Spring 2024 - General Discussion

Cluedo Monopoly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122184080#Comment_122184080

Where abouts in Tipp are you? Gurteen in North Tipp showing 49mm.

giveitholly

South Tipp,wouldn't be that far from the Galtee mountain range

Cluedo Monopoly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122184178#Comment_122184178

I know Galtymore well. I wonder has that impacted ye. Rain clouds from the south struggle to get over that 917m peak and dump on southern side or in the valley.

pureza

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122182272#Comment_122182272

Its like a sauna but actually not sweaty,just hot,I think even @highdef Might even struggle

The regular thunderstorms are far from boring !

Hooter23

Potential squall line might develop in the next couple of hours....its over galway now but does not look like much yet on the satellite but by the time it reaches the midlands east and north it could be bad enough…

Hooter23

No squall line line now...it just looks like alot of small showers that will probably merge together into big thundery showers when the heat starts to build up during the day...

Meteorite58

Lot of heavier showers earlier this morning here in Kerry, even leaving some surface water in the garden, less showers now the last few hours but a heavy one just went through quickly a short time ago.

12.4c and feeling a tad cool in the breeze.

sparrowcar

Miserable drizzle all morning in NCD.

Feels cool out there at 12c.

Mantis Toboggan

Decent morning in Naas but gone very dark now and thunder and lightning with torrential rain has arrived.

DellyBelly

After a wet and grey start it's turned into a decent Summers afternoon in Dublin

DOCARCH

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122185569#Comment_122185569

At least Summer only starts next Saturday!

spoonerhead

From light into darkness…

alentejo

Some band of showers hitting Dublin

appledrop

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122185569#Comment_122185569

Unfortunately still damp, grey and cold here in North Couny Dublin, no sign of summer.

DellyBelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122185604#Comment_122185604

Not this again...for me May is Summer. As I said on the 1st of May's weather forecast on rte Joanne DDonnelly said May 1st is summer and that's good enough for me...think she has more knowledge on this then most of us on this forum...

stevensi

I'd be of that thinking as well that May 1st is the start of the Summer...

DellyBelly

Spoke to soon...massive downpour in the city centre now...

Kutebride

Damp drizzle and dark most of the morning.

Dried up after 1pm before the next clouds moved in.

Pelting here now.

14⁰ Meath

DOCARCH

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122185855#Comment_122185855

TBH, I couldn't care less what Joanna has to say! Google meteorological summer. This is a meteorological/weather forum. It is Spring (now). Summer starts June 1st. End of.

highdef

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122186077#Comment_122186077

And Met Eireann seems to disagree with Joanna. Below is taken from the Met Eireann website.

https://www.met.ie/cms/assets/uploads/2023/10/Young-Primary-Students-Meteorological-Seasons-Met-Eireann.pdf

Mantis Toboggan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122185903#Comment_122185903

I'd take May 1st to be the first day of summer also, May, June, July & August.

DellyBelly

Does it really matter at the end of the day..people have different opinions I suppose

sparrowcar

June, July & August is summer.

Any other suggestion is just numptyness 🙄😃

highdef

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122186160#Comment_122186160

How are we supposed to keep records for statistical purposes if we have to have various versions depending on what certain groups decide what given month is in what season.

It's ludicrous to demand that a month belongs to a different season, just for your own personal opinion, rather than for the purpose of accurate record keeping. When you look up weather and climate statistics and records, they are all based on the seasons as per the Met Office so you're only confusing yourself by mixing things up in your head.

CruelSummer

So did anyone watch Gavs weather vids summer predictions today? Seemed like there are quite a few bad and good years in the analogues but I think we’ve an outside chance of a good July/August myself based on nothing only a hunch and law of averages re rain and wind. It’s been raining and windy for about 18 months. May has been better but not good enough surely to count as ‘settled summer weather’. Are there any summer 2024 threads for weather predictions like for winter?

Gonzo

The summer threads will be created later this week in time for Saturday 1st June. The good news for now is that next weekend is looking very good but of course things could change between now and next weekend.

I think we will see some very warm spells this summer but also some cool interludes. A mixed summer seems to be what most people are predicting, and hopefully nowhere near as a washout as last summer.

mcburns07

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122186160#Comment_122186160

It's not about opinions, statistically June July August are the warmest months of the year. August is on average 4 degrees warmer than May ! There's more of an argument for September to be a summer month than May….

Dazler97

Miserable here in carrick , very chilly , rain keeps forming to the south west going by radar play back , temperatures to drop down to 3c before sunrise tomorrow morning

acequion

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122186773#Comment_122186773

Ah here, we've had that argument several times and have we not agreed that a lot of weather and seasons perception is in the head as we all perceive it differently. The whole concept of "real feel" is in the head.

While I don't personally agree with that poster about May, Irish summers, especially, can't be confined to stats and dates. For me, for example, summer is really mid June to mid September and May is the build up.

Whatever, our differing views on the dates of summer, let's hope we get a proper one in 2024! 😍

Dazler97

This is what charts looked like this time 4 years ago , I remember it well summer 2020 was so nice and just as well considering we were only 2 months into lockdown