Summer 2020 - General Discussion

beggars_bush

JCX BXC wrote: »

Bonfire night Ireland - June 23rd. Look it up.

Only found out about this recently, was very surprised. Certainly isn't a big thing.

Was a huge thing for us growing up in the West of Ireland
We'd spend weeks collecting cut down trees and tyres to burn

SleetAndSnow

JCX BXC wrote: »

Bonfire night Ireland - June 23rd. Look it up.

Only found out about this recently, was very surprised. Certainly isn't a big thing.

Main bonfire night in Cork City! Dublin has it different I believe again.

DumbBrunette

Very big here in Mayo. There are fires all over the place in the countryside around Westport at the moment and the air is filled with smoke haze.

JCX BXC wrote: »

Bonfire night Ireland - June 23rd. Look it up.

Only found out about this recently, was very surprised. Certainly isn't a big thing.

Little snowy old me

JCX BXC wrote: »

Bonfire night Ireland - June 23rd. Look it up.

Only found out about this recently, was very surprised. Certainly isn't a big thing.

St John's Eve. Bonfires all across Donegal, sligo etc. I remember it always coincided with the national school holidays starting. We would be out collecting stuff for weeks beforehand. A great occasion, fire would be lit about 10pm and go on to 2 or 3 in the morning. Older people would sit on the side of the road chatting, there would be someone with a fiddle or an acordian. A proper community event unlike those awful Halloween fires they have in Dublin.

km79

JCX BXC wrote: »

Bonfire night Ireland - June 23rd. Look it up.

Only found out about this recently, was very surprised. Certainly isn't a big thing.

It is where I’m from in south mayo
First bonfire night in 25 years as I have just moved back home . My sons first
Lasted two hours and were the last two standing
SOAKED
Enjoyed it though ! And There will be many more

He also seen a real life rat run in from the furlough

km79

And before all the climate change people come in
It was just wood and clippings from gardens Etc
No tyres


Sadly

pad199207

Little snowy old me wrote: »

St John's Eve. Bonfires all across Donegal, sligo etc. I remember it always coincided with the national school holidays starting. We would be out collecting stuff for weeks beforehand. A great occasion, fire would be lit about 10pm and go on to 2 or 3 in the morning. Older people would sit on the side of the road chatting, there would be someone with a fiddle or an acordian. A proper community event unlike those awful Halloween fires they have in Dublin.

Can you just please leave this forum?

Oscar Bravo

Aye, a great night bonfires. Locals bring food and some cans of beer etc . good crack. Sun managed to come out here about 10pm for 10 minutes to be replaced by more rain by about 10.30pm

Little snowy old me

pad199207 wrote: »

Can you just please leave this forum?

What's wrong?

pad199207

Little snowy old me wrote: »

What's wrong?

Nothing it’s grand now. I see I made you edit your post from earlier on.
So it’s fixed now, happy days.

Little snowy old me

pad199207 wrote: »

Nothing it’s grand now. I see I made you edit your post from earlier on.
So it’s fixed now, happy days.

I didn't edit anything! I thought you did.

Gonzo

some fairly decent temperatures over the next 2 days:

Tomorrow will be warming up, best chance of sunny spells will be towards the south-east



Thursday looking nice and warm, 25C or 26C possible in places if there is decent sunshine.



This version of the Hirlam has perhaps overdone it a bit.



Harmonie gets us nice and warm on Thursday as well.




I know this June has felt disappointing for some people but it's alot better than what we had on offer last June. We've had a couple of days of mid twenties already this month and many places saw thunderstorms last week so it isn't all bad.

This Thursday will be very warm and sticky and there should be some good sunny spells with perhaps the odd thunderstorm getting in the way.

pauldry

Unreal sunset in the Northwest of Ireland.
How the hell do I embed an image?

There was a rainbow too....at 1005pm!!!

Goldfinch8

pauldry wrote: »

Unreal sunset in the Northwest of Ireland.

Fantastic sky around sunset here too this eve near Castlebar. My own location has been very close to the western edge of that band of rain that has sat across this part of the country since mid afternoon. I could see clearer skies to the west this eve while it rained fairly persistently here. As the sun was setting it managed to illuminate the canopy of rain bearing cloud above us which lifted the gloominess of the evening up until then.
Recorded 12mm from the rain from this front so far.
Monday's rain left 18mm here also.
The soil moisture deficit is gradually being chipped away at following that very dry spring.

