SPRING WEATHER 2014

OneEightSeven

My ideal climate would similar to Northeast USA - snowy Winters and hot Summers.

yellowlabrador

I'm just back from a walk with the dogs. It's more like autumn here in West Cork. There was a bit of a gale and it was cold and damp. It's also quite dark and overcast.

Gonzo

past few days have felt horribly cold to me. I can't stand the rain, dislike wind. I definitely live in the wrong country because my favorite types of weather are hot, dry and sunny summers with some thunderstorms and very cold and snowy winters. As far as hot weather go's once the humidity isn't too high, im grand with temperatures up to 42C, experienced that quite a few times over the year's in southern Spain and really enjoyed it.

cherryghost

Next weeks weather looks promising.

Oscar Bravo

A yellow rain warning has been issued from met eireann for a good part of the country with rainfall in excess of 25mm forecast.

Gonzo

met eireann's forecast for next week isn't encouraging tho, looks like more of the same low to mid teen temperatures and rain somewhere everyday.

Old diesel

Gonzo wrote: »

met eireann's forecast for next week isn't encouraging tho, looks like more of the same low to mid teen temperatures and rain somewhere everyday.

They are often slow to commit to a change in weather - MT Craniums forecast seems to be showing an improvement for next week

acequion

I personally cannot stand the Irish climate.I think it's one of the worst,if not the worst in Europe. Temperatures hover somewhere in the teens winter and summer which is unseasonal for most seasons.Add in the humidity and it makes winter and winter clothes most uncomfortable and even winter sleeping, as it's any one's guess as to what tog the duvet should be.So we sweat through the jumpers and coats at 13 degrees in January and freeze our asses off in tee shirt and sandals at 15 degrees in July! Add to that the constant drizzle and grey skies and it makes you wonder why anyone would live here!

I reckon I have southern blood in me somewhere as I love hot summers.I have no problem with 30+ degrees,especially in countries like Spain, where you have air con indoors and you wear the minimum of clothes outdoors.That said, like many previous posters,I also like cold [but not freezing winters] Temps of 25-30 in summer and 4-8 in winter would be perfect for me.:)

hatrickpatrick

I'm a proper seasonal gobsh!te. My ideal year would involve the summer of 2013 followed by the winter of 2010

Birdnuts

acequion wrote: »

I personally cannot stand the Irish climate.I think it's one of the worst,if not the worst in Europe. Temperatures hover somewhere in the teens winter and summer which is unseasonal for most seasons.Add in the humidity and it makes winter and winter clothes most uncomfortable and even winter sleeping, as it's any one's guess as to what tog the duvet should be.So we sweat through the jumpers and coats at 13 degrees in January and freeze our asses off in tee shirt and sandals at 15 degrees in July! Add to that the constant drizzle and grey skies and it makes you wonder why anyone would live here!

I reckon I have southern blood in me somewhere as I love hot summers.I have no problem with 30+ degrees,especially in countries like Spain, where you have air con indoors and you wear the minimum of clothes outdoors.That said, like many previous posters,I also like cold [but not freezing winters] Temps of 25-30 in summer and 4-8 in winter would be perfect for me.:)

Our species only left Africa relatively recently. The Irish climate is certainly hard on the body and mind - especially the older one gets

Clonmel1000

Still hearing about a 'heatwave' for next week-I kid ye not. No evidence of this on ME tonight

Old diesel

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Still hearing about a 'heatwave' for next week-I kid ye not. No evidence of this on ME tonight

Gerry Murphy was giving the forecast yesterday and mentioned Tuesdays weather and then went on to say that "that's a long way off in forecasting terms"

maquiladora

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Still hearing about a 'heatwave' for next week-I kid ye not. No evidence of this on ME tonight

No sign of a heatwave on the models, but there are indications of a possible nice day or two in the second half of next week, high teens maybe reaching low 20's if lucky. Thats at the edge of the reliable timeframe though so only a possibility still.

Video

maquiladora wrote: »

No sign of a heatwave on the models, but there are indications of a possible nice day or two in the second half of next week, high teens maybe reaching low 20's if lucky. Thats at the edge of the reliable timeframe though so only a possibility still.

