Spring 2019 - General Discussion

Rock Lesnar · 13-04-2019 8:13pm

Cloudy and feels very cold in the wind here in meath, stove on fire

road_high · 13-04-2019 9:56pm

So far really hating this “spring”. In Kilkenny and south Leinster at least it’s been never ending blah.
Some nice sunny days but never with any real warmth. Today was pretty typical- dry, some good sunshine but a biting cold wind with temps in single figures.
Really just looking forward to some decent warmth and mildness- parts of the bloody winter were much milder !!

Artane2002 · 13-04-2019 10:20pm

road_high wrote: »

So far really hating this “spring”. In Kilkenny and south Leinster at least it’s been never ending blah.
Some nice sunny days but never with any real warmth. Today was pretty typical- dry, some good sunshine but a biting cold wind with temps in single figures.
Really just looking forward to some decent warmth and mildness- parts of the bloody winter were much milder !!

Winter 2018-19 = late October 2018/very start of November 2018, few days end January/start of February 2019, March 2019, April 2019

Donegal Storm · 14-04-2019 1:25am

Bitterly cold in Donegal today with significant windchill, was out paining all day and hands were numb with the cold by the time we finished. Even with the sunny weather over the past 10 days there's still not much growth evident around here, nothing more than buds on trees and bushes, could really use a few proper warm days.

JCX BXC · 14-04-2019 1:48am

End of next week looks promising!

Attended a confirmation today, weather couldn't have been worse really!

highdef · 14-04-2019 3:28am

Mid April and my water butt has run dry... That's a first for this time of year.

Graces7 · 14-04-2019 7:20am

highdef wrote: »

Mid April and my water butt has run dry... That's a first for this time of year.

Any progress on this

wild wet windy here again

lawred2 · 14-04-2019 7:43am

highdef wrote: »

Mid April and my water butt has run dry... That's a first for this time of year.

Same and the garden is bone dry.

Don't want to use the hose

Franz Von Peppercorn · 14-04-2019 10:05am

It’s effectively a winters day here, in north Dublin. Dry but temp is 5C but there’s a biting wind.

pad199207 · 14-04-2019 10:34am

Very breezy this morning and feeling cold in N Kildare. 5c

Oscar Bravo · 14-04-2019 11:09am

3 degrees at Knock at 11 in an easterly wind gusting over 30 knots = raw!

Clonmel1000 · 14-04-2019 11:26am

Is it just me or does it not feel that cold in Knock today?ðŸ˜‚

squarecircles · 14-04-2019 12:02pm

squarecircles · 14-04-2019 12:06pm

im getting a tingle of a good vibe for summer 2019 with the persistence of the azores ridging throwing itself up over the uk and ireland and connecting with the scandi high.

regardless from wednesday onwards is looking particularly pleasant ,especially so in the west,high teens, and the magic 20 on the cards.

time to fire up the barbie.

lawred2 · 14-04-2019 12:30pm

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

It’s effectively a winters day here, in north Dublin. Dry but temp is 5C but there’s a biting wind.

Yeah it's horrible.

lawred2 · 14-04-2019 12:32pm

squarecircles wrote: »

im getting a tingle of a good vibe for summer 2019 with the persistence of the azores ridging throwing itself up over the uk and ireland and connecting with the scandi high.

regardless from wednesday onwards is looking particularly pleasant ,especially so in the west,high teens, and the magic 20 on the cards.

time to fire up the barbie.

Nice out west - 12 degrees on the east coast though

highdef · 14-04-2019 12:53pm

Not too bad in North Kildare. Wind is a lot lighter than yesterday so not nearly as much wind-chill. Still dry.

Artane2002 · 14-04-2019 1:47pm

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Is it just me or does it not feel that cold in Knock today?&#55357;&#56834;

Posts like this are outright insulting. I won't say anything else...

Breezy and cloudy in Dublin 5.

km79 · 14-04-2019 1:50pm

Artane2002 wrote: »

Posts like this are outright insulting. I won't say anything else...

Breezy and cloudy in Dublin 5.

I must be missing something?

Artane2002 · 14-04-2019 1:52pm

km79 wrote: »

I must be missing something?