NIMAN

Re: post #1003

That Friday 4pm chart, how can it be 25c in Coleraine yet 20miles across the lough its 13c in Inishowen?

JCX BXC

NIMAN wrote: »

Re: post #1003

That Friday 4pm chart, how can it be 25c in Coleraine yet 20miles across the lough its 13c in Inishowen?

Look at the colours, that 13°c is out at sea.

DOCARCH

Little snowy old me wrote: »

I didn't edit anything! I thought you did.

Mod Note: I edited your post....removed the offensive bit!

Slashermcguirk

Met eireann now going for over 25 degrees tomorrow in Leinster, score! To be up to 23 degrees today too

SouthWesterly

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

Met eireann now going for over 25 degrees tomorrow in Leinster, score! To be up to 23 degrees today too

It's snowing in Kerry.









Joking... Though it might as well be since I'm working

giveitholly

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

Met eireann now going for over 25 degrees tomorrow in Leinster, score! To be up to 23 degrees today too

I thought summer was over!!!!

esposito

giveitholly wrote: »

I thought summer was over!!!!

Summer will be over from Saturday... (joke)

Slashermcguirk

Yes the moaners on here would have you believe that and yet the weather has been nice here in Dublin since Saturday

giveitholly wrote: »

I thought summer was over!!!!

OldRio

Showers yesterday afternoon followed by heavy and persistent rain from 6pm. Crap.
Leitrim.

lawred2

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

Met eireann now going for over 25 degrees tomorrow in Leinster, score! To be up to 23 degrees today too

is this coming from the south or the east? makes a difference to me here in North Dublin coast... coming from the east means you could knock that down to about 20..

which is still fine

lawred2

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

Yes the moaners on here would have you believe that and yet the weather has been nice here in Dublin since Saturday

since Saturday?

it's been mild but there's been a LOT of rain and wind

Yesterday and today are calm and warm which is good. But since Saturday? Nice? Not sure I'd say that.

Some people are spoiled beyond belief after the remarkable spring that passed. Up until the arrival of the storms a week ago we were effectively in a drought. Virtually no rain had fallen in the Midwest for three months, the ground was rock hard and grass yellow. I must be in the minority relieved at recent turn of events, mere days into much needed change (hosepipe ban anyone?) and I can't fathom why so many would throw in the towel already. There are nearly 70 days of the meteorological summer to run, get a grip.

km79

Yr.no for Thursday and Friday now showing lots of rain ?
Lots of Very warm rain Thursday
Less cooler rain rain for Friday
Lots of cold rain all day Saturday
Patchy rain Sunday
Then lots of rain Monday and Tuesday

Badly needed sure
I believe that takes us to July 1st ......

endainoz

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Some people are spoiled beyond belief after the remarkable spring that passed. Up until the arrival of the storms a week ago we were effectively in a drought. Virtually no rain had fallen in the Midwest for three months, the ground was rock hard and grass yellow. I must be in the minority relieved at recent turn of events, mere days into much needed change (hosepipe ban anyone?) and I can't fathom why so many would throw in the towel already. There are nearly 70 days of the meteorological summer to run, get a grip.

Your definitely not in the minority. It was badly needed. Blue skies and sun in North Clare this morning after all the rain.

endainoz

km79 wrote: »

Yr.no for Thursday and Friday now showing lots of rain ?
Lots of Very warm rain Thursday
Less cooler rain rain for Friday
Lots of cold rain all day Saturday
Patchy rain Sunday
Then lots of rain Monday and Tuesday

Badly needed sure
I believe that takes us to July 1st ......

Without knowing what part you are in the country, I'd wager that rain would be significantly less on met.ie. I don't use yr so much anymore, I feel they exaggerate quite a lot these days.

km79

endainoz wrote: »

Without knowing what part you are in the country, I'd wager that rain would be significantly less on met.ie. I don't use yr so much anymore, I feel they exaggerate quite a lot these days.

South mayo
They were fairly accurate for the rain over the last week to be fair to them so im not optimistic
I was looking forward to two sunny dry days and had planned activities with the kids around that .