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Rog writes:

Due to the DART not operating between Dun Laoghaire [Co Dublin] and Bray [Co Wicklow] this morning, people were walking from Sandycove to Dun Laoghaire along the ‘metals’.

I followed suit, and by the People’s Park, we came across this lovely scene (above)…there are about 8 to 10 people shimmying along the metal fence to avoid the massive puddle in the middle of the metals!  Apologies for lack of Instagrammage!

As a bushfire tore through Dunalley in south east Tasmania members of the Walker and Holmes families were forced to shelter next to a jetty in the water at the Holmes’ property.

All survived.

Meanwhile…

Temperature Off The Charts As Australia Turns Deep Purple (The Age)

Thanks Mark Geary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKZqERj9Yoc

Yesterday.

A brocken whatnow?

Sez YouTuber Bombay148:

A rare weather phenomenon filmed on Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo. A combination of low cloud and a low sun create the necessary conditions for the event to occur.

 

Fair enough.

Brocken Spectre

Thanks Aaron McAllorum

Met Éireann’s long-ish term forecast

“Possible evolution of weather pattern for next week: A cold front may begin to move down over Ireland on Monday with some rain but there is a possibility that warm Continental air may then push in over Ireland over the following days bringing some fine, summer weather with temperatures well into the twenties. Although this is still far from certain it is a distinct possibility”.

Prompting Andrew Sheridan to write:

 They should just say ‘to be honest, we haven’t a clue what’s going on…’

 

 Met Eireann (Forecasts)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)