Spring 2022 - General Discussion

Gonzo · 06-04-2022 4:34pm

The weather is absolutely horrible today, very blustery and frequent showers and at bursts of heavy sideways rain.

Thankfully I have recovered from Covid and back testing negative. The week of warm and sunny conditions before last weekends cold spell was heavenly and while having covid I was able to sit out in the back garden everyday and recover with the strong sunshine and warm temperatures helping me to recover quicker. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes on Kirmit's thread, very much appreciated, feeling much better now.

As we went from 18C and sunny days down to 8-10C, I then developed a bit of a toothache which could be down to a sharp seasonal change in the weather over a very short period of time.

The toothache seemed to go away over the past 2 days as the weather has been a bit milder again. Feeling fairly chilly again today and looks like we have another week of cool weather to go. I am hoping for a big lift up in temperatures from Easter onwards and hopefully more summery conditions as we head into May.

Thelonious Monk · 06-04-2022 5:05pm

Now that you're better Gonzo can you give us some good weather predictions pretty please?

Dazler97 · 06-04-2022 5:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118889252#Comment_118889252

Yes as soon as I got changed it was sunny ugh

Oscar Bravo · 06-04-2022 5:24pm

Belmullet gusting 54 knots (100km/h) at 5pm

06-04-2022 5:49pm

And Mace Head 107kmh at 1700. Very gusty in Galway City, definitely potentially tree damaging gusts.

appledrop · 06-04-2022 7:40pm

Gonzo, hope you didn't have Covid too bad, glad your recovering well.

It's amazing the power of sunshine.

pauldry · 06-04-2022 9:10pm

Winds gusting over 100kph in the West. Could be like this till 2am. Don't have too many storms in the NW in April. Usually it's our solid month for sun. Post Easter may get to 18c or more but until then it's cack.

Oscar Bravo · 06-04-2022 9:17pm

9pm

Mace head gusting 55 knots

Newport 54 knots

Belmullet 52 knots

KanyeSouthEast · 06-04-2022 9:38pm

Horrible cold often wet and windy like late October.

Oscar Bravo · 06-04-2022 10:21pm

A gust of 59 knots(109 km/h) at Newport on the 10pm met reports. Wild enough out west.

pauldry · 06-04-2022 10:29pm

Yeah our gate blew down and seen goals down the park that are pretty heavy blown over. 60mph gusts

Hairypoppins · 06-04-2022 10:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118843227#Comment_118843227

Bring it on

Graces7 · 06-04-2022 10:49pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118891592#Comment_118891592

Wild it certainly is out here in the ocean.. And yes some almighty gusts...

Dazler97 · 06-04-2022 11:40pm

Very gusty here in carrick on Shannon, plants knocked over and I've put the bins on their back just in case

Gonzo · 07-04-2022 12:09am

A very wild night here in Meath and a horrific wind chill.

zisdead · 07-04-2022 12:20am

Very gusty here in D22. As bad as the yellows possibly even the last Orange we had in 2022 for wind.

appledrop · 07-04-2022 4:00am

Up doing the night feed + that wind is absolutely horrific!

Scaring the life out of me. Trees all bending over. Hope its gone by school run in morning.

Surely should have been a wind warning for whole of Ireland not just the West?

It's currently gusting at 42 knots(78km/h) at Casement.

appledrop · 07-04-2022 4:01am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118892036#Comment_118892036

Yep, it's freaking me out, hate when it's that windy. Wasn't expecting it as no wind warning for Dublin as far as I know.

The Mig · 07-04-2022 6:11am

Definitely worse here(north county Wicklow) than the so called storms we’ve had recently where I am. Wild oul night. Have Met Éireann ran out of storm names or are they on annual leave this week?

Graces7 · 07-04-2022 6:59am

A night to be... remembered! The high volume (!) gale raged on with rain battering the windows at full pitch until almost six am. The volume lessened then but still windy and wet. I have not ventured out yet but there well may be white tops to the far mountains. BITTERLY cold.

OldRio · 07-04-2022 7:55am

Lost electric at about 1.30am for 4 hours due to the wind. We've had named storms that haven't been as bad. Just about to check for damage outside.

Co. Leitrim

Graces7 · 07-04-2022 8:12am

Nasty ominous sky; thick clouds of darkest gray and a biting snarling wind ...but quieting now

West Mayo offshore

pauldry · 07-04-2022 12:42pm

A tree 2 bins and some of gate down.

Still only got to 100kph in Sligo but sounded worse. That'll do now wind. That'll do.

Graces7 · 07-04-2022 1:41pm

Calm and quiet ,,, Ana now the clouds are diminishing. there is indeed a smattering of snow atop the furthest mountains.

A lovely afternoon with the sun starting to shine fully

Offshore West Mayo

Gonzo · 07-04-2022 2:12pm

Last night was propably the windiest night in over a year, everything was creaking and rattling with the wind, some branches down in the garden and garden furniture knocked over.

The good news is that we should see a decent lift up in temperatures beginning from this Monday, with temperatures possibly reaching 20 or 21C during Easter weekend, after that we may go into another cold spell.

Dazler97 · 07-04-2022 6:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118892317#Comment_118892317

What part you in, I'm in carrick on Shannon and we didn't lose power but boy it was gusty

OldRio · 07-04-2022 8:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118895323#Comment_118895323

Just outside Fenagh, Ballinamore.

No damage thank God but power was out for a good few hours.

zell12 · 08-04-2022 5:46am

Met forecasting a mini heatwave, with a tropical air plume due to sit on us. This also means heavy rainfall for south and west

Pangea · 08-04-2022 8:42am

The hills are all white here this morning in Donegal, a pleasant looking surprise.

Graces7 · 08-04-2022 11:07am

A bitter bitter chill breath off the ocean. Blue skies threatened by ponderous clouds. A chicken soup day..

And sudden strong intermittent wind gusts.

highdef · 08-04-2022 12:19pm

Recent wintry looking shower on the N4, near Leixlip, Dublin

Meteorite58 · 08-04-2022 12:57pm

Cool here in Kerry despite the sunshine, creeping up to 8.4C now , hail shower this morning.

Good frost this morning after getting down to -1.3C

Whatdoesitmatter · 08-04-2022 1:59pm

Afternoon getting gusty and the wind is battering the window panes. But I've a good turf fire on and plenty of sods beside me. Some nice stew I think. The two dogs inside and curled up near by.

North Kildare

Onshore

Supercell · 08-04-2022 3:57pm

Dont think thats snow highdef, been hailstoning on an off for the last couple of hours in Dublin, big stones too. Wintry all the same.

DOCARCH · 08-04-2022 4:36pm

Winter finally arrives in Greystones. 👍️ Heavy hail with lots of lightning/thunder.

appledrop · 08-04-2022 6:11pm

What a mad day it has turned out to be.

Started off freezing this morning but lovely and sunny, and finally no breeze so school walk was very pleasant once wrapped up and I was thinking it will be pleasant by afternoon in that sun.

School finished early, so was looking forward to trip to park. Then out of nowhere wind started picking up + it was bitter cold + then the hail showers came.

So much for spring, more like winter.

Meteorite58 · 08-04-2022 11:01pm

A tough 40km drive this evening with wet snow settling in parts and a few icy patches on high ground, 0C and foggy too just to test my driving skills in the left hand drive!