Autumn 2022 - General Discussion

Graces7 · 18-09-2022 8:42pm

Another lovely beneficent autumn day and a pleasure to be out on the lane gathering a generosity of blackberries,, looking over at a flat calm ocean...and the mountains reflected therein...

spookwoman · 19-09-2022 12:49am

The evenings are getting an Autumnal feel to them the last 2 days. Plum trees leaves are dropping. Hedgehog's are really stuffing themselves and dragging leaves and hay into their nests, I'd say it won't be long before they go into hibernation. Managed to get 2 late babies to a local rescue to over winter. If you see any that are about the size of a grapefruit see if you an weight them. If under 600g get them to a rescue.

Cluedo Monopoly · 19-09-2022 9:09am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119631144#Comment_119631144

Incredible run of weather. So dry throughout. There seems to be an abundance of wild foods (hazelnuts, blackberries, apples, sloe etc)

Graces7 · 19-09-2022 9:18am

My freezer is full with berries. And still picking and the weather still so lovely. Calm and mild.

sporina · 19-09-2022 10:30am

beautiful morn here in Cork City... man I love this weather

Gonzo · 19-09-2022 12:00pm

another nice morning here in Meath, although nowhere nearly as sunny as the previous 3 to 4 days.

Oneiric 3 · 19-09-2022 2:30pm

Early autumn yesterday; high summer today.

Kutebride · 19-09-2022 3:10pm

Was a dark overcast day in the West yesterday. Missed all the sunshine in the East. Back in the East today and lights are on. So dark. No rain forecast. Shame so dark.

Meteorite58 · 19-09-2022 3:31pm

Lovely walking weather along the new Tralee to Fenit Greenway this morning, about 17C at the time, more cloudy now and feeling a bit cooler but great for getting the garden done.

almostthere12 · 19-09-2022 5:42pm

Spectacular day around Ballincollig up until around 1pm then started to cloud over and been fairly grey since, same thing happened yesterday!

Danno · 19-09-2022 5:44pm

Good day in South Laois.

Some patchy cloud about and feels warm in the sun. AWS says we hit 18.6c

Graces7 · 20-09-2022 6:57am

First birdsong; 6.53 am

Another peaceful morning, clear and still. West Mayo offshore

and as light grew, so did a brisk breeze.

And by ten of the clock a soft soaking drizzle ....

Graces7 · 20-09-2022 5:50pm

les Any ideas on what temperatures etc are needed to kill off THE MIDGE?

I was only out a few minutes and my ankles are chewed and maddenngly itchy..

Hairypoppins · 20-09-2022 10:25pm

A warm sunny day here in South West Dublin, was very nice too here this past Sunday

Graces7 · 21-09-2022 4:41am

Windsong wild and wuthering.. Makes the home peaceful and a refuge. Autumn ripens as the berries still fill bags!

West Mayo offshore

Graces7 · 21-09-2022 10:13am

Wild, wet, windy and dark...

Well, we have had it so good until now. It was snug listening in the night to the familiar music... The post came over OK

West Mayo offshore

22-09-2022 1:10am

Wet evening/night in Donegal. Would guess around 20mm fell.

Artane2002 · 22-09-2022 7:55am

With this band of rain, Dublin Airport has officially gone above 100mm for September.

pad199207 · 22-09-2022 8:32am

Heavens have opened in Kildare

Graces7 · 22-09-2022 9:50am

Utterly glorious, lovely, beautiful morning!

I was out around half past seven picking blackberries ( 3 lbs..) and there never was such a day ... That small sharpness in the air, and even a small hint of hoar on some wide bladed grass in a sheltered place..

And the sun a great dazzling as it crested Croagh Patrick..

Toe- nipping though!

Quintessentially autumn,, a season like no other,

West Mayo offshore

pauldry · 22-09-2022 9:54am

10mm almost exactly in Sligo. Brings our monthly to 66 percent of average if there was nothing till the end. Over 150percent in many parts of East now with this squal line

Graces7 · 23-09-2022 6:30am

Just came back inside after a brief excursion before a heavy shower...

