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

squarecircles

24 degrees at 9am:eek:

pad199207

It’s going to be too hot for the Spanish students

They won’t be able to cope. They didn’t cope in July 2013

squarecircles

anybody notice that stinging quality to irish heat when it gets very warm here.

on another note i just cant believe my eyes when i see the plus 15 isotherm
splurging over ireland with such ease.I feel a bit emotional.

redsteveireland

km79 wrote: »

Checks weather for Tenerife
Low 20s cloudy and showers
CRIES

Just left 28 degrees behind in France, this is music to my ears

redsteveireland

pad199207 wrote: »

It’s going to be too hot for the Spanish students

They won’t be able to cope. They didn’t cope in July 2013

It might keep them quiet so

Larbre34

pad199207 wrote: »

It’s going to be too hot for the Spanish students

They won’t be able to cope. They didn’t cope in July 2013

Its not that so much as the lack of air conditioning refuge. I had family home from Florida the last week in May staying in a City Centre hotel, outdoors it was mild for them but they whinged about the lack of aircon in their stuffy rooms all week.

pad199207

Larbre34 wrote: »

Its not that so much as the lack of air conditioning refuge. I had family home from Florida the last week in May staying in a City Centre hotel, outdoors it was mild for them but they whinged about the lack of aircon in their stuffy rooms all week.

Yeah again “a different heat here” as they say

Oneiric 3

GFS looking good:

Artane2002

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

GFS looking good:

Lovely stuff. Wish we can have a repeat

sryanbruen

A lot of agreement in the GFS ensembles to the OP with mean 850hPa temperatures at least +12c.

Game on!

Oneiric 3

squarecircles wrote: »

anybody notice that stinging quality to irish heat when it gets very warm here.

on another note i just cant believe my eyes when i see the plus 15 isotherm
splurging over ireland with such ease.I feel a bit emotional.

It's to do with the relatively low, northern, subarctic sun position. In the Med, and other places along and south of that latitude, the sun is higher and less 'in your face' and not cooking you whole as you struggle to even stand.

highdef

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

It's to do with the relatively low, northern, subarctic sun position. In the Med, and other places along and south of that latitude, the sun is higher and less 'in your face' and not cooking you whole as you struggle to even stand.

We're more like a kebab being cooked at our latitude. That, and generally higher humidity.

Oneiric 3

Anyone remember an advert years back which showed people lying on the beach, looking overly tanned but curiously motionless? It was only when the camera started zooming out and revealing the vultures circling above them that the point became clear.

Not sure why that particular clip came into my head.

hatrickpatrick

This will be everyone in Ireland next week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zakdzo09E3s

Kermit.de.frog

The Atlantic systems queuing up to do battle against our warm block next week.



Thou shall not pass They'll have to be content with Iceland.

esposito

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

The Atlantic systems queuing up

Thou shall not pass They'll have to be content with Iceland.

Dear Atlantic systems, let us have our 2 week heatwave, then you can pay us a visit after that.

Thanks.

El Horseboxo

pad199207 wrote: »

Yeah again “a different heat here” as they say

I'm from a climate regularly hitting over 100 degrees (towards 40) for months on end and it's not a different kind of heat to me in Ireland. It's the lack of air conditioning. In warm climates we're just so used to being cooled artificially. Excluding the larger shops there isn't much of it in Ireland. And its absence becomes very noticeable after a few hours.

pauldry

The thundery showers n sea mist have now been mentioned in forecast.

An Irish heatwave is roasting n sticky with fog and occasional heavy rain in the evening

lawred2

pauldry wrote: »

The thundery showers n sea mist have now been mentioned in forecast.

An Irish heatwave is roasting n sticky with fog and occasional heavy rain in the evening

ah ffs

sea fog can turn 25 degrees into 12 degrees

murpho999

El Horseboxo wrote: »

I'm from a climate regularly hitting over 100 degrees (towards 40) for months on end and it's not a different kind of heat to me in Ireland. It's the lack of air conditioning. In warm climates we're just so used to being cooled artificially. Excluding the larger shops there isn't much of it in Ireland. And its absence becomes very noticeable after a few hours.

I hate being in countries dominated by air conditioning. Makes places too cold.

Also, I think people are referring to being outdoors.

Gonzo

If Ireland was guaranteed 2 to 3 months of 25C+ every summer, we would all have air conditioning units in our homes which would be turned on when the temperature goes above 20C. Nobody would be complaining about difficult nights to sleep or wishing the warm weather over after only one day.

The fact is we are not guaranteed any properly warm days every summer across the country, some parts of Ireland can fail to get above 22C and have trouble getting much beyond 18C during poor summers. This is the reason why very few of us have bothered to invest in air conditioning units in hour homes and business's.

