Warm spell from Sunday 5th May ?.

Duiske

Keeping an eye on GFS output over the past week I've noticed a tendency to introduce high pressure from the south onto the scene for Ireland from Sat 4th/Sun 5th May, starting off warm but with the potential for very warm weather as the high moves to the North East of Ireland and drags warm air in from the continent during the following days. Very, very early days, but anyone else have any thoughts on this ?

sarsfield06

about time, are we jumping straight from winter please to summer this year!

Larbre34

sarsfield06 wrote: »

about time, are we jumping straight from winter please to summer this year!

Last week was very pleasant, not much of a spring transition this year though as the farmers will tell you.

Promising for +240hrs......

Lemon meringue

I reckon it's too early. We will be back into the Atlantic muck by the end of may and then that's it another summer over.

Aiel

I have been looking at Accuweather the last few weeks for May 15th as im getting married that day.It looks promising for that week according to that site but i assume as we get nearer it will revert to normal conditions again.

kingshankly

Great to see some heat on the horizon but Jesus this place is dead if it was snow on the horizon this place would be mental

Keith96

I have lots of things planned for next week,this is perfect

Duiske

What a glorious spring morning. Still looks like an improving picture from next Saturday afternoon, temperature wise. A low from the south-west looks like it might spoil things for a day or two mid next week, but that's off in la-la land at the moment.

MrFrisp

Well,,,M.T.Cranium has this predicted..


"SUNDAY-MONDAY ... This holiday weekend weather is somewhat uncertain with a weak clearing trend fighting against lingering Atlantic frontal influences, and at this stage we will compromise by saying cloudy with a few sunny intervals and near normal temperatures (highs 12-15 C) and chance of a few showers more frequent near west and north coasts.

FURTHER OUTLOOK ... The following week looks rather warm and a bit above average in temperatures for early May, highs 15-17 C and possibly a bit higher in a southeasterly flow (18-20 C by about the 7th of May)."


So,,fingers crossed..
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emo72

jesus, i dont think i was ever more hooked on a thread. i really need this to come through. could you imagine walking around in a tee shirt and shorts? and the sweat pumping out of you? oooh i need to go lie down.

shmaupel

I'd settle for anything in the low teens right now. I generally prefer cold to hot but this interminably long winter has been just horrible; no growth, skinny cows everywhere, its just depressing!

mickmackey1

it's pretty weird but the met.ie forecast has reversed in the last two hours; first they were saying '...warm front, dry and settled...', now its '...probability of rain in many areas...'

Storm 10

mickmackey1 wrote: »

it's pretty weird but the met.ie forecast has reversed in the last two hours; first they were saying '...warm front, dry and settled...', now its '...probability of rain in many areas...'

I listened to the radio forecast at 5 to 8am this morning and he said there would be very small amounts of light rain tonight in the North and West clearing later, now at 5 to 1pm today its like you say totally reversed to heavy rain spreading down across the Country tonight and tomorrow and not looking great for the weekend. What the hell happened in a few hours :mad:

Duiske

Storm 10 wrote: »

I listened to the radio forecast at 5 to 8am this morning and he said there would be very small amounts of light rain tonight in the North and West clearing later, now at 5 to 1pm today its like you say totally reversed to heavy rain spreading down across the Country tonight and tomorrow and not looking great for the weekend. What the hell happened in a few hours :mad:

Have not seen or heard the Met Eireann forecasts, but GFS charts have been showing rain for Friday for the last couple of days. Not sure where they are getting the "not looking great for the weekend" from because Sat/Sun/Mon look fine and I would not be a hugely surprised to see 20 degrees reached somewhere in the midlands on Sunday or Monday. From Tuesday on a pesky little low appears to sit off the south-west, feeding in more showery conditions.

Oscar Bravo

Very near the weekend at this stage and Met Eireann still very uncertain....
A 2203 update Very uncertain for the next few days with the boundary between cool air in the north and much milder air in the south close to or over Ireland.

Friday night will probably be cloudy and mild for most of the country with some further rain. In the north it is likely to be much cooler though with the chance of some frost.

The forecast for Saturday remains uncertain. Latest indications suggest that it will be a relatively mild day with afternoon temperatures in the mid teens for much of the country with some sunshine and a few showers, however there is a chance that much cooler and brighter weather will spread across the country.

The milder air will probably spread to most parts on Sunday and Monday with a good deal of dry weather and some sunshine, though Atlantic coastal regions are likely to stay cloudy with patchy rain or drizzle.

At the moment it looks like unsettled weather will develop on Tuesday and Wednesday with rain in many areas.

snaps

Don't know about warm, but its bloody windy. Very strong winds here in mayo.

Storm 10

Same here very strong winds temp 12 did not expect the wind to be this strong today, Currach racing festival at Salthill cancelled due to strong winds and feels cold

Duiske

snaps wrote: »

Don't know about warm, but its bloody windy. Very strong winds here in mayo.

Storm 10 wrote: »

Same here very strong winds temp 12 did not expect the wind to be this strong today, Currach racing festival at Salthill cancelled due to strong winds and feels cold

Yea, the west and north-west not doing very well at all today. Breezy here in the south-east but quite warm. A real "T-shirt" day. Not sure how accurate the external temp gauge is in my car, but it was showing 18 degrees on a short 5 km trip about 30 mins ago.

