Winter 2023/24 - General Discussion

Gonzo

today turned out another lovely day here in Meath after a disappointing morning. Bags of sunshine all afternoon same as yesterday and genuine warmth in that sun too. Fantastic drying again and with 2 dry days in a row now and next few days also looking mostly dry I might be able to cut the grass by Monday. Great weather to be outdoors.

DOCARCH

Lovely day in Greystones. High of 9.2c but looked warmer!

highdef

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121807791#Comment_121807791

Ah that old chestnut of observing the pagan calendar in a weather forum!

As has been discussed ad nauseam in this forum, the seasons that are referred to in the weather forum follow the standards as per our Met Service. Deviating from that for you own reasons, such as making a personal decision to follow a different calendar (the Irish pagan one in your case), only serves to cause confusion and ultimately causes issues when it comes to things like statistics and records.

Attached is a very high level PDF created by Met Eireann, which explains what months are in what seasons. The PDF is designed for primary school children so it should be easy to follow by all in this forum. Note that it mentions the Astronomical calendar but it's mentioned that it is not observed by the Met Service, one reason being that the first day of a given season can vary from year to year which does not assist when it comes to record keeping.

I would suggest that you try observe the metrological calendar in the weather forum, purely from a practical point of view but if you do want to discuss things in connection with the pagan calendar, there's likely a forum somewhere in Boards that will both accommodate and support your personal thoughts as to what months are in what seasons.

Young-Primary-Students-Meteorological-Seasons-Met-Eireann.pdf

Dazler97

In Galway city for the weekend and its lovely but cool in between the showers

nacho libre

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121809625#Comment_121809625

Hope you have fun! A fowl day, rain and sleet alot of the time. I saw a few white mountain tops on my travels today.

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121805553#Comment_121805553

Rinse and repeat today,awful morning with constant showers. Got a reprieve between noon and 6pm and now it's back to showers again. Just relentless at this stage. Places are floating to put it mildly

BagofWeed

Vile and rotten in Cork tonight, pissing down.

pauldry

It's almost certain now that the coldest night has passed this Winter. Despite some cool nights coming up February has been very unfrosty.

Mainly looking like normal to mild weather in the coming few weeks with short cool periods and maybe one short cold spell at the beginning of March but nothing seriously cold. The pattern seems to be that mild spells are 5 or 6 days and cool spells 1 to 2 days.

Dazler97

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121809810#Comment_121809810

Oh lovely 😍 hopefully we see some more snow before spring gets here in full swing

Gonzo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121811489#Comment_121811489

I don't think we've had a single frost all February, the last Frost I've seen was around mid January. It's mostly been very mild since then both by day and night.

Darwin

After a cold and damp start in SW Laois, some interesting cloudscapes in Nice this evening:

I missed a single bolt of lightning, so annoyed!

beggars_bush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121811832#Comment_121811832

There almost hasn't been a day in February that I couldn't get out for a run or cycle

Goldfinch8

Searching for some elusive Irish snow this morning! There was a small bit right at the summit of Croagh Patrick and I could see a dusting along the peaks of the nearby Sheeffry Mountains. A lovely bright morning in Mayo though with some nice visibility. Cloud started to build more as the afternoon wore on. Nice to get a bit of a respite from those heavy showers of the past few days.

Loughc

Ladbible talking out of their hoop as usual.

tiegan

Lovely Sunday morning here in Sth Tipp - cold, windy and lashing rain!!

4Ad

Lashing rain here in East Clare...

joujoujou

Quiet (apart from birds singing) and cloudy. Mayo/Roscommon border.

mix33rr

люблю зиму

highdef

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121814530#Comment_121814530

Summer is, by far, my favourite season. Winter is my least favourite but everyone is different and I respect you if you love winter.

Cluedo Monopoly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121813769#Comment_121813769

Well done Goldfinch, I was tempted to go to CP yesterday myself. You picked a cracking day, yesterday was lovely.

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121814481#Comment_121814481

Yeah over 8mm of rain fallen over night. That east breeze would cut you in two

pad199207

lashing hail in Kildare now

appledrop

If anyone thinks winter is over, today and the week ahead will certainly change your mind!

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121816460#Comment_121816460

am I missing something next 4 days are showing highs of 11 degrees.

appledrop

What part of country are you in?

Highs of only about 7 or 8 here in Dublin over next few days(7 is best we have gotten today and feels like about 2 in that wind) and it will be down to highs of about 4 by Fri & Sat!

Gonzo

Next couple of days look about average for the time of year around 8 to 12C. From Thursday looks on the cool side of average 6 to 9C but nothing really properly cold showing up for the foreseeable future.

The main thing I'm seeing in the models is that it will become much more unsettled from mid week onwards.

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121816641#Comment_121816641

Pig of a day here in tipp today. Cold rain with an easterly breeze all morning. Over half an inch fell. Then when it stopped raining,it remained overcast and murky. Definitely a winter's day

JanuarySnowstor

Nothing in the forecast really other than cool and wet. Certainly no snow away from Northern mountains. Met Eireann mentioned wintry showers Thursday and Friday on 6pm tv forecast. No charts I see are showing anything wintry for the vast majority. It will however feel cold 🥶

I've often seen minus 10 uppers barely lead to snow in March. Minus 4s are just useless

Kutebride

Dry day Meath.

I thought the morning was brightening up. Seemed much colder in afternoon Coats and hats job.

Gorgeous moon tonight Popping in and out of cloudy skies.

Gonzo

Another lovely day here in Meath, bags of sunshine and into the 5th dry day in a row here. Make the most of it because it turns very wet and unsettled from mid week.

The next 2 weeks looks very wet especially for western and some midland areas with high rainfall totals possible.