Summer 2017 - General Discussion

Elmer Blooker

23.9c ....... still can't get rid of that permanent blanket of cloud! :mad:
edit: 24.2c now.

JCX BXC

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

23.9c ....... still can't get rid of that permanent blanket of cloud! :mad:

23.9c and cloudy?!? Hardly!

Starting to think you are all lying to make us jealous here in the West.

Donegal Storm

Awful wintry day in Donegal, pouring down heavy misty rain, visibility no more than a few hundred metres

sryanbruen

Cloudy and very warm with 23.7c here also.

Xenji

18.6C in Castlebar, but quite wet with a moderate north-northeast breeze.

George Sunsnow

26.3c in sun that would scald you here near Arklow
I wasn't expecting this today!
Happy out

Gonzo

23C here now, would easily hit 25C if there was sun. Sun tried it's best earlier but didnt last more than 30 or 40 seconds.

squarecircles

initial drizzle,mist turning to light rain which is becoming more persistent,
gloomy,no sense of any mildness,warmth or humidity,in a strong blustery
breeze,utterly miserable.

2 weeks booked in the south of spain in august,no complaints.
the irish summer can shove it where the sun dont shine,
which apparently is in the west and northwest.

looking foward to those warm sunny days in late september and october
before we head into spring in november and december.

Mt summer forecast was spot on.

km79

squarecircles wrote: »

initial drizzle,mist turning to light rain which is becoming more persistent,
gloomy,no sense of any mildness,warmth or humidity,in a strong blustery
breeze,utterly miserable.

2 weeks booked in the south of spain in august,no complaints.
the irish summer can shove it where the sun dont shine,
which apparently is in the west and northwest.

looking foward to those warm sunny days in late september and october
before we head into spring in november and december.

Mt summer forecast was spot on.

He said the third week of July into end od August was to be sheatwavw conditions ?

George Sunsnow

Sitting at 26c here lads Shur it's only a short drive to Courtown:D

I see central Dublin is nudging 27c
No complaints:)

Danno

Mostly cloudy and breezy. Top temperature 24.1c AWS so far. Oak Park reporting 25c at 3pm and ME have revised today's max to 26c.

km79

Utter misery

Gonzo

very unusual day here, it's cloudy and its very windy at times, gusty even yet the temp is now 25C and it feels warmer than that, went for a walk and everyone is dripping with sweat.

Elmer Blooker

its so windy I can't even open the windows, a few weeks a gust broke the hinge on a window and it cost me a ton to get it fixed and I don't want it happening again.
25.2c now and a max of 25.3c so far today, sun making an appearance.

Meteorite58

Some good temperatures reported today. Got up to 20.9C here near Tralee with mostly cloudy conditions and occasional sunny breaks , pleasant to be out in .

Ogimet Max temps.

George Sunsnow

Peak of 26.4
Still 22.1c at 740pm in glorious evening sunshine here near Arklow
Heaven

Ann_Landers

Gonzo wrote: »

It's an amazing summer in the south-eastern third of the UK but everywhere else is similar to here.

Business as usual so.

Gavlor

The attached image from sat24 this evening probably sums up the summer so far

Edit: file too large for some reason! It basically shows clear skies in the se while the rest of the country is overcast

http://en.sat24.com/en/gb

acequion

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Some good temperatures reported today. Got up to 20.9C here near Tralee with mostly cloudy conditions and occasional sunny breaks , pleasant to be out in .

Ogimet Max temps.

While the day might have been reasonably pleasant in Tralee,you couldn't say the same for this evening. It's the third evening in a row that I've been caught in heavy drizzle while out walking.

I came back from Spain on Monday and while there have been worse summers, all in all the weather here [with the exception of Wednesday] is quite gloomy and depressing. It's just amazing to hear talk of glorious sunshine and 26 deg over in the south east. Good for them though, enjoy it you guys over there!

Meanwhile I'm eagerly awaiting getting out of here again in August.

Elmer Blooker

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Some good temperatures reported today. Got up to 20.9C here near Tralee with mostly cloudy conditions and occasional sunny breaks , pleasant to be out in .

Ogimet Max temps.

The highest M.E. temperature today was 25.3c at Moore Park and Oak Park.
The Phoenix Park at 25.2c wasn't far behind.

George Sunsnow

Sunny spells now in Arklow and already 16.7c
Light northwest breeze,often a warm direction here in summer!
This is 75%

In the south east the frequency of dry land breezes lately which promotes the sun coming out in the lee of the hills is what causes the heat down here
We had breakfast in the garden again this morning

There's been a consequent lack of rain (the other day we had a half inch that the ground drank like a parched desert survivor) here so apart from the excitement of possible thunder Tuesday,rain would be good

17c now

Gonzo

more sunny here compared to yesterday's wall of cloud. No breeze either, so feeling warm despite the temps being lower than yesterday. Could still reach 20 or 21C here later today.

Harry Palmr

I walked back from Woodies with a 5 KG tub of compost and can declare it is bloody warm!

Gonzo

19C here and sunny but feeling warmer. Just after seeing the farming forecast on RTE and things look grim from Wednesday onwards, very cool and unsettled, plenty of rain, even Arklow won't escape it. So make the most of the next 2 days of warmth and relatively settled conditions.

sryanbruen

Gonzo wrote: »

19C here and sunny but feeling warmer. Just after seeing the farming forecast on RTE and things look grim from Wednesday onwards, very cool and unsettled, plenty of rain, even Arklow won't escape it. So make the most of the next 2 days of warmth and relatively settled conditions.

I'll prefer the "plenty of rain" over what July has been so far for me.

Harry Palmr

Met.ie once again has a gloomier prognosis than the UK met office, who suggest Wednesday is more showers than general rain for Ireland

As for today, glorious now.

Cantona's Collars

Temps on a par with yesterday here in Wexico.Mid twenties away from the coast, my garden is a Suntrap so it is warmer again there.

Xenji

Nice and sunny today in Castlebar with blue skies and a slight breeze, only 18.5C but feeling quite warmer.

Gonzo

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Met.ie once again has a gloomier prognosis than the UK met office, who suggest Wednesday is more showers than general rain for Ireland

As for today, glorious now.

perhaps met.ie have overcooked the cool temps and rainfull from Wednesday. BBC's outlooks is also unsettled but nowhere as cool or wet as the met.ie forecast.

Meteorite58

Warm day to look forward to tomorrow with temperatures peaking late afternoon / early evening. Some high level cloud in the S and SE it would seem.