M.T. Cranium

The best thing to say about this pattern is, looks promising longer-term with so much strong high pressure developing in the central Atlantic. Maybe this is a good signal for the summer of 2013.

snaps

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

The best thing to say about this pattern is, looks promising longer-term with so much strong high pressure developing in the central Atlantic. Maybe this is a good signal for the summer of 2013.

well its horrific here this morning in mayo chucking it down with rain, windy, dull. Most unpleasent.

Rikand

snaps wrote: »

well its horrific here this morning in mayo chucking it down with rain, windy, dull. Most unpleasent.

Im sitting In a tent in sligo and its bloody awful outside lol - wind and rain and not warm

positron

It's rather nice here in Drogheda this morning. Sunny sky with nice fluffy white clouds, slightly breezy.

mike65

I ate my breakfast on the back step in glorious sun

PlanIT Computing

Peachy here in dublin ( sunny and warmish )

Ps - feels so strange typing sunny!

DOCARCH

Feels almost summery here this morning. 14.1c atm, sunny spells and a gentle breeze.

ZX7R

Yes the weather seem to be improving day by day,it can be quite warm even hot in the direct sunlight if your out of the wind:)
hey micke65 try a plate or a bowl much easier to eat the breakfast on than a step :P;)

Layinghen

Fingers crossed that the predictions for a good summer are true. Weather today seems to be giving some hope.

Petrol_Head

positron wrote: »

It's rather nice here in Drogheda this morning. Sunny sky with nice fluffy white clouds, slightly breezy.

+1 , beautiful here in Laytown. 15c with light onshore.

positron

spoke too soon...

patneve2

18.5 C with very light winds. Feels like summer :eek:

Rikand

Its so nice to hear the rest of the country is having such wonderful weather

tylercollins

12.6 here now with cloud and light mizzle all day!

snaps

PlanIT Computing wrote: »

Peachy here in dublin ( sunny and warmish )

Ps - feels so strange typing sunny!

complete washout here today in mayo. Yesterday was too windy to do anything, what will tomorrow bring.

Zardoz

snaps wrote: »

Don't know about warm, but its bloody windy. Very strong winds here in mayo.

Very cold in Cork today too.
Played gold in 4 layers of clothing inc 2 fleece and a thermal hat ,it certainly wasnt anywhere near the 18 degrees forecast,like a day in February.

mike65

Looks liked another west/east split tomorrow then we're all in the damp and wind until next weekend.

Timmyboy

It was fairly cool generally down in Kerry today. Temperatures struggling to reach 12C.

patneve2

Another lovely day here, but much cooler than yesterday with an annoying onshore wind. 14.5 C

snaps

Timmyboy wrote: »

It was fairly cool generally down in Kerry today. Temperatures struggling to reach 12C.

another washout today. Been one of the worse bank holiday weekends I can remember for a long time. And you see in the English media how the south of England is one of the hottest parts of Europe.

emo72

looking like a winner for dublin.

DOCARCH

Glorious day. 20.3c atm in the shelter of the back garden.

Rock Lesnar

DOCARCH wrote: »

Glorious day. 20.3c atm in the shelter of the back garden.

Same here, its sweltering, no breeze in the back garden thanks to the hedge around it, and the sun is Hot Hot Hot

DOCARCH

I see Phoenix Park is reporting 19c at 1500.

A bit cloudier here now. 18.8c atm.

patneve2

unbroken sunshine all day here, however a lot cooler than yesterday due to that strong enough SSE wind. 14.5 C so 4 degrees cooler than yesterday

Rock Lesnar

I got Sunburned :eek:.....it hurts

kingshankly

DOCARCH wrote: »

I see Phoenix Park is reporting 19c at 1500.

A bit cloudier here now. 18.8c atm.

Yeah I was in the zoo today along with 1/2 a million others and it was glorious

DOCARCH

kingshankly wrote: »

Yeah I was in the zoo today along with 1/2 a million others and it was glorious

Funny that! I was there too...by 10am a 'zoo day' was declared. :-)

Pangea

A horrible day here, it was raining most of the day.

snaps

Pangea wrote: »

A horrible day here, it was raining most of the day.

rained the whole weekend, apart from yesterday evening around 18.00 when the sun came out. Most depressing weather I've known for a long time.

Elmer Blooker

snaps wrote: »

rained the whole weekend, apart from yesterday evening around 18.00 when the sun came out. Most depressing weather I've known for a long time.

my god !! :eek: I often have a moan and a whinge about the Irish climate but I think I'll put an end to that. Those of us in eastern areas aren't so bad off after all. An even better day than yesterday with less cloud around.

http://www.sat24.com/en/gb

mike65

Clouded in after a sunny start, wind picking up. Suddenly a bit chilly.

compsys

snaps wrote: »

rained the whole weekend, apart from yesterday evening around 18.00 when the sun came out. Most depressing weather I've known for a long time.

It was BEAUTIFUL weather the whole weekend in Dublin (apart from a slight bit of rain very early on Saturday morning). Was playing tennis in a tournament all weekend so couldn't have asked for better weather.

I guess that's the benefit of being that little bit further East away from the Atlantic.