A new thread for Spring general discussion.
Wet start in Greystones with definitely no snow. 4.9c atm.
Lovely spring day, 14c although with the positoining of the sun at this time of year feels warmer than that.
N.Kildare
They'll need a week or so to dry out and get out. Local silage farmers are getting worried. Everything will need to go right from here on out.
Ha 😄! Plenty of red heads around the last couple of days, no fear of it this morning though, cool enough under the overcast sky but grand and dry out on the land, taking to farmers and still very few cattle out, ground slow to dry out.
Lovely morning in the midlands
More gardening
This madness of sun for 2 consecutive days must stop . A friend I've known 30 years called up on Sunday in shorts. First time I've ever seen him in shorts 😨
A cloudy start here in Castlebar but the sun is coming through now with a nice afternoon ahead
Very pleasent morning, sun is out, 10c, feels warmer in direct sun sitting out the back garden. Looks like being a nice day ahead.
Quite a widespread and “sharp” frost for it being almost May on Friday morning
By 2pm it’s very cold 2/3c across parts of central and western Ulster. 10c towards the South
Warm enough to sit out looking at the moonlight over cork harbour.
That would be perfect lol
Bill, you should be living in the Swiss Alps
Fabulous full moon tonight.
Great. Thanks for compiling that. Yesterday was the first 20c of the year, just 2 days earlier than the 1990-2020 average date.
Yes that's not bad either. Anything over about 22c or 23 c just seems to drain the energy out of me especially if coupled with high humidity. Heat and humidity just makes me grumpy.
The most perfect day for me would have been Xmas eve / Xmas day 2010. Clear skies ,snow on the ground and max temperatures below zero. Blissful. Sunday Feb 10th 1991 another blissful day, clear skies, snow on the ground and max temperatures around zero.
Far too cold in the shade for me. 22 degrees and low 60s humidity is my nirvana.
Yes the weekend was perfect. Temperatures in the mid teens , clear skies and low humidity. Pleasant warmth during the day and cool at night a perfect combination . A sunny dry day in April can be very pleasant indeed. Give me that over temperatures in the mid 20s and high humidity any day.
I found the September 7/8 heat was great to lose a few pounds, with the humidity. Had a bit to lose and working or exercising in it and you'd sweat buckets. A surreal spell.
The 8/9 October spell was amazing too. It felt like real proper summer heat and well above the 22/23c recorded with the humidity. I remember a lot of 19/20c October warmth, like 1994, but nothing like the warmth last year.
It was very humid indeed but I absolutely loved it. The relatively high humidity made for some beautiful misty mornings which are my favourite. If I remember correctly, the average dew point temperature for Casement was at least a degree above any of the recent heatwave periods since 2013 and May/June 2023 dry spell including the July 2021 heatwave which was previously the most humid. Makes sense as September is naturally a more humid month giving way to those autumn mists and mellow fruitfulness.
It's actually mental how much of a monumental national event it is when we have clear skies for 2 days
I remember the good weather in September alright - it lasted a full week more or less. Too hot for me to really enjoy it though! I'm happiest with the low-to-mid teens temps and blue skies.
I was only saying it was probably the best weekend since the June Bank Holiday last year though 2nd/3rd September were also spectacular, especially the 3rd.
It felt much colder than the 12C today in Dublin/Kildare, with the Northerly breeze. Grateful it was dry, but what a let down from the glorious weekend. I haven't enjoyed a weekend of weather so much since late May or early June last year.
cold and cloudy in Dublin City Centre
Here's the dates of the first and last 20C for every year from 1991-2024.
1991-2020 avg for first: 23rd April
1991-2020 avg for last: 5th October
Earliest on record: 8th March 1948
Latest on record: 4th November 1946
After a glorious couple of days, much cooler today although i have stayed strong and still in shorts.(and a hoody)
12c , N.Kildare
Doing very well in Kerry with blue skies and up around 17C and feeling quite warm in Tralee Town. Some dense fog patches this morning but burnt off quickly.
4th lovely dry day in a row in Galway. Zero rain and 16C with a gentle breeze. Great drying weather. The swallows are back too.
Lovely morning here, clouded over since with a north breeze.
Luckily our garden is sheltered from that direction so it's quite pleasant out doing some gardening
A 6C drop in temperature between this time yesterday and today. Jumpers and jackets back on today with a chilly spell to last till about the end of the month. Managed to get the garden cut only for the 3th time this year but with low temperatures over the coming week there probably won't be much in the way of grass growth.
It's now 70hours since we had rain in Sligo. Our driest spell since January. Not much in the forecast till the weekend. It may become cool but it will be mostly dry here. Some drizzle tonight might break the "drought" though.
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