Spring 2020 - General Discussion

SouthWesterly · 14-05-2020 12:14pm

2.8 was my lowest last night. No frost this morning.

compsys · 14-05-2020 12:31pm

richardgreene wrote: »

@esposito @Danzy Thanks lads for the explanations. @pad199207 Ha, thanks for the cynicism ðŸ€ª

The reason for the easterly winds is that we’ve had high pressure stuck over us for weeks now. In the northern hemisphere winds always move clockwise around high pressure so depending on the location of the system, you’ll usually get winds coming from the east or north east or south east. It’s unusual but not unheard of to have weather this good. High pressure always sticks around longer than low pressure systems. But you’re usually taking days, not weeks, for Ireland.

In April and early May the Irish Sea is still almost at its coldest (8 to 11 degrees) so any easterly winds will pare back temperatures a good bit in the eastern third of the country. It’s very difficult to get temps over 20 in set ups like these in spring for Dublin etc. Hence why it’s still been quite cool in some areas.

Slashermcguirk · 14-05-2020 2:22pm

Yet another beautiful sunny day in Dublin 5. Quite incredible this spring has been. 2 1/2 months of almost completely dry weather.

Gonzo · 14-05-2020 2:23pm

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

Yet another beautiful sunny day in Dublin 5. Quite incredible this spring has been. 2 1/2 months of almost completely dry weather.

hopefully another 2 and a half months of it! maybe a few thunderstorms thrown into the mix to water the gardens.

4Ad · 14-05-2020 3:26pm

Light frost on the car at 5am, heading for 19 here in East Clare, few lonesome clouds in the sky, it's beautiful.

Thelonious Monk · 14-05-2020 3:29pm

Beautiful in D5. If you haven't already try to put out vessels of water for the birdies. My only company these days are a pair of wood pigeons, some magpies, blackbirds and a few other little ones. I can even tell who's coming by their different flappy noises. They all seem to get a turn bathing in and drinking the water i put out.

Clonmel1000 · 14-05-2020 3:32pm

Beautiful day here also few clouds about but a lovely strong sun and thankfully no breeze.

SleetAndSnow · 14-05-2020 4:06pm

Clouds have disappeared in cork city and sun is out and it's lovely and warm in the sun and cool in the shade. Loving this dry spell, no yellow verges here yet due to the extra rain we had so happy out at the moment. My garden thermostat is reading about 18 degrees at the minute but it is in the sun at the moment, it's usually very close to what cork airport reads but a big difference atm

Gonzo · 14-05-2020 4:26pm

lovely sunny day in Meath despite the chilly temperatures. We are now past the coldest of the plunge and from here on in we have a gradual rise in temperatures over the next few days then from about Sunday temperatures will lift up alot more.

SleetAndSnow · 14-05-2020 4:29pm

Airport has risen from 11 degrees to 13 degrees in half an hour so steady rise, I think Met E were predicting about 17 degrees on the weather last night so my garden stat seems pretty accurate atm. "Wind 4 kt from the South/Southwest, varying between South/Southeast and West/Northwest" latest update has the wind coming from every direction! Haha

appledrop · 14-05-2020 5:12pm

Another stunningly beautiful day in Dublin. Didnt get to see much of as busy wfh day.

However great to finish up from office + step straight onto sunshine! No commute.

Maybe we should rename this thread Summer 2020 because that's what's it more like since lockdown began!

Mantis Toboggan · 14-05-2020 5:43pm

Looks like next week will be a cracker, this lockdown is doing wonders for the weather

Oneiric 3 · 14-05-2020 6:59pm

Observing what looks like a cloud of smoke here in the northern sky over the last while and there is a slight smoky smell in the air. Must be bog fire somewhere in around the Mayo/Galway border region.

giveitholly · 14-05-2020 7:42pm

So what is the general consensus for the next 7-10 days? Risk of rain and drizzle on sunday especially the north and west and then back to dry conditions with much warmer temperatures heading into next week

Tigerandahalf · 14-05-2020 8:47pm

It has been very dry in the west for nearly 2 months now. I was looking at photos there and I went for a cycle on the 22nd March and there were pools of water in the fields. That day was the first nice warm sunny day in a long while.

It has been bone dry since with the exception of one evening of moderate rain. We still have the heating on downstairs as it is cold in the mornings and evenings.

