Summer 2020 - General Discussion

esposito · 01-07-2020 8:34pm

Gonzo wrote: »

Rain still hammering down here in Meath, close to 12 hours of continuous heavy rain now. Side roads into Dunshaughlin are partially flooded. The area of rain over us has not moved in hours, the only thing that is growing is the intensity of it. Easily the wettest day we've had since February.

No way was this much rain forecasted for eastern areas today.

It may be lashing rain and as I type I see a yellow rain warning issued by Met but at least there is no wind!

Meteorite58 · 01-07-2020 8:43pm

Thats mad all the rain over in the SE and E, I expected a wet day here in Kerry but it was only mist and some patchy light rain about the place but none recorded where I live. Overcast though and feeling cool, had to put on some heating in work, an older building that cools down quickly.

Earlier ECM 0Z prediction looks well surpassed in places

12.9C after a high of 16.5C

Mortelaro · 01-07-2020 8:46pm

Pouring out of the heaven's in Arklow again now

sryanbruen · 01-07-2020 8:49pm

Status Yellow - Rainfall warning for Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow and Meath

Further localised, intense rainfall and some thunderstorm activity with surface flooding this evening and for a time tonight.

Valid: 20:00 Wednesday 01/07/2020 to 02:00 Thursday 02/07/2020

Issued: 20:00 Wednesday 01/07/2020

A bit late..

Mortelaro · 01-07-2020 8:53pm

Aye

appledrop · 01-07-2020 9:00pm

So as is tradition on 1st July I'm sitting here listen to Mundy singing July.

I would prefer to be sitting outside with a nice glass of wine but ill have to stick with sitting inside with heating on.

If this continues we will have to rename this thread Summer/Feels like Autumn chat.

km79 · 01-07-2020 9:02pm

Still dry
But cool

appledrop · 01-07-2020 9:10pm

There's Will in his rain jacket at Dublin Airport on the news. Like a picture from middle of winter.

Who could blame anyone for getting out of country for hols?

Gonzo · 01-07-2020 9:10pm

another cloudburst here at Dunshaughlin, the rain is actually bouncing up off the ground, rain drops bigger than 2 euro coins, imagine if those were snowflakes....

Today takes the biscuit worst day of summer I can ever remember, I don't think any day in 2012 was even this bad.

appledrop · 01-07-2020 9:13pm

Syranbruen here's one for you.

What is the lowest Maximum daytime temperature recorded for a day in July?

km79 · 01-07-2020 9:22pm

It really is a shame so many of the long evenings have been so poor

sryanbruen · 01-07-2020 9:24pm

appledrop wrote: »

Syranbruen here's one for you.

What is the lowest Maximum daytime temperature recorded for a day in July?

For Dublin Airport given you look at that station all the time, it's 11.7C on 1 July 1997. Casement had a max of only 10.6C that day.

That day in general was a notably cool day for the country with many records set. No surprises why with a northeasterly airflow and a trough enveloped over us.

I don't have an overall country record but lowest I know of is 10.2C at Malin Head from this day.

Fortunately, July improved a lot after this whilst August was very wet but also often warm, humid and sticky.

4Ad · 01-07-2020 9:26pm

Light rain drops in East Clare for about 5 minutes around 4pm..that was it !!

pconn062 · 01-07-2020 9:27pm

It's rained pretty solidly here for a lot of the day, 1 mile from the Irish Sea in County Louth. Floodwaters lying in the fields. Pretty mild though and at least the wind is gone!

appledrop · 01-07-2020 9:36pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

For Dublin Airport given you look at that station all the time, it's 11.7C on 1 July 1997. Casement had a max of only 10.6C that day.

That day in general was a notably cool day for the country with many records set. No surprises why with a northeasterly airflow and a trough enveloped over us.

I don't have an overall country record but lowest I know of is 10.2C at Malin Head from this day.

Fortunately, July improved a lot after this whilst August was very wet but also often warm, humid and sticky.

Thanks good to know. Makes me feel a bit better knowing there have been crap July days but it did improved!

spoonerhead · 01-07-2020 9:40pm

Awful evening in Dublin, hard to comprehend such a rough evening yet it’s still bright at 9.40pm. Not going completely crazy just yet, need to be realistic about summers in Ireland. Don’t mind days like this once we get a few nice days in return, which I’m sure we will over the next few months.

Mortelaro · 01-07-2020 9:47pm

Lashing

https://twitter.com/Arklowweather/status/1278429992754515970?s=19

esposito · 01-07-2020 9:50pm

spoonerhead wrote: »

Awful evening in Dublin, hard to comprehend such a rough evening yet it’s still bright at 9.40pm. Not going completely crazy just yet, need to be realistic about summers in Ireland. Don’t mind days like this once we get a few nice days in return, which I’m sure we will over the next few months.

Days like these that make me really want to be in the south of Spain but alas it won’t be happening this year

Densefog2008 · 01-07-2020 9:53pm

Hard to believe that we continue to miss the decent amounts of rain. Near Oak park in Carlow and we are parched. 87mm total since Paddy's day. Spring & summer growing season has been a write off, farmers in the area pulling their hair out for 3 months now. Yet the heavy rain keeps falling all around &#55358;&#56631;

Jizique · 01-07-2020 9:56pm

spoonerhead wrote: »

Awful evening in Dublin, hard to comprehend such a rough evening yet it’s still bright at 9.40pm. Not going completely crazy just yet, need to be realistic about summers in Ireland. Don’t mind days like this once we get a few nice days in return, which I’m sure we will over the next few months.

Is the hose pipe ban still a thing?

Gonzo · 01-07-2020 10:06pm

still absolutely pouring here, no let up at all since last night. Streams of water running down both sides of the road and pools starting to form in the garden. This could rival some of those deluges we had back in October. I reckon we're getting close to half a months worth of rain here since this morning. I wouldn't be surprised if some parts of Leinster will report at least 40mm of rain today.

Rock Lesnar · 01-07-2020 10:11pm

24mm of rain since 10pm last night, 117mm since the 1st of june, im not one to complain about the weather but its been a truly awful day and evening here in meath