Remaining very cold - Bitterly cold Easterly winds later - Snow at times

The sun is shining here in Limerick, it is a beautiful morning

living in cork city, i see a large cloud to the north of the city, and it looks like a lot of hail falling from it.

well, it seems clear there is not going to be a snowstorm to send this winter out with a bang rather than a whimper. so i agree with paddy1 but for different reasons - as we might as well have a storm if we are just going to get cool and dry weather rather than a proper cold and snowy setup

Deep Easterly wrote: »

I'm not.

Cold and dry is fine, as long as it is from an easterly, at least then it will be dry, not this inactive, but yet damp all the same, bollix. The weather over the last few weeks was, and continues to be, as bland as it could possibly be. It is cold, but not in a notable, interesting way. Temps are rising to average values by day, slowly but surely. Ireland by nature has a temperate, but tempestuous climate and I'll not move to India to experience lively weather :pac:, when I can, by normal standards, get it in my own country.

Of course, non-descript weather is quite common in Ireland, but the duration of this current spell certainly is out of the norm, by a long shot. And with no end in site, I will complain as long as it continues, because it is my right :D:D

well, it's understandable that you would feel a sense of an entitlement to complain given you live in the ninth circle of hell that is tuam

paddy1, cold and dry is not fine. you are very wrong about that. weather like that is bland and a waste, just as this current weather is, after a while .a bitter easterly winds that pushes snow from east to west or a potent northerly that allows a polar low or two to form is what we should be looking for;)

Well I have to say that was an entertaining winter, made all the better for the expert opinion (and also some ramping by some, you know who you are!;)) provided in this forum.

Clear skies and sunny in Dublin, cold start as predicted but thats about it.

The BBC Monthly outlook is below...cold for next 2 weeks but doubt most of us will see any snow. Happily I'm going skiing in 3 weeks in Val D'Isere (v high) so I'm going to see snow one way or another!

Summary

March comes in like a lamb. A winter lamb.

Climatologically speaking, March, April and May will be spring. Weather-wise the first week brings back the cold and thoughts of snow. This cold spell lasts until the end of March when Atlantic weather looks like taking over; rain more likely than snow and temperatures up to average.
Monday 1 March 2010 to Sunday 7 March 2010
Getting colder again with a little snow possible

At the start of the week, calm, foggy and frosty weather abound. Nights are still longer than days so Highland frosts, where snow still lies could be severe.
With spring tides, North Sea and English Channel estuaries have a small risk of flooding as there is a lot of ground water and snowmelt running downstream against and incoming tide. The skies remain largely dry though so the ground will become less sodden.
From Wednesday until Friday, a low pressure runs down the western side of the UK bringing rain and some hill snow. It is followed by a cold ridge of high pressure which gives a return to continental easterlies. Anywhere could see a little snow. Daytime temperatures will likely be sub-average with windchill.

Monday 8 March 2010 to Sunday 14 March 2010
Cold and settled.

The indications are that pressure remains relatively high within cold air. With an easterly breeze across the North Sea, snow showers for eastern Britain are possible. Settling is less likely except in the hills.
Daytime and night time temperatures are likely to be below average. The hardest frosts are still likely in Scotland as the nagging wind will keep England in low single figures Celsius.

Monday 15 March 2010 to Sunday 28 March 2010
Back to plant friendly conditions.

From anticyclonic to cyclonic. That suggests a swing to westerly winds, average or above temperatures and spells of rain rather than snow.
The forecast model concentrates the rain in southern Britain with Scotland maybe enjoying a drier than average fortnight.