New season so time to open the spring thread.
Will we get an improvement from the previous two stinkers? Time will tell.
A mostly cloudy and dry start in Dublin 13 with any rain spreading southeast fizzling out.
Beautiful end to the day here near Arklow
Sunny everywhere else bar here well the east in paticular and parts of the south as well
Turned into a lovely afternoon here in NCD.
Real heat in that sun and ideal in sheltered garden.
Took the opportunity to get a bit of gardening done, assisted by the 3 year old.
What ?? forecast for next week is very nice indeed 🤔
Lovely Morning walking along the coast in Cahersiveen, pic taken at 09.30. Sunshine and passing cloud with a light breeze, quite mild now.
Thankfully the rain has stopped just in time for the weekend. April certainly was a game of two halves. The trees have transformed from winter bleak to green in a week. Except for the poor ash. The apple and cherry blossoms are glorious. The birdsong is just magical in the mornings. I just love this time of year. So much promise and more and more light every day.
If we get sun and heat next week, the growth will be explosive.
Wasn't too bad between the deluges
Got some gardening done and we got a walk in this afternoon
Drizzle and light rain on and off all day here at Dunshaughlin. Grass is really starting to grow but the garden is so wet, need at least 3 or 4 warm dry days before I can give it another cut, however next week loots promising.
Another dreadful day here in Wexford. Started off wet then stopped for a while and now back to rain this evening
No most of the UK have avoided the very wet weather with the exception of the southwest as mentioned by @Artane2002. Dublin Airport and Plymouth sticking out as the sore thumb with at least 150% of the average April rainfall.
Pvssing rain all day and feeling a bit cold in NCD .
We are getting a takeaway and have the fire going to cheer ourselves up .
After a wet morning the sun is out and it feels lovely and mild,good growthy weather
Washout last night and this morning. Leitrim
Dark, heavy cloud.
Quite depressing really.
You are probably right with that tbh I know people near London who could do with rain, but the SE of England is a completely different climate to our own
The far southwest of England and south of Wales did, probably even worse than us.
Although we've had much worse weather this month, this morning is really screaming autumn, even the poor weather we've had over the past week and a half just felt like bad spring weather rather than autumn.
Did they not get the rain we did, I'm sure they got a few deluges but probably not on the scale that we got.
That's mad SuperBowser, no bridge there no under waterfall after it washed away!
I'd love to know exactly where it was, there is a small bridge now but much further away.
Powerscourt waterfall always amazing after a lot of rain.
Also just read this on Wikipedia...
"In August 1821, during the visit of King George IV to Ireland, Richard Wingfield, 5th Viscount Powerscourt dammed the waterfall so he could release a torrent while the two stood on the bridge below the falls. For reasons unknown, the king did not leave the banquet at Powerscourt House to view the waterfall, which was fortunate as, when the water was finally released, the bridge was washed away."
Unreal how much of England is looking for rain and we’re here soaking it up. Not looking forward to another 25mm just starting now
Looking good after all the recent rain!
When it's not always raining, there will be days like this!😎😎😎
Horrendous wash out day in Tralee. Rain, muck and chill, literally all day! And are we to expect more of the same tomorrow?? Jesus!
Hazy sunshine now Meath.
Hear reports of heavy rain Galway City. On its way.
Aw stop @sryanbruen just over the fields.
and that it was.......fabulous.
Yes, I grew up in D13, just a couple of hundred metres from the sea and yes, the cold onshore breeze was horrible, right through June, if not the first half of summer. At the same time, it would often be clear blue skies all day in such high pressure situations but without the warmth, it would not be pleasant. I'd rather calm, warm and cloudy than breezy and chilly with blue skies.
I've moved to Longford and am now right in the middle of the country. When there's high pressure overhead in the summer, with clear skies, there's often no wind…..literally nothing. And it's then that you really feel the warmth, plus the heat remains much longer in the evening and into the early night as the lack of a breeze means that the ground (and manmade materials in particular) have been absorbing the heat all day and then release it again slowly, after the sun has set.
Cool wind taking the edge off the temp.
Leitrim
A perfect spring morning in Meath. A bit of colour, mist, good sunshine. Enjoyed it at Skryne and Bective. Fog was thick in the Ballymagarvey direction.
Sunny morning Meath
Heavy dark clouds everywhere now but rain not due until tonight.
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a nice day today and feeling milder than it has done in quite some time. Going to make the most of today as tomorrow looks like another washout Friday.
