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Spring 2026 - General Discussion

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  • #902
    Bishop of hope
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,357 ✭✭✭Bishop of hope


    Cloudy and dry morning in north Longford. 8c. Stock out now so just a morning walk to check things, which the dogs love. Heavy dew, so wellies on. Ground has gotten so dry though in the last week.



  • #903
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,331 ✭✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    Beautiful morning. Back from a walk. Primroses, my favorite Irish wildflower.

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  • #904
    snowgal
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124424487#Comment_124424487

    I feckin love primroses! we have a lot of wildflowers around us, but none of those unfortunately….



  • #905
    Robwindstorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Robwindstorm


    Cloudy in Meath. A few slow moving moderate showers now too.

    Primroses are beautiful. Something tells me April 19th is primrose day ?



  • #906
    giveitholly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,595 ✭✭✭giveitholly


    Would mountain-forecast.com be the best website to get the weather on mountains here in Ireland?



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  • #907
    Robwindstorm
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    Beautiful firey skies these last few days. This time of year is just Bliss.

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  • #908
    .Donegal.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,994 ✭✭✭.Donegal.


    Sky to the north still very bright. Astronomically twilight doesn’t end until just before midnight here. Not properly dark yet at 10pm. Impressive when you remember it’s still April. The difference a clear night makes.



  • #909
    Bishop of hope
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124426476#Comment_124426476

    I doubt it. Met eireann I'd say.

    It was quite a cloudy day here in north Longford. Warmish, but not as high as recent days. We had some light rain in the late morning, amounts were small, but it was still noticeable precipitation. A beautiful bright sunny evening emerged from about 7pm and we had a red sunset.



  • #910
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,841 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    Most stations reporting Fair conditions at 10pm with some brightness in the sky here in Castlebar, shaping up for widespread blue skies across the country Tuesday. Enjoy :)



  • #911
    Cluedo Monopoly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,922 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    Glorious morning. Wall to wall blue skies.

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth house?



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  • #912
    Bishop of hope
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    Very foggy morning here in north Longford. It has just started to clear now with sunshine getting through at last. A chilly 7c in the fog, jacket and gloves morning. But looking forward to a sunny day when it finally lifts.



  • #913
    sryanbruen
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    No fog here due to the easterly but fair amounts of cloud, not that I'm complaining. A bit of cloud for morning light doesn't hurt and it was class for a time this morning, picture from Portmarnock.

    2026-04-28 Portmarnock tree sunrise.jpg

    Photography site - https://sryanbruenphoto.com/



  • #914
    OldRio
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    Thick cloud this morning. 9C. A gardening type of day. Forecast is good.

    Leitrim



  • #915
    DellyBelly
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    Very cold and cloudy in Dublin 8. That breeze has a right nip in it



  • #916
    Robwindstorm
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    Clear blue skies early this morning in Meath but more cloud now from a brisk ENE breeze. Temperatures have been bopped on the head with a mallet as a result.

    As my granny used to say 'when the wind blows from the East, it's neither good for man nor beast'.



  • #917
    tradfan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭tradfan1


    Overcast, dull and breezy in Arklow this morning - disappointing



  • #918
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 13,545 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Just got up to 17.2C at my site near Tralee, beautiful day in Kerry having gotten down to 3.9C early morning with fog clearing early.

    Pics Fenit 10.30

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  • #919
    Cluedo Monopoly
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    Lovely day on the Salthill prom

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth house?



  • #920
    acequion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,174 ✭✭✭acequion


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124420639#Comment_124420639

    Have you tried black out sleep goggles? I'd be lost without them and you can get them quite cheap on Amazon.

    Like you I'm very sensitive to the light. I sleep like a baby in winter, but without my goggles on these bright mornings I'd be awake first light and I'm not one to go to bed early. The goggles completely black out the morning light so I sleep until the alarm and they're comfortable to wear imo.



  • #921
    Thelonious Monk
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    back to feeling really cold now in dublin with that wind, didn't seem as bad at lunch. tomorrow looks like it'll be really nice.



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  • #922
    Hippodrome Song Owl
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124428090#Comment_124428090

    It's not the light itself stopping me sleeping, it's the need to experience dusk as a signal for sleep. It seriously affects my sleep cycle. I don't know how people claim to love it being bright til 11pm if they still have to be up by 5.30-6 for work.



  • #923
    zell12
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    Galway is forecast 12h of sunshine & 20c on Weds 🙃



  • #924
    Robwindstorm
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    The Emerald Isle

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  • #925
    acequion
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124428185#Comment_124428185

    Yeah I get that. Even in lovely weather like we have now I'm not a fan of this almost endless daylight. I just can't wind down when it's so bright outside. But I don't need to be in bed before 11-12. So I'm lucky in that sense as at least it's dark then, I've never survive up in Scandanavia,lol



  • #926
    appledrop
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    I'd recommend blackout blinds to anyone who finds it hard to sleep in summer.

    Now they don't block out every last bit and we also have curtains aswell( we like a very dark room, makes a big difference to sleep) but they really make a difference.



  • #927
    Bishop of hope
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124428185#Comment_124428185

    It'd be pretty regular for me to be out and about in the summer until 11pm or after. Up and out for 6 to 6:30 am again next morning. I've being doing it all my life. I don't know if its just down to individuals? But I'd sleep in bed if I was in it with the brightness too. I love the bright evenings and mornings. In winter I'd be in by 7 or 8 in the evenings but bedtime would still be 11:30 pm mornings the same as summer.



  • #928
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 13,545 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Fabulous day in Kerry getting the full fohn effect, got up to 19.7C at my site near the coast , cooler now at 8.4C.

    Pic of the Black Rock Banna Beach at around 19.30.

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  • #929
    acequion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,174 ✭✭✭acequion


    Yes it certainly was beautiful today in Kerry, the nicest day of this spell so far and hopefully another one tomorrow.😍



  • #930
    Bishop of hope
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    A beautiful bright clear morning in north longford. Clear blue sky with not even a jet trail in sight. Chilly 6c though.



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  • #931
    Bishop of hope
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    https://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2026/0429/1570737-europe-climate-report/

    Probably means more rain and less snow for us, with probably the odd few days of sweatbox conditions.



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