Spring 2021 General Discussion

Oscar Bravo

If anyone has clear skies and a good camera there will be a nice bright moon rising in the east just after 9.30pm

compsys

Nowhere in Europe apart from the southern Mediterranean is looking particularly warm for the next two weeks or so either. So at least we’re not missing out any good weather...

NIMAN

Beautiful colour in the sky tonight, photo doesn't do it justice

[IMG][/img]Red sky by S, on Flickr

Goldfinch8

NIMAN wrote: »

Beautiful colour in the sky tonight, photo doesn't do it justice

Agree with you totally Niman about that beautiful colour in the sky this eve! We got a nice shot of it here in Mayo also.

Oneiric 3

Average upper air temp anomaly over the next 10 days as per this evening's ECMWF run:



It's been a curious year so far. No great cold at any stage, but certainly no great heat either.

KanyeSouthEast

The weather from last Wednesday evening up until Monday night was really nice. There was a wind there for the first few days but Sunday and Monday especially were proper nice days and even quite warm. Really welcomed really enjoyed them.

Graces7

Dazzling skies after watching the huge moon from my bed last night. Needs to warm up a little though...

Ocean and skies a glory of shining light. Perfection. Just ….. perfection. Mountains etched in cloud.

west mayo offshore

still seems strange to hear an occasional plane.

KungPao

So it looks like the heating will be still going on in the evenings well into May. Not impressed.

And my new BBQ will stay under its cover for a while, just hope it’s not June by the time we get some proper warm weather.

Oscar Bravo

A bright and mostly sunny day here in Castlebar.

OldRio

One or two light showers this morning. Felt nice when you were sheltered from the bitter Northerly wind.

Leitrim

highdef

KungPao wrote: »

So it looks like the heating will be still going on in the evenings well into May. Not impressed.

And my new BBQ will stay under its cover for a while, just hope it’s not June by the time we get some proper warm weather.

If all of May is cool, I'm fine with that if it leads into a summer that is more warm and settled than not.

I'd far rather have cool weather during Spring and a nice summer rather than a warm and nice spring followed by a bad summer.

Having said that, a certain type of weather in spring does not in any way mean that the converse of that will occur during the summer months however historically (and quite possibly statistically), that is often how it has panned out.

Slashermcguirk

I thought rain was meant to be here the past couple of days. Here in Dublin 5, have'nt seen any kind of moderate rain shower for about 3 weeks, garden could do with some rain !! Only 8mm of rain recorded for the whole of April at Dublin airport. Funnily enough April last year at Dublin airport only had 12mm too. I would have always associated April with being quite a wet month. May, June and september tend to be the reliable months while July and August can be very hit and miss

Oneiric 3

highdef wrote: »

If all of May is cool, I'm fine with that if it leads into a summer that is more warm and settled than not.

I'd far rather have cool weather during Spring and a nice summer rather than a warm and nice spring followed by a bad summer.

Having said that, a certain type of weather in spring does not in any way mean that the converse of that will occur during the summer months however historically (and quite possibly statistically), that is often how it has panned out.

Not sure I agree. Cool weather in the spring really just means that winter is being extended out, and I think most of us are a bit wore down by the chill come the end of March. One thing about a bad summer is that temperatures are never really going to be an issue as it will never be cold.

Oneiric 3

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

I thought rain was meant to be here the past couple of days. Here in Dublin 5, have'nt seen any kind of moderate rain shower for about 3 weeks, garden could do with some rain !! Only 8mm of rain recorded for the whole of April at Dublin airport. Funnily enough April last year at Dublin airport only had 12mm too. I would have always associated April with being quite a wet month. May, June and september tend to be the reliable months while July and August can be very hit and miss

Any rain is coming in the form of showers lately so that will always be hit and miss as long as this pattern continues.

Graces7

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Any rain is coming in the form of showers lately so that will always be hit and miss as long as this pattern continues.

We had some very useful heavy showers and with the sun today things are starting to grow.
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Love this weather; so alive. Changeable from breeze, blue sly , clouds. And sun, warm

Donegal Storm

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

I thought rain was meant to be here the past couple of days. Here in Dublin 5, have'nt seen any kind of moderate rain shower for about 3 weeks, garden could do with some rain !! Only 8mm of rain recorded for the whole of April at Dublin airport. Funnily enough April last year at Dublin airport only had 12mm too. I would have always associated April with being quite a wet month. May, June and september tend to be the reliable months while July and August can be very hit and miss

Is April not usually a dry month? Maybe its different in the east but around here at least April and May are about the only months that are semi-reliably not a washout

OldRio

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Not sure I agree. Cool weather in the spring really just means that winter is being extended out, and I think most of us are a bit wore down by the chill come the end of March. One thing about a bad summer is that temperatures are never really going to be an issue as it will never be cold.

Absolutely. The idea we can trade bad for good, is in my mind utter bollox.

Oneiric 3

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Is April not usually a dry month? Maybe its different in the east but around here at least April and May are about the only months that are semi-reliably not a washout

I think in general, there is less month on month and season on season variability with the rainfall over the east. Here in the west, as you say, April, May and June tends to be our 'dry season' . Not a given of course as there will always be year on year variation, but more the overall trend.

Meteorite58

Lovely evening here in Kerry, cool enough out by the coast at Fenit mind you . Another dry day and only 0.2mm yesterday bringing the total to just 18.4mm for the month and just 0.4mm in the last 9 days. Was making a shed recently and a couple of outside doors and they have warped I reckon due to the very dry weather with very low humidity ( not my handiwork of course ! ).

Pic :Lighthouse on Little Samphire island Fenit this evening.

pad199207

Breeze finally died down now after a very windy day.

Bank holiday Monday currently looking dire.

Donegal Storm

Heavy shower of what looks like sleet in Letterkenny at the moment

Graces7

Blissfully quiet. Not a whisper of wind.

Thelonious Monk

Decent day in Dublin after all, sun has been out for most of the morning and no wind really

OldRio

Hail and rain coming down in abundance in Leitrim.

compsys

OldRio wrote: »

Absolutely. The idea we can trade bad for good, is in my mind utter bollox.

It's not about trading weather. It's about looking at statistics and probability.

In Ireland good, settled and warm weather isn't the norm, as much as we would love to think it is.

I don't think there's ever really been a period where we've had above average temps and sun for more than two or three months max.

Even the great summer of 1995 didn't get going until late June.

If you have a good March, April and May you're almost guaranteed to get a poor June, July and August. As you're not going to get six months of good weather in Ireland.

OldRio

I can't agree with that.

highdef

compsys wrote: »

It's not about trading weather. It's about looking at statistics and probability.

In Ireland good, settled and warm weather isn't the norm, as much as we would love to think it is.

I don't think there's ever really been a period where we've had above average temps and sun for more than two or three months max.

Even the great summer of 1995 didn't get going until late June.

If you have a good March, April and May you're almost guaranteed to get a poor June, July and August. As you're not going to get six months of good weather in Ireland.

Based on my life over over 40 years to date, I can agree to that. Doesn't mean I am correct, that's just my personal opinion.

OldRio

highdef wrote: »

Based on my life over over 40 years to date, I can agree to that. Doesn't mean I am correct, that's just my personal opinion.

In my 65 years I don't agree but like you that's just my experience.

Cluedo Monopoly

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KanyeSouthEast

Jesus lads it’s cold there’s no other way to say it and the forecast for the weekend is disappointing. Monday looks like being a bad day.