Summer Weather 2014

mickger844posts · 25-06-2014 8:10pm

We just had our first rain in 14 days here in Waterford City albeit just 0.3mm. Our station record of 18 dry days during last years heatwave holds.

www.waterfordcityweather.com

Lumi · 25-06-2014 10:32pm

8.6 mm so far today in Galway city bringing our 10 day dry spell to an end
5.6mm fell between 8-9pm with a max rate of 41.2 mm/hr

whitebriar · 25-06-2014 10:34pm

Still bone dry in Arklow,90 mins of dry to go before entering day 15 and definition drought.
Lovely continental feeling outside with the ground tinder dry.

whitebriar · 25-06-2014 11:38pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

If...you may.

Rain stopped here. Ended up with 8.2mm. Grass happy!

2332 light rain.
No official drought here so,by 28 mins.
And its stopped.Not enough to register on the Davis,but rain nonetheless albeit useless.
Tomorrows rain will be welcome if it reaches us.I have my doubts.

Gonzo · 26-06-2014 10:14am

damp but mild after a wet day yesterday. Things look like they might settle down again next week with temps possibly hitting low 20s again. Not a heatwave by any means, just nice, warmish, settled conditions.

whitebriar · 26-06-2014 11:46am

Well last nights 60 seconds of rain in Arklow wasnt enough to register any recorded rain on my Davis so I am declaring a drought here..
An east wind has got up now in the milky sunshine blowing the dust around.
Looks like the rain down south like yesterdays is going to slide away from us too.So bar an unlikely shower tomorrow,at least another week of no rain is probable in this parish.

Last nights min was 16.4c reminiscent of times last summer and very continental feeling.

whitebriar · 26-06-2014 6:32pm

Light useful rain since about 3pm.

Gonzo · 26-06-2014 8:23pm

raining lightly most of today also, so almost 2 days of damp, drizzely, cool muck. Hoping the weekend will be dryer and brighter. Tomorrow looks like we will see plenty of beefy showers.

Kermit.de.frog · 28-06-2014 8:57pm

The ECM has gone a bit mad with it's temperature projections.

hatrickpatrick · 30-06-2014 4:02pm

Way out in FI lies another epic blocking high

ECM:

GFS:

RED L4 0TH · 01-07-2014 1:23pm

At 1227 today. Probably the last time we'll see the whole country like this for a few days.

John.Icy · 01-07-2014 1:51pm

Right under the large cloud mass west of Wicklow, really has been an awful position to be in for the good weather spells, especially with any hint of an E/NE wind. It's infuriating to look at the satellite the last while to see the whole country basking in the sunlight at time. Hopefully as afternoon goes on, cloud will burn off like it usually does, was expecting a stunning day.

patneve2 · 01-07-2014 11:54pm

Possible foehn SW wind in Dublin tomorrow?

DOCARCH · 02-07-2014 7:11am

patneve2 wrote: »

Possible foehn SW wind in Dublin tomorrow?

Yeah, looking forward to the forecast SW breeze today.

Cloudy here now (in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains) but already 15.6c with a light SSW breeze.

leroythelegend · 02-07-2014 9:48am

Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask but can anyone advise on how bad the rain will be on Friday evening in Dublin? Supposed to be going to Marley Park for the Kings of Leon but the forecast doesnt look great. :mad: Should I prepare for the worst?

Larbre34 · 02-07-2014 10:12am

Not looking good Leroy, probably rain from mid-afternoon till after the show, light to moderate falls, much cooler than the last few days 14/15 dropping to 11/12 by darkness, stiff breeze coming generally from the right of the stage. Id suggest ponchos and wellies or waterproof hikers and a few good layers. The ground should stay reasonably intact as it has been so dry but might cut up as people exit.

DOCARCH · 02-07-2014 10:27am

You'll have to wait and see Leroy. Just be prepared.

