Spring 2022 - General Discussion

one of the few really nice days this April, a beautiful day here in Meath.

and the good news is that we may well be now heading into an extended period of relatively dry weather which may last into the first week of May and temperatures will begin to lift up towards the high teens to perhaps 20 or 21C by the start of May, fingers crossed.

Edit: This evenings ensembles say no to a warm up end of April/1st week of May. Instead we have blocking and very cool easterlies/north-easterlies about 3 months too late.

Just had lunch outside in the warm unbroken sunshine, a peach of a day. If only we could have this every day until mid October.

Lovely day in Kerry getting quite mild if somewhat warm feeling in the afternoon getting up to around 16C or so, probably a bit warmer in town, was walking around in short sleeves.

Still quite mild tonight, out cutting the grass until about 21.00 and just dropped below 12C a moment ago.

Pic : Tulips looked vibrant in the sunshine around 14.00

Onshore breeze a feature in the East of the country for a number of days to come, cool at this time of year as it originates from a N N/E direction and passing over relatively cool seas, winds in Kerry coming from the S/E , E and often pick up a a bit of warmth as it passes over the land. Very pleasant this morning at 11.7C in good sunshine, not warm by no means yet but can feel the air warmer nearer the house where it is already radiating off the blockwork and concrete. Makings of a great day.

Pic of the garden a short time ago, growth picking up pace, saw my first Swallows yesterday and flying around this morning again. Relative Humidity nice and low at 74%. Very little rain forecast for the next week or so.

Wind is quite strong today and destroying any sense of warmth from the sun, much like the past 2 days. Hopefully the easterly breezes come to an end soon. However the next 1 to 2 weeks look like remaining on the chilly side so no signs of any warmth till at least the second week of May.