Summer 2024 - General Discussion

spookwoman

Rain has just arrived in Waterford City. Plants need it and just got the washing in on time.

Thunder87

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122439571#Comment_122439571

I think the 8th of this month is the only day in Dublin this summer that I'd actually have described as "sunny", though it was still partly cloudy rather than gin blue skies and also had a cold wind so felt more like a nice spring day than high summer. Before that I think we had a couple of sunny days in early May but again nothing prolonged, I'd say you'd have to go back to that week last September for an actual sunny period in Dublin.

It was a lovely weekend in Dublin to be fair, easily the best of the summer but still plenty of dark cloud about.

Back to normal today, dark and raining.

dsmythy

Glad I held off on my walk.

Dublin Forecast:

A dry day with sunny spells at first, though it will turn cloudier in the afternoon with the chance of an isolated shower. Highest temperatures of 19 or 20 degrees in a light southwest breeze.

Looks like it should clear through and fit the forecast for the afternoon at least.

DellyBelly

Started raining here in Dublin 8…wasn't expecting this

Gonzo

I certainly wasn't expecting a wet miserable morning.

Rugbyf565

Pissing rain in Dublin, meanwhile the UK is a 26 degrees heat wave..

pauldry

Ya they seem to get weather wrong 100 percent these days. Its chilly here today and yesterday they said at 9pm it would be 21c in the West. Its 14c.

As some people say to me now I don't look at the forecast anymore as its always wrong.

Maybe they use AI now and that's why it's so inaccurate. It used to be better or am I imagining. They definitely were better at predicting 1 day than they are now.

WATPOAE

I genuinely struggle to take Met Eireann forecasts seriously, they seem to get things wrong a lot more regularly now.

acequion

It was raining in Tralee earlier but that has cleared now and it's pleasantly warm. I've a outside paint job booked for tomorrow so all fingers and toes crossed that it stays dry.🙏 Bloody rain is never far away in this country, I feel sorry for outdoor workers who have to constantly juggle their schedules, I'd go mental 😣 Hopefully we get a few more days warmth at least, but I agree that it just won't properly settle down this summer for anything more than a day or two.

.Donegal.

Some rain here but nothing heavy, looks torrential in parts of Dublin . Below Dublin regional forecast on MetE, it was pissing when they issued that

Dublin

Issued at: 29 July 2024 11:40

TODAY - Monday 29th July

A rather cloudy day with a few sunny spells breaking through. It will be mostly dry, with just patchy rain in the early afternoon.

Goldengirl

We had a shower here North Dublin for about 40 mins moderately heavy . But clearing now to sunshine .

Warm .

Hopefully that's our rain today done .

tom1ie

It was a beautiful warm start this morning in south Dublin at 06:30, it then got grey, then it started raining up until a few mins ago.
Patches of blue sky starting to break through now.

Highlighter75

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122439882#Comment_122439882

I could watch Joanne Donnelly all day but just not weather forcasting.

Hippodrome Song Owl

This has really messed up my day! The ME Leinster forecast issued at 6am said:

"A dry day with sunny spells at first, though it will turn cloudier in the afternoon with the chance of isolated light showers."

It's cloudy since 10am and rained for over two hours in Maynooth. Brightening up now. Totally backwards to the forecast. I could have planned outdoor work totally differently if I had known. Really not in the mood for this mess today.

There's surely something very wrong if they can't give a reasonably accurate picture for the coming 12 hours.

nacho libre

I've noticed this a few times this Summer whereby short range forecasts were wrong. It now looks like Tuesday afternoon to Thursday will be our summer ,before it probably takes up again in late August. With this in mind it wouldn't surprise me after a cold summer if September ends up being warm overall.

Billcarson

I think the main culprit regarding the poor summer has been that large and very warm sea surface temperature anomaly in the western Atlantic. I think its helping to suppress high pressure from ridging up towards us from the Azores. Well it has to be having some effect. Perhaps as long as it stays there our general pattern won't change.

glightning

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122439882#Comment_122439882

TBF. All weather models failed to pick up that rainfall this morning.

Up here in Ulster, the forecasts have been mostly correct for today :-

ME :-

A rather cloudy day with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle. The rain will mainly affect western and northern parts of the province with the odd sunny spell breaking through further east. Highest temperatures ranging from 16 to 20 degrees in a light to moderate southwesterly breeze.

UKMO :-

A mostly dry but rather cloudy day, although a few brighter spells are likely at times. Cloud will thicken in the west late afternoon, with some patchy light rain reaching the far west by the end of the day. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

It's just so disappointing to see the Sat24 animation showing clear skies over central and southern Great Britain.

https://www.sat24.com/en-gb

That typical NW/W to SE/E split we all know so well!

glightning

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122440210#Comment_122440210

Not even that confident about Tues to Thurs. I think there will be more cloud and patchy rain around than we would like

nacho libre

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122440392#Comment_122440392

Jeez. You're right. I just checked the Met Eireann page and it has been updated since I last read it earlier this morning.

compsys

Now bright and sunny in Dublin with temps of over 20º. And feeling warm and muggy.

This is the 11th/12th day that temps have breached 20º this month in Dublin by my count. And they'll likely do so tomorrow and on Wednesday. So close to half the month. Probably not much below the longer-term average.

Once again, in the East at least, the month will end up only a little bit cooler than average.

glightning

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122440555#Comment_122440555

That is very true. You are correct, today is the 12th day of 20c or more for Dublin which isn't bad :-

https://www.wunderground.com/history/monthly/ie/dublin/EIDW

glightning

And compare that to only 4 for my local airport :-

https://www.wunderground.com/history/monthly/gb/belfast-international-airport/EGAA

Oscar_Madison

I’d be the first to criticise met.ie normally but for a number of outdoor events over the last month, the daily /hourly forecasts of rain/sun for that day have been spot on and within 1/2 hour of accuracy - great when planning a BBQ and whatnot

Elmer Blooker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122440371#Comment_122440371

Most days in summer Ireland and Scotland are under a blanket of cloud while England and Wales is basking in sunshine, seen it a million times.

glightning

It will be interesting to see if the tropical Atlantic waking up this week forces a change to the overall jet stream pattern. A system is due to form this week and track toward Florida for the weekend.

I often think that the weather patterns in the northern half of US and Canada are quite responsible for what we get, because the temperature contrasts they have over there strengthen the jet as it goes out into the Atlantic and thunderstorm systems that develop towards the east coast flow out into the Atlantic adding more moisture.

pauldry

Today has been like all of June plus a degree. I guess it's fairly standard for NW Ireland but duller and cooler than most years. Could get very messy in August as there's a battle emerging between high to SE and low to NW. Donegal n Sligo could be brutal in August while the rest have 20c and some warm sun.

Thunder87

Turned into a nice afternoon in Dublin once the rain cleared, mostly cloudy of course but it's thin enough that the sun is shining through.

The one complaint I wouldn't really have in the past couple of weeks is temperature, it's been much better ever since that cold wind finally f**ked off around mid month. No real heat but pleasantly warm most days and finally feels more like summer

Robwindstorm

Lovely day here at kells, long hazy sunny spells the last few hours. Got a short spell of light rain this morning but missed the heavier burst from navan down south. Not as warm as yesterday but It's up to 20c again here today

pauldry

Ya up to 18c in Sligo again now. Very little sun though. There was a few hours at the weekend but v v dull. Ya can notice much more sun once ya leave Sligo some of the days. Seems to be a cloud trap.

pauldry

The 18c lasted 30 minutes 14c now n dark n misty again. Back to square 1.