I live opposite the Park (and have tickets for Friday's concert too). With rain forecast to come from the S/SW, sometimes, in this part of Dublin, we don't get even a drop (even though it may be raining elsewhere in Dublin) due the rain shadow effect of the Dublin Mountains...let's hope Friday is one of those days!

leroythelegend · 02-07-2014 10:27am

Larbre34 wrote: »

Not looking good Leroy, probably rain from mid-afternoon till after the show, light to moderate falls, much cooler than the last few days 14/15 dropping to 11/12 by darkness, stiff breeze coming generally from the right of the stage. Id suggest ponchos and wellies or waterproof hikers and a few good layers. The ground should stay reasonably intact as it has been so dry but might cut up as people exit.

Thanks for that...its just as I feared so. :mad:

leroythelegend · 02-07-2014 11:11am

DOCARCH wrote: »

You'll have to wait and see Leroy. Just be prepared.

I live opposite the Park (and have tickets for Friday's concert too). With rain forecast to come from the S/SW, sometimes, in this part of Dublin, we don't get even a drop (even though it may be raining elsewhere in Dublin) due the rain shadow effect of the Dublin Mountains...let's hope Friday is one of those days!

Cool... I'm off to google rain shadow effect and start praying.

DOCARCH · 02-07-2014 11:24am

I'll let you know what the weather is like Friday evening! :pac:

vickers209 · 02-07-2014 9:13pm

Sunny Spain today

SUNNY SPAIN THIS AFTERNOON!!!
Photo: Twitter; @cristiB2 , Severe Weather Europe.
A severe thunderstorm created large accumulations of hail this afternoon in the North Central Spanish town of Almazan.

Took this off wicklow weathers facebook page

OneEightSeven · 02-07-2014 10:57pm

Simon Keeling reckons Hurricane Arthur's forecasted track into Greenland could have a negative effect on our potential sunny/settled spell in July.

leroythelegend · 03-07-2014 9:29am

DOCARCH wrote: »

I'll let you know what the weather is like Friday evening! :pac:

Am i right in saying its looking a bit more promising for tomorrow evening?

Supercell · 03-07-2014 2:06pm

Loughlinstown Fohn effect in full swing today 24.8C, easily the hottest day this year.

jo06555 · 03-07-2014 5:15pm

Is it looking grim for southern uk next week? im over in southwest and was hoping to get some good weather.

Musicman2000 · 03-07-2014 6:52pm

jo06555 wrote: »

Is it looking grim for southern uk next week? im over in southwest and was hoping to get some good weather.

Might not be to bad from the end of next week there is signs of the azores high trying to ridge in again.

whitebriar · 03-07-2014 8:07pm

Supercell wrote: »

Loughlinstown Fohn effect in full swing today 24.8C, easily the hottest day this year.

got in to a very warm house just now to see my max near Arklow was 24.3c.

Gonzo · 03-07-2014 8:25pm

cool, wet Atlantic muck again from tomorrow, lots of Rain over next 3-5 days, hopefully a return to warmer and dryer conditons from next Wednesday onwards.

jo06555 · 03-07-2014 11:15pm

bad time to have planned my hols then

Oscar Bravo · 03-07-2014 11:51pm

Heavy band of rain off the west coast now.

Harps · 04-07-2014 7:23am

jo06555 wrote: »

bad time to have planned my hols then

The weather has been great over here for the past few weeks, expecting up to 29C today. It looks like a bit of a breakdown over the coming week though you should still see plenty of warmth and dry weather. Pack some rain gear but temps will hopefully still be in the 20s most days

Gonzo · 04-07-2014 12:10pm

unfortunately we wont be seeing anything like the low 20s in Ireland for at least another week. daytime temperatures here for the next week will be in the range of 14-18C, much lower than what you would find in London.

hatrickpatrick · 04-07-2014 4:39pm

All that FI stuff I was excited about is rapidly vanishing from the models :mad:

At least the one thing you can say about that is that any crappy FIs at the moment could equally swing to epic by the time we get around to them

OneEightSeven · 04-07-2014 5:39pm

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

All that FI stuff I was excited about is rapidly vanishing from the models :mad:

At least the one thing you can say about that is that any crappy FIs at the moment could equally swing to epic by the time we get around to them

I'm hoping Simon Keeling has a point here. He mentions that early season hurricanes have a habit of throwing the long term models into disarray:

maquiladora · 04-07-2014 6:31pm

Gonzo wrote: »

unfortunately we wont be seeing anything like the low 20s in Ireland for at least another week. daytime temperatures here for the next week will be in the range of 14-18C, much lower than what you would find in London.

