Spring 2020 - General Discussion

sryanbruen · 29-03-2020 12:28pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Malin head on 10am met reports was 1051hpa

Finner Camp and Belmullet now are too.

Might as well save this current obs page for historical sakes. Apparently, this is the first time that Ireland has had a MSLP of 1050hPa or above since 1957!

SleetAndSnow · 29-03-2020 12:56pm

Cloud going away and sun starting to come out in Cork City! A week of no rain and mostly sun. This is great

Cork Boy 53 · 29-03-2020 1:12pm

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Cloud going away and sun starting to come out in Cork City! A week of no rain and mostly sun. This is great

Yes. We need all the good news we can get in current circumstances.

SleetAndSnow · 29-03-2020 1:38pm

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1244242045864116224?s=20

Jimbob1977 · 29-03-2020 1:40pm

Chilly breeze in Limerick.

Temperature more akin to November or February.

Oscar Bravo · 29-03-2020 3:23pm

Clear blue skies here in Castlebar with a light NE breeze. Cool in the shade. (Very bright ISS pass tonight @8.41pm) . On a side note rare to have bright blue skies and no aircraft overhead at all. Strange days

Hooter23 · 29-03-2020 3:55pm

Its amazing how clear the sky has been last few days with no planes around

pad199207 · 29-03-2020 4:02pm

One word. Arctic.

Oscar Bravo · 29-03-2020 4:15pm

The M4 62093 Donegal buoy recorded an atmospheric pressure of 1051.9 at 12:00 today.
This is the highest atmospheric pressure recorded by a buoy and also equals the synoptic station
record for Ireland which was logged at Valentia, Co Kerry on 28th January 1905.

esposito · 29-03-2020 4:22pm

Just back from a walk. Very cold with that biting northeast wind but when it eases off and the sun is out it’s actually very pleasant

Logan Roy · 29-03-2020 4:24pm

Hooter23 wrote: »

Its amazing how clear the sky has been last few days with no planes around

I think the low humidity has something to do with as well? I was out walking the local boreens yesterday with panoramic views of the mountains on the Cork/Tipp border to the north and Ballycotton lighthouse to the south. It was remarkably clear compared to usual.

OneEightSeven · 29-03-2020 4:38pm

All of the chemtrails conspricery therosts are out in force in the last week or so.

Mortelaro · 29-03-2020 4:57pm

Theres still old snow on Lugnaquilla

pad199207 · 29-03-2020 5:31pm

OneEightSeven wrote: »

All of the chemtrails conspricery therosts are out in force in the last week or so.

Yeah don’t mind them

Hooter23 · 29-03-2020 7:20pm

Very cold breeze could have been even colder had that freezing air coming down from the arctic directly hit us...like it was suppose to do in earlier forecasts...lucky it didnt too cold as it is especially when the cloud comes along

Joe Public · 29-03-2020 10:27pm

Just to add to the "clear sky" subject, the sky is amazingly clear tonight. I don't remember seeing such a clear sky for more than 40 years.
Is lack of air craft the main reason?

fleet_admiral · 29-03-2020 10:30pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

The M4 62093 Donegal buoy recorded an atmospheric pressure of 1051.9 at 12:00 today.
This is the highest atmospheric pressure recorded by a buoy and also equals the synoptic station
record for Ireland which was logged at Valentia, Co Kerry on 28th January 1905.

Can you break that down for us lay people?

Oscar Bravo · 29-03-2020 11:50pm

Joe Public wrote: »

Just to add to the "clear sky" subject, the sky is amazingly clear tonight. I don't remember seeing such a clear sky for more than 40 years.
Is lack of air craft the main reason?

I think the main reason is that theres a big high pressure off the NW coast steering down a cool clear North easterly airflow . I agree with you,even now, the amount of stars to be seen is the best in a long time.
More cloud from tomorrow but very little rain for the week.

Oscar Bravo · 29-03-2020 11:54pm

fleet_admiral wrote: »

Can you break that down for us lay people?

Basically a big area of high pressure north west of Belmullet which gave us the cool(cold) weekend.

Thelonious Monk · 30-03-2020 9:23pm

Yes the brightness of stars and moon has been ridic last few nights in Dublin 5. Is this just down to this pressure stuff that I don't understand? I was thinking maybe it's down to lack of cars and planes and less activity in the city, but I'm probably wrong.

Wine Goddess · 31-03-2020 10:09am

Has anyone noticed that the sky has been sort of an orange colour recently? I mean not the sky itself but when I looked at the clouds at around midnight there was this definite orange hue which they picked up?
It looked here as if the sun hadn't quite gone down, there was an orangey hue to the sky when you looked westwards?
It's been 3 nights in a row now the same phenomenon.
Admittedly we're in West Dublin Firhouse but light pollution doesn't explain it completely as I have never seen that colour before.
Anyone know what it might be?
Thanks in advance!

Meteorite58 · 31-03-2020 2:17pm

Been a fabulous morning here near Tralee, cloud increasing but still good sunshine getting through. 10.0C

Meteorite58 · 31-03-2020 2:52pm

Gorse fires on Slieve Mish Mountains today looking back towards Brandon. Never ceases to amaze me the selfish actions of some.

