Spring 2023 - General Discussion

In all fairness, if the sun splits the stones, this poster will not be saying how lovely spring has been.

We've had rain for the majority of time since September in this area. Temperatures have been fine but the dullness and relentless rain are depressing. Spring has followed this similar pattern.

Leitrim.

Where is the rain that was forecast for today? Not that I am complaining

And you get a lot of posters who like to talk up the weather, maybe they're glass half full people. Maybe, those of us who complain are miserable gits or maybe we are just "tell it as it is" people. I'm afraid the weather in Kerry is pretty crap most of the time and it can be hard not to let it affect your mood. I tend to keep busy and am quite content if the rain stays at bay and won't get too greedy about temps with the exception of summer when low temps drive me mad. But sadly the rain doesn't stay at bay here in the rainiest county in Ireland and I personally spend a fortune every summer getting the hell out. I'd gladly stay if we got more summers like 2022. Right now I'm wondering if it's worth getting my windows cleaned as they are absolutely filthy from the constant muck. But if I fork out to have them cleaned will I get any value! 😩 Such is the reality of life here.

Forecast all over the place at the moment. Based on reading Met all day it's indicating a murky first half of the day and brightening up later..

'Largely cloudy and dull to start tomorrow with patchy rain and drizzle. Turning brighter through the afternoon with sunny spells and scattered showers, the odd heavy shower possible. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees in light southwest to west breezes'

Just watched 9pm news TV forecast and Gerry was saying the opposite! Bright sunny morning with cloud and showers building for the afternoon.

May looking a lot drier and warmer now. This is not a good sign though as we often get poor Summers after a good May. However I think the days of cool Summers are gone with climate change so itl be either normal temps and wet or warm and sunny. But likely mixed with a few short cool spells and hot spells too.

Those places in Spain thar saw 38c might go down to 20c for a short while in May and then back up to 40c.

With the drought they're having now these temps are particularly worrying, it's only bloody April. Food production is in trouble in Spain and they provide ireland with a lot of our fruit and veg. 8% of all UK food is from Spain, yikes. They'll need massive investment in water infrastructure in the coming years if they are to continue producing so much.

If things continue, the food that is currently produced in Spain will be produced further north, in countries where the new weather regime suits those plants. For all we know and in the not so distant future, the UK and Ireland could become major fruit and vegetable producers of stuff we've not grown on a mass scale before.

Brightening up nicely here in Castlebar. Feeling much milder today.

I spoke too soon, gone very dull and looks a moderate to heavy shower is about to arrive.

In Trim, by any chance? Torrential shower there moments ago.

Very hard to know here near Trim… we’re all in Trim today! Bit brighter now and feels humid, if the showers would stay away….

I learned many years ago that this is the sweet spot in our weather - from around 20th April to 20th August. 4 months of bliss. There is absolutely no point in waiting for summer to arrive. It's a fool's game. Especially in Ireland. Looking out the window waiting for good weather is a waste of life. The sweet spot is thus because of a myriad of factors - we have light until 9pm+, nature is bursting out, the birdsong is glorious, it's warmer, people generally are more active and have a positive outlook etc. Many of us can finish work at 5pm and do stuff outdoors for 4 hours. 4 hours is a long time. You can do a huge amount in that time, even when it's raining. We have excellent weather forecast technology too so you can plan your evenings and weekends around the weather. Now I am off to cut the lawn and then go kayaking. Don't wait for summer to arrive! Embrace the light!