A day or two , ugh we pay with 6 months of stormy wet windy weather for 2 days of possible light wind maybe rain weather

Clonmel1000

It's like winter out tonight. Temps barely above single figures all day and its wet and windy all day. May has been extremely disappointing so far.

Silverbling

possibly off topic but I have about 8 loads of washing to do plus more to be added to the pile, I am literally climbing over it to wash the same load of washing for the 3rd time can anyone tell me a day that is going to be dry?

Thank you x

highdef

Silverbling wrote: »

possibly off topic but I have about 8 loads of washing to do plus more to be added to the pile, I am literally climbing over it to wash the same load of washing for the 3rd time can anyone tell me a day that is going to be dry?

Thank you x

I usually hang the clothes inside in the utility room. A clothes horse would have your clothes dry in a day. No point in piling up wet clothes until they smell and you have to wash them again.

Gonzo

roads flooded outside, what an absolute washout May so far.

flutered

a wet and windy may fills the farmers barns with corn and hay

highdef

Gonzo wrote: »

roads flooded outside, what an absolute washout May so far.

And not a million miles from you (near Enfield), there were just 2 heavy showers today and a few light showers. The radar does shoe that you have got a lot of rain in the past few hours.

maquiladora

How about -2 at noon on May 21st? Somehow I doubt this will happen.

mike65

Managed to miss all the big showers. *sunny south east*

RobertKK

Gonzo wrote: »

roads flooded outside, what an absolute washout May so far.

Dry here in Kilkenny, May not too wet here just 29mm so far this month.

snubbleste

Brrr - This is what some website says:

D.Campbell

maquiladora wrote: »

How about -2 at noon on May 21st? Somehow I doubt this will happen.

The New Zealand guy predicted this he said there would be snow for some parts of Ireland mid May hmmm hope its wrong because he predicted a bad summer

OneEightSeven

D.Campbell wrote: »

The New Zealand guy predicted this he said there would be snow for some parts of Ireland mid May hmmm hope its wrong because he predicted a bad summer

Do some research on his forecasting methods.

D.Campbell

OneEightSeven wrote: »

Do some research on his forecasting methods.

from what he said on the radio its the waves across the world but to be honest I don't really care if he keeps getting it right, methods or not its better than whats on the TV
Yesterday was a fab day in Cork they said Rain hmmmm

OneEightSeven

D.Campbell wrote: »

from what he said on the radio its the waves across the world but to be honest I don't really care if he keeps getting it right, methods or not its better than whats on the TV
Yesterday was a fab day in Cork they said Rain hmmmm

He rarely gets it right and his methods are pseudoscience: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Ring_%28writer%29

Ireland's weather is very difficult to forecast long range due to the changeable nature of our climate, which is why Met Eireann make mistakes.

D.Campbell

OneEightSeven wrote: »

He rarely gets it right and his methods are pseudoscience: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Ring_%28writer%29

Ireland's weather is very difficult to forecast long range due to the changeable nature of our climate, which is way Met Eireann make mistakes.

Well I hope your right then

cherryghost

Midweek onwards we'll be seeing temps reaching the high teens before a sharp dropoff for the weekend, it seems.

Billcarson

Looking like the upcoming high pressure spell from midweek wont last long,Low pressure taking over later in the weekend with cooler more unsettled conditions again although of course still abit off.

delw

Billcarson wrote: »

Looking like the upcoming high pressure spell from midweek wont last long,Low pressure taking over later in the weekend with cooler more unsettled conditions again although of course still abit off.

Well hopefully it's beginning of a trend & high pressure keeps building as we get closer to summer,we can only hope


Ps: like the user name

Clonmel1000

I was in cork myself on Sunday and whilst it certainly wasn't raining to describe it as a fab day is stretching it a tad. It was sunnyish but very breezy and quite cold.

Regarding the reported change for the weekend if things don't pick up dramatically in the short term May will in my books be consigned to the another disappointment category.

ronan45

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/temperatures-set-to-soar-to-20-degrees-on-friday-30271744.html

Met Eireann has said Ireland "may be lucky enough" to experience a scorcher on Friday.

