Winter 2018/2019 - General Discussion

squarecircles

What a weather combo: Fierce jet stream, dartboard low and potentially record breaking warmth.

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squarecircles

its incredible to think now relative to an irish person,summer is begining in southern spain,mid to high teens,unbroken sunshine,dry,calm and low humidity and will continue to the end of october more or less.

25 degrees in Seville on sunday,hard to imagine.
and there we were getting excited by the possibility of reaching 18 degrees for a day.


what a climate.
what a lifestyle.

Gonzo

squarecircles wrote: »

its incredible to think now relative to an irish person,summer is begining in southern spain,mid to high teens,unbroken sunshine,dry,calm and low humidity and will continue to the end of october more or less.

25 degrees in Seville on sunday,hard to imagine.
and there we were getting excited by the possibility of reaching 18 degrees for a day.


what a climate.
what a lifestyle.

I love the southern Spanish climate too but every day you have to prepare and protect yourself from the burning sun or the possibility of someone on your holidays with getting sunstroke. The endless days of blue skies and sunshine is great, but loading on the sun protection several times a day everyday just to go walking or shopping, can be a similar struggle to the Irish climate of always having the correct clothes/rain gear every time you leave the house.

Xenji

A lovely afternoon in Castlebar, bright with blue skies, big change from the last 4 days which were wet and dark.

Cork Boy 53

Gonzo wrote: »

most of Saturday daylight should stay dry in Dublin, with rain in the evening. Once that rain clears, it looks very dry after that. The high temperature extremes are now off the table, not only here but in the UK as well, looks like 16 or 17C will be the max in Ireland/UK over the weekend with most places hitting 14 or 15C.

I think personally that's just as well. Better to get those high temperatures between late spring and early autumn rather than now. Even 14 to 16C is considerably above normal for late Feb.

Man Vs ManUre

Come back beast from the east. Come and have another go if u think ur hard enough.

jArgHA

Are the ensembles still showing a temperature plunge at end of Feb / start of March?

Rebelbrowser

jArgHA wrote: »

Are the ensembles still showing a temperature plunge at end of Feb / start of March?

Nothing particularly cold

sryanbruen

Status Yellow - Wind warning for Kerry

Southeast winds will reach mean speeds between 50 and 65km/h with gusts between 90 and 100 km/h. High Seas with a risk of coastal flooding.

Valid: Thursday 21 February 2019 16:00 to Friday 22 February 2019 05:00

Issued: Wednesday 20 February 2019 19:00

Updated: Wednesday 20 February 2019 19:00

nacho libre

squarecircles wrote: »

its incredible to think now relative to an irish person,summer is begining in southern spain,mid to high teens,unbroken sunshine,dry,calm and low humidity and will continue to the end of october more or less.

25 degrees in Seville on sunday,hard to imagine.
and there we were getting excited by the possibility of reaching 18 degrees for a day.


what a climate.
what a lifestyle.

I would find that climate boring. The only thing i might like from southern Spain's climate is the intense thunderstorms they get, but summer from now till October, no thanks.

Meteorite58

Got up to 14.8C here near Tralee giving it the feel of a very mild Spring like day , again very mild tonight at 12.9C in a fresh Southerly wind.

Clonmel1000

Horrible morning windy damp dull only saving grace is that it’s not cold. As a runner give me the lovely warm sunny dry calm climate of the med anyday.

Artane2002

Lovely morning in Dublin 5. Sunny but mild and there's a nice gentle breeze.

kod87

Horrible here in Tipp, very dark and damp. It's not even cold, one of those useless February days

Gonzo

an average day at Dunshaughlin, mild and mostly cloudy with the odd glimse of sunshine.

sryanbruen

Artane2002 wrote: »

Lovely morning in Dublin 5. Sunny but mild and there's a nice gentle breeze.

Very nice conditions in Dublin 13 too. Perfect for a walk.

pad199207

Some glimmers of sunshine here. 11c

Artane2002

Sounds like we're very lucky here in Dublin then. The satellite shows that east Dublin has the best weather in the country at the moment.

Lucreto

Nice sunshine in D4.

Imagine this time last year we were watching cold upgrades on the FI thread.

This year unseasonal warmth.

pad199207

Looks to be much better clear skies pushing into the south east now

BLIZZARD7

Very nice day here in Dublin, would prefer actual winter weather but as others have said this is probably the best alternative if we can't have that.

14.3c and mainly sunny

Gonzo

sun broken through here over the past hour, very nice mild, dry and sunny day. A real taste of Spring.

ninebeanrows

Spectacular day. I wonder will Phoenix Park breach the 16.5 recorded last week?

SleetAndSnow

Cloudy day in cork city. Humid though.

sryanbruen

February record for Scotland has been equaled now.

https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1098577729392443394?s=21

New record.

https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1098583379665133568?s=21

Gonzo

warmest conditions look to be in Scotland and towards Northern Ireland.

Meteociel showing a 21C in Northern Ireland which has to be a mistake.
Looks like 16C near Derry.

Rock Lesnar

Sunny and Dry here in meath, fairly strong breeze to, great drying out there

Gonzo

Rock Lesnar wrote: »

Sunny and Dry here in meath, fairly strong breeze to, great drying out there

fantastic day here too, mild despite the strong breeze and very sunny, temperature currently 13C.

Next Monday is looking warm for Meath with 16C forecasted for much of Meath.

lolie

Gonzo wrote: »

warmest conditions look to be in Scotland and towards Northern Ireland.

Meteociel showing a 21C in Northern Ireland which has to be a mistake.
Looks like 16C near Derry.

Now showing 24°c, must be some big bonfires lit up there.

Rock Lesnar

Gonzo wrote: »

fantastic day here too, mild despite the strong breeze and very sunny, temperature currently 13C.

Next Monday is looking warm for Meath with 16C forecasted for much of Meath.

Clouded over here now, still a fair breeze though