Spring Weather 2016

Xenji · 28-05-2016 10:36pm

Very warm and humid night in Castlebar, still have all the windows open, 14.8C and 92% humidity.

sryanbruen · 28-05-2016 11:37pm

Very humid night at Grange!

It was a beautiful day anyways with wall to wall sunshine. It's very hard to believe that some parts of the country had downpours and spot flooding today :pac:.

WheatenBriar · 29-05-2016 9:58am

Gorgeous
19c already in Arklow and hardly any breeze

dexter647 · 29-05-2016 10:34am

18.5c here in Laois in glorious sunshine...Long may it continue:)

JCX BXC · 29-05-2016 10:37am

Fog cleared by 10am here this morning, now its 20.1c here in West Clare, sitting outside in the glorious windless sunshine already!

Clonmel1000 · 29-05-2016 10:38am

Glorious morning here warm hazy sunshine what I wouldn't give for a summer of this.

sryanbruen · 29-05-2016 10:38am

Dublin Airport only 5.5 hours of sunshine yesterday?

http://www.met.ie/latest/yesterday.asp

Here at Grange it was a completely sunny day.

sryanbruen · 29-05-2016 10:39am

Overcast and muggy here.

LEIN · 29-05-2016 10:44am

Another great start to the day, not the warmest by the east coast but good sunshine making it a great morning.

Clonmel1000 · 29-05-2016 10:45am

sryanbruen wrote: »

Dublin Airport only 5.5 hours of sunshine yesterday?

http://www.met.ie/latest/yesterday.asp

Here at Grange it was a completely sunny day.

Not overly surprised here it was the same sun was in and out it was the warmth that made it a good day. Sun much stronger this morning but not brilliant blue skies still quite hazy but beautiful nonetheless.

Oscar Bravo · 29-05-2016 11:56am

Ballyhaise Co.Cavan reporting "SMOKE HAZE" on the 1100 Met eireann reports

29-05-2016 3:53pm

The easterly airflow is keeping the skies nice and clear in the greater Dublin area, but today is much warmer. I'm 20km from the east coast and the temperature is 19/20*C. On Friday it didn't go above 14*C despite plenty of strong sunshine.

Hopefully the Irish Ssea will warm up because 12*C is pretty nippy heading into June.

JCX BXC · 29-05-2016 4:00pm

Clouds from earlier have retreated east leaving a completely blue sky, with proper sunshine, not a contail or sirrus cloud to be seen!

21.2c here in West Clare now!

km79 · 29-05-2016 7:38pm

BEAUTIFUL weekend in East galway
all the showers missed us

JCX BXC · 29-05-2016 10:59pm

Beautiful day, sunshine for 2 hours 10am-12pm, then sunshine onwards from 2pm until sunset. I was out upon the sun rising, and despite an application of a small amount of suncream I got roasted. I have never gotten this sunburned in May before!

As with yesterday, all the showers avoided us, had to water the plants this evening and water a bit of the thirsty looking grass.

sryanbruen · 30-05-2016 12:39pm

Despite the rain at times during the month and this being a poor Spring overall (quite average though), this May has been the best month weather wise since at least April of last year.

My May sunshine has now reached 211 hours of sunshine which comes to 117% of the LTA and is the first real sunny May (over 200 hours of sunshine) since 2011.

If I were to place all the Mays in my records at Grange from best to worst, May 2016 would come up seventh place.

1. May 1989
2. May 2010
3. May 2000
4. May 2008
5. May 2007
6. May 2001
7. May 2016

sryanbruen · 30-05-2016 12:42pm

Ireland's prevailing wind is a southwesterly direction but when was the last time we seen such a direction in winds?

sryanbruen · 30-05-2016 2:29pm

Did I just see this on Met.ie? Wednesday a very sunny day? I was expecting some rain in the east?

joujoujou · 30-05-2016 2:35pm

Ms. jou's day off is Wednesday, so more than sure it will rain.

sryanbruen · 30-05-2016 2:36pm

joujoujou wrote: »

Ms. jou's day off is Wednesday, so it's more than sure it will rain.

It will 100% not rain in around your area anyway.

joujoujou · 30-05-2016 2:38pm

I would not bet. :P

sryanbruen · 30-05-2016 2:39pm

joujoujou wrote: »

I would not bet. :P

I'll bet me whole life on it :cool:.

joujoujou · 30-05-2016 2:40pm

We'll see. 2 days left. :]

Xenji · 30-05-2016 3:16pm

19.2C in Castlebar but feeling a lot warmer, first day since last Wednesday we have had nearly all blue skies.

