Spring 2019 - General Discussion

JCX BXC · 09-03-2019 12:27am

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

March is November April will be February May if we are lucky might see some spring weather then we’ve June and July and back to autumn again.

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey
You never know, dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away" ~

Ultimate Seduction · 09-03-2019 6:05am

Heavey rain and lightning in Limerick. Was only out stargazing a while ago

Monkeynut · 09-03-2019 6:46am

lashing in swords now. came out of nowhere. very windy, the rain is pelting off the windows.

acequion · 09-03-2019 11:23am

A nice morning in Tralee.

Clonmel1000 · 09-03-2019 12:48pm

Was out for a run this morning really difficult conditions cold blustery and showery.

Artane2002 · 09-03-2019 4:01pm

There was a rain/hail shower in Dublin 5 around an hour and a half ago.

squarecircles · 09-03-2019 6:17pm

Status Yellow - Wind warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Kerry and Limerick

West to northwest winds will reach mean speeds of 50 to 65km/h and gusts of 90 to 110kmh, strongest in coastal areas.
Valid: Sunday 10 March 2019 04:00 to Sunday 10 March 2019 23:59
Issued: Saturday 09 March 2019 13:00
Updated: Saturday 09 March 2019 14:05

Harry Palmr · 09-03-2019 6:37pm

I hate March, the only good thing that happens is the clocks going forward. That's it. Otherwise it's a never ending train of cold, windy showers that really pisses me off. :mad:

M50Jct15 · 09-03-2019 10:10pm

Some light rain now in South Dublin, 6C...Met E Forecasting snow etc from 11pm!

I'm breaking out the skis.....:D

SleetAndSnow · 09-03-2019 10:15pm

Rain has turned to drizzle here in cork city. I've totally missed every conversation because my computer OS died and have had to fix that! Looking at the charts the white gold seems to miss us in cork again. Up the country looks like some decent showers though, but I wouldn't say it looks like it would stick as much as Freya

Cork Boy 53 · 09-03-2019 11:48pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I hate March, the only good thing that happens is the clocks going forward. That's it. Otherwise it's a never ending train of cold, windy showers that really pisses me off. :mad:

This March may well be the last time that happens depending on what the EU bureaucrats decide to do.

SleetAndSnow · 10-03-2019 12:55am

Probably the wrong place for this post but eh. Had a family member over and they were looking at our photos, One of them is a family photo of us in the snow down a lane which is surrounded by trees in Cork City. She genuinely asked ''when did ye go skiing?!?''. The look on her face when we told her that it was Feb last year haha. She was out of the country at the time so didn't experience it

Was just reading through the thread of that month, what excitement everybody had. Atmosphere was great.

Lucreto · 10-03-2019 8:04am

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

This March may well be the last time that happens depending on what the EU bureaucrats decide to do.

They already approved the ending to the hour change but it will be 2021 before it's implemented. It will be up to the government if we stay in permanent Winter or Summer.

In my opinion at our latitude staying in permanent Winter time would be more beneficial. Sunrise at 9.30am in December and I won't see daylight at all for the month.

Harry Palmr · 10-03-2019 4:01pm

I actually think Winter Time is preferable overall but I must admit in March it's nice to have the "extra" hour of light as in Spring it's very useful, it's then largely wasted in Summer as being light at 11 pm is a big 'so what?' for me!

MidMan25 · 10-03-2019 4:17pm

Lucreto wrote: »

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

This March may well be the last time that happens depending on what the EU bureaucrats decide to do.

They already approved the ending to the hour change but it will be 2021 before it's implemented. It will be up to the government if we stay in permanent Winter or Summer.

In my opinion at our latitude staying in permanent Winter time would be more beneficial. Sunrise at 9.30am in December and I won't see daylight at all for the month.

Why would you see more daylight if it's getting dark an hour earlier? Summer time is far more preferable. Gaining brightness in the evenings after work/school is much more useful for most people. Keep winter time and it'll be bright at 4am in the summer!

highdef · 10-03-2019 4:22pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I actually think Winter Time is preferable overall but I must admit in March it's nice to have the "extra" hour of light as in Spring it's very useful, it's then largely wasted in Summer as being light at 11 pm is a big 'so what?' for me!