Temperatures are forecasted to reach the mid to high teens.

A forecaster told independent.ie: "There's a very weak front off the west coast and tomorrow that's going to push eastwards."

"It'll be a cloudy day tomorr

Hooter23

ronan45 wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/temperatures-set-to-soar-to-20-degrees-on-friday-30271744.html

Met Eireann has said Ireland "may be lucky enough" to experience a scorcher on Friday.

Temperatures are forecasted to reach the mid to high teens.

A forecaster told independent.ie: "There's a very weak front off the west coast and tomorrow that's going to push eastwards."

"It'll be a cloudy day tomorr

Only in ireland would temps in the high teens be called a scorcher!:p:pac:

Gonzo

don't know how they are calling it a scorcher, temperatures will be what they should be for this time of the year in most places (15-18C), possibly a degree to 2 higher in one or 2 spots, but nothing to write home about. Back to the chilly May time air we've been used to from Sunday into next week.

oak5548

temps of up to 18C!?
I cant bloody wait. Thats fúckin roastin, I'll be getting the shorts out

WoollyRedHat

Is tomorrow going to be a heatwave or is that just the uk?

JCX BXC

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Is tomorrow going to be a heatwave or is that just the uk?

A heatwave? 22C IS not a heatwave, it will reach 20c in ireland and 22c in england.
Ireland will be cold again on sunday.

JCX BXC

Warm again on tuesday...... The weather is confusing!

Oscar Bravo

Rainfall warning for mayo Galway and donegal with totals between 25 and 35mm forecast

Milkybarkid7

Would anybody be able to give an accurate forecast for Life festival that will be on the 23rd to 25th of may in Mullingar?

Xenji

Milkybarkid7 wrote: »

Would anybody be able to give an accurate forecast for Life festival that will be on the 23rd to 25th of may in Mullingar?

More than likely overcast with a mixture of rain, some bright spells and moderate winds.

jjmcclure

Any predictions for Killarney bike fest 30th May to 2nd June??

snaps

After a very stormy and wet week last week here in southern Poland, Its very hot here now. Today the car showed 30c at one point and when i got home an hour ago, checked my home weather station to see it recorded 28.4c around 16.00.

Current forecast is for the heat to increase from tomorrow onwards as we are in a south easterly due to high pressure over Russia.

I was talking to my son earlier about installing our swimming pool, but he quite sharply replied, "Daddy, not yet the swimming pool is for summer and it is still spring"!!

Red Nissan

snaps wrote: »

I was talking to my son earlier about installing our swimming pool, but he quite sharply replied, "Daddy, not yet the swimming pool is for summer and it is still spring"!!

And he is probably correct. Some years we don't get all four seasons, meteorologically speaking, astronomical seasons are real and fixed in relatively neat compartment and are fairly exact and can trigger meteorology, in deed does so, however, these triggers don't always have the desired effect.

Many people have difficulty in grasping the actual facts that Spring can be a weekend in January, back to Winter and Summer can be a weekend in March and Winter can return with no effective Autumn for the rest of the year.

Listen to the wise one.

Oscar Bravo

Status yellow rain warning issued

Rainfall Warning for Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow
Heavy rainfall expected Friday evening and overnight in to Saturday morning. In excess of 25 mm possible, heaviest over South Dublin and Wicklow.
Issued:
Friday 23 May 2014 15:00

Valid:
Friday 23 May 2014 15:00 to Saturday 24 May 2014 09:00

Clonmel1000

Feeling like early winter. Cold dark wet. Pure muck.

Gonzo

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Feeling like early winter. Cold dark wet. Pure muck.

that sums up most of May so far, apart from 2 or 3 mild/warm days this month has been horrible.

acequion

Gonzo wrote: »

that sums up most of May so far, apart from 2 or 3 mild/warm days this month has been horrible.

I'd take winter over this excuse for a summer any day! At least if it were December,we'd be all cosy and christmasy,with curtains drawn and fires blazing or even a still,frosty day in January.

Having to look out the window at this tripe until 10 at night in late May is bloody depressing!