Spring 2019 - General Discussion

sryanbruen · 11-03-2019 9:34am

Lovely morning in Dublin.

jArgHA · 11-03-2019 10:30am

sryanbruen wrote: »

Lovely morning in Dublin.

Cracking image sryan, it almost looks like some filter has been applied - but I suspect this is just natural colour of the early morning sun being cast?

Ultimate Seduction · 11-03-2019 1:23pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

As ever nature seems to find a way of making up for a shortfall or excess of an element. We might be cursing now (I know I am as I work outside) but it could yet be the difference between dry riverbeds in August and not.

Last April one of the wettest ever, river beds were dry by June

sryanbruen · 11-03-2019 1:28pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

Hints of conditions turning milder and drier with high pressure returning to western Europe. I mentioned this as a possibility in the Spring forecast too. We shall see, too far off to be sure of anything really.

Signs on a drier and warmer/milder outlook for the last week or so in March are still there today, in fact sort of an upgrade. More details later.

Edenmoar · 11-03-2019 3:26pm

I hope farmers are collecting water this year like they do in other countries in case we get 2 weeks of sun again this summer and have to listen to them moaning on the news every day

Oscar Bravo · 11-03-2019 3:35pm

After a dry morning its turning wet in Castlebar. A wet and windy evening ahead

Edward M · 11-03-2019 6:17pm

That rain has just reached us in South cavan.
Somewhat milder today than of late, but feeling cold in the breeze.

giveitholly · 11-03-2019 9:25pm

What's the weather looking like for St Patrick's day?

highdef · 11-03-2019 9:32pm

giveitholly wrote: »

What's the weather looking like for St Patrick's day?

Come back in a few days and there may be a bit more confidence. It's still nearly a week away. Too early to be sure.

giveitholly · 11-03-2019 10:00pm

highdef wrote: »

Come back in a few days and there may be a bit more confidence. It's still nearly a week away. Too early to be sure.

Oh yeah I know its way too early to be sure but was just wondering what the current signals are

Ultimate Seduction · 12-03-2019 12:03am

giveitholly wrote: »

Oh yeah I know its way too early to be sure but was just wondering what the current signals are

At a guess id say sunny sunny intervals with scattered showers, sometimes heavey and quite blustery.

roosterman71 · 12-03-2019 9:37am

Edenmoar wrote: »

I hope farmers are collecting water this year like they do in other countries in case we get 2 weeks of sun again this summer and have to listen to them moaning on the news every day

Collect it for what? The problem last year was the ground dried out and halted grass growth, and also impacted cereal crops. There wasn't too many complaining that animals had no water to drink, it was mainly a soil moisture deficit problem.

Kermit.de.frog · 12-03-2019 11:24am

Can't promise anything for St Patrick's Day but there is a growing risk of some snowfall next Saturday, that's for sure. But it will be a few days to firm up on details...for the moment Munster and South Leinster most at risk of some white gold.

Meteorite58 · 12-03-2019 11:56am

ECM looks intetesting for Sat but a long way off for predicting snow at any time of the year and especially March.

I'm sure we will be seeing a few posts about it

Oscar Bravo · 13-03-2019 6:06pm

A wet evening here in Castlebar with persistent rain. Very unsettled few days ahead. Bank holiday monday looking half decent,at the moment.

nacho libre · 13-03-2019 6:14pm

I feel it's better we get the unsettled weather now, if we get a warm end to March and a decent April, we may pay the price in early Summer. I would be happy with thunderstorms, but 14-15 c from a north easterly in June would be crap.

Oscar Bravo · 14-03-2019 12:08am

Its a rough night here in the west,persistent rain and strong and gusty winds.

Rock Lesnar · 14-03-2019 12:41am

Horrible rotten night out there, rain lashing against the windows, and sounds fairly breezy to

Donegal Storm · 14-03-2019 12:47am

Hasn't stopped raining since I woke up this morning and still pouring down as I head to bed, yet another awful day in what's been an awful month

An Ri rua · 14-03-2019 1:29am

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Its a rough night here in the west,persistent rain and strong and gusty winds.

A bit like this in North Laois. Winds way stronger and gustier than we expected.

Tom Cruises Left Nut · 14-03-2019 7:35am

Very gusty in Sallins this morning

davidjtaylor · 14-03-2019 10:18am

Calm and overcast in Clare, on this Thursday morning. Hopefully the worst is past. If we can get this on Sunday for St Pat’s parade, we’ll take it.

Mortelaro · 14-03-2019 11:25am

Very windy in Arklow
Gusted over 80kmh wnw in the last 40 mins and regularly above 60
Windy as than Gareth!

sryanbruen · 14-03-2019 12:48pm

Not a great start to the Summer 2019 analogues with Summers following on from very mild Winters. Blocking is evident over Greenland in each month bar July which is still cool and unsettled. Some amazing years in there but consensus would be cool and wet.

