Spring 2019 - General Discussion

Graces7 · 30-03-2019 8:24am

Here comes the rain; hard and heavy.

Definitely a micro climate out here. It went very very dark suddenly .

west mayo offshore

acequion · 30-03-2019 2:52pm

Cloudy and chilly in Tralee. The weekend comes and the weather changes.Typical :rolleyes:

km79 · 30-03-2019 6:55pm

Rotten day. Heat will have to go on soon

nacho libre · 30-03-2019 7:09pm

acequion wrote: »

Nacho,what are you basing that prediction on?

Just some signs i see in the pattern these past few months that are conducive to high pressure ridging up over us repeatedly. Of course the Atlantic will have some say from time time, but i don't think it will dominate like it did in previous very wet Summers

acequion · 30-03-2019 7:14pm

nacho libre wrote: »

Just some signs i see in the pattern these past few months that are conducive to high pressure ridging up over us repeatedly. Of course the Atlantic will have some say from time time, but i don't think it will dominate like it did in previous very wet Summers

That would be just so brilliant. Fingers crossed.

Meteorite58 · 30-03-2019 7:16pm

Bit of sunshine earlier making it feel very pleasant while working outside today getting up to 12.8C, clouded over in the afternoon with a Northerly breeze making it feel cool but very glad of the dry weather. Currently 10C

Like Mt's introduction of the weather trend in front of the forecast, very useful.

Looking very cold next week from later Monday night, going to be a shock to the system.

giveitholly · 30-03-2019 9:14pm

Didn't want to post in Mt's thread but I echo meteorite's thoughts on Mt posting the weather trend at the start of each daily forecast,hope he continues with it

acequion · 30-03-2019 9:57pm

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Bit of sunshine earlier making it feel very pleasant while working outside today getting up to 12.8C, clouded over in the afternoon with a Northerly breeze making it feel cool but very glad of the dry weather. Currently 10C

Like Mt's introduction of the weather trend in front of the forecast, very useful.

Looking very cold next week from later Monday night, going to be a shock to the system.

When you say "very cold," how cold do you mean? I'm down around Kenmare, Beara next week for work so what kind of weather and temps can I expect? Thanks Meteorite.

Meteorite58 · 30-03-2019 10:12pm

Have to factor in the wind also on Tues especially in the SW and also breezy on Weds. I'd bring a hat

Also Tues will have some sharp drops in temperature under big showers of rain and hail.

By Weds could also have the wind bringing down the icy air from snow on the Reeks. might get a few pics acequion.

Tues looks like around 5- 7C around kenmare during the day.
Weds around 6 -9C
Very cold Weds night into Thurs morning.

Thurs perhaps 5 to 8C during the day followed by another very cold night, that bit milder nearer the coast.

Harry Palmr · 30-03-2019 10:23pm

nacho libre wrote: »

Just some signs i see in the pattern these past few months that are conducive to high pressure ridging up over us repeatedly. Of course the Atlantic will have some say from time time, but i don't think it will dominate like it did in previous very wet Summers

Yeah I was struck by the same thing, could be a harbinger of another dry growing season even if it turns out to never get as hot as last year.

Lucreto · 30-03-2019 11:07pm

Had to remove three unexpected creatures from the house today.

One was a mosquito, one was a huge wasp. I could hear it down the hall. It was a good inch long. Finally a bee about as big as your nail to the joint of your thumb. The back end of it was orange. Someone might know what type of bee it was as I never seen out like that.

I release all back into the wild.

acequion · 30-03-2019 11:18pm

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Have to factor in the wind also on Tues especially in the SW and also breezy on Weds. I'd bring a hat

Also Tues will have some sharp drops in temperature under big showers of rain and hail.

By Weds could also have the wind bringing down the icy air from snow on the Reeks. might get a few pics acequion.

Tues looks like around 5- 7C around kenmare during the day.
Weds around 6 -9C
Very cold Weds night into Thurs morning.

Thurs perhaps 5 to 8C during the day followed by another very cold night, that bit milder nearer the coast.

Meteorite thank you but ffs that forecast just typifies my aversion to unseasonal weather :mad:

I went off to England in mid February and would have loved those temps. Instead I had to contend with double digits. Now the first week in April when I want and you'd generally expect double digits, we get February like temps. While I love sunshine and warm weather I just hate when you get it in winter and have to pay for it in spring,which going by that forecast is exactly the case.The climate has really gone crazy!

Roads down that neck of the woods are dodgy best of times,I just hope to god there won't be frost, I'll be out in the early am.

pauldry · 30-03-2019 11:59pm

Just under 2c in Sligo now.

