'TEMPERATURES LOOKS SET TO RISE INTO THE LOW 20S OVER THE EASTER BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND' ???????????

slimboyfat · 11-04-2022 08:34AM #1

So according to this article from The Donegal weather channel https://www.donegalweatherchannel.ie/news/temperatures-looks-set-to-rise-into-the-low-20s-over-the-easter-bank-holiday-weekend?fbclid=IwAR0O9JheAD8mIJxHC2kkWZ8aasu1_FNVdiltgKFGQ4rgg8LMygbxjKjBCYc , the temperatures set to rise to the low 20's over Easter.

My question is 1) a click bait headline or 2) spot on?

sparrowcar · 11-04-2022 08:42AM

Your headline is most certainly clickbait....

dacogawa · 11-04-2022 11:31AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058241153/temperatures-looks-set-to-rise-into-the-low-20s-over-the-easter-bank-holiday-weekend

Some of the charts are indeed suggesting a warm weekend. And that website is not known for being a clickbait site.

Donegal Ken · 11-04-2022 11:41AM

I am sure if you look at the models you will see that the ECMWF, GFS and GEM just it name some are showing temperatures in the high teens and could reach as high as 20C locally.

pauldry · 11-04-2022 12:42PM

14 to 18c widely perhaps a 19 or 20c sneaking in. Probably like that weather we had in March but more cloud around.

Supercell · 11-04-2022 02:31PM

Certainly fingers and toes crossed here. We have a place booked on AirBNB by Brackley Lake in Cavan over the easter weekend, would love to get some decent weather to enjoy the outdoors (and burn off the Easter Egg excesses!).

slimboyfat · 12-04-2022 05:03PM

Thanks folks, will be interesting to see what pans out over the weekend

pauldry · 12-04-2022 06:40PM

It looks a downgrade now. Good Friday will live up to its name with 18c but getting more cloudy and unsettled by Easter Sunday. Then 10 to 13c and showery the following week.

KanyeSouthEast · 12-04-2022 07:00PM

10-13 degrees so kinda like Christmas but with brighter days.

pauldry · 12-04-2022 10:10PM

Yes. It's only April. Save the heatwaves for Summer. It's a bit like any type of extreme weather that's predicted in Ireland is usually a lesser version than what's predicted originally. Bar mild weather in Winter.

OldRio · 13-04-2022 12:58PM

In all fairness our best weather recently has been in spring and early summer.

As for 'high summer' August? Always a let down.

KanyeSouthEast · 13-04-2022 05:56PM

Where’s that bowl from Carlow gone? I heard him bullsh**ing about a heatwave this weekend. Someone really needs to explain to the average Irish person what a heatwave actually is.

Gaoth Laidir · 13-04-2022 07:55PM

There's always a race to the bottom to be the first with the clickbait headlines of [insert weather event here], but for some reason the misfires never get remembered. At least Ireland's Weather Channel seems to have packed it in, at least on his Facebook page. He had the pomp and cheek to start charging for his nonsense.

slimboyfat · 14-04-2022 08:20AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118909683#Comment_118909683

Not my headline, was taken direct from Donegal Weather Channel website.

Villain · 14-04-2022 09:42AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118922582#Comment_118922582

Where did I say that? I actually said it wasn't happening here https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/1513960015203287052?s=20&t=F_Vhaz89ZkBPhn7EFdCEwQ :)

Donegal Ken · 14-04-2022 11:37AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118923188#Comment_118923188

The end of last weekend into Monday was showing warmer conditions from good Friday and over the eastern weekend with some areas locally possibly up to 20C. Good Friday and Easter Saturday could see temperatures rise to around 17C in places still. It has downgraded since and the forecast giving at the time was based on the overall outlook from the models. The biggest problem these days is people would complain about the length the grass grows at.

pauldry · 14-04-2022 11:46AM

Ya can't predict Irish weather. However CFS has a myriad of weather for the coming months. Some short warm spells and some wet ones. Nothing too extreme either way. This is probably quite likely (50percent) as the Atlantic is quite benign this year.

Gaoth Laidir · 14-04-2022 12:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118925844#Comment_118925844

That's precisely my point. These charts are posted way in advance of the reliable timeframe so that of they come true the poster can gain some sort of "rep". Forecasting is more than looking at charts.

Donegal Ken · 14-04-2022 12:34PM

4 days out is what I'd call fairly reliable time frame to honest. 1 week out 2 weeks out would be a different story.

Gaoth Laidir · 14-04-2022 12:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118926120#Comment_118926120

In some setups yes, 4 days can be reliable, but obviously not in this case.

sparrowcar · 14-04-2022 12:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118924789#Comment_118924789

You posted it in block capitals with an unnecessary amount of question marks after it.. clickbait whatever way you wish to justify it.

Not having a go at you but these type of reposts just further advertise those silly weather pages.

slimboyfat · 14-04-2022 05:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118926120#Comment_118926120

Practice what you preach then, in the article you were forecasting for the following Sunday, 1 week ahead!

Neddyusa · 14-04-2022 10:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118921106#Comment_118921106

Certainly no let-down August last year!

OldRio · 15-04-2022 08:10AM

It was in this location. Co. Leitrim!

pauldry · 15-04-2022 08:43AM

Temperature in the low 10s in Sligo currently and lashing rain. Even knew forecast went belly up I didn't think it was going to be this poor. Cloudy n dry n mild for one day would have done.

Hooter23 · 15-04-2022 09:30AM

If there is fine weather or a heatwave forecasted just expect more rain...thats what i have learnt

pauldry · 15-04-2022 11:45AM

I said the same thing today

Most forecasts are about 20 percent accurate now. They seemed better a few years ago. Did the pandemic wreck accuracy. Though it's not too hard to do a long range forecast for Ireland

"Rather bland with some rain most days. One hot day in June and another 2 in July. Floods in August. Bland for Autumn again and extremely mild for November and December."

firemansam4 · 15-04-2022 06:29PM

Yea living in the north west and hearing about 20c forecast for the country, you just know you should count yourself lucky to get up to 13c with an overcast day.

15-04-2022 06:49PM

Currently in South Down and hoping the temperature gets into the low tens soon.

beggars_bush · 15-04-2022 07:30PM

Beautiful afternoon/evening

Slight bit of rain around 2pm and whoosh, the temperature went up 3-4 degrees

Sunny from 2:30 onwards

pauldry · 15-04-2022 11:00PM

Temperature got up to 17.3c in a brief bit of sun in Sligo around 2pm then it lashed for 3 hours around 8mm of rain and much cooler and sunnier at 7pm.

Risk of 40mm of rain in places this weekend.

Kerry Cork 40mm

Galway 30mm

Mayo 25mm

Sligo 22mm

Clare 20mm

'TEMPERATURES LOOKS SET TO RISE INTO THE LOW 20S OVER THE EASTER BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND' ???????????

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