Yesterday I said I didn't think it was too cold in Dublin but most people here said they thought the weather was cold. He's making fun of what I said because Oscar Bravo mentioned that it was 3c and gusting over 30kts at Knock. I don't want this to escalate so I won't make any more comments regarding this.

JCX BXC · 14-04-2019 2:32pm

One rule for some.

NIMAN · 14-04-2019 3:09pm

Not often I see weather warnings for 20 counties, and we escape in Donegal.

Hooray!

Rock Lesnar · 14-04-2019 5:31pm

Cloudy, very breezy, dry and cold again in my area of meath today, delighted the rain has stayed away

Gonzo · 14-04-2019 7:54pm

Rock Lesnar wrote: »

Cloudy, very breezy, dry and cold again in my area of meath today, delighted the rain has stayed away

not a drop of rain here either but it's been a very cold day. Currently only 6C.

pad199207 · 14-04-2019 8:40pm

Dry today with not a drop of rain here, there’s actually some clear patches in the sky now. Winds have eased a bit. 7c

Donegal Storm · 14-04-2019 9:08pm

Dry here all day as well oddly enough, the front was supposedly plonked on top of us for hours but only had a few spits of rain that didn't wet the ground. Other than some light overnight rain last Sunday it's been totally dry for 10 days here now, a welcome change from this time last month!

Artane2002 · 14-04-2019 9:10pm

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Dry here all day as well oddly enough, the front was supposedly plonked on top of us for hours but only had a few spits of rain that didn't wet the ground. Other than some light overnight rain last Sunday it's been totally dry for 10 days here now, a welcome change from this time last month!

That sounds quite unusual for Donegal! Good to hear that you guys are getting a break.

SleetAndSnow · 14-04-2019 9:10pm

Garden is waterlogged now in Cork City. Basically non stop since 4pm yesterday, and theres heavier to come

Some strong gusts of wind around still and its cold enough

acequion · 14-04-2019 9:28pm

Dry in Tralee today but cold and wintry. I'd have been very happy with these temps back in February when we got ridiculous weather. Now I'd like to be turning off heat, shedding layers of clothes and getting the patio set up with spring /summer plants.

No such luck with this weather

giveitholly · 14-04-2019 9:46pm

acequion wrote: »

Dry in Tralee today but cold and wintry. I'd have been very happy with these temps back in February when we got ridiculous weather. Now I'd like to be turning off heat, shedding layers of clothes and getting the patio set up with spring /summer plants.

No such luck with this weather

Hopefully next weekend

lawred2 · 15-04-2019 8:44am

So confirmed warm spell inland for end of this week into next weekend but disappointing 12C on coastlines

Will this crap month ever end?

lawred2 · 15-04-2019 8:45am

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Garden is waterlogged now in Cork City. Basically non stop since 4pm yesterday, and theres heavier to come Some strong gusts of wind around still and its cold enough

Dry and cold in Dublin all day yesterday with a wind that must have given us a real feel of about a few degrees above zero.

Horrible in other words.

sryanbruen · 15-04-2019 9:27am

lawred2 wrote: »

So confirmed warm spell inland for end of this week into next weekend but disappointing 12C on coastlines

That's pretty standard fare for coastlines, it's only April after all.

lawred2 · 15-04-2019 9:30am

sryanbruen wrote: »

That's pretty standard fare for coastlines, it's only April after all.

Not sure what your point is... Was the warm spell back in February standard fare for that time of the year?

Who cares what's considered standard fare?

Just wanted a warm weekend after about 3 weeks of cold. Yesterday was 'standard fare' for the first of January.

sryanbruen · 15-04-2019 9:36am

lawred2 wrote: »

Not sure what your point is... Was the warm spell back in February standard fare for that time of the year?

Who cares what's standard fare?

Just wanted a warm weekend after about 3 weeks of cold. Yesterday was 'standard fare' for the first of January.

It's April, you'll rarely ever find anything "warm" on eastern coasts as the sea temperatures are (on average) at their coolest point in the year in March/April time and easterly winds are most common in April/May.

February had a southerly/southeasterly fetch so there was not as much influence from the sea.

