Turning very warm/hot, heatwave conditions likely; Sunday 24th -->

United road

jacksie66 wrote: »

The display in your opel/Vauxhall could do with a new bulb..

Why?
It’s clearly a shadow on the display caused by the sunshine!!!

Hurrache

_Dara_ wrote: »

Seriously, never? Jaysus, some of yizzer very wet behind the ears. Used to love sticking my fingers into the melted tar as a kid.

Used to be only the joins and strips. That road looks ****e anyway with little stone or gravel, whatever the technical term, in it.

igCorcaigh

The forecasted temps on met.ie have been out by 6C or so in Galway.

Current temp officially 24C but feels warmer. The forecast was 31C.

_Dara_

Hurrache wrote: »

Used to be only the joins and strips. That road looks ****e anyway with little stone or gravel, whatever the technical term, in it.

I’ve seen it all over the road before. There’s are a lot of terrible roads in Ireland!

Villain

igCorcaigh wrote: »

The forecasted temps on met.ie have been out by 6C or so in Galway.

Current temp officially 24C but feels warmer. The forecast was 31C.

http://www.galwaycityweather.com/ shows 30.9c and Athenry was 30c at 16:00

rossie1977

cnocbui wrote: »

No, it's just warm - not even close to what i would call hot.

Merciless is 47° C at 04:30 in the morning and you flush the urinal and a wave of heat is given off from the water - which would normally be cold but is hot.

How people can choose to live in Dubai is beyond me.

Because everything is air conditioned in Dubai and its infrastructure is incredible. You can go from the airport to Dubai mall without ever even stepping foot outside.

Hotels, apartments, public transport, malls, stores etc are all built to provide shelter from the heat in Dubai whereas here in Ireland nothing is.

Kermit.de.frog

Looking very much like the heatwave is going to go on for some time yet on the latest models. Any thought of rain at the weekend consigned to the dustbin.

fred funk }{

How long would this spell have to last before we have real drought worries?

jacksie66

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Sycamore Tree

igCorcaigh wrote: »

The forecasted temps on met.ie have been out by 6C or so in Galway.

Current temp officially 24C but feels warmer. The forecast was 31C.

Absolutely no way it's 24!
It's like an oven...

igCorcaigh

Sycamore Tree wrote: »

Absolutely no way it's 24!
It's like an oven...

I know! Wonder what's up with met.ie

United road

jacksie66 wrote: »

Na. One of the bulbs is gone on the left hand side. Had that pleasure on many opels..

Oh!! Sorry, was sure it was a shadow.

Zzippy

igCorcaigh wrote: »

The forecasted temps on met.ie have been out by 6C or so in Galway.

Current temp officially 24C but feels warmer. The forecast was 31C.

Where is this "official" temp you're quoting? Athenry was 30C at 1600, NUIG station is 29.3 (60 min delay), Moycullen is 30.2, www.galwaycityweather.com is 30.8. It's absolutely roasting out.

Oneiric 3

igCorcaigh

Zzippy wrote: »

Where is this "official" temp you're quoting? Athenry was 30C at 1600, NUIG station is 29.3 (60 min delay), Moycullen is 30.2, www.galwaycityweather.com is 30.8. It's absolutely roasting out.

It's met.ie android app. Don't know the source station. It seems to have been under reporting all week?

Comhrá

Deleted User wrote: »

Would anyone be able to explain why in Ireland the hottest temperatures always seem to be recorded in the late afternoon at around 4pm or even later?

I have travelled to lots of countries around the world and have noticed that the highest temperatures in some other countries tend to peak earlier in the day. Nothing scientific to support this, just an observation that could well be BS.

Also, 25 degrees in Ireland always feels so much hotter than the same temperature in other countries but that may be psychological.

I always understood that the temp peak in the afternoon is because the ground has been heated since after sunrise and in the afternoon it starts to release it's heat much like a storage radiator, and this combined with the already heated atmosphere, drives the temp near ground level to a daily peak sometime around 4 -5pm in mid-summer.

That's probably a bit simplistic but I think it's something like that. Others will be able to explain more precisely.

redsteveireland

Zzippy wrote: »

Where is this "official" temp you're quoting? Athenry was 30C at 1600, NUIG station is 29.3 (60 min delay), Moycullen is 30.2, www.galwaycityweather.com is 30.8. It's absolutely roasting out.

Mace head- sea breeze?

RobertKK

29.1C is my high probably for the day, still don't know what happened yesterday that it went to 30.8C, maybe it was fairly accurate.

Oneiric 3

igCorcaigh wrote: »

It's met.ie android app. Don't know the source station. It seems to have been under reporting all week?

There is a station on the Tuam Rd as well (Riverside) at it is reporting 28.4c at the moment. I would imagine that places such as Salthill and Knocknacarra would be cooler due to a sea breeze.

redsteveireland

igCorcaigh wrote: »

It's met.ie android app. Don't know the source station. It seems to have been under reporting all week?

It's Mace Head, on the sea pretty much

BLIZZARD7

Back up at 28.4c here now, breeze has died down.

_Dara_

Nothing above 30 @ 5pm from Met Eireann. It won’t be today!

sryanbruen

Oneiric 3

Not very often we get an hourly report with 4 stations reporting 30 deg.C, so it is best it is saved here for the records!

The Specialist

https://www.tiitraffic.ie/weather/

Could it be?? Clonmacken Road in Limerick reporting 33.4c air temp - it definitely feels like it here now, melting.

Graces7

cnocbui wrote: »

No, it's just warm - not even close to what i would call hot.

Merciless is 47° C at 04:30 in the morning and you flush the urinal and a wave of heat is given off from the water - which would normally be cold but is hot.

How people can choose to live in Dubai is beyond me.

So? Nothing to do with your ideas or opinions or tolerances etc.

It is I said.merciless which means it shows no mercy. not to old folk with skin problems and breathing issues.

Over and out from me on this in this merciless heat here.

Oneiric 3

Graces7 wrote: »

So? Nothing to do with your ideas or opinions or tolerances etc.

It is I said.merciless which means it shows no mercy. not to old folk with skin problems and breathing issues.

Over and out from me on this in this merciless heat here.

Exactly Grace. This is Ireland. People have to work and partake in the daily grind. Yes, holiday destinations are usually much warmer but you have the luxury of lounging around by a pool all day, or a beach, or an air conditions hotel or store.

OneEightSeven

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Not very often we get an hourly report with 4 stations reporting 30 deg.C, so it is best it is saved here for the records!

It's better to upload it Boards in case Imgur delete it.

Gonzo

sea breezes have kicked in again, bringing the temperature back down to 25C from today's high of 27C at Dunshaughlin.

red_bairn

The Specialist wrote: »

https://www.tiitraffic.ie/weather/

Could it be?? Clonmacken Road in Limerick reporting 33.4c air temp - it definitely feels like it here now, melting.

33.8 now