Turning much colder, frost and some sleet/snow esp North and West April 25th ==>

Kermit.de.frog · 22-04-2015 11:21pm #1

hi, Hi, HI all again!

Sunday night is interesting atm for any potential snowfall which could be anywhere really but most likely in the north and west.

A real shift in reverse gear over the weekend (from Saturday night) from what we have had the last few weeks as it becomes more unsettled but much, much colder too as the winds come directly from the pole. At night frosts will return and even icy patches.

Temperatures falling back to mid single figures during daylight hours and sub zero for most overnight for the second half of the weekend and early next week away from windward coasts.

Take care and wrap up well:)

Isn't it beautiful?

More tomorrow...

sparrowcar · 22-04-2015 11:25pm

Sh!t just got serious... The frog just came out of hibernation

highdef · 23-04-2015 12:19am

I'm sure the specifics will change but gfs is currently pushing for a fairly major snow event in many parts on Sunday night. Right, that's that jinxed now ðŸ˜†

Rikand · 23-04-2015 12:32am

So what you're saying is I can go on the beer Sunday night, I'll be snowed in Monday morning?

Dozer Dave · 23-04-2015 12:34am

Rikand wrote: »

So what you're saying is I can go on the beer Sunday night, I'll be snowed in Monday morning?

Very doubtful, im cutting silage on Monday anyway.

FWVT · 23-04-2015 6:56am

This is typical GFS cold-bias output, as other models are showing nowhere near as cold. The flow originates near the pole but will divert southwestwards around Iceland and stagnate for 24 hrs before finally reaching Ireland in a greatly modified state. The ECMWF shows T850 -4 to -6 at best at the coldest hours on Tuesday morning, so maybe some sleet on mountains for a narrow window but really just cold rain and a marked cooling for 99% of the population.

Clonmel1000 · 23-04-2015 1:09pm

Bit of s change there already. Sunshine hazy bit of a breeze and not as hot as yesterday.

s.m · 23-04-2015 1:12pm

Isn't it beautiful?

More tomorrow...[/QUOTE]
Maybe for christmas day i reckon it's just being overblown

Kermit.de.frog · 23-04-2015 2:52pm

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

not as hot as yesterday.

We have acquired definitions of "hot" in Ireland:pac:

I wouldn't be so quick to rule anything in or out. If anything UKMO and ECM have moved more toward the GFS output so definitely some potentially interesting weather ahead.

Be fun seeing people adapt though from T-shirts to Eskimo fashion.:)

SEPT 23 1989 · 23-04-2015 3:43pm

I thought people were winding me up:)

irelandspurs · 24-04-2015 8:21am

My poor tulips

ronnie3585 · 24-04-2015 10:03am

I did not like MT's parting shot for Ireland in this morning's forecast;

"There are indications of a prolonged spell of rather cold weather following on, with the average about 4 degrees below normal values on guidance for the first half of May."

Pants:(

Old diesel · 24-04-2015 10:30am

ronnie3585 wrote: »

I did not like MT's parting shot for Ireland in this morning's forecast;

"There are indications of a prolonged spell of rather cold weather following on, with the average about 4 degrees below normal values on guidance for the first half of May."

Pants:(

2012 all over again

:(:(:(

Kermit.de.frog · 24-04-2015 12:19pm

It's the northern half of the country most at risk from any snowfall on Sunday night though the precise area is fluid. After Monday the snow risk abates but temperatures look to remain low for the week with night time frosts again a feature.

DIF · 24-04-2015 12:26pm

my head is wrecked... thought I wouldn't be back in the Weather Forum until November! :eek:

emo72 · 24-04-2015 12:54pm

I'm concerned about the may bank holiday weekend. I plan to be out and about don't fancy getting rained on and freezing.

Gonzo · 24-04-2015 2:23pm

perhaps the past 3 weeks was our summer with a potentially cool and unsettled May-August. Happens way to often for my liking in Ireland.

ninebeanrows · 24-04-2015 2:35pm

Gonzo wrote: »

perhaps the past 3 weeks was our summer with a potentially cool and unsettled May-August. Happens way to often for my liking in Ireland.

