SUMMER WEATHER 2015 -GENERAL DISCUSSION THREAD

Clonmel1000

Hooter23 wrote: »

Windy in Galway but no real severe gusts yet as forecast by met eireann....

So ME got it spot on then.. Here in South Tipp (defo not the west) its bright sunny and very windy. Good drying there. But as far removed from a summer day as possible.

Xenji

It has been stormy in Castlebar most of the afternoon, highest gust we had so far was 52 km/hr, some very brief heavy showers, but mostly prolonged drizzle.

Oneiric 3

Skies getting darker and winds getting ever wilder. Great to be alive weather!

Hooter23

Raining in Galway now wind is alot stronger now and more sustained...hard to believe its august but it is ireland i suppose:rolleyes:

ronnie3585

Just back from walking the prom in Galway, we nearly got blown away! Savage wind.

ninebeanrows

A very nice looking system.

Tight spiral. Reaching its peak now.

http://sat24.com/

Xenji

So much for prolonged drizzle, it is bucketing it down now and a new high gust of 59 km/hr.

Wanderer78

lahinch looking lively

http://oceanscene.ie/lahinch-webcam/

Clonmel1000

Still it "hasnt been a bad summer"...eh

Wanderer78

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Still it "hasnt been a bad summer"...eh

its summer! feck, i didnt know

Harps

Blowing a gale and pouring rain here on the Donegal coast, gotten very wild in the past hour

WheatenBriar

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Still it "hasnt been a bad summer"...eh

Windy alright but at least the sun is shining
The summer of 1986 was bad round my area,we were proper flooded out of it
This summer gets a 7 out of 10 from me though for all the previous reasons already set out

Meteorite58

Mean wind speed 27 kph now, gust 64.4 kph WSW here near Tralee, rain amounts nothing special yet, about 2.6mm. No more going out tonight

Storm 10

Wanderer78 wrote: »

lahinch looking lively

http://oceanscene.ie/lahinch-webcam/

My God it's like winter there

Rock Lesnar

Just reading back through the posts there, i have to say, it hasn't been a bad summer in my part of north meath, yeah its been cool for a lot of it, but i dont mind that once its dry, which it has been for the majority of the summer, we have had rain, but i can only remember 5 days tops where we got meaningful rain, in saying that i'm sure we'll pay for the dry weather when winter rolls in, as for this evening, its fairly breezy but dry, sun was out earlier, but its clouded over now

ComfortKid

I cannot believe this summer will go down as "fairly dry" "better than average" or even a 7/10 ? I need to stop reading this thread as it honestly makes me angry

Harps

Very high tide here at the moment with waves crashing over cars parked along the shore, could be some coastal flooding in exposed parts of the west

KungPao

I can't handle the nothingness of the weather in Dublin. Not nice, not bad really, just meh.

I just hope we get a brutal winter, a real long deep freeze. At least that'd be interesting.

Oscar Bravo

A nice gust of 53 knots at Belmullet @ 8pm....

Storm 10

Promenade in Salthill now closed due flooding from large waves

Lucreto

I has a BBQ this evening. I was sheltered from the wind and the sun was beaming. 20C in the sun. Nice evening for me.

Calibos

ComfortKid wrote: »

I cannot believe this summer will go down as "fairly dry" "better than average" or even a 7/10 ? I need to stop reading this thread as it honestly makes me angry

It won't go down as that?? Those of us along the East Coast aren't trying to create that impression either. However, no more than the thin strip of east coasters (albeit with 50% of the POP.) should be allowed to monopolise or create the entire narrative for this Summers weather, neither should the geographical rest of the country with the other 50% of Population be able to monopolise the narrative.

Geographically 90% of the country experienced a dreadful Summer.
Population wise 50% of the country experienced a dreadful summer

I'm sorry that the postings from a pool of 2 million people along the East Coast who's Summer wasn't quite as bad as yours make you so angry.

mollzer

Anyone any idea what the gusts are/were in past hour or two in Castlebar? We're being blown away and the rain has been really heavy.

Oscar Bravo

Mace head gusting 49 knots. trees,which are full of leaves are getting a right battering . a horrible night here in castlebar

Calibos

Dunno about the wind but it certainly looks like the closing fireworks display of the Bray Summerfest won't be the washout that the music was last night. The rain from the system moving across the country from the west seems to be dissipating over the Midlands and doesn't look like it'll reach the East Coast. For that I apologise to my west coast and midland brethren.

Oneiric 3

Salthill prom earlier:

https://www.facebook.com/ConnachtTribune/videos/929832127073030/

Dark racing skies here at the mo. Reminds me of November '09!

Xenji

mollzer wrote: »

Anyone any idea what the gusts are/were in past hour or two in Castlebar? We're being blown away and the rain has been really heavy.

62 km/hr was the highest I recorded about an hour ago.

Harry Palmr

August my arse! :mad:

Gusting here like its January

ronnie3585

An absolute filth hoor of a night in Galway City. Reminds me of Jan/Feb 2014. If it wasn't so windy, I'd have the fire on

Schadenfreudia

Beautiful Summer's day here; sunny all day, high 20.4C, bit of a breeze.

Now partly cloudy, dry and wind picking up - not too bad - yet. 15.1C atm.