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IF YOU’RE IN Dublin you may have noticed a fog rolling in- especially if you’re near the water.
Met Éireann Forecaster, John Eagleton, told TheJournal.ie that the fog has developed over the Irish sea and the easterly wind has blown it onshore.
He said that fog is very ‘unforecastable’ but that he’s not surprised it had paid us a visit as conditions are ripe.
“The humidity and relatively high temperatures are matching sea temperatures.”
So hopefully that’s answered some of your queries about ‘crazy smoke’.
A lot of Dubliners were taking to social media to question the fog – especially people around the water.
Unfortunately it stopped Howth Yacht Club in their tracks.
Howth Yacht Club / TwitterThick fog in Dublin Bay. Boats been towed back to Dun Laoghaire
— Howth Yacht Club (@howthyachtclub) July 17, 2014
While the Dun Laoghaire Marina reckoned staying Southside might be best for those trying to hide from the fog.
Dun Laoghaire Marina / Twitter#Fog starting to roll in over #Howth. Best stick to the sunny southside for the best weather today!
— Dun Laoghaire Marina (@DLMarina_Dublin) July 17, 2014
It appeared earlier on today but by the look of this recent picture, it isn’t going anywhere anytime soon!
Eagleton added that fog is not uncommon in this humid weather and that conditions will be ripe for it over the next few days.
As for this evening – he added that, “The fog has a mind of its own and it will be coming and going”.
But the fog isn’t all bad…check out this glorious view from Killiney hill.
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Oh god maybe it’s the spirits of some old leper pirates coming to slaughter us all..
Yes Shane, or it could be the return of the Sidhe,? lol
Feckin leper pirates. Wouldn’t do a days work to stay warm on a cold day.
THE FOG
@Tony I’m not sure many people understood what I was on about ha
Oh they will in time Shane, indeed they will.
They’d pay more attention if it was the smooth sultry sounds of that radio presenter telling them..
That’s the hash for ya. Go easy boys in the big smoke !!!!!
Maybe just maybe it’s the garth brooks ship sneaking in under the fog … Stand bye as the thunder rolls
Fog in a city by the sea… well I never
Fog!! In Dublin!!! Hold the front page
There’ll be a story about rain next the way things are going!!
I wonder will this fog keep those mad seagulls quite for a while
So! If it is in Dublin, it has to make the news.
Don’t be a hater marcus :)
Fog!?! Ya numptys. It’s called ‘sea mist’.
Numptys a very Scottish word ??
maybe its the floods coming at 9pm as promised ……..some day they will get it right
Grey and dull ? The DCC must be delighted they love the doom and gloom ..
fog in dublin makes the news, fcuk sake!
What would the Met know?
It looked pretty deadly from howth.
I was on Dollymount today when it rolled in. Got very cold very quick, looked spooky too.
Wouldn’t you think the lads in Howth Yacht Club would have better grammar than the above?
And in other news, nothing much happened anywhere else either.
Perhaps it’s smog. Dirrrrttty oul tooowwwwnnnn, dirty oul towwwwwnnnn.
Was on the Sugar Loaf earlier. Here’s me thinking it was just normal clouds.
Plenty of activity in Dun Laoghaire. Must he some sissies getting towed in.
Its garth brooks smoke screen
A fog off ya huer
great news, it’s a bitta moisture for me flowers, feck paying water bills .. lawl ;)
I could see howth earlier today from portmarnock but only the top of Ireland’s eye. Was great to see it.
Was in Bray today u couldn’t see Bray Head with de fog 5 minutes later it cleared 5 minutes later it was back them it started moving down the Seafront Scary looking
A sea mist, happens quite often here in the sunny south east.
Its fog for fxxxksake give the stupidity a rest
Blame it on “global warming” pretty much everything that happens with the weather is……
Dementors.
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