Spring 2019 - General Discussion

Artane2002

It was a grand day in Dublin 5 today, better than some of what I've been reading on here over the last few days anyway.

No Bills

Would anyone care to elaborate on MT's outlook for Easter:
"OUTLOOK ... Continued east to southeast winds will bring alternating pulses of mild and chilly days for the rest of the week, but at the moment it appears possible that the Easter weekend will coincide with a warmer interval around 15 C."
Heading west for the Easter weekend and hoping for some good weather.

MidMan25

No Bills wrote: »

Would anyone care to elaborate on MT's outlook for Easter:
"OUTLOOK ... Continued east to southeast winds will bring alternating pulses of mild and chilly days for the rest of the week, but at the moment it appears possible that the Easter weekend will coincide with a warmer interval around 15 C."
Heading west for the Easter weekend and hoping for some good weather.

it's 7 - 10 days away, whatever anyone tells you today is unlikely to be correct.

Gonzo

looks to be dry or very dry over much of the country for the next two weeks, very little rain in eastern parts. Should warm up a good deal by Easter too.

highdef

Gonzo wrote: »

looks to be dry or very dry over much of the country for the next two weeks, very little rain in eastern parts. Should warm up a good deal by Easter too.

Dry ground heats up more readily than saturated ground which bodes well as the sun steadily gains strength, meaning better chance of warmer temperatures should we get a warm (and dry) air source.

Mortelaro

Mostly sunny today on the coast here near Arklow
10.6c with a SE breeze
Not too bad

Clonmel1000

I’m just not seeing any of the nice weather It’s been very dull the last 3 days in the midlands temp hovering around 9/10 degrees.

Oscar Bravo

Status Yellow - Rainfall warning for Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork and Kerry

Between 25 and 45mm of rainfall expected. The potential for higher amounts in mountainous areas.

Valid: Saturday 13 April 2019 18:00 to Sunday 14 April 2019 18:00

Issued: Friday 12 April 2019 18:00

Updated: Friday 12 April 2019 18:00

Oscar Bravo

Status Yellow - Wind warning for Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Kerry

Southeast winds will occasionally reach mean speeds between 50 and 65km/h with gusts between 90 and 100km/h. Winds will be strongest in coastal areas.

Valid: Saturday 13 April 2019 07:00 to Sunday 14 April 2019 03:00

Issued: Friday 12 April 2019 18:00

Updated: Friday 12 April 2019 18:00

sryanbruen

Mix of cloud and sunny spells in Dublin again today.

lab man

Fair bitter evening here in west Clare

Graces7

lab man wrote: »

Fair bitter evening here in west Clare

Sums it up out here too. west mayo

highdef

Looks like Eastern and Southeastern fringes are the place to be for sun today. Very chilly and windy there though.

If you plan to go for a long walk, have fair skin and are in the one of the aforementioned sunnier areas, it might be a good idea to pop on some SPF on any exposed skin as the sun is beginning to gain in strength and many people will assume they won't burn in the sun because it feels cold and windy.

OldRio

If we saw the sun for more than an hour in the last 5 days I would be surprised. Awful dark dull cloudy weather. Cold wind all week. South Leitrim.

Clonmel1000

It’s flipping freezing today.

sryanbruen

Hazy sunny spells in Trim but my word that wind making it feel chilly.

Artane2002

Is it just me or does it not really feel cold in Dublin?

lawred2

That wind in Dublin makes it feel really cold.

acequion

Today is as bad as it gets for an April day in Tralee,cold and wet.:(

Kutebride

Trés cold in the wind in Meath. Wrapped up like an onion at ParkRun this morning. No precip here. The mammy driving Meath to Galway now heading into that front coming from the West

Rock Lesnar

Cloudy and feels very cold in the wind here in meath, stove on fire

road_high

So far really hating this “spring”. In Kilkenny and south Leinster at least it’s been never ending blah.
Some nice sunny days but never with any real warmth. Today was pretty typical- dry, some good sunshine but a biting cold wind with temps in single figures.
Really just looking forward to some decent warmth and mildness- parts of the bloody winter were much milder !!

Artane2002

road_high wrote: »

So far really hating this “spring”. In Kilkenny and south Leinster at least it’s been never ending blah.
Some nice sunny days but never with any real warmth. Today was pretty typical- dry, some good sunshine but a biting cold wind with temps in single figures.
Really just looking forward to some decent warmth and mildness- parts of the bloody winter were much milder !!

Winter 2018-19 = late October 2018/very start of November 2018, few days end January/start of February 2019, March 2019, April 2019

Donegal Storm

Bitterly cold in Donegal today with significant windchill, was out paining all day and hands were numb with the cold by the time we finished. Even with the sunny weather over the past 10 days there's still not much growth evident around here, nothing more than buds on trees and bushes, could really use a few proper warm days.

JCX BXC

End of next week looks promising!

Attended a confirmation today, weather couldn't have been worse really!

highdef

Mid April and my water butt has run dry... That's a first for this time of year.

Graces7

highdef wrote: »

Mid April and my water butt has run dry... That's a first for this time of year.

Any progress on this wild wet windy here again

lawred2

highdef wrote: »

Mid April and my water butt has run dry... That's a first for this time of year.

Same and the garden is bone dry.

Don't want to use the hose

Franz Von Peppercorn

It’s effectively a winters day here, in north Dublin. Dry but temp is 5C but there’s a biting wind.

pad199207

Very breezy this morning and feeling cold in N Kildare. 5c