Summer 2024 - General Discussion

Kutebride

19°!!!! Lashing rain Meath. Too warm to send the secondary student with her coat this morning. Probably get soaked now. Indeed I missed this rain forecast until saw this band on a BBC forecast this morning emmm. Tomorrow is another day.

highdef

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122554173#Comment_122554173

We must be in different worlds in Meath. I didn't get out to walk the dog in Trim till about 11:30 as I was too busy with work. There was still hazy sunshine and I was not wearing my jacket as it was in the wash but it was borderline cool enough for a jacket, around 3 hours further into the day than the school walk time. Would be no harm for your student to keep a small umbrella in her bag, just in case things like this happen again. They take up very little room but can make quite the difference. That's assuming your student will not carry a coat/jacket when it's a bit too warm on a borderline temperature day.

I only got moderate rain in Trim, for about ten minutes. Then light rain and drizzle for a while. It's just beginning to trend to hazy sunshine. It's still breezy but lighter, was fresh to strong during the passage of the rain.

Edgardo.

Last day of the summer heat here in Madrid.

Kutebride

......and by 1.10 it pulled away, for the walk home from school. Was watching it on the radar willing it to pass by the time. Looks like plenty random showers behind.

The brother leaving Spain after a few weeks at 30⁰ and landing in Knock to 16⁰.

ciaran76

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122552910#Comment_122552910

Strange you say that as I was in Dunshaughlin and and your description of the day is perfect but I left the house at 5.30pm and it was raining hard. I drove to Ratoath and it was bone dry. Spent 2 hours there and came back to Dunshaughlin and it was still soaking and was told it lashed on and off up to 7pm but in Ratoath we were out training in t-shirts having to remove our rain tops and people asking why we had them on ! The differnece 5 to 6 km in Meath can make !

Thunder87

Met Eireann graphical information for my location right now: 21C with sun and cloud with 25% chance of rain

Reality: 14C, dark, raining

Artane2002

I saw some low cloud nicely capping Howth yesterday from Booterstown. There were lenticular clouds in South Dublin too but I couldn't get a good picture.

gilly1910

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122551848#Comment_122551848

I shouldn't laugh glitterIsland, but I did laugh at your post. I do feel your pain, and you spoke your mind, no holds barred, which is refreshing to see. Summers have got so bad in Ireland that now you probably need at least two trips to sunnier climates during the year just to keep you sane, and three would be perfect if you can afford it, and don't have young kids.

V6400

Met Eireann farming commentary forecasting 25-70mm of rain for the next 7 days and drying conditions deteriorating from Sunday on, what happened to this settled period that was supposedly coming?

pauldry

Actually nice evening in Sligo

acequion

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122555229#Comment_122555229

One of the problems of getting frequent escapes is the difficulty of trying to readapt to the crap here when the contrast between our summer and a good summer is night and day.I got three escapes during the three summer months and each time I came home I found it very hard.I'm home almost a week since my recent trip,the weather here has been pretty dismal almost every day since so I'm really struggling. If I was here the whole time maybe I'd adapt, you don't miss what you've never had and all that, who knows!

Oscar Bravo

Sunday looks dodge for some

Meteorite58

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122556091#Comment_122556091

Yeah a new feature developing, a bit windy on W, SW coasts from the GFS but not ECM, bands of rain and possibly thundery from the ECM but not as wet from GFS. Messy slow moving looking at the moment but a bit to go yet, hard to forecast those bands of rain. Both ECM and GFS showing getting into the high teens or 20C or so . A bit of a let down eh.

Kutebride

Gerrys clicker wouldn't work tonight after the 9oc news, so no charts all, with a smile on his face, quick summary and credits rolled. Dry Friday and Saturday.

esposito

Scarlet for Gerry. He did his best given the circumstances 😬

Gonzo

A lovely warm day reached 29c earlier now it's raining with plenty of lightning

Gonzo

First night in Spain and instant strobe lightning and monsoon style rain

JVince

Earlier today I was looking at the 10 day charts and it was looking great for next week and a long awaited golf trip to the west

Just had a look again and it's the total opposite 😕

Dazler97

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122556709#Comment_122556709

You in malaga? Ye I'm tracking the storms myself from Ireland

Gonzo

Yep in Malaga and so many lightning strikes, I'm not even 12 hours outside Ireland and quite a bit of rain here tonight but watching the lightning is great and it's still 26c

Dazler97

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122556802#Comment_122556802

Lovely 😍 enjoy that anyway 😀

Dazler97

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122556802#Comment_122556802

Try get a video if you can , I love thunderstorms abroad there more intense 😬

Edgardo.

