could see Liverpool on one side and Athlone on the other (330 km apart).

Thelonious Monk · 16-05-2021 12:52pm

it's beautiful now in Dublin 5, wasn't expecting this

16-05-2021 1:02pm

Once again Dublin east coast better than expected. I would rate this a pretty good May here.

KanyeSouthEast · 16-05-2021 1:28pm

We’d a cloudy start then about an hour and a half of warm sunshine but the downpours have started now again.
Edit: by warm I mean 15-16 degrees.

Gonzo · 16-05-2021 3:28pm

lovely day today in Meath, plenty of sunshine and feeling warmer.

Oscar Bravo · 16-05-2021 3:32pm

Dry with good spells of sunshine coming through here in Castlebar. Nice sunny evening ahead as the showers move south and east.

snowgal · 16-05-2021 3:47pm

Gonzo wrote: »

lovely day today in Meath, plenty of sunshine and feeling warmer.

A lot of times I read your posts and think how can we live in the same county!! Gone wholly dark here near Trim the past 2 hours, lashing at the min...

KanyeSouthEast · 16-05-2021 5:27pm

Another washout of a day persistent heavy showers black skies. 3 weeks now since we had a good day here.

namloc1980 · 16-05-2021 5:30pm

Not a bad day. In between the showers when the sun pops out it's quite warm. The heavy showers are head wrecking though.

Thelonious Monk · 16-05-2021 5:36pm

KanyeSouthEast wrote: »

Another washout of a day persistent heavy showers black skies. 3 weeks now since we had a good day here.

that's mad, in Dublin it has been mostly sunny all day and even feels hot in my sun trap back garden

KanyeSouthEast · 16-05-2021 5:39pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

that's mad, in Dublin it has been mostly sunny all day and even feels hot in my sun trap back garden

Drove to Tramore turned around came home it was torrential down there.

16-05-2021 5:45pm

Highly localised even in Dublin. This is the Dublin forecast.

The showers will be isolated in the east but more frequent in the west.

That’s the west and east of the county. Strange one.

appledrop · 16-05-2021 6:54pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

that's mad, in Dublin it has been mostly sunny all day and even feels hot in my sun trap back garden

Yep same here I NCD, I actually fell asleep on sun lounger as it was so warm in back garden, felt like I was on holiday.

I've done a big blitz on the wardrobe, the summer clothes are coming out!

CeeCeeBloom · 16-05-2021 7:19pm

Dirty big clouds circling D24 now!

JCX BXC · 16-05-2021 8:09pm

Lovely sunny day in West Clare, bit of a breeze.

You could see the showers building as they headed inland, but here at the coast we seem to primarily get dry and sunny conditions.

KanyeSouthEast · 16-05-2021 8:45pm

Raining again here.

RedPeppers · 16-05-2021 8:49pm

Lovely sunny day here in north Galway no rain thank god

4Ad · 16-05-2021 9:05pm

Lovely day in East Clare.
Rained 10 minutes ago for 2 minutes.
Ran in the sleveless t shirt, always a good sign !!
My neighbour even got sunburnt out cutting the grass...

compsys · 16-05-2021 10:37pm

Not a bad day at all in South County Dublin.

Calm, dry, 15º and plenty of sun.

Went up the mountains for a walk and even there it kept sunny, calm and dry.

You can't ask for much more in Ireland in mid-May really.

giveitholly · 16-05-2021 10:39pm

71.4mm got here in tipp so far this month and raining at the moment

Danno · 16-05-2021 11:44pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

It's only 92 km from Bray to Holyhead. Out in the middle of the sea ypu would only need to be at a height of just 170 m to see the shorelines of both places. Flying at say 7000 ft you could see Liverpool on one side and Athlone on the other (330 km apart).

Mad!!!

Would never have thought that would be possible.

sporina · 17-05-2021 2:24pm

What is the story with the weather this May.. seems v strange?

Ficheall · 17-05-2021 4:15pm

Spotted this job listing in my browsings, dunno if of any interest to any of you guys...

https://jobs.rmets.org/jobs/62257283-communications-officer-part-time-12-hours-per-week-at-royal-meteorological-society

sporina · 17-05-2021 5:13pm

I always thought May was the start of Summer?

DOCARCH · 17-05-2021 5:25pm

sporina wrote: »

I always thought May was the start of Summer?

Nope. Not in weather/meteorological terms.

sporina · 17-05-2021 6:04pm

so what is with the weather this May? Like today for eg - blasting sun this morn then this avo thundery downpours - was crazy.. now sunny again.. and its not yet warm..

I don't rem May ever been like this...

Thelonious Monk · 17-05-2021 6:45pm

To me this is typical summer weather, except technically it's not summer yet it's usually a few degrees warmer and we usually get a period of calm in May/June before it goes to downpours, some sun, dark clouds, the type of weather you find it hard to make plans around.
I always associated May with calm weather and plenty of sunshine, but this year it looks like that isn't happening and we're just in the usual unsettled summer weather already.