Still mild and calm.... And we have been spared much in the way of rain. But seems a high pollen count as a result...,,, hay fever

West Mayo Offshore

pauldry · 23-09-2022 9:30am

Heavy rain morning in Sligo 3mm so far. Not much anywhere else though bar Mace Head. Think Northwesterlies are driving a stream of them down. Still it will be dry after midday so I'll do my run then.

4Ad · 23-09-2022 9:37am

Lovely calm morning in Shannon, 10c.

Meteorite58 · 23-09-2022 9:49am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119653808#Comment_119653808

Same here near Tralee, frequent showers this morning after a bright enough start, good height to the clouds.

12.7C from a low of 9.9C , feels more like we are truly entering Autumn now, been a great run of late, even felt the effects of the sun on the face after my afternoon at the ploughing on Weds.

Hooter23 · 23-09-2022 11:28am

Weather for the next few days not to bad...though by end of next week into start of october it looks like it will be more like winter..with wind storms already starting up

Graces7 · 23-09-2022 12:49pm

A gentle day. Soft small breath of a breeze. Warm air.. Occasional light shower.. Best of autumn.

West Mayo offshore

Oneiric 3 · 23-09-2022 3:40pm

Out in the country last night and it was shocking to see just how low the rivers were.

Graces7 · 24-09-2022 9:01am

Early Saturday... as lovely an autumn morning as ever there was. Quintessence of autumn.

Out early.. along the ocean lanes.. still and bright with that definitive sweet chill in the air..

Still so many blackberries... And a chance welcome encounter with my neighbour the ferryman and his brother on their way to bring folk over.. So a good yarn about the weather..

One very brief sprinkling along the way, and my toes are shivered. That too is autumn.

Happy and .... happy at the weather and the season

West Mayo offshore

Gaoth Laidir · 24-09-2022 4:41pm

Rush South Strand now.

Dazler97 · 24-09-2022 7:36pm

Going by models we could possibly have our first named storm of the season next Friday :/, gonna be a chilly night ahead with lows down to 3c for me

Graces7 · 24-09-2022 10:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119660299#Comment_119660299

Just chatting with family in Newfoundland and we are so lucky.. Some are in sheltered accommodation after the hurricane.

So ...quiet.... Yes a little cooler but not serious. Such a lovely autumn and an awesome crop of berries.

West Mayo offshore.

Dazler97 · 24-09-2022 11:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119661153#Comment_119661153

Yes it was on par with opheilia but much deeper pressure 931.5mb but over 500,000 got power cuts

25-09-2022 5:24am

Was out for a smoke before bed around 10 or half 10. Saw something in the corner of my eye and looked up, looked like a meteorite lasted 2 3 seconds from when I saw it. Was quite bright , biggest I can remember seeing for a while anyway although nothing on the scale of the one from a few weeks ago from the videos I saw of that.

It was approaching from the West heading East.

Anyone else see it?

Cluedo Monopoly · 25-09-2022 10:29am

Another dry day. September seems to have been incredibly dry. I must check the stats on that later. Great weather for walking and harvesting.

The lake and river levels are very low. A local trout fisherman told me that there is very little oxygen in the water and the fish are very weak (i.e. may not survive a catch and release). He said the angling clubs are hoping for rain.

Graces7 · 25-09-2022 6:37pm

Lovely to hear the sound of the breeze. It has been so silent of late.

25-09-2022 9:18pm

I wasn’t sure where to post this. I didn’t want to post it in the climate change thread because it’s just a pathetic and bitchy thread that’s best avoided.

And it’s not my intention to turn this in to a whether climate change is real or not debate. Purely posting this out of interest and how this could effect the weather on this island if they were to do this. @sryanbruen what do you think of this and it’s potential impacts for us if they were to do it and it played out as they thought it would?

Some snippets below and link to full article.

Scientists propose controversial plan to refreeze North and South Poles by spraying sulphur dioxide into atmosphere

They say high-flying jets could spray microscopic aerosol particles into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and cool the melting icecaps.