And to me, light at 11pm is amazing as I can work in the garden, socialise, whatever is daylight. Wayyyyyyy better than the sun rising before 4am in mid to late June. To me, that is a complete waste of usable daylight.

Sunrise at about 09:30 in mid to late December would take a bit of getting used to but it's dark getting up for work at that time and dark when beginning my journey to work so having it still dark when I arrive is not a big deal to me, especially as it's company time and not my own free time. Getting home to a bit of daylight in December would be great though. Winter would seem so much shorter. By early February, sunset would be after 6pm in Dublin and by the end of February it would be about 7pm when the sunsets.

Please let it happen!!! Hopefully the public will be asked to decide as I think it really should be the public who has final say.

SleetAndSnow · 10-03-2019 4:26pm

highdef wrote: »

And to me, light at 11pm is amazing as I can work in the garden, socialise, whatever is daylight. Wayyyyyyy better than the sun rising before 4am in mid to late June. To me, that is a complete waste of usable daylight.

Sunrise at about 09:30 in mid to late December would take a bit of getting used to but it's dark getting up for work at that time and dark when beginning my journey to work so having it still dark when I arrive is not a big deal to me, especially as it's company time and not my own free time. Getting home to a bit of daylight in December would be great though. Winter would seem so much shorter. By early February, sunset would be after 6pm in Dublin and by the end of February it would be about 7pm when the sunsets.

Please let it happen!!! Hopefully the public will be asked to decide as I think it really should be the public who has final say.

The public were asked before, I voted for summertime. It was on the website (here actually http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Consultation_on_Seasonal_Clock_Changes )

Voted to stick with summer time and move more towards the EU then staying in winter time because NI is. (They asked! :P )

More daylight in the evenings in winter = better then the mornings and same in the summer. Thats the best part of summer time, the longer evenings.

Gaoth Laidir · 10-03-2019 4:27pm

Definitely for keeping the current setup. Sunrise near 10 am in the winter does not appeal to me one bit.

Artane2002 · 10-03-2019 4:50pm

Surely I can't be the only one who enjoys dark winter mornings?

Tom Cruises Left Nut · 10-03-2019 4:54pm

Artane2002 wrote: »

Surely I can't be the only one who enjoys dark winter mornings?

You aren't, love going to work and coming home in the dark

Bright mornings and evenings are horrible to me

Artane2002 · 10-03-2019 4:54pm

Tom Cruises Left Nut wrote: »

You aren't, love going to work and coming home in the dark

Bright mornings and evenings are horrible to me

I like dark winter evenings too but I love bright summer evenings.

Gonzo · 10-03-2019 7:30pm

I've had enough of the March cold after today. Hopefully after Paddy's day we can start looking forward to more genuine milder conditions.

giveitholly · 10-03-2019 8:40pm

Gonzo wrote: »

I've had enough of the March cold after today. Hopefully after Paddy's day we can start looking forward to more genuine milder conditions.

At the moment what are the signs for after Paddy's day Gonzo?

sryanbruen · 10-03-2019 8:48pm

giveitholly wrote: »

At the moment what are the signs for after Paddy's day Gonzo?

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.

giveitholly · 10-03-2019 8:51pm

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.

Fingers crossed

km79 · 10-03-2019 9:26pm

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.

PLEASE GOD

sryanbruen · 10-03-2019 9:28pm

km79 wrote: »

PLEASE GOD

Yeah I'm hoping too but then there's another side of me who's worried that Summer will be a washout. The gorgeous February conditions don't give me the best thoughts for the coming Summer historically.

Donegal Storm · 10-03-2019 10:57pm

Forecast for the week ahead on RTE is just depressing, wind and rain every day this week again

Not sure on actual stats but definitely one of the wettest starts to March in memory for me

alentejo · 10-03-2019 11:41pm

For me, March is winter. Dec, Jan & Feb were fine as months for decent weather, however March has been terrible

Harry Palmr · 11-03-2019 12:25am

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.

Spring 2019 - General Discussion

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