Hot Spell - Saturday 16th July onwards

" News at 11 on Claire Byrne show just said met eireann are saying nationwide hot temps Sun Mon Tues."

Above the cloud :D

You must be in nirvana then.

Gone is the fine weather also afterwards,Big old dirty pig muck from the Atlantic to follow on after the hot blip. Back to the grey cool stratus gloom.

Why is there always disgruntled people banging on about the state of the nation in a weather forum. Don't come here, don't read about the weather. just keep to the misery posts....

i think the two are intertwined, i guess one could put up with the absolute mediocre dump that the place is if we had even a half decent climate.

But living in a kip and with one of the most miserable climates in the northern hemisphere is just a bit much.

I think how we view the weather in Ireland has a lot to do with our own situation. For example my partner consistently says the day is fantastic, lovely blue skies, warm etc, he spends a lot of time hill walking with his dog and working outside, he thinks Irish weather is amazing. Also we get to enjoy long spells in the south east of the country where we live part of the year and the weather for the last few summers has been wonderful. Contrast that to a friend of mine who complains non stop about Irish weather because she spends a lot of time inside and until recently was working non stop indoors. She does not have a garden either so feels trapped. In fact I sometimes think she prefers if it was bad so she didn't feel she had to try and go out in it. Weird I know. Just some observations I have made regarding Irish weather and this constant giving out about it when in fact we have lovely mild winters and generally really nice summers.

I will say this though. There is a definite difference here and say in Spain, Italy where Cloud and no cloud is concerned .. I think thats my point. In likes of Spain Italy for example if you do get cloud after blue sky the air around you is still warm and same for warm evenings.

Quite disappointing looking at the forecast now for Donegal next few days. Looking like rain now Saturday and maybe showers on Sunday. Might be lucky to get one decent day out of this before a complete breakdown on Tuesday. Only difference is it will be a bit warmer maybe.

Thing is .. if year on year from here the rest of Europe gets into the 40s or higher for long periods BUT we relatively, get more consistent mid 20s ( our version :D ) .. Ireland could become the new costa type holiday destination for the bearable nice temps that the likes of Spain etc previously had

Silver lining anyone :D

Totally agree. Really thought this plume would do it but alas not to be. It would be amazing if we got another bite of the cherry before this summer is out. Hopefully the Atlantic jet won't persist for too long from Wednesday onwards and the Azores high comes up over us in the next few weeks.

As Gonzo always says, we are in the worst possible location for hot weather in summer and proper cold weather in winter. Too far west. The odd time we get lucky.

Anyway I’m going to try and enjoy the high twenties in the east (hopefully accompanied by good spells of sunshine).

Hoping we get lucky with a decent thunderstorm during the breakdown on Tuesday.

@SaoPaulo41 I was being a bit wry there with that comment. I can only relay experience from near south coast here in Carrigaline, Cork. Last few months we start with a clear sky and then cloud moves in daily, gets ( perceived ) cooler. This has been pretty consistent down this way .. as is the case today, earlier was great, clear blue, not any more.

Of course the issue with cloud cover and heat .. here anyway, is it gets oppressive, muggy, draining

So as for Dublin, no idea, others more qualified may answer you best

Will be a big jump in temperature in Sligo. 14c and cloudy currently . At worst tomorrow is 21c Sunday 26c and Monday 29c before 15c Tuesday. Crikey.