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THERE’S A LOT of talk that Ireland could be in line for an ‘Indian Summer’, ie a period of wonderful early Autumn sunny weather that leaves us all in unfeasibly good form before November comes along and spoils the party.
Given the particularly horrible nature of all things weather in Ireland over the last two weeks (and set to continue until the end of August) we could really do with some good news.
So is it happening? The answer… is a mixed bag really. Sigh.
Well first things first, an Indian Summer should really be a period of good weather at the end of September, start of October, not the start of September,” a Met Eireann spokesperson told TheJournal.ie.
We counter that any good weather at all after what’s been going on lately would be very welcome and the spokesperson concedes that it isn’t an exact term.
Drier
It’s looking like it’s going to be cool enough next week to be honest, particularly in the evenings and at night as you’d expect.
The weather will certainly be drier (after a wet weekend to come), but the temperatures aren’t really going to be hitting huge heights.
So what kind of temperatures are we looking at?
Afternoons will be between 14 and 18 degrees Celsius between next Tuesday and Saturday, with the lower marks being hit in the middle of the week.
Low temperatures will be between 5 and 8 degrees for the duration of the week, which is fairly nippy.
On the plus side, you won’t have to shell out for more suncream. Sad face.
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So basically it’s going to be our normal mixed whether we are used to . What was to point in that article
When my car dried up yesterday there was sand all over the car.. This usually points towards a good spell of weather as my nanny always told me.. And in fairness to her she is usually spot on..
It is one of the reasons why I emigrated to Asia.
Irish weather is the pits.
Even if we get a good summer it is short-lived and then… Months of cold and gloomy conditions.
Sand on cars usually means winds coming from over the Sahara. Your Nanny is therefore likely to have been highly accurate in her predictions – but you may just have had a windy day by the beach.
Must be really desperate for content putting this up. An article to tell people we’re going to have standard, mixed weather.
A little irritating with that headline
well after the Iraqi summer we have had (partly sunnie mostly sheite) it would be good
You can keep your “summer” rained here for 2 half days since April
Feckin Indians, coming over here and taking our summer!
Oi!
Save it Chief!
I’ll start rain dancing unless he takes that back
You’re a loose cannon chief
Psst lads, is it safe to come out yet? Has the big scary man gone away…
I haven’t gone away you know. bustin some serious moves here on the kitchen floor. Your fault.
Too many, Chief…
Well, it is getting colder. I’m no expert, but I’d go with No. There’ll be no tricking the alignment of good old mother Earth and the sun this year. just the regular, summer morphing seemlessly into winter. Ireland..The land of two seasons..putting the clocks forward and then back an hour.
Well it’s pissing down at the moment
T-shirts and hoodies it is so.
’tis a consummation devoutly to be wished. Your own dear Rashers has enjoyed many an ‘Indian Summer’ and, let me tell you, they are all the more enjoyable for being unexpected. Bring it on(please)!!
Ok Rashers…
But do you have to live to an old age where you can claim to have experienced many indian summers?
Life is too short to be waiting for warming and comforting rays of sunshine.
Agreed. You have made me realise that I’ve wasted my entire life here in the cold instead of moving to some steamy hell hole like you.
Hooray for Indians
I’m with you, “Dances with Joan”! :-D
The weather has been awful poor since May 23rd.
Looking out the window “summer” is definitely continuing into late August.
How many more have to emigrate to Oz before the earth tilts on an axis that puts Ireland at the equator?
The term “clutching at straws” comes to mind.
I’ll believe it when I see it. Summer is over , Brown Thomas can confirm that with their Christmas section. Any sun we get will be welcomed with oops more rain incoming
How can it be an indian summer if its Autumn?
Indian summers must be shite.
More like the monsoon season as usual …
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