JCX BXC · 14-03-2019 5:36pm

Raining again in Galway.

Carol25 · 14-03-2019 9:13pm

Quite windy and blustery here again between Oranmore and Athenry. I think this is the 4th night in a row here this week of it. Hard to believe it now when I think back to how still and eerily calm some of the winter months this year were...

Oscar Bravo · 14-03-2019 9:22pm

Turned very wet and windy here in Castlebar in the past 30 minutes

Rock Lesnar · 14-03-2019 10:13pm

Another rotten evening here, rain and more rain again

pauldry · 14-03-2019 10:27pm

we are at 130mm for March so far

200mm is now quite possible for March.

Theres been an average of 9mm of rain every day of this month so far

Keep going and get it all over with before Summer

SleetAndSnow · 14-03-2019 10:34pm

heavy drizzle for the past hour and a bit in Cork City. Blagh

Clonmel1000 · 15-03-2019 12:15am

Marvember the month that keeps giving.

Graces7 · 15-03-2019 11:02am

wild, wet and windy out here on the island.. ekeing out my turf as i "never"need fires in March . west mayo offshore

islandings.blogspot

Franz Von Peppercorn · 15-03-2019 11:45am

Still crazy windy in Dublin.

Oscar Bravo · 15-03-2019 2:13pm

Dry bright afternoon in Castlebar ,before the next batch of rain tonight.

Graces7 · 15-03-2019 3:39pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Dry bright afternoon in Castlebar ,before the next batch of rain tonight.

same out here; lovely to walk in.

Hooter23 · 15-03-2019 7:20pm

I dont know why everyone is against climate change..I cant wait until our climate changes we have suffered long enough here in ireland:pac:

Clonmel1000 · 15-03-2019 8:38pm

Graces7 wrote: »

same out here; lovely to walk in.

Same in Lanzarotte today lovely to walk in.

acequion · 16-03-2019 2:00am

Graces7 wrote: »

same out here; lovely to walk in.

Delighted to see you back Graces,was worried. Stay safe in this stormy weather!

km79 · 16-03-2019 10:42am

Next week will be dry right?
RIGHT???????????
Terrible month

sryanbruen · 16-03-2019 5:24pm

Shannon Airport has recorded 147.4mm of rainfall up to March 15th which makes it already the wettest March on record at the station with records back to 1946. This total does not even include today's rain.

The station had its previous wettest March on record way back in.... March 2017 with a total of 133.9mm.

Data from Met Éireann.

davidjtaylor · 16-03-2019 6:58pm

Hooter23 wrote: »

I dont know why everyone is against climate change..I cant wait until our climate changes we have suffered long enough here in ireland:pac:

Careful what you wish for!

Gonzo · 16-03-2019 10:04pm

this has been an absolute horrid month so far, right up there with last November for misery.

Thankfully the coming week looks much, much dryer and significantly milder.

SleetAndSnow · 16-03-2019 11:05pm

Mixture of wet snow and sleet ATM in cork city, that's a surprise

JCX BXC · 16-03-2019 11:06pm

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Mixture of wet snow and sleet ATM in cork city, that's a surprise

Cork Airport reporting sleet and 2°c at 10pm.

Meanwhile it's 4.8c here in West Clare.

Graces7 · 17-03-2019 8:47am

acequion wrote: »

Delighted to see you back Graces,was worried. Stay safe in this stormy weather!

Thanks. we have a marine gale out here just now and brutally cold so hunkered down with the cats. longing for warmth and dry. another loud squall hitting the roof, but the skylark is singing so better things on the way

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Graces7 · 17-03-2019 8:49am

Biitter cold out here this morning. Usually i have stopped lighting the fire by mid March but not a chance today. sharp nasty wind and a marine gale warning rattling

west mayo offshore outpost

davidjtaylor · 17-03-2019 9:23am

A positively beautiful start to St Patrick’s day in east Clare - barely a cloud and strong sunshine, no wind.

Weather turns on a dime of course but we can hope…

Graces7 · 17-03-2019 10:34am

davidjtaylor wrote: »

A positively beautiful start to St Patrick’s day in east Clare - barely a cloud and strong sunshine, no wind.

Weather turns on a dime of course but we can hope…

Sounds lovely and hoping it lasts.

\we are now in "severe gale" out here. will catch parades here online.

west mayo offshore

km79 · 17-03-2019 11:23am

Pissing rain again in east Galway
Looks like more of the same tomorrow
When is it settling down ............

acequion · 17-03-2019 12:49pm

Graces7 wrote: »

Thanks. we have a marine gale out here just now and brutally cold so hunkered down with the cats. longing for warmth and dry. another loud squall hitting the roof, but the skylark is singing so better things on the way

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Mind yourselves, you and little kitties. It is indeed bitter cold today.

Blog sounds great. Lovely to read about such a unique part of the world. Good on you!

Spring 2019 - General Discussion

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