Early July: Heatwave Potential

JanuarySnowstor

The 30C mark could well be broken today with Shannon looking most likely. Exceptional heat out there

mickger844posts

Max 27.1c at 2pm. Currently 25.7c due to a sea breeze kicking in. Clear blue skies since dawn.

123 LC

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

The 30C mark could well be broken today with Shannon looking most likely. Exceptional heat out there

Moorepark looks good too

apparently it's 30 in Rathkeale, but seeing as there isn't a met station there I'm guessing they wont say it's official http://irelandsweather.com/

MiNdGaM3

Reached 29.5C about 20 minutes ago, but a breeze has just kicked in from nowhere seemingly, and the temperature has fallen to 29.0C.
Certainly the warmest temperature here in Tipp since July 2006.

Larbre34

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

UKMO latest observations has Heathrow at only 23c
the warmest I can find in the UK at the moment is 24.8c at Bristol.

That website has many hundreds of stations marked on the interactive map, some of them in south west London were showing 30, relatively few of them are quoted on the 'Latest Obs' list on the main UK Met site.

April O Neill

C'MON 30!!!!!

jprboy

It was 42C in our attic at 8.00 pm yesterday evening.

Stood at the top of the hatch in nothing but my boxers and stared at the thermometer in awe !

What had previously felt like a very warm house seemed relatively cool when I came back down after only approx 30 seconds.

MiNdGaM3

Ah, still topping out at 28s on the ME stations at 3pm.

Pity we don't have a list on daily records we can compare with, like many other countries.

Slashermcguirk

Galway airport hit 30 yesterday, not listed on met eireann website though. Hottest temperature seem to be occurring around 6pm so could well happen today around shannon

_Whimsical_

It feels much hotter than any other day to me today in Galway.

The postman was telling me several of the other posties here are off sick with heatstroke from the last two days and that theyre really ill in it. Gotta feel for anyone who's out 9 - 5 in it working.

patneve2

29 @ Shannon ... one last push

Larbre34

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

It feels much hotter than any other day to me today in Galway.

The postman was telling me several of the other posties here are off sick with heatstroke from the last two days and that theyre really ill in it. Gotta feel for anyone who's out 9 - 5 in it working.

I'd call shenanigans on the heatstroke. Anyone wearing appropriate clothing, with their head covered, using a good sun screen and hydrating correctly would be fine - a little uncomfortable compared to the norm yes - but fine....

An Post you say.......

demakinz

30.7 on the N21 Rathkeale Bypass according to NRA road weather on their website. I was footing turf yesterday and this morning and its the hottest iv ever felt on the bog. 37 on the temp in the car unreal.

Problem123456

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

It feels much hotter than any other day to me today in Galway.

The postman was telling me several of the other posties here are off sick with heatstroke from the last two days and that theyre really ill in it. Gotta feel for anyone who's out 9 - 5 in it working.

Heatstroke?....either they are wearing winter jackets or they a faking it and going to the beach.

Clemenza

So the game is up on Saturday?

Keith96

Clemenza wrote: »

So the game is up on Saturday?

for the heat it is,but there will be still sun and 20-25C on the weekend.Much more normal temps from Monday on

JanuarySnowstor

I think the upper temps and humidity being so high are adding to the hot feeling. Temps of 24/25 over the weekend will be accompanied by lower uppers and dewpoints which will give a much fresher feel. Looks like a second burst of heat later next week though

Quickelles

Fell to just below 14c last night which is the warmest low of the past week so we've missed those sticky night problems!

Sky was a deep clear blue this morning with a fresh breeze and much cooler than recently, by 11.30 it was only 19c.

Then that sea fog drifted in as a cover of low cloud up here from 11.30 to 13.30 and by then temp was only 17c.

Cleared as suddenly as it clouded and it's now 21.5c and rising rather slowly.

Neither fresh nor unfresh now, very pleasant sunshine, humidity 75%, perfect.

And that's the story so far today. I notice it's 28.8c with a rh of 39% in Durrow!

Oscar Bravo

29 at Shannon!

Courtesy Flush

What is the temperature record for Ireland ?

Larbre34

Courtesy Flush wrote: »

What is the temperature record for Ireland ?

33.3C in June 1887 at Kilkenny

By the way, does anyone know what the record highest overnight low in Ireland has been? just thinking a few locations must barely have dipped to 18 or 19 this week?

Courtesy Flush

Larbre34 wrote: »

33.3C in June 1887 at Kilkenny

By the way, does anyone know what the record highest overnight low in Ireland has been? just thinking a few locations must barely have dipped to 18 or 19 this week?

33.3 is that in the shade ?
Is there any chance that will be breached ?

mike65

Obviously! It reaches 33.3 in the sun on most sunny days in summer

BLIZZARD7

Courtesy Flush wrote: »

33.3 is that in the shade ?
Is there any chance that will be breached ?

Yes all official temps are recorded in the shade- very low chance of that record breaking this week, we should have another chance if the next forecast heatwave comes off. Shannon is still at 29c at 16:00.


23.6c and steady here in D14.



Dan

JanuarySnowstor

Larbre34 wrote: »

33.3C in June 1887 at Kilkenny

By the way, does anyone know what the record highest overnight low in Ireland has been? just thinking a few locations must barely have dipped to 18 or 19 this week?

I assume that should be 1987 ?
Sorry, just googled it and is 1887
One wonders how accurate were recordings back then though.
Just 3 degrees off the all time high is quite something in itself
Surely Shannon will give us 30C at 5pm

Larbre34

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

I assume that should be 1987 ?
Sorry, just googled it and is 1887
One wonders how accurate were recordings back then though.
Just 3 degrees off the all time high is quite something in itself
Surely Shannon will give us 30C at 5pm

Yeah I remember being a bit surprised myself when I first heard it that it was so long ago.

Dont tell the global warming zealots!!

patneve2

3 degrees shy of a national record is a lot!

patneve2

patneve2 wrote: »

3 degrees shy of a national record is a lot!

Casement got to 31.0 in 2006

MiNdGaM3

Larbre34 wrote: »

Yeah I remember being a bit surprised myself when I first heard it that it was so long ago.

Dont tell the global warming zealots!!

Why?

Quickelles

Larbre34 wrote: »

Yeah I remember being a bit surprised myself when I first heard it that it was so long ago.

Dont tell the global warming zealots!!

Don't tell Met Eireann either!

I'm not sure how the 33.3c is more "verified" or "official" than the host of places that have recorded 30+ across the country for the past few days; all ignored by ME whose temperatures seem restricted to unrepresentative locations in chilly airports and coastal headlands.

And they keep moving their handful of locations - so continuous records must be a bit iffy.

ME will say the highest temp of the current spell is 29.8 (or whatever) whereas we have a host of data indicating that it certainly exceeded 31C and possibly 32C.