Otherwise the weather has been fabulous to get out in. I don't mind not having heat once you have the blue skies. The birds seem to be full of song at the moment.

SleetAndSnow · 14-05-2020 9:20pm

Agree, I feel like I'm hearing a lot more bird song in the last two weeks then before. Maybe I'm just outside more with less to think about?

Slashermcguirk · 14-05-2020 9:50pm

Weather after the news on RTE suggests nice weather for the next 5 days. Continuing dry in the east but some showers in other areas

Gonzo · 14-05-2020 9:58pm

giveitholly wrote: »

So what is the general consensus for the next 7-10 days? Risk of rain and drizzle on sunday especially the north and west and then back to dry conditions with much warmer temperatures heading into next week

The outlook looks fairly decent, certainly milder than it has been from Saturday. However there is still a good deal of uncertainty from mid week next week and onwards. We could stay under an extended period of dry and settled conditions with some warm spells or it could all break down later next week with the return a cooler and unsettled Atlantic. Right now it looks like we may end up with the dryer and more settled solution but it wouldn't take much for it to flip back to the form horse which is the Atlantic.

Gonzo · 14-05-2020 10:14pm

just for reference the extent of last nights very cold and frosty night:

Temperatures last night got to -2C widely across the country. Last night was also the last really cold night from the current cold snap and the air is beginning to slowly shift back towards more seasonal temperatures. We are unlikely to see another night as cold as last night untill late September or sometime in October.

Currently still 11C here in Meath, which is 4 or 5C higher than it was this time yesterday. Temperatures should stay just above 0C in most areas tonight, maybe a patchy frost in one or two spots.

m17 · 15-05-2020 6:22am

Tuam co galway 14/05/20 19.15 temperature 12°C

Thelonious Monk · 15-05-2020 8:05am

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Agree, I feel like I'm hearing a lot more bird song in the last two weeks then before. Maybe I'm just outside more with less to think about?

No traffic

SleetAndSnow · 15-05-2020 11:43am

Nice morning in cork city, slightly cloudy but the sun is out and it's about 13/14 degrees at the moment. Not much of a wind either.

Gonzo · 15-05-2020 11:47am

a cloudy and cool morning here in Meath. A dry weekend for most eastern and southern areas but it could turn fairly showery in the parts of the north and west over the weekend, particularly Sunday. Next week is beginning to look less settled as well, particularly the second half of next week.

Artane2002 · 15-05-2020 12:26pm

Overcast in Dublin 5 and milder than recently but due to the lack of sunshine it feels colder than it was throughout the week.

Gonzo · 15-05-2020 12:29pm

Artane2002 wrote: »

Overcast in Dublin 5 and milder than recently but due to the lack of sunshine it feels colder than it was throughout the week.

it certainly feels cold today, cold enough to put the winter coat back on for the walk.

seamusk84 · 15-05-2020 12:35pm

Gonzo wrote: »

it certainly feels cold today, cold enough to put the winter coat back on for the walk.

Any chance it will warm up with a bit of sun for the afternoon/evening?

highdef · 15-05-2020 12:36pm

Gonzo wrote: »

it certainly feels cold today, cold enough to put the winter coat back on for the walk.

Heading for my walk soon but t-shirt will do fine. The winds are very light so it feels like nice walking weather. Will be warmed up in minutes

silverharp · 15-05-2020 12:42pm

going by Met Dublin looks like we wont be seeing any Sun for the next 3 or 4 days. damn! and not much in the way of rain either

Clonmel1000 · 15-05-2020 1:09pm

That nagging little breeze is back and more cloud than blue sky unfortunately. Yesterday really was a pet day.

Hooter23 · 15-05-2020 2:33pm

It looks like it might clear up soon...I noticed the wind picked up the a couple of days ago just before it cleared...it looked like there be clearer skies coming in on the satellite image...though no sign of it yet..we'll see sure

appledrop · 15-05-2020 2:45pm

Artane2002 wrote: »

Overcast in Dublin 5 and milder than recently but due to the lack of sunshine it feels colder than it was throughout the week.

Yep I had to put heating on for hour in house today. Other days were cold outside but sunshine coming in kept house lovely + toasty.