Been very dry here near Tralee, no rainfall in 10 days apart from the AWS measuring 1 tip of 0.2mm

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Meteorite58 · 01-04-2020 10:52pm

Overcast and damp morning gave way to a bright sunny afternoon. Got up to a decent enough 11.2C.

My wife was on a very quite Banna Strand this morning, somebody was being creative earlier

Harry Palmr · 01-04-2020 11:48pm

Horrid day in the Deise - briefly looked like the cloud would split but nope

So here's hoping for a glimpse of the sky tomorrow. As for the outlook, it really seems like we're getting into a rhythm of regenerating HP at this latitude. I see very little sign of "proper" rain on the horizon.

Goldfinch8 · 01-04-2020 11:56pm

For a bit of light relief and because of the day that's in it, I am sticking up 2 photos taken in the garden yesterday eve. Whatever happened with the light in the bottom one, something unusual appeared. Told one of the kids earlier that there was a UFO spotted over Mayo!
Anyway back to the weather. The largely dry past week has been very pleasant with some lovely evening skyscapes and a particularly nice moody one yesterday. This evening was the exception as a weak weather front brought cloudier conditions.

Gonzo · 02-04-2020 3:12pm

first crap day in a while, raining for past few hours with some heavy bursts mixed in, most of the time the rain is light.

pad199207 · 02-04-2020 3:15pm

Heavens have opened in Kildare. The smell of Petrichor is fierce.

SleetAndSnow · 02-04-2020 3:18pm

Sunny in Cork City after two days of cloud. Still some at times but better then nothing. Full week without rain so far

appledrop · 02-04-2020 3:42pm

Well the rain finally came this afternoon. Dont think its rained here in North County Dublin for about 3 weeks!

Short but very heavy showers. Sun back out to dry my clothes on the line!

lucy2010 · 02-04-2020 4:56pm

Walked the dog around the block. Never appreciated a rain shower like it after days indoors ðŸ’™

Rock Lesnar · 02-04-2020 6:30pm

Had a spell of drizzle here earlier for about 20mins, otherwise dry and cloudy, just been out for a walk there and felt very pleasent in the evening sunshine

Harry Palmr · 02-04-2020 10:32pm

Dry here down south, sunny morning became gradually overcast by evening. I doubt this supposed frontal activity is going to do any more than damp the ground here.

Gonzo · 02-04-2020 10:36pm

few more dryish days then we're back to normal service, quite unsettled but much milder next week, may even get to the high teens at times with a bit of luck if there is any sunshine.

vladmydad · 03-04-2020 3:30am

Grace from the offshore island hasn’t posted in a while.

appledrop · 03-04-2020 8:30pm

vladmydad wrote: »

Grace from the offshore island hasn’t posted in a while.

Yea I miss her posts, I hope she is ok.

I would have thought she is one of few of us safe from this virus being out on island.

Captain Snow · 03-04-2020 8:49pm

vladmydad wrote: »

Grace from the offshore island hasn’t posted in a while.

The last 3 lines are ……..

I liked the her poetry lines.

SleetAndSnow · 03-04-2020 9:17pm

Was a nice enough day in Cork city. Cloudy but sunny at times. A cold enough wind but warm in the sun. It was dry is the main thing!

appledrop · 03-04-2020 10:33pm

I tried PM Grace but it said her inbox was full so it wouldn't send.

Hope she is ok.

silverharp · 03-04-2020 11:12pm

The lack of decent sunny spells is a little annoying, all last week there really wasn't much in the way of a decent midday sunny spells, this morning was nice but was cloudy by1pm.

Emme · 03-04-2020 11:31pm

vladmydad wrote: »

Grace from the offshore island hasn’t posted in a while.

I really hope she's all right.

silverharp · 03-04-2020 11:53pm

appledrop wrote: »

I tried PM Grace but it said her inbox was full so it wouldn't send.

Hope she is ok.

she has a blog going, I assume its her , she had it linked from boards , post as of yesterday

https://islandanchorhold.blogspot.com/

Gonzo · 04-04-2020 4:31pm

cloudy and chilly feeling day here in Meath.

appledrop · 04-04-2020 5:57pm

Just back from a walk.

Chilly enough in the breeze for April. Great to be out in fresh air though.

ZX7R · 05-04-2020 11:00am

Back to the weather.
Absolutely beautiful day out at the moment very mild even warm grand breeze out good drying out no cold in it at all.

giveitholly · 05-04-2020 11:32am

ZX7R wrote: »

Back to the weather.
Absolutely beautiful day out at the moment very mild even warm grand breeze out good drying out no cold in it at all.

Flogging down rain at the moment,think the rest of the week won't be too bad

Clonmel1000 · 05-04-2020 11:36am

Wet windy morning went out for a walk there and got wet. The last few days have been dry here but windy and cold when you’re out in it but at lease it was dry.

Oscar Bravo · 05-04-2020 11:43am

Holding dry here in Castlebar.very mild with Casement reporting 14 degrees @ 11am

pad199207 · 05-04-2020 11:45am

Mild breezy morning with some sunshine in Kildare. 14.7c

DOCARCH · 05-04-2020 11:46am

Great day in Dublin (16). Sunny. 14.8c atm.

Spring 2020 - General Discussion

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