Oscar Bravo · 30-05-2016 3:17pm

Beautiful afternoon in downtown castlebar

Slieve Gullion · 30-05-2016 3:26pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Beautiful afternoon in downtown castlebar

Castlebar is looking tropical.

Meteorite58 · 30-05-2016 11:27pm

What a stunning day here in Kerry. Awoke to fog which you could feel burining off as the strength of sun rose quickly. Got up to 20.8C( was over 20C from 12.00 to just before 18.00 ) and cooling down now as the heat raidiates into space under such a clear sky with orange hues still on the horizon out to sea.

Tropical Carrahane strand which is behind Banna Strand County Kerry today.

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Banna Strand

sryanbruen · 31-05-2016 8:14am

Once again, another stunning morning at Grange with blue skies! Am I even in Ireland anymore?

JCX BXC · 31-05-2016 11:13am

Blue skies and yet another scorching day! Met Eireann have revised their forecast and allowed for temps of up to 25c for the rest of the week!

Also haven't recorded rainfall in 6 days now, and I doubt today will be today.

Think we can call it an Irish heatwave now. Unofficially at least.

Clonmel1000 · 31-05-2016 1:02pm

A glorious glorious day I never tire of it. Bring it on.

sryanbruen · 31-05-2016 1:04pm

How does this "heatwave"

compare with the March 2012 heatwave do you think or even May 2012 "heatwave"?

sryanbruen · 31-05-2016 1:04pm

Carnacalla wrote: »

Blue skies and yet another scorching day! Met Eireann have revised their forecast and allowed for temps of up to 25c for the rest of the week!

Also haven't recorded rainfall in 6 days now, and I doubt today will be today.

Think we can call it an Irish heatwave now. Unofficially at least.

I haven't recorded any rainfall in 9 days now

sryanbruen · 31-05-2016 1:12pm

Shocking fact: May 2016 has been my second sunniest May on record (after May 2000)!

Very unexpected!

Gonzo · 31-05-2016 1:34pm

we deserve a bit of luck after a brutality wet winter.

sryanbruen · 31-05-2016 1:36pm

Gonzo wrote: »

we deserve a bit of luck after a brutality wet winter.

Well in 2014 we were paid a lot after the Winter of 2013/14 with the brilliant Summer June-July and one of the best months ever, September 2014. So I don't see why we won't get luck.

MJohnston · 31-05-2016 1:37pm

Was out there around Grand Canal Dock at lunchtime, sheltered from the sunshine it's actually nearly at "too warm for me" levels - although when I get home and stick some shorts on that won't be the case.

sryanbruen · 31-05-2016 1:39pm

Would May 2016 be in your top 10 list for one of the best months in the 2010s so far weather wise? (though we haven't had much absolutely great months)

Slieve Gullion · 31-05-2016 3:25pm

24c+ Limerick city. Le cooca ratcha le cooca ratcha

Oscar Bravo · 31-05-2016 4:20pm

1600 met reports, a chilly 13 degrees in Malin Head compared to a warm 22 degrees in Moorepark Cork

Calibos · 31-05-2016 6:48pm

Why are you lot surprised. Plenty of us forecast this weather we're having now not 5 days, not 10 days but months and months ago.

ITS LEAVING CERT TIME!!!

LEIN · 31-05-2016 8:19pm

What an end to spring 2016, hopefully summer will be just as good.

sryanbruen · 31-05-2016 9:19pm

Here's Grange's review for Spring 2016

Rainfall: Wettest Spring since 2006.
I recorded a rainfall total of 212.2mm (159% of the LTA) and it was my wettest Spring since 2006. Rainfall was very unevenly distributed throughout the season with March recording 46.1mm (100% of the LTA), April recording 104.0mm (267% of the LTA) and May recording 60.5mm (126% of the LTA). You can clearly see by these totals that April recorded much of the rainfall and it was my second wettest April on record after 2012. Whilst March was exactly average and May was unremarkably wet and it was actually the driest May since 2008 despite being wetter than normal. I recorded my wettest day of the season on April 11th which recorded a daily fall of 39.5mm, my second wettest April day on record. Spring 2016's rainfall nearly equalled Spring 2015's rainfall total which recorded 212.3mm which shows how similar they have been - in Spring 2015, the rainfall was also very unevenly distributed with April dry and May extremely wet. Overall, Spring 2016 wasn't in any way particularly remarkable in terms of rainfall.