KanyeSouthEast · 17-05-2021 6:53pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

To me this is typical summer weather, except technically it's not summer yet it's usually a few degrees warmer and we usually get a period of calm in May/June before it goes to downpours, some sun, dark clouds, the type of weather you find it hard to make plans around.
I always associated May with calm weather and plenty of sunshine, but this year it looks like that isn't happening and we're just in the usual unsettled summer weather already.

This morning was nice here. It was sunny and bright but certainly not warm. This afternoon was another washout rained most of the afternoon some really thundery downpours. It’s stopped now the sun is out but the sky is very black around. 17 days in and May had been a disaster. Just saw the forecast after the news there. Awful looking forecast. More rain and strong winds for late Wednesday Thursday and into Friday.

Thelonious Monk · 17-05-2021 7:01pm

If we don't get some nice weather come June maybe a protest outside Met Eireann would get the message across that it's just not good enough?

KanyeSouthEast · 17-05-2021 7:24pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

If we don't get some nice weather come June maybe a protest outside Met Eireann would get the message across that it's just not good enough?

Socially distanced of course ðŸ˜‚

Niall145 · 17-05-2021 8:04pm

Snowdonia (130+ kms away) was faintly visible from Howth Summit today.

KanyeSouthEast · 17-05-2021 9:06pm

Niall145 wrote: »

Snowdonia (130+ kms away) was faintly visible from Howth Summit today.

Any pics out there of this?

Oscar Bravo · 18-05-2021 12:24am

A very clear night here in the west. Just saw an amazing passing from the ISS with the Starlink following on very close behind. some sight

km79 · 18-05-2021 7:13am

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

If we don't get some nice weather come June maybe a protest outside Met Eireann would get the message across that it's just not good enough?

We got it too early last year !
I haven’t found may too bad tbh. It’s been reasonably dry and bright ? The wind has made it feel cool though at times no doubt though.
Hasnt made a difference to the young lad though. He has been in shorts since the sun came out in mid March

Thelonious Monk · 18-05-2021 9:59am

km79 wrote: »

We got it too early last year !
I haven’t found may too bad tbh. It’s been reasonably dry and bright ? The wind has made it feel cool though at times no doubt though.
Hasnt made a difference to the young lad though. He has been in shorts since the sun came out in mid March

Ah no it hasn't been too bad, I have met people outside in the evenings though and it gets cold pretty fast. We just usually get a period of summery type weather in May, but hopefully it's just on hold for a bit.

sporina · 18-05-2021 10:44am

well here in Cork its definitely not a typical May.. we've had sunny mornings then the sky blackens followed by thundery downpours.. 1st few weeks wer v windy too.. temp is lower than normal.. my Dad is 83 and as a farmer says he has never seen a May like it.. the grass isn't growing - its a problem for farmers.. so something is going on..

I would have thought that someone in this forum with meteorological knowledge would have some insight?

18-05-2021 10:55am

sporina wrote: »

well here in Cork its definitely not a typical May.. we've had sunny mornings then the sky blackens followed by thundery downpours.. 1st few weeks wer v windy too.. temp is lower than normal.. my Dad is 83 and as a farmer says he has never seen a May like it.. the grass isn't growing - its a problem for farmers.. so something is going on..

I would have thought that someone in this forum with meteorological knowledge would have some insight?

If you look at MT’s forecasts he talks about it being below normal on sun and temperature. And above normal on rain.

It didn’t feel that bad in Dublin though. Wonder if anyone is taking stats.

OldRio · 18-05-2021 1:34pm

Wet windy and cold May around these parts. Very little growth. 10 months of poor weather with the occasional day or two of sun.
If June follows the same trend?

Leitrim.

Thelonious Monk · 18-05-2021 2:15pm

Was nice for a little while here in Dublin city centre, then thunder and rain came and it suddenly felt freezing cold

pauldry · 18-05-2021 4:10pm

Increasingly looking like the last few days of May will bring a significant improvement in the weather. Temperatures might at last get into the twenties.

US2 · 18-05-2021 4:15pm

pauldry wrote: »

Increasingly looking like the last few days of May will bring a significant improvement in the weather. Temperatures might at last get into the twenties.

Hopefully this comes to fruition, have my holiday booked for the first week in June.

Tyrone212 · 18-05-2021 5:07pm

-0.9c at Katesbridge the night before last.
Castlederg got down to freezing this morning.

KanyeSouthEast · 18-05-2021 5:41pm

pauldry wrote: »

Increasingly looking like the last few days of May will bring a significant improvement in the weather. Temperatures might at last get into the twenties.

What’s the strory Pauldry? What’s been forecast and when? Jesus that would be brilliant.

sporina · 18-05-2021 6:47pm

Psycho day here again in Cork.. sun shine and blue skies this morn.. then the sky darkened wit a mass of navy thundery clouds.. then the downpours., thunder and lightening.. then sun.. then more of the thundery sort..

This is no ordinary rain.. its thundery.. and the weather changes rapidly.. crazy

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