:pac:

Gonzo · 24-04-2015 3:31pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

:pac:

just me guessing! incoming cold weather, could it be the repeat of the bitterly cold summer of 2012?, the past month has been dry and sunny, the past 2 summers have been decent is it possible to have 3 good summers in a row in Ireland!?

ando · 24-04-2015 3:58pm

emo72 wrote: »

I'm concerned about the may bank holiday weekend. I plan to be out and about don't fancy getting rained on and freezing.

Feck sake, I'm getting married on 3rd May!! The last few days I was thinking, 'you know what, it could be alright' .. but eh... no

sunbeam · 24-04-2015 4:09pm

irelandspurs wrote: »

My poor tulips

I'm just hoping that all the seeds I planted outside this week didn't have time to germinate yet. Fortunately I've no tulips to worry about as our local free range sheep ate them all...

gerrybhoy · 24-04-2015 4:20pm

ando wrote: »

Feck sake, I'm getting married on 3rd May!! The last few days I was thinking, 'you know what, it could be alright' .. but eh... no

Ahh marriage isn't that bad;)

cotton · 24-04-2015 4:39pm

sunbeam wrote: »

I'm just hoping that all the seeds I planted outside this week didn't have time to germinate yet. Fortunately I've no tulips to worry about as our local free range sheep ate them all...

I'm in the same boat with seeds & plants planted. Time to get the fleece out

Old diesel · 24-04-2015 5:26pm

Gonzo wrote: »

just me guessing! incoming cold weather, could it be the repeat of the bitterly cold summer of 2012?, the past month has been dry and sunny, the past 2 summers have been decent is it possible to have 3 good summers in a row in Ireland!?

2012 is whats worrying me too - May that year wasn't great - June, July and August were very poor.

Fodder crisis in spring 2013 resulted from that

- scary stuff

kingshankly · 24-04-2015 7:02pm

gerrybhoy wrote: »

Ahh marriage isn't that bad;)

You must be female😆

xii · 24-04-2015 10:51pm

Bord Gais Rubbing hands together.

Supercell · 25-04-2015 12:42am

I thought i had the heating turned off until next winter, bah! The stove went out in a blaze of glory a couple of weeks ago , now i have no fuel left, feckin gibbons

Oneiric 3 · 25-04-2015 12:45am

Personally, wet summers don't bother me in the least. Love the rain

all the more so when it is warm rain. It can pour from the heavens as far as I am concerned. There is an added bonus to having wet summers as well in that it keeps the chavs and scangers off the streets. Never a bad thing.

Pangea · 25-04-2015 12:47am

Heres the latest forecast from ME, amazing to see such a wintry forecast after the week we have had, it will be quite fascinating to see the change. I wonder will it have much of an impact on wildlife.

Sunday will be a cold day. Many southern areas should be dry, but showers will develop elsewhere, with some hail in northern areas. A few may turn wintry over higher ground in the north of the country. Winds will be moderate to fresh northerly and afternoon temperatures will be only 9 or 10 degrees at best and with the added wind chill factor, it will feel very cold. Sunday night will be very cold, with temperatures below freezing nationwide. Frost will be widespread, with possibly some icy patches too. Many places dry, but showers, some wintry, are expected to move into western and northern coastal counties later in the night.

Monday, currently looks like being the coldest day, with moderate to fresh westerly winds and widespread showers. Top temperatures just 7 to 9 C., at best and feeling colder in the wind. Some showers are likely to turn wintry over parts of Connacht and Ulster. This mainly on high ground, but a few flurries of sleet or snow could affect lower levels too, especially in the morning. Temperatures again below freezing overnight, but the winds will ease and any wintry showers will become confined to western and northwestern coasts.

Old diesel · 25-04-2015 9:55am

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Personally, wet summers don't bother me in the least. Love the rain all the more so when it is warm rain. It can pour from the heavens as far as I am concerned. There is an added bonus to having wet summers as well in that it keeps the chavs and scangers off the streets. Never a bad thing.

That's all very good - unless you've got a farm with silage to save and crops to grow :rolleyes:

Too much rain is actually A MAJOR issue in that scenario

RobertKK · 25-04-2015 10:00am

Old diesel wrote: »

That's all very good - unless you've got a farm with silage to save and crops to grow :rolleyes:

Too much rain is actually A MAJOR issue in that scenario

Yes and a bit heat this time of year can do wonders. Wouldn't mind it turning a bit unsettled at the moment if it was to be of the thundery variety, nothing major, but very bad time of the year for a cold spell to start.