A few years ago I stayed in a well known hotel in Galway City, it was 26C outside and there was no air conditioning in the rooms. Opening the windows didn't relieve the build up of heat inside the room. I'll never forget how uncomfortable that felt. It probably wasn't worth the hotels investment in ordering a few hundred air conditioning units, on the off chance that they may be used for 2 or 3 days per year.

Shaunoc

close the curtains, you'll be grand

compsys

I don't really get the argument that warm weather is "warmer" in Ireland.



25 degrees in Ireland pretty much feels the same as 25 degrees anywhere else (as long as humidity is the same of course).



When you go aboard on holiday, you tend to manage the heat better as you're mentally prepared for it and are expecting it. The fact that you’re usually doing little more than lounging around on a beach helps too. And as others have said, there's air conditioning almost everywhere. You're also usually in shorts and light casual gear, whereas in Ireland you might be in work and have to wear a shirt and trousers.

But scientificially, I don't think there's much reason why it'll feel extra warm here next week.

cherryghost

Humidity levels is much different in Ireland than most countries we holiday to. At night time we tend to have far higher humidity levels.

GFS this morning touching high 20s by Thurs/Fri next week, definitely could see 30 broken in sheltered spots, with a breakdown by Saturday.
NAVGEM still has stupid temperatures of 36+ from Wednesday
ICON wants to touch 30 on Weds
GEM lines up with GFS.

irishfeen

compsys wrote: »

I don't really get the argument that warm weather is "warmer" in Ireland.



25 degrees in Ireland pretty much feels the same as 25 degrees anywhere else (as long as humidity is the same of course).



When you go aboard on holiday, you tend to manage the heat better as you're mentally prepared for it and are expecting it. The fact that you’re usually doing little more than lounging around on a beach helps too. And as others have said, there's air conditioning almost everywhere. You're also usually in shorts and light casual gear, whereas in Ireland you might be in work and have to wear a shirt and trousers.

But scientificially, I don't think there's much reason why it'll feel extra warm here next week.

Its humidity this makes things feel unbearably hot and sweaty - few years back we were in California where it hit 36 DegC, it was very warm in the sun but you would sweat very little with humidity about 30%.

We arrived back in Dublin at 17 DegC with humidity of 70%+ and the sweat poured off of us....

Mobhi1

That's the thing - humidity tends to be higher here than a lot of other places so it's not the same.

Oneiric 3

compsys wrote: »

I don't really get the argument that warm weather is "warmer" in Ireland.



25 degrees in Ireland pretty much feels the same as 25 degrees anywhere else (as long as humidity is the same of course).



When you go aboard on holiday, you tend to manage the heat better as you're mentally prepared for it and are expecting it. The fact that you’re usually doing little more than lounging around on a beach helps too. And as others have said, there's air conditioning almost everywhere. You're also usually in shorts and light casual gear, whereas in Ireland you might be in work and have to wear a shirt and trousers.

But scientificially, I don't think there's much reason why it'll feel extra warm here next week. ]

Going by your location, you live in a coastal area though, where you are more likely to get some sort of sea breeze or cooling effect from the sea. Much different for us who don't have that luxury!

Currently 14c here with occasional sunshine, and even in the breeze, it does not feel unpleasant in anyway. My guess is that by this time next week, many of us will be wishing for something like this.

ZX7R

compsys wrote: »

I don't really get the argument that warm weather is "warmer" in Ireland.



25 degrees in Ireland pretty much feels the same as 25 degrees anywhere else (as long as humidity is the same of course).



When you go aboard on holiday, you tend to manage the heat better as you're mentally prepared for it and are expecting it. The fact that you’re usually doing little more than lounging around on a beach helps too. And as others have said, there's air conditioning almost everywhere. You're also usually in shorts and light casual gear, whereas in Ireland you might be in work and have to wear a shirt and trousers.

But scientificially, I don't think there's much reason why it'll feel extra warm here next week.

Read somewhere one that due to our latitude and moisture content from surrounding sea acts like a prissoum making the sun feel hotter ,probably not scientificly true

mitresize5

it hasnt arrived and people are complaining about it being too hot already.
Just enjoy it while its here for gods sake, we had a ten month winter and we mightnt see weather like it for another few year!!!

RobertKK

From 2012 to 2017 inclusive, the years I have full weather records for my location in Kilkenny, the average highest temperature has been 26.9C, the highest being 29.7C with 24.8C the lowest maximum.
It would be nice to go above 30C for the records

A thundery breakdown the weekend after next would be good once it stayed warm and areas of the east and south that need rain gets its fair share of any rainfall. It would be no bad thing whether one is urban or rural.