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

Gonzo

it's been hoping between 25 and 27C here all afternoon, currently 27C again.

highdef

kod87 wrote: »

This weather is unbearable, it's just too hot to enjoy.

I'm in North Kildare and the max was just over 29c today. I've been outdoors since early afternoon, either sunbathing or else working in the garden. Personally, I've found it to be extremely pleasant today with the nice warmth and lovely breeze from time to time. The extremely low humidity is the icing on the cake as I've barely broken a sweat all day. Very stuffy inside the house as all the windows and doors have been kept closed all day, apart from a couple of velux windows upstairs. Once it cools down a bit outside, I'll open up a heap of windows and allow cooler air to circulate. Bedroom temperature at bedtime has been in the mid to high 20's for the past few nights however I'm pretty much acclimatized to it now and have no issues getting to sleep.

Villain

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Shannon 31.4 at 6 pm.

I think you will find Climatic stations got close to that st Shannon as Danno saw 31c on his AWS in Durrow

hinault

mrsnrub2.0 wrote: »

Is that rain I see on YR for Sunday?

A whole 1.0mm for Blackrock in Dublin.

Chances of this falling?

YR site is forecasting rain for Sunday for Portlaoise, Kilkenny, Thurles respectively.

https://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Kilkenny/long.html

Oneiric 3

Villain wrote: »

I think you will find Climatic stations got close to that st Shannon as Danno saw 31c on his AWS in Durrow

I tried and failed to find any info on Shannon's weather station back in the 70s. The only conclusion I can come to is that if it was always located near a car park, then today's temp is quite legit, if not, then as GL says, it is questionable in terms of comparing them to long term averages and records etc.

highdef

An area of high cloud is about to make landfall on much of the east coast. Will make things a bit hazier. The area seems to be growing and becoming a bit thicker however when I say thicker, I don't mean overcast....just more hazy at times.

SleetAndSnow

https://twitter.com/Arklowweather/status/1012375676710776832

CrowdedHouse

https://twitter.com/DonegalWeatherC/status/1012292890574409728

Oneiric 3

RTE weather coming up on RTE 1 now. Might give us an idea of highest temps today.

Oneiric 3

According the Gerry, 31.6c today in Shannon, and possibly 31.7c.

Meteorite58

Got up to 28.7C here near Tralee today, Rh down to 44%, variable breeze which picked up a a fair bit in the afternoon giving gust of 26 km/h N

Currently a very pleasant 25C / Rh 61% and near calm.

pad199207

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

According the Gerry, 31.6c today in Shannon, and possibly 31.7c.

Did he not say 31.6c and possibly could be 31.8c?

Gonzo

hinault wrote: »

YR site is forecasting rain for Sunday for Portlaoise, Kilkenny, Thurles respectively.

https://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Kilkenny/long.html

hopefully any rain stays away till next week. For those who have been stuck in work/offices all week in this heat, they deserve a warm, sunny and dry weekend to look forward to.

hinault

Gonzo wrote: »

hopefully any rain stays away till next week. For those who have been stuck in work/offices all week in this heat, they deserve a warm, sunny and dry weekend to look forward to.

I'll not begrudge people their share of sunshine and warm weather.

But we badly need some rainfall too.

Cork Boy 53

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

According the Gerry, 31.6c today in Shannon, and possibly 31.7c.

Did he not say it could be revised up to 31.8c ?

Oneiric 3

pad199207 wrote: »

Did he not say 31.6c and possibly could be 31.8c?

Yep, you're right. Got confused with him quoting the 1976 figure.

On rewind he said 31.7 and poss 31.8c

Ultimate Seduction

glightning wrote: »

It’s difficult to push through 90F with the geography of Ireland. As I mentioned before, I think 850’s need to be at about 20c with 1000-850 partial thickness probably in excess of 141dam at the same time. Winds need the longest land track (or either zero wind). Just my thoughts

I personally question the 1887 record. The uppers shown on historical charts don’t really support 33c. And while the equipment might have been sound, the standards by which the equipment might have been located to avoid influences may not have been fully sound.

Also, how did they calibrate the equipment back then? How can we be sure it was calibrated to a standard equivalent to modern day?

The location of it is known. You question that but not question how on earth they know the upper temps from that date? 33c isn't that hard to believe, it's only 1c higher than today.

Rougies

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Did he not say it could be revised up to 31.8c ?

Does anybody know why it might be revised? Something to do with thermometer calibration maybe?

Elmer Blooker

Gerry Murphy just said:
" .... temperatures falling back over the weekend, back into the twenties .."
Seriously! Did you think you would ever hear that in an Irish weather forecast?

my max today: 25.5c

Villain

Rougies wrote: »

Does anybody know why it might be revised? Something to do with thermometer calibration maybe?

Waiting for screen manual reading maybe?

Gaoth Laidir

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Yep, you're right. Got confused with him quoting the 1976 figure.

On rewind he said 31.7 and poss 31.8c

We'll know in 10 minutes

pad199207

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Yep, you're right. Got confused with him quoting the 1976 figure.

On rewind he said 31.7 and poss 31.8c

It’s the heat

31.6 recorded on our weather probes in Castlebar today, 31.4 yesterday.

harr

This morning felt cooler here in kildare but the temperature rose very quick it’s being hovering around 30 here all day without much fluctuations.Still 27 now and tonight the house feels a whole lot warmer than other nights, I can’t cool the rooms at all...it’s feels like all the radiators are on. It’s the first evening I have felt uncomfortable...

JanuarySnowstor

Gerry seems to specialise in making exceptional events seem boring lol
I too question the record over 100 years ago and don't think it's validity should go without question

Ultimate Seduction

What was the 1900 at SNN?

sdanseo

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

What was the 1900 at SNN?

31

mickger844posts

A Max of 29.2c at my station in Waterford City which is a station record for me. Including Met Eireanns station here the warmest day since August 1995 when 28.8c was recorded.
Also a station record Low Humidity value of 19%.
An extremely pleasant breeze adding to the joy.

www.waterfordcityweather.com

sdanseo

Anyone fancy 24 degrees at 1am?

SleetAndSnow

22 degrees for us down here at 1am? God! Chances of that?