Unnecessary passive aggressiveness there.

highdef · 15-04-2019 9:40am

lawred2 wrote: »

Not sure what your point is... Was the warm spell back in February standard fare for that time of the year?

Who cares what's considered standard fare?

Just wanted a warm weekend after about 3 weeks of cold. Yesterday was 'standard fare' for the first of January.

Even if the temperatures near the east coast are lower than other areas this weekend, if you find a sheltered spot in the sun and out of the wind it'll feel a lot warmer than a thermometer will show in the shade. The sun is quite strong as we head from mid to late April this weekend with as much solar strength/radiation as mid to late August.

lawred2 · 15-04-2019 9:42am

sryanbruen wrote: »

It's April, you'll rarely ever find anything "warm" on eastern coasts as the sea temperatures are (on average) at their coolest point in the year in March/April time and easterly winds are most common in April/May.

February had a southerly/southeasterly fetch so there was not as much influence from the sea.

Unnecessary passive aggressiveness there.

Passive aggressive wasn't the tone I had in my head - but funnily enough it was how I read your post. So let's not go any further down that spiral.

froog · 15-04-2019 10:35am

small break in heavy rain in cork but looks like the heaviest is yet to come.

SleetAndSnow · 15-04-2019 10:37am

froog wrote: »

small break in heavy rain in cork but looks like the heaviest is yet to come.

Still pelting down in bishopstown currently.

Crazy stuff haha. Oh well just more excuse to stay inside and watch TV for a day

Rock Lesnar · 15-04-2019 1:11pm

Horrible morning here in my area of meath, heavy spells of rain in a strong wind, feeling cold to

Franz Von Peppercorn · 15-04-2019 1:47pm

lawred2 wrote: »

Not sure what your point is... Was the warm spell back in February standard fare for that time of the year?

Who cares what's considered standard fare?

Just wanted a warm weekend after about 3 weeks of cold. Yesterday was 'standard fare' for the first of January.

If the sun is out the RealFeel will be much more pleasant. You may even want to take your jacket off and enjoy the cool onshore breezes.

lawred2 · 15-04-2019 2:13pm

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

If the sun is out the RealFeel will be much more pleasant. You may even want to take your jacket off and enjoy the cool onshore breezes.

that'd be lovely

Gonzo · 15-04-2019 2:55pm

really awful day today in Meath, cold, dark, heavy rain and muck.

Some dry, settled and warmer conditions can't come soon enough.

pad199207 · 15-04-2019 3:12pm

Gonzo wrote: »

really awful day today in Meath, cold, dark, heavy rain and muck.

Some dry, settled and warmer conditions can't come soon enough.

Incredible. Starting to dry up here now in N Kildare. Hasn’t rained in a good few hours.

SleetAndSnow · 15-04-2019 3:41pm

About another 20 minutes till we reach the 48 hour of near constant rain mark in Cork

Graces7 · 15-04-2019 4:05pm

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

About another 20 minutes till we reach the 48 hour of near constant rain mark in Cork

stay safe down there/ I have no idea what is happening outside as I cannot safely open the door and if I did mange it could not close it again, and missiles are still flying past at times......

Rock Lesnar · 15-04-2019 4:06pm

Gonzo wrote: »

really awful day today in Meath, cold, dark, heavy rain and muck.

Some dry, settled and warmer conditions can't come soon enough.

Absolutely, roll on the weekend, absolutely horrible day, no let up in the rain, water running out of fields and roads are flooded here

Gonzo · 15-04-2019 8:58pm

Rock Lesnar wrote: »

Absolutely, roll on the weekend, absolutely horrible day, no let up in the rain, water running out of fields and roads are flooded here

lots of surface water here too, still raining, no letup since last night.

Rock Lesnar · 15-04-2019 10:14pm

Lashing down outside, rain pelting against the windows, this is definitely the worst day here for continuous heavy rain in a good few months

Gonzo · 15-04-2019 10:27pm

Rock Lesnar wrote: »

Lashing down outside, rain pelting against the windows, this is definitely the worst day here for continuous heavy rain in a good few months

I didn't think we'd get this much rain, the east was looking mostly dry, the rain certainly shifted further east than what was predicted at the beginning of the weekend.

Spring 2019 - General Discussion

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