But a former UK chief scientist backed the plans, telling Sky News that polar warming is now critical - and refreezing the ice could hold back the rise in global sea levels.

The new study was led by Wake Smith from Yale University in the United States.

Just over 13m tonnes of particles released in the spring and summer would be enough to cool the polar regions by 2C, with more moderate cooling at mid-latitudes, according to the research published in the scientific journal Environmental Research Communications.

Other scientists are also cautious about unleashing solar shading because it could have unintended consequences, such as reducing crop yields.

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/scientists-propose-controversial-plan-to-refreeze-north-and-south-poles-by-spraying-sulphur-dioxide-into-atmosphere-12697769

Danno · 25-09-2022 10:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119664394#Comment_119664394

Interesting idea allright. I posted a link earlier to this one: https://www.adn.com/arctic/article/could-massive-dam-between-alaska-and-russia-save-arctic/2010/11/26/

Gaoth Laidir · 25-09-2022 11:37pm

They don't even have a fleet of aircraft capable of flying payloads to the altitudes required. Complete nonsense of an idea.

Graces7 · 26-09-2022 12:25am

r A wild loud night it has turned into. True autumn..

Kutebride · 26-09-2022 12:33am

A very fresh afternoon on Dollymount Strand today. Definitely clear the cobwebs.

Now it sounds wintery in Meath tonight. Not used to this sound after such a long stint of calm weather.

Graces7 · 26-09-2022 12:56am

The wind is "tidying" the drive... So kind!

Graces7 · 26-09-2022 7:43am

Well, I think that today may well be the day I light the first fire of this autumn/winter season,, A landmark.

Distinctly shivery ...

Gonzo · 26-09-2022 10:56am

Temperatures are currently well below normal for the time of year so not surprised many people are lighting fires/turning heating on. It's more like late October than end of September in terms of temperatures.

Kutebride · 26-09-2022 1:03pm

First time to pop on full sleeves top for the morning run. Bright, calm and cool. Still cool temps this afternoon but lovely and bright and great drying in that wind now. 14° Meath.

Gonzo · 26-09-2022 1:48pm

Managed to get the lawn cut just in time before a heavy shower hit. Despite the cool temperatures the sun still felt warm, however it is now gone very cool, wet and blustery. It only feels like a week or 2 since temperatures were reaching 20C or more every day, hard to believe we are now almost one third of the way through Autumn and Autumn really has arrived here this week. This September has been very different to the very warm/hot September we had last year. However things look like they will warm up as we enter the first week of October.

Kutebride · 26-09-2022 2:57pm

Wow Gonzo I didnt manage to get the lawn cut this weekend in between all weathers and random showers. After reporting cool and bright this afternoon it has turned darky and very blustery. Its so much colder than the temps we have been used to. 14° Meath.

Danno · 26-09-2022 6:47pm

Here's an interesting one at the Durrow AWS --- yesterday's max and today's max exactly 12hrs 1min apart! (This station is set to the 09UTC-09UTC observing system). The "night max" 1.1c warmer too!

Meteorite58 · 26-09-2022 9:07pm

Cool out in the brisk NW'ly wind cutting the grass tonight here in Kerry, first time with a winter jacket and hat on in awhile. Cool building in work today, all the storage heaters set to come on tonight and fire lit at home, certainly feels like Autumn now with the nights closing in. High of 14.5C today and currently 13.4C .

Oneiric 3 · 26-09-2022 10:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119668024#Comment_119668024

On a similar theme. I have been working out the mean time that both maxima and minima will occur at my particular station (Dv2). It is a working progress so far from compete, but so far, the average time that both maxes and mins will occur in each month since May:

Month - Max - Min

May - 15:40 - 05:35

June - 15:37 - 05:21

July - 15:54 - 05:31

August - 15:20 - 05:35

September - 15:04 - 07:06

Useless info in itself, but interesting to me at least.

Autumn 2022 - General Discussion

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