A while away yet, but 12Z GFS shows potential low 20's in places for next Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. So while still subject to change it's not impossible.

DOCARCH · 04-07-2014 10:14pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

I'll let you know what the weather is like Friday evening! :pac:

Drizzly/damp atm. Dry for Kodaline...which I enjoyed!

DOCARCH · 04-07-2014 10:45pm

leroythelegend wrote: »

Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask but can anyone advise on how bad the rain will be on Friday evening in Dublin? Supposed to be going to Marley Park for the Kings of Leon but the forecast doesnt look great. :mad: Should I prepare for the worst?

Tippling down rain now...and the Kings of Leon still on stage...sex on fire and all that jazz! @lroythelegend..I hope you brought your rain jacket with you!

Video · 04-07-2014 11:29pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

Tippling down rain now...and the Kings of Leon still on stage...sex on fire and all that jazz! @lroythelegend..I hope you brought your rain jacket with you!

There's a long clear spell after that, shouldn't take long to move off

Elmer Blooker · 08-07-2014 11:30am

a real east-west divide in Europe today, unusually cool over western Europe, especially France (not here, we're used to this in July!) and unusually hot all the way up to the Arctic circle in the east.
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Reurmett.html

Larbre34 · 08-07-2014 1:11pm

No decent summer like weather in prospect at the moment, slack lows and less stable air dominating, some mild/warm incursions too, but for the next 10 days generally showery, humid, partly to mostly cloudy, breezier at times from W/NW, daytimes between 14-19C, nightime about 6-12C.

Gonzo · 08-07-2014 11:48pm

we may hit very low 20s here in the east over next few days so not too bad! But at same time a totally different picture to this time last year.

vicwatson · 09-07-2014 9:00am

Hows Saturday looking lads and lassies east coast?

whitebriar · 09-07-2014 9:17am

Most days sunny so far.All days I can wear a t shirt.
Compared to even average,this summer so far has been great weather.
Can't complain.

maquiladora · 09-07-2014 10:55am

Gonzo wrote: »

we may hit very low 20s here in the east over next few days so not too bad! But at same time a totally different picture to this time last year.

Not too bad at all. The average temperature for July is 16 degrees, so low 20's is actually quite good for this country! Last summer's heatwave was one of the warmest/driest spells for several years, you can't expect a repeat of that every year in this part of the world. But we've already done well with an extended warm spell in June and some nice sunny above average days so far in July too.

JCX BXC · 09-07-2014 12:48pm

141_Oscar_Mike wrote: »

This time last year was heavenly

Thanks for the reminder.

Gonzo · 09-07-2014 12:51pm

lovely warm, sunny day here, feeling much warmer than the past 4 to 5 days. Temperatures in the east could stay in the low 20s for the next week or so!

glossy · 09-07-2014 2:02pm

Gonzo wrote: »

lovely warm, sunny day here, feeling much warmer than the past 4 to 5 days. Temperatures in the east could stay in the low 20s for the next week or so!

Does that includes the south east as well,

Gonzo · 09-07-2014 2:09pm

yeah should include the south-east, maybe about 20C.

edit: 21C here now, fantastic afternoon.

Video · 09-07-2014 8:36pm

The worst weather today for me, high temps muggy and 100% cloud cover, that last bit always ruins the party for me

Supercell · 09-07-2014 8:49pm

Hit 23C here, turning out to be a second great summer in a row here.

Summer Weather 2014

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