Gonzo · 25-04-2015 12:05pm

only 5C here at the moment in the rain, it almost looks sleety. Temperatures still up to 14C in parts of Cork.

If this was January or even February the place would be pasted white.

DominoDub · 25-04-2015 12:08pm

A clear division of the country by that cold front with temps dropping fast as it moves south .

maquiladora · 25-04-2015 12:28pm

Gonzo wrote: »

only 5C here at the moment in the rain, it almost looks sleety. Temperatures still up to 14C in parts of Cork.

If this was January or even February the place would be pasted white.

16 degrees, nicely mild and sunny here. For now....

RobertKK · 25-04-2015 1:09pm

Reached a high here of 11.8C at 11.13am.
Currently 5.3C.
A shock to the system.

bcmf · 25-04-2015 2:55pm

When I left the house on the bike at 8.45 my Garmin read a shade over 5c. When I got home two and a half hours later it read a shade over 3c.
Feels like Jan/Feb rather then late April.

Old diesel · 25-04-2015 4:57pm

RobertKK wrote: »

Yes and a bit heat this time of year can do wonders. Wouldn't mind it turning a bit unsettled at the moment if it was to be of the thundery variety, nothing major, but very bad time of the year for a cold spell to start.

The worry I have is that this is too similar a pattern to 2012 for my liking.

Only thing is that weather can change - so its hopefully possible that it might improve soon.

Especially as the decent weather we got lately kind of came out of nowhere really

greasepalm · 25-04-2015 5:06pm

curses on you lot i hoped good weather was here and no need for wool socks as 6 have holes in them and thrown out,have to wash remaining 2:eek::D

Danno · 25-04-2015 8:57pm

Old diesel wrote: »

The worry I have is that this is too similar a pattern to 2012 for my liking.

Only thing is that weather can change - so its hopefully possible that it might improve soon.

Especially as the decent weather we got lately kind of came out of nowhere really

Erm, no, more like 1995 to me... seriously.

pauldry · 25-04-2015 10:02pm

Danno wrote: »

Erm, no, more like 1995 to me... seriously.

Its like 2015 to me!?

Calibos · 25-04-2015 11:08pm

The winds coming in from the East off the Irish Sea for the last few weeks kept it cooler here in Bray than inland or the West. Single figures a fair proportion of the time. So this cool spell won't be really a shock to my system. For me with the temps in Bray averaging in single digits up till May and the Central Heating still on regularily, this distinctly feels like the long cold Spring of 2013. Great Summer year that was!

Kermit.de.frog · 26-04-2015 3:13am

A mod should put a yellow warning for snow in the north and northwest (up to 10 cm's) and also the midlands (up to 5 cm's) on the OP for Sunday 12 pm to Tuesday 12 pm.

ComaWhite · 26-04-2015 10:46am

Woken up by some pretty intense hail at around 4am - this weather is crazy!

Gonzo · 26-04-2015 1:25pm

today is not nearly as bad as I expected, feeling quite warm in the sunshine despite the temperature. Certainly feels milder than yesterday.

weisses · 26-04-2015 2:50pm

Smashing day here in west cork ... Had to put on a t shirt because of the sunburn

ch750536 · 26-04-2015 3:19pm

Nice here, cool enough (9c) 20% cloud cover, solid breeze.

Oscar Bravo · 26-04-2015 3:29pm

Nice bright fresh day in Castlebar and dry apart from well scattered showers. some good sunshine and great visibilities . very clear air. 9 degrees, dew point -0.2 degrees. (note temperature drops sharply in any showers)

ComaWhite · 26-04-2015 5:12pm

My mother in Monaghan has informed me that they had a sleet shower about half an hour ago

Birdnuts · 26-04-2015 5:36pm

Even with a very cold air mass, at this time of year if the day is sunny and wind below about 10 knots, it can feel quiet pleasant outside. The damaging frosts are what I'd be most concerned about this week.

Pangea · 26-04-2015 5:59pm

A fine weekend here in Donegal, thought it was going to be a dreadful weekend going by the forecasts, very little rain. -2.1c last night.

Old diesel · 26-04-2015 6:03pm

Car was showing 8 degrees at 11 am this morning.

How accurate that is I don't know - but it was showing 13/14 degrees last week.

Felt more pleasant with sunshine then the 8 degrees reading would have suggested

Turning much colder, frost and some sleet/snow esp North and West April 25th ==>

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