December 2017 Weather Forecast for Ireland

So we are already in December and hows it looking.

Well in summary

Dec 1st - 7th Mild but not much rain 8 to 13c

Dec 8th - 11th Cold and Wintry snow on hills 4 to 6c

Dec 12th - 18th Slightly milder but wet a few cold periods but Atlantic Westerly flow 7 to 9c

Dec 19th - 24th Very unsettled possibly stormy temps on borderline for snow 4 to 8c

Dec 25th Mild outlook at todays CFS chart. Around 8 to 11c. This constantly changes.

Dec 26th - 31st Showers of rain hail and sleet cold. 4 to 8c

Not too frosty this month bar a few -2c nights. Maybe one or two nights go to -5c around the 8th to 12th and again at Christmas.

Happy Christmas.

Irelands cold spell day 2 and 3

Mountmellick in Laois suffered flooding
Its speading to Portarlington as well.
Sligo had temperature of 6c and some hail

On day 3 the snow was visible on Ben Bulben and hail fell widespread during a day that only peaked at 4c

Snow fell in Mayo mainly

Irelands Cold Spell 2017 Day 1

Temperatures in Sligo maxed out at only 6c and its currently 2.5c

50mm of rain fell in parts of Munster and Leinster with roads closed due to flooding.

A wide variety of temperatures were recorded with 5c in parts of Ulster but 14c in parts of Wexford and Waterford

Cold Spell November 2017

Starting today Wednesday 22nd all the latest on this cold spell. Today ends with a 6c max in parts of the Northwest as a Polar Airmass sweeps down from Iceland bringing hail and sleet to the North and West

Wintry weather on way

The following 2 weeks will see half and half type weather. Half the time in Ireland it will be mild with temperatures of 10 to 13c while half the time it will be cold with temperatures at 6 to 10c. As is usually the case in this set up there will be more sun on the colder days and more rain on the milder ones.

Frosty nights are sure to feature too with minima down as low as -3c though there is a risk that towards the end of the month values could dip below minus 5.

Hurricane Ophelia to thrash Ireland

80mph winds are set to devastate Co Cork and Kerry on Monday with structural damage elsewhere in Munster

Could Hurricane Ophelia hit Ireland

There is a huuricane developing in the mid Atlantic that is headed towards Europe on Monday. Whether it retains its hurricane characteristics is open to question but certainly an interesting and potentially damaging development for Ireland.

Keep posted on the storm here...

Mild and Changeable October

After a cool September overall October promises much more in the way of mild weather. However it will be changeable with wind and rain at times. Though temperatures may touch 20c at times leading to some pleasant sunshine.

Rainfall for Ireland for the month will be slightly above average with the West and South receiving most of this.

As the month comes to a close there will be a renewed risk of frost and expect daytime highs at this stage down to 12 to 14c.

August likely to be changeable

August will see more changeable weather than July but with a few warm spells and fine days too. However nights will be getting noticeably cooler than before.

Highest temperature of the month prob 25c

Lowest probably 2c

Rainfall slightly above normal
Sunshine Normal

Average Day 18c
Average Night 8c

July Dull and Humid 2017

Well Summer 2017 has started off quite poorly apart from one good week in June when temperatures reached 28.6c in Pheonix Park.

July does not look like bringing much Summer sun but it will bring warmth with temperatures regularly in the 20s.

Rainfall will be around normal with a lot of drizzle or mist at times.

However dry spells will be common too and at the end of July there is a signal for much warmer temperatures after a cool unsettled period mid month.

Snow in Sligo March 21st 2017

Snowfall this morning at 9am.

March very mild so far

As in keeping with 2017 so far in Ireland March has turned out to be a very mild month and temperatures up to halfway through the month are running at 1.5c above normal with a National average of 7.5c. This value looks like being more or less maintained until the end of the month though there is a possibility of some snow on March 21st 2017. Temperatures for most of the rest of March will be into double figures of 10 to 13c and sometimes up to 16c bringing an average of 10c but on other occasions it will be 8c by day and only 3c by night and this will mean an average of 6c meaning that March is going to end around 8c as a national average temperature. There is a low risk that the temperature could even reach 20c by the end of March but we will watch this space.

What a cloud

Last week this cloud appeared between Boyle and Sligo

Snow in Sligo Feb 26th 2017

Storm Doris

Low pressure eye passes over Sligo

Weather for Spring 2017

Welcome to Irelands long range weather for Spring 2017. Here I will outline the expected conditions for Ireland this year. weathergossip has more information on the long range conditions. Also after June weathergossip moves here to the blog full time.

So onto the forecast.

MARCH

A cool start to the month with some Wintry showers and temperatures only in the range of 4 to 8c. A bracing Northwesterly wind will make it feel even colder than this. However as the month goes on conditions will get slightly milder with temperatures of 7 to 10c in light winds but there will be some rain or drizzle at time. The second half of March sees more in the way of dry weather with some frost at night. Temperatures will be 10c to 14c. Late month may see a return of unsettled conditions again.

APRIL

April sees more in the way of rain or showers with the weather pattern very mobile. This looks set to continue for the whole of the first half at least with even some cool weather at time adding a wintry mix in some of the showers in the Northwest. Temperatures will be 8 to 14c but later in the month there may be a 16 or 17c as winds begin to steer up from the South.

Wet and stormy Spring could be on the cards for Ireland

After the widespread Northern blocking that has occurred recently resulting in one of the driest Winters since 1995 we sure are due a bit of rain. Well never fear. For no sooner will you have said the word drought than the rivers and lakes will be bursting their banks once more.

Many Springs have come and gone in Ireland with people saying what a great start to Spring it has been no sooner to see it all dampened by a cold and with Summer. Its still too far to look at the  Summer 2017 forecastwhich early on looks quiet in the prospects with a similar pattern to whats been going on in the Winter, a lot of High Pressure about.

On the other hand, February. This month looks far more active than any of October, November, December or January but of course that wouldnt be hard as all these months had below the normal rainfall figures. The next 20 days see a much more mobile Atlantic flow moving in. Lets play it by ear and weathergossip will keep you up to date and of course this blog is regularly updated with the long term weather forecast for Ireland, where unlike other sites there is a detailed description, discussion and of course "gossip" about the upcoming weather.

Mild weather ahead

So January is keeping frosty tonight but the rest of it is mild. Temperatures of 12 or 13c will occur and with 7 at night these are April averages.

But February is looking more mobile with rain strong winds and cold so look out.

Snow hits Ireland

Snow has hit most Ireland on January 12th 2017 with the West North and midlands seeing most of the snow.

The temperature only reached 4c and the wind was very strong also up to gale force 8. Met Eireann is predicting a milder weekend and slightly cooler next week. But what is going to happen after that?

Thats where weathergossip comes in. The long range weather sees a lot more Northern blocking so we will see a lot more dry weather but there is a huge risk that siberian air may start to incur in the East late next week. In any case it looks like High Pressure is set to dominate once again.

Actually rainfall this Winter has been only 60 to 80% of normal so far compared to over 200% of normal last Winter. As far as the rest of Winter is concerned a milder theme is favored and this could result in it again being among the mildest Winters of the past century.