Supposed to hit Madrid at 4am.

ninebeanrows

Look what happened next week's high pressure!

Unbelievable really if this verifies

ninebeanrows

The UKMO is a bit more hopeful so there's still a chance…..

DellyBelly

Lovely morning in Dublin…t

Thunder87

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122556467#Comment_122556467

I didn't see it last night but have often wondered why they do those broadcasts live, surely they could pre-record them an hour before? It seems generally better these days but Siobhan Ryan always used to be a nervous wreck and Joanna often trips over her words, don't see why they couldn't just do a few takes to take the pressure off.

yagan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122555587#Comment_122555587

Comparison is the theft of joy they say.

After some morning showers yesterday it was got very pleasant in Cork harbour.

Sun is out now, temps are pleasant again. Nice day for the garden.

wazzzledazzle

Nice morning out there, Sun has appeared. Looks like being a nice day. 15c, N.Kildare

JCX BXC

Met Eireann "Dry"

Galway City "Wet"

Ahhhhhh why do they bother having the hourly forecast if they're just plain wrong. So frequently. This used not happen, why is it so shocking this summer?

Oscar Bravo

Trending unsettled unfortunately

JVince

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122557428#Comment_122557428

"loud expletives" 😫

Elmer Blooker

looks quite bad in northern Spain for those on hols there, a lot of cloud heading for the costa in the south too.

pauldry

Ah sure the whole thing is screwed not just Gerrys clicker. Since the quick onset of La Nina very unpredictable and wet patterns have emerged. I'd expect few warm settled spells this side of Xmas. Maybe a few warmer than average days.

Already lashed rain here again today. Up to 176mm for August now. So only tomorrow and Saturday can possibly be dry before the rain returns on Sunday. Even if the High comes a bit more forward there'll be a NW wind here anyways so thatl be cold windy and light showers which is boring and useless too.

Cluedo Monopoly

What a difference a month makes. August has really bucked the dry trend for this summer in Galway. Stats from Mace Head on the west coast of Galway with average in brackets.

May = 51mm (81)

June = 46mm (82)

July = 48mm (84)

August = 139mm (117)

The dry weather was lovely when it lasted and May was the warmest on record. It's so important to make the most of dry weather in Ireland.

The water levels in the Clare river show the increased rainfall in August. From 95th percentile to almost 10th percentile.

Realtime waterlevel

That said, it's still a very dry summer in the East. Dublin Airport has the following readings for last 4 months ⇒ 36, 30, 37, 36. This is exactly the same rainfall that Mace Head has received in August already (139mm).

wazzzledazzle

Nice day, always know when it's half decent when my bed/flat sheets are dry within a couple of hours.

Hopefully we get a half decent weekend. Might be a short 3 day "event" by the looks of it now unfortunately.

Currently 17c, N Kildare, Blustery, but no chill in the wind, making it feel more than acceptable

Dazler97

Feeling very chilly in the morning here in carrick temperatures down to 3c

compsys

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122555587#Comment_122555587

Yes. It must be very very tough going away on frequent summer holidays…

glightning

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122557018#Comment_122557018

The UKMO had a good video on Youtube discussing the various scenarios for next week. They put a 10% chance of that chart you just showed verifying.

glightning

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122555587#Comment_122555587

The flip side is that you have something to look forward to when you get back (going away again) whereas if you didn't get away at all there is nothing to look forward to. I personally try to get away three times per year. Our next one is Tenerife in Oct, which is still a while away!

pauldry

Was 13c and 14c all day with freezing wind and rain as it has been all Summer. Gone up to 16c now and sunny with less wind. Rainfall is 177mm. I "think" we won't get much more in August.

Dazler97

Storm names have been released for the next year and finally my name is up there 🙌

compsys

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122559555#Comment_122559555

For sure.

Also, some people can't afford to get away even once. Let alone several times a year.

I don't think I've ever read such an unusual complaint when discussing the Irish weather…

Storm 10

So there we are she mentioned the Azores high but after Sunday a low pressure hangs around so two and a half days of fine weather going by the forecast.

Meteorite58

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122559718#Comment_122559718

Floris? 😁

SNNUS

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122559718#Comment_122559718

Congrats Mavis

glightning

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122559734#Comment_122559734

Yeah, in years where we haven't got away we have tended to holiday down in Wicklow, Galway, or similar and have always had a great time. And to be honest, we've tended to always be pretty lucky with the weather and have enjoyed warm sunny days on holiday in Ireland plus a few thunderstorms to boot. Might not be abroad, but a holiday at home is still a holiday.

Dazler97

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122559763#Comment_122559763

No darragh lol

Dazler97

Thanks dave

Dazler97

Can't reply back to the other fella 😕 weird