Mach Two · 15-05-2020 2:59pm

Any particular reason for the very low humidity yesterday. I was in Limerick and I could feel my throat and mouth really drying out.

highdef · 15-05-2020 3:02pm

Mach Two wrote: »

Any particular reason for the very low humidity yesterday. I was in Limerick and I could feel my throat and mouth really drying out.

A combination of a fairly dry air source and very dry ground, in a nutshell

Mach Two · 15-05-2020 3:06pm

highdef wrote: »

A combination of a fairly dry air source and very dry ground, in a nutshell

I thought it was very unusual. Never felt the air so dry in my life. I thought it was some sort of weather phenomenon.

Hooter23 · 15-05-2020 3:57pm

Dosn't look like that clearer weather reached us its looks like there is even thicker cloud coming in now on the satellite

Gonzo · 15-05-2020 4:04pm

Hooter23 wrote: »

Dosn't look like that clearer weather reached us its looks like there is even thicker cloud coming in now on the satellite

there won't be much sun between now and Monday afternoon. A very cloudy weekend to come in many places with showers or rain at times, particularly in western areas and northern half of the country. Sunday see's the greatest risk of rain or showers.

Hooter23 · 15-05-2020 7:38pm

So to fix our usual terrible weather we need a permanent lockdown;)

Meteorite58 · 15-05-2020 11:19pm

Nice here in Kerry, blue skies from early morning getting uo to 16.2C after a low of 1.3C

NASA pic from earlier today.

3 the square · 16-05-2020 9:35am

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Nice here in Kerry, blue skies from early morning getting uo to 16.2C after a low of 1.3C

NASA pic from earlier today.

Any idea of weather forecast for Kerry for next week ?

richardgreene · 16-05-2020 9:44am

compsys wrote: »

The reason for the easterly winds is that we’ve had high pressure stuck over us for weeks now. In the northern hemisphere wind.......

Thanks compsys

Gonzo · 16-05-2020 11:16am

we appear to be almost finished with the easterlies for now. A mild or warm south-westerly over the next few days as we now lose the cold northerly. Normal Service looks like resuming for all of us from Thursday.

Clonmel1000 · 16-05-2020 12:52pm

Gonzo wrote: »

we appear to be almost finished with the easterlies for now. A mild or warm south-westerly over the next few days as we now lose the cold northerly. Normal Service looks like resuming for all of us from Thursday.

By normal service I hope you don’t mean wet windy dull rubbish?

Thelonious Monk · 16-05-2020 12:54pm

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

By normal service I hope you don’t mean wet windy dull rubbish?

I was gonna ask the same! I think normal service means about 14c, windy, and rain on and off, for weeks on end. And we can't even go abroad. Kill me now.

SleetAndSnow · 16-05-2020 1:10pm

Once the rain comes, while it will help the western and northern counties at the start, but I fear that because this it Ireland it will forget to leave as it did for about 250 days

Cloudy this morning in Cork City, about 13 degrees.

Clonmel1000 · 16-05-2020 1:46pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I was gonna ask the same! I think normal service means about 14c, windy, and rain on and off, for weeks on end. And we can't even go abroad. Kill me now.

Even though the rest of Europe is opening up but that’s another debate and another forum I know.

Gonzo · 16-05-2020 1:56pm

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

By normal service I hope you don’t mean wet windy dull rubbish?

yep looks like revert back to the typical Atlantic pattern from Thursday with low pressures crossing Ireland every few days. For how long remains to be seen if this is just a temporary blip for a week or two or something more long term.

Thelonious Monk · 16-05-2020 1:59pm

When you think it was very cold and wet up to near the end of June last year, we've been getting away with murder for the past while. I hope we're not going to be made pay for it now in summer.

JCX BXC · 16-05-2020 1:59pm

Stubbornly overcast in West Clare, no hope of sun today me thinks!

Gonzo · 16-05-2020 2:02pm

To add to my post above about the return to normal service, the GFS is going to town on the unsettled setup for the last 10 days of May, however the ECM is going for a few cool and unsettled days from Thursday but it reverts back to a much dryer and warmer scene after next weekend. So the big change isn't set in stone yet nor does it look like a long term pattern change just yet. Fingers crossed the ECM is right.

Slashermcguirk · 16-05-2020 4:22pm

It has been a decent day in Dublin, bone dry again but intermittent cloud and sun. Pleasant enough to sit outside. No rain in the outlook that I can see. This dry spell is incredible

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