Winter 20/21 - General Discussion

Loughc

esposito wrote: »

All if’s and but’s Aunty. Nobody knows what’s in store for February

I do!!

Wind and Rain

/February

esposito

Loughc wrote: »

I do!!

Wind and Rain

/February

Haha. The easy answer! In 4-5 weeks time I will either being saying “Kudos on that prediction” or “you got that prediction very wrong” I’m obviously hoping for the latter..

Thelonious Monk

I just want to do some bloody gardening and cut the grass

Gonzo

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I just want to do some bloody gardening and cut the grass

I can't see that happening till at least March. It's going to take weeks of dry weather to dry out our swamp like garden, the ground here has never really gotten a chance to dry out since June.

bosco12345

pad199207 wrote: »

Or the even better one where Liverpool has sunny and 30c with big thunderstorms and Dublin has 18c with drizzle.

Think Dublin is bad during the summer? Try spending the summer in galway / limerick / Cork, the weather there makes Dublin look like Barcelona

Gonzo

bosco12345 wrote: »

Think Dublin is bad during the summer? Try spending the summer in galway / limerick / Cork, the weather there makes Dublin look like Barcelona

Summer 2020 may have been an exception to the above. Summer 2020 was in a league of it's own for Dublin and surrounding areas, but yeah normally Dublin and the east get's a slightly warmer and dryer summer.

bosco12345

Gonzo wrote: »

Summer 2020 may have been an exception to the above. Summer 2020 was in a league of it's own for Dublin and surrounding areas, but yeah normally Dublin and the east get's a slightly warmer and dryer summer.

Fair enough, correct me if I'm wrong but doesnt western areas get near enough double the annual rainfall compared to eastern areas?

Tyrone212

bosco12345 wrote: »

Think Dublin is bad during the summer? Try spending the summer in galway / limerick / Cork, the weather there makes Dublin look like Barcelona

Very dull away from the immediate coast in West/NW in comparison

mcburns07

bosco12345 wrote: »

Think Dublin is bad during the summer? Try spending the summer in galway / limerick / Cork, the weather there makes Dublin look like Barcelona

Ah here it's not that bad in Cork! Maybe you could be a bit more specific about which part of Cork. We're a big county you know

Supercell

My sister lives in Collooney (of Mackree Castle fame) in Sligo, I can only remember one visit where during the whole day it didn't lash out of the heavens at least once. On one occasion it was 16C with intermittent showers, my sister thought it was amazing weather, back home in Dublin my PWS was recording 25C, i said nothing
Planning retirement in the south east somewhere around Wexford/Wicklow for obvious reasons!

Calibos

Tyrone212 wrote: »

Very dull away from the immediate coast in West/NW in comparison

Summer 2014 was nearly as good as Summer 2013 where I am in Bray and this Sat image and your image shows why. Day after day in Summer 2014 the morning would start clear over nearly the whole country but by mid day all but the eastern and southern coastal strips would cloud over with convective cloud while the onshore breezes or maritime Irish/Celtic Sea air or whatever would prevent convective cloud formation. Half the population living in 90% of the country probably thought 2014 was a boring grey Summer not a patch on the year before whereas the other half the population living in that coastal strip down the East Coast felt Summer 2014 was nearly as good as the year before.

Nqp15hhu

I think this spring and early summer was fantastic. As a family we hiked and explored our local area constantly.

Donegal Storm

When combined with the bigger picture in the country at the moment this is fast becoming one of the most miserable months in memory for me, just constant rain and grey skies day after day. Hasn't let up for even a minute today :rolleyes:

Oneiric 3

Calibos wrote: »

Summer 2014 was nearly as good as Summer 2013 where I am in Bray and this Sat image and your image shows why. Day after day in Summer 2014 the morning would start clear over nearly the whole country but by mid day all but the eastern and southern coastal strips would cloud over with convective cloud while the onshore breezes or maritime Irish/Celtic Sea air or whatever would prevent convective cloud formation. Half the population living in 90% of the country probably thought 2014 was a boring grey Summer not a patch on the year before whereas the other half the population living in that coastal strip down the East Coast felt Summer 2014 was nearly as good as the year before.

Another example of that pesky convective cloud back in Summer 2014:

Oneiric 3

Gonzo wrote: »

Summer 2020 may have been an exception to the above. Summer 2020 was in a league of it's own for Dublin and surrounding areas, but yeah normally Dublin and the east get's a slightly warmer and dryer summer.

In summer, there is relatively little difference between average rainfall amounts across the country believe it or not. Most certainly not a marked as it would be in Autumn and Winter for sure.

nacho libre

I see the Met Eireann monthly has been updated, it mentions the possibility of an easterly influence in February, then northerly by mid February.

leahyl

Rain wasn’t too bad when I set off on my walk about an hour ago - about half way through the heavens opened :-( I returned drenched!

Oscar Bravo

Colder air getting into the north and west, 10pm:

Knock 4 degrees
Finner 4 degrees
Malin head 4 degrees

Milder further east and south:

Phoenix park 11 degrees
Dublin airport 11 degrees
Sherkin 11 degrees

Nqp15hhu

Assuming Thursday and Friday is the next snow risk for Ulster? More widespread too as in lower elevation?

Nqp15hhu

I have snow in my Met office forecast for Friday evening.

Dazler97

Chilly here now down to 5.8c in Carrick on Shannon where as in Dublin it's double digits

Clonmel1000

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

This exactly. I love summer no matter the weather we get.

So do I but people are being either disingenuous or missing the point by trying to link weather with daylight. Last summer was poor weather wise in any mans language despite the usual comical Ali reports from some here.

Nqp15hhu

I had over 30 days of 20c+ highs. I don’t see how that is poor for here!

mcburns07

I'm surprised Cork hasn't meant the criteria for a yellow rainfall warning. Chucking it down for hours now, loads of surface water on road.

leeash10

Rain, Temp 4c @ 303 MTRS West Wicklow.

Oscar Bravo

Finally a cold clear sunny morning here in Castlebar.

Donegal Storm

Same here, finally some sunshine. Fence looks like it's on fire with all the evaporation this morning!

https://streamable.com/mb39pz

Nqp15hhu

Yay! Just seen my first snow of this cold spell and it is sticking! Bodes well for tonight!

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?id=231fbe90-387e-47da-b73d-bd47796ec1f0&date=2021-01-20&details

https://streamable.com/ho8xgp

Nqp15hhu

Here’s a video that actually works. There appears to be snow on Slieve Snaght

https://streamable.com/35mg5e

Nqp15hhu

Islay peeking through