If clear all night -2 or -3c possible but theres cloud approaching the NW coast. Still Markree is definitely near 0c now since its 2c here.

Snow fell on March 30th in Dublin when we were there last year so would rule it out this April. Cmon Kermit a "Snow in April" thread

Donegal Storm · 31-03-2019 1:54am

Lovely day in Donegal today with some good sunshine again, chilly wind but perfect for getting some much needed cleanup done in the garden.

Been a great week here, some consolation for the disaster that the first half of the month was

Gonzo · 31-03-2019 2:46am

I love cold, wintry weather with frosts, dazzling winter sunshine, hail, graupel and snow showers but not at this time of year. Looking forward to plenty of warmth and blue skies after this hopefully last cold spell is over and done with. Temperatures under 10C can hide away till next November.

Gonzo · 31-03-2019 3:22am

Currently 0C in Dunshaughlin, with a slight frost. Nice clear night with plenty of stars.

JCX BXC · 31-03-2019 3:25am

-1°c at Dublin airport at 3am, much toastier 7°c and 8°c at Shannon and Cork respectively.

Harry Palmr · 31-03-2019 12:24pm

Lucreto wrote: »

Had to remove three unexpected creatures from the house today.

One was a mosquito, one was a huge wasp. I could hear it down the hall. It was a good inch long. Finally a bee about as big as your nail to the joint of your thumb. The back end of it was orange. Someone might know what type of bee it was as I never seen out like that.

I release all back into the wild.

Standard Bombus lapidarius sounds like. I also turfed out a very fat wasp during the week and had a Chinavia hilaris (green critter with a shell like body) in the car but as I'm a gardener I could have picked that up on my travels.

km79 · 31-03-2019 12:46pm

Beautiful morning in the west but clouded over as I passed east towards Dublin

Kutebride · 31-03-2019 1:15pm

Beautiful morning on the Galway coast. Starting to cloud a bit. Very pleasant

JCX BXC · 31-03-2019 3:24pm

A lovely 12.9c in West Clare with no wind and sunny skies.

pad199207 · 31-03-2019 3:52pm

Lovely sunshine here amongst clouds. A keen easterly though making it feel cold. 11c

Meteorite58 · 31-03-2019 5:42pm

Milky sunshine all day here in Tralee making it very pleasant , got up to 11.9C and currently just a bit below that.

Northerly breeze a bit cool where it was exposed but much lighter this evening.

NASA Sat Pic from earlier today.

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sryanbruen · 31-03-2019 7:16pm

Lovely evening in Dublin. How many times have I said that in the past week? Not that I’m complaining!

Tuesday to Friday were probably the best March days here for sun and mild conditions since 2012. Sea breezes affected us in late March 2017 so it was quite cool compared to the rest of the country.

MidMan25 · 31-03-2019 7:59pm

Great run of nice days in Cork. One of the nicest stretches of decent weather since last summer.

Rock Lesnar · 31-03-2019 8:24pm

Sun was out all day here, cool clear evening now

Donegal Storm · 31-03-2019 9:51pm

Great day again in Donegal, plenty of warming sunshine and barely a breath of wind. Always feel like today is the first proper day of Spring with the longer evenings

A few pics from a day's exploring in south west Donegal

sryanbruen · 31-03-2019 9:57pm

Those are superb pics Donegal Storm :eek: . You always post some of the best pics in my opinion.

Oscar Bravo · 31-03-2019 10:00pm

Syran you should take a trip up to Carrickfinn on the daily Stobart air flight from Dublin. The scenery around there is stunning.

km79 · 31-03-2019 10:18pm

The sun is shining on Mayo tonight at last

lawred2 · 01-04-2019 8:42am

If it's ok with yourself Donegal Storm - I might tap you up at some point as to the sights and sounds of Donegal. To my shame it's the only county in the Republic I'm yet to have ever visited.

Gonzo · 01-04-2019 9:47am

lawred2 wrote: »

If it's ok with yourself Donegal Storm - I might tap you up at some point as to the sights and sounds of Donegal. To my shame it's the only county in the Republic I'm yet to have ever visited.

same here, I've yet to set foot in County Donegal. Must do so at some stage, looks like a beautiful county.

sryanbruen · 01-04-2019 10:17am

Gonzo wrote: »

same here, I've yet to set foot in County Donegal. Must do so at some stage, looks like a beautiful county.

Me too. Really should plan a day out in future (maybe this Summer after I'm finished school forever).

