Spring 2017 - General Discussion

Oneiric 3 · 06-05-2017 10:40am

Another fine summeresque morning here, but Jesus, that wind. Gusting close to gale force again and is actually making those distinctive winterly growling noises.

Gonzo · 06-05-2017 10:59am

wind yesterday was certainly cold, tomorrow looks like we could get some warmth, all next week looking very cool indeed with temps struggling to hit 13C. We could really do with a few warm days now just like what we had last May.

Rock Lesnar · 06-05-2017 4:37pm

Sunny again here today, less breezy then yesterday so can feel a bit more warmer, grand day

Squeaksoutloud · 06-05-2017 5:57pm

Away in Donegal for a weeks Hols and got very lucky. Been wall to wall blue sky since Monday and generally high teens. Breezy at times but not too bad. Sunny all day again today and warm in sheltered spots.

Gonzo · 06-05-2017 11:20pm

Squeaksoutloud wrote: »

Away in Donegal for a weeks Hols and got very lucky. Been wall to wall blue sky since Monday and generally high teens. Breezy at times but not too bad. Sunny all day again today and warm in sheltered spots.

The West has been lucky, it's been generally cold /chilly in the east, hasn't really been a warm day here yet this year. The sunny days have been nice but that east wind really has taken away the effect of the sunny days.

sryanbruen · 06-05-2017 11:23pm

Gonzo wrote: »

The West has been lucky, it's been generally cold /chilly in the east, hasn't really been a warm day here yet this year.

What do you consider a "warm" day may I ask? 20c or more? 'Cause March 30th and April 8th were definitely warm here, also in many other places too.

JCX BXC · 06-05-2017 11:23pm

Overcast and cool all day here in West Clare, tomorrow looks nice though!

Clonmel1000 · 07-05-2017 9:47am

Is today going to brighten and warm up. It's very cloudy and cool here again this morning.

sryanbruen · 07-05-2017 9:48am

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Is today going to brighten and warm up. It's very cloudy and cool here again this morning.

"Dry and sunny in many areas today, although rather cloudy this morning over of the south and southwest."

^ Met Éireann. It's continuous blue skies here.

Clonmel1000 · 07-05-2017 9:57am

Thanks Syran glad your getting the sun. Monday and Tuesday last were nice days sunny and warm enough. Things since then have been very meh tbh. I'm not sure how far South the sun is getting though and each day has been colder since last Tuesday.

JCX BXC · 07-05-2017 11:31am

Cloudy here but I can see the end in sight!

Harry Palmr · 07-05-2017 11:34am

Gone cloudy again :mad:

Gonzo · 07-05-2017 11:52am

sryanbruen wrote: »

What do you consider a "warm" day may I ask? 20c or more? 'Cause March 30th and April 8th were definitely warm here, also in many other places too.

i consider warm to be 18C+ and very warm 25C+ and hot 30C+

also depends on the wind. An easterly wind really takes the edge off temperatures.

Today however, is feeling warm and very pleasant with blue skies and very little wind.

sryanbruen · 07-05-2017 12:09pm

Belmullet is definitely the place to be at so far this May. Up to the 6th, these are its statistics

Rainfall: 0.0mm
Mean temperature: 12.0c (+0.9c above its whole May average)
Sunshine: 77 hours

Already 77 hours of sunshine for the first 6 days of May!?

Information gathered from Met Éireann

JCX BXC · 07-05-2017 12:34pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

Cloudy here but I can see the end in sight!

Scratch that, an hour later and it's even more bleak.

This better not be down for the day. It's sunny just up the road in North Clare!

km79 · 07-05-2017 1:43pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

Scratch that, an hour later and it's even more bleak.

This better not be down for the day. It's sunny just up the road in North Clare!

Glorious in East Galway too

JCX BXC · 07-05-2017 1:50pm

Sun finally coming out and my god is it warm!

Rock Lesnar · 07-05-2017 2:04pm

Glorious day in north meath, warmest day of the week so far and the 6th day out of 7 where iv'e seen no cloud in the sky, long may it last

pad199207 · 07-05-2017 2:52pm

19c in Naas

DOCARCH · 07-05-2017 2:55pm

pad199207 wrote: »

19c in Naas

Ditto in Dublin 16. 19.0c atm.

pad199207 · 07-05-2017 4:08pm

Has nudged 20c now

Xenji · 07-05-2017 4:57pm

20.4C in Castlebar, you can smell the gorse fires and the smoke is leaving an unusual haze around the town.

Mars Bar · 07-05-2017 5:01pm

It's roasting out there but when the little light breeze comes it's beautiful!

Danno · 07-05-2017 6:17pm

20.3c here now... hardly a breeze either.

Meteorite58 · 07-05-2017 6:18pm

Lovely day in Kerry with sunshine through broken cloud, got up to 18.7C here near Tralee, felt warmer inland around Killarney.

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Good to hear they got those gorse fires under controll near Easkey in Sligo, can see the plume of smoke from today

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Lumi · 07-05-2017 6:28pm

Unbroken sunshine and a high of 19.8C today in Galway city - glorious!

sryanbruen · 07-05-2017 6:36pm

As rain starts to come up from the south on Friday, the winds start to turn southerly too bringing up some quite warm air. With the moisture and warm air combined, this is quite a recipe for heavy downpours and possibly, THUNDERSTORMS, though of course more likely across the UK. This is what the BBC said on their latest forecast.