Winter 2025/26 - General Discussion

Monday morning in Lithuania and my son decides he wants Croissants from the local shop….

better get the car defrosting!!

I know, you couldn't make it up. I got drenched cycling in, and now beautiful blue skies. No doubt it will stay like that until the commute home.

Very windy in Dublin again. I recall getting I think 17c a few years ago and perfect blue skies in February and I cycled out to Dun Laoghaire. What I'd do for such a day now.

Its been quite a cold Winter over NH compared to past 20 years. Even here while nothing major it has been cold.

Wonder what caused a difference between this and other years. Storms in US and Southerly jet is partly but not the warm trend of other years at all.

Snow warning issued for NW

Status Yellow - Rain/Snow warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Rain which will be heavy at times and turning to sleet or snow together with strengthening winds will lead to the following:

• Poor visibility
• Difficult travelling conditions

Valid: 02:00 Wednesday 18/02/2026 to 14:00 Wednesday 18/02/2026

Wind warning for eastern counties

Status Yellow - Wind warning for Wexford, Wicklow, Dublin, Meath, Louth 

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Strong and gusty southeasterly winds combined with high tides may lead to:

• Wave overtopping
• Fallen trees and loose debris
• Difficult travelling conditions

Valid: 23:00 Tuesday 17/02/2026 to 13:00 Wednesday 18/02/2026

Issued: 15:33 Monday 16/02/2026

And finally a rain warning

Status Yellow - Rain warning for Cork, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Dublin

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Rain falling on already saturated ground combined with high river levels will lead to:

• Flooding
• Poor visibility
• Difficult travelling conditions

Valid: 23:00 Tuesday 17/02/2026 to 23:00 Wednesday 18/02/2026

Yeah it's probably a record for a 30-day period or something like that. All the weather warnings since the system was introduced are available in spreadsheet format here if anyone is interested:

https://data.gov.ie/dataset/archived-weather-warnings

Here's the first ever warning, sounds familiar to this winter lol

It issued on 25th April 2012 and was yellow rainfall warning, for counties in Munster and Leinster

Rained every day this year in Valentia. 🤮

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0216/1558803-rainfall-records-rising/

warnings could be tweaked they said after the 6 news forgot to say that earlier

There were trees down last week in Dublin after all the heavy rain, this one blocked my way to work

We are use to it.

258 rainy days last year according to the local met.ie station.

I know it's been very wet this winter in Spain but I find it hard to believe that is has rained every day so far this year in Valencia. I could believe it if was Valentia, but I can't imagine it being consistently that wet in Valencia.