This was taken in Donegal during the heatwave last Summer, stumbled across it when looking at photos taken in Ireland from Summer 2018.

https://twitter.com/PhotographyWx/status/1112376852885188614

Graces7 · 01-04-2019 10:43am

Distinctly chilly again/still. Some lovely sunshine yesterday but cloud now. west mayo offshore.. ah but is that the sun trying to break through? will it. won't it...

West mayo offshore

Graces7 · 01-04-2019 10:44am

Gonzo wrote: »

same here, I've yet to set foot in County Donegal. Must do so at some stage, looks like a beautiful county.

lived there about ten years and it is but for me Mayo has the edge

Oscar Bravo · 01-04-2019 11:49am

Status Yellow - Snow-ice warning for Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Longford and Louth

Falls of hail and sleet will occur with snow accumulations mainly on high ground. Lying snow in places below 250 meters. Icy patches.

Valid: Tuesday 02 April 2019 00:01 to Wednesday 03 April 2019 12:00

Issued: Monday 01 April 2019 11:00

Updated: Monday 01 April 2019 11:00

SleetAndSnow · 01-04-2019 12:12pm

April Fools? Haha. Oh well. Will be interesting seeing snow pictures again

01-04-2019 12:32pm

Oscar, are you running that weather alerts Ireland page on Facebook?

I came here to ask were they setting up for April Fools day with their posts yesterday and then today they said some higher ground could have 10cm this week!!!

km79 · 01-04-2019 12:57pm

That’s depressing !

lawred2 · 01-04-2019 1:31pm

Snow... There is no smiley to communicate my level of disgust

pad199207 · 01-04-2019 2:57pm

Short Torrential shower here in kildare out of the blue. Went as quick as it came

Graces7 · 01-04-2019 3:41pm

Thought that forecast was a joke until I checked met.ie.... Honestly I did!

Deluge out here.... what miserable weeks...drip, drip, spatter batter...

west mayo offshore haven

Artane2002 · 01-04-2019 3:52pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Status Yellow - Snow-ice warning for Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Longford and Louth

Falls of hail and sleet will occur with snow accumulations mainly on high ground. Lying snow in places below 250 meters. Icy patches.

Valid: Tuesday 02 April 2019 00:01 to Wednesday 03 April 2019 12:00

Issued: Monday 01 April 2019 11:00

Updated: Monday 01 April 2019 11:00

Maybe they mean lying snow in places above 250 meters.

ZX7R · 01-04-2019 6:32pm

A real look of thunder yesterday and today

OneEightSeven · 01-04-2019 6:40pm

A very loud rumble of thunder over Ashbourne. Scared the shít out of me.

DOCARCH · 01-04-2019 6:43pm

Looks like a bit of a squall line has developed over Kildare running up to Meath.

Franz Von Peppercorn · 01-04-2019 6:47pm

Is this the 3rd or later year we’ve had ridiculously cold starts to spring?

sryanbruen · 01-04-2019 7:24pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

March is looking like a wetter than average month largely dominated by Atlantic depressions driven by a stronger than average jet stream which is the culmination of a very organised Polar Vortex. Maybe on the relatively cool side but nothing exceptional. Possibility of something warmer/drier later on could offset the fairly cool conditions.

I feel April will be a dry month for most with high pressure returning bringing warmer conditions too. Maybe not quite April 2017 dry standard but dry enough away from possibly the northwest where there could be some rain at times from the jet stream close by.

Very happy with the March forecast as it was pretty much on the ball besides maybe a bit milder than anticipated though did mention the possibility of warmer weather later in the month offsetting the cool conditions early on. A very mild March in the UK - about third mildest of the 21st century so far behind 2012 and 2017.

April is looking ok currently from a precipitation standpoint as the month looks to be on the dry side according to models and parameters. Maybe cooler than what I was expecting though? Will see at the start of May anyway.

Ultimate Seduction · 01-04-2019 8:27pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

Very happy with the March forecast as it was pretty much on the ball besides maybe a bit milder than anticipated though did mention the possibility of warmer weather later in the month offsetting the cool conditions early on. A very mild March in the UK - about third mildest of the 21st century so far behind 2012 and 2017.

April is looking ok currently from a precipitation standpoint as the month looks to be on the dry side according to models and parameters. Maybe cooler than what I was expecting though? Will see at the start of May anyway.

You are my Kermit the frog when it comes to sunshine and warmth .

acequion · 01-04-2019 10:59pm

Am at the furthest tip of Beara, what a stunning part of the world! Drove down from Tralee this morning with the weather still beautiful. Chicken soup for the soul.:) Stayed nice and dry til about 5pm,fingers crossed for tomorrow.

Spring 2019 - General Discussion

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