Temperature: Coldest Spring since 2013 but May was quite warm.
I recorded a mean temperature of 8.0c (-0.7c below the LTA) and it was the coldest Spring since 2013 although Spring 2015 was colder which recorded 7.6c. March and April were very cold months whilst May was quite warm overall but the humid nature of May was not enough to balance out the cold beginning to Spring. March recorded a mean temperature 5.7c (-1.5c below the LTA) and it was my coldest March since 2013. March recorded very little warm days. April wasn't much of an improvement with a mean temperature of only 6.6c (-1.6c below the LTA) and it was my coldest April since 1989. Like March, April didn't record much warm days. Spring's mean temperature by this stage was only 6.1c (-1.6c below the LTA). However, May came along and brought a drastic improvement to the mean temperature and May turned out quite warm with a mean temperature of 11.8c (+1.0c above the LTA). This was the warmest May since 2008 and was warmer than any of the Mays from 2011-2015. In terms of temperature, Spring 2016 wasn't anything remarkable. I recorded my maximum temperature of 22.5c on the last day of the season, May 31st, the highest I have had in Spring since 2010. I recorded my minimum temperature of -4.2c on March 18th, the lowest I have had in Spring since 2013.

Sunshine: Sunniest Spring since 2011.
I recorded a sunshine total of 539 hours (129% of the LTA) and it was my sunniest Spring since 2011. This sunshine was fairly evenly distributed through the season especially in comparison with the rainfall totals. March recorded 125 hours (136% of the LTA) and it was the sunniest March since 2011, April recorded 169 hours (116% of the LTA) and it was the sunniest April since 2015 and May recorded 241 hours (134% of the LTA) and it was the sunniest May since 2000 - and the second sunniest on record. However, despite being sunnier than normal, March and April were actually some of the duller in recent years. Spring 2016 was sunnier than Spring 2015 by 10 hours only. May 2016 was nearly sunnier than April 2015 which was the sunniest April on record and May was only 3 hours short of April 2015 which recorded 244 hours compared to May 2016's 241 hours.

pad199207 · 31-05-2016 9:27pm

A warm sunny day here with a high of 22.7c

John.Icy · 31-05-2016 10:58pm

The wind was borderline horrible here in Sligo today. Perfect clear skies but it felt genuinely cold, the breeze from 6-8pm was really gusty for a sunny day. Temperatures have struggled to get above 16 here today and yesterday, consistently one of the coldest places in the country since Sunday. Onshore breezes are a killer. Thankfully their effect is subsiding for the rest of the week and we should see some 20 degrees fingers crossed.

Good luck to the East coast with the switch in winds coming up.

EDIT: I see on the latest ME chart update they've pegged the NW and W back 3 degrees tomorrow and 5 for Thursday wind must be remaining onshore despite turning more easterly. Goodbye to this spell of sunshine feeling warm whatsover. Next please.

sryanbruen · 31-05-2016 11:18pm

joujoujou wrote: »

We'll see. 2 days left. :]

Less than an hour :pac:

pad199207 · 31-05-2016 11:20pm

John.Icy wrote: »

The wind was borderline horrible here in Sligo today. Perfect clear skies but it felt genuinely cold, the breeze from 6-8pm was really gusty for a sunny day. Temperatures have struggled to get above 16 here today and yesterday, consistently one of the coldest places in the country since Sunday. Onshore breezes are a killer. Thankfully their effect is subsiding for the rest of the week and we should see some 20 degrees fingers crossed.

Good luck to the East coast with the switch in winds coming up.

EDIT: I see on the latest ME chart update they've pegged the NW and W back 3 degrees tomorrow and 5 for Thursday wind must be remaining onshore despite turning more easterly. Goodbye to this spell of sunshine feeling warm whatsover. Next please.

I say take what we can while we have it because there may not be a 'next'

Oscar Bravo · 31-05-2016 11:31pm

Cooling down now quite quickly, 8 degrees at Knock airport. Roaches point benefiting from a northerly flow currently 17 degrees.

joujoujou · 01-06-2016 2:30pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

Less than an hour :pac:

No rain. Why? Ms jou's day off cancelled. :P

sryanbruen · 02-06-2016 11:37am

Met Éireann report that May 2016 was a very sunny month and it was the sunniest May since 2010 with quite warm and mostly dry conditions:

http://www.met.ie/climate/MonthlyWeather/clim-2016-May.pdf

Malin Head recorded a whopper of 260 hours of sunshine!

sryanbruen · 04-06-2016 11:42pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

And you won't see any proper Spring weather 'til May, sorry... .

Sorry that I am still posting on this thread but I'd like to point out this post to you Clonmel that I originally talked to you 'bout. Wasn't I exactly right about this statement?

Spring Weather 2016

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