December 2020, Snow falls in some parts of Ireland

 As of December 3rd there has been reports of snowfall in some locations. Mostly at high levels but also a dusting at lower levels too in Donegal and Galway. So will the snow continue. Well the cold certainly will however it has all to do with the 528 dam line what the freezing level is for snow to fall and that appears to be hovering around the 300m mark over most of Ireland but further North could be down as low as 100m at times. Certainly no repeat of 2010 but the temperatures would appear to be stuck in single figures until mid December. After this we will be getting a lot of the weather like we have got the past few years. Relatively mild and dry with just some mist or drizzle and temperatures of 8 to 11c.

So basically first half of December in Ireland will be cold but not bitter and second half will be mild but not extremely.

December cold spell on way

 The long term weather trend for Ireland sees a cold spell of Northerlies persist for the first half of December and there may also be some snow in the mix. The highest risk of snow will be at night or in some of the heavier outbreaks. But snow will not be only confined to mountain tops I feel. However most of the time showers will be of hail or sleet or rain. Christmas is looking very dry and mild.

Long Range Weather for Ireland December update

 The cold spell is signalled to begin on Wednesday with temperatures only in the 5c to 9c range. There will be many showers, some of them wintry and a low risk of snow at night. The weather will stay like this for the first 10 days of December. Also some frost can be expected and temperatures at times will drop below zero with frost at night. Becoming milder as we head to Christmas with temperatures of 7 to 10c expected

Long Range Weather December update

Cold spell now looks likely this coming week and it will stay cold from December 1st to possibly December 10th. After that it does look milder but during this period Ireland will have showers of rain hail sleet and snow and temperatures of 3c to 7c. Frost is also likely at night. 

Long Range Weather Forecast for Ireland Dember 2020

 The month will still start on a cold note. How cold it goes is open to question. As we start off this week there is a low pressure to the Northwest of Ireland. During the week this is going to sink down over Ireland. How far South it goes will determine how cold it gets as we start December. At present temperatures of 4 to 7c look likely with wet sleety rain showers.

Long Range Forecast for Ireland December 2020 update

 December still looking cold but models have backed away from the severe cold I mentioned yesterday. More like mid single figures now. But there are attempts at the North pushing down during the month. Most of all there is the Southwesterly milds we have become used to but any push south of these will result in some very cold weather in the darkest days of the year. Not much wind showing either so nights will not be 11c like recent years. Updates will continue as the situation continues to evolve.

Long Range Weather for Ireland December 2020 and Christmas

 So the start of December is still looking quite cold. Temperatures of 4 or 5c to be expected. If there is to be any snow in Ireland this side of Christmas this would appear to be the brief window of opportunity. Around December 4th looks particularly cold and could be in the low single figures.

Overall though the weather for December and Christmas looks quite and benign with no storms showing up at present. If you look out the window today, November 26th, that is probably what the weather will be like a lot of December with not too much in the way of heavy rain.

Temperatures around 10c for Christmas day and fair day weatherwise. All the Christmas period looks quiet with maybe colder weather as we break into the new year.

Long Range Weather for Ireland calls for cold December 2020

 Much colder in fact than recent years. 2019 had a pretty cold November but it looks like 2020 is going to see that cold weather arrive a month later. This may raise hopes of a White Christmas but currently mid to late December is looking pretty dry and benign in Ireland. 

The early part of December seems to be signalling a slight chance of snow in Ireland. This will have to be kept a close eye on as it is not set in stone. 

Temperatures will be in the low single figures so it could well be a sleety mix. Most of December looks like it will be below 10c with little in the way of milder spells. It will also be drier  than normal which will help with Christmas shopping.

Summer to improve for 2nd half

So far Summer 2020 has been as depressing as 2020. Now however there is a chink of light at the end of the tunnel. The end of July and most of August look like being warm and mostly dry more especially in the East and South of Ireland.

There will be more cloud in more Northern and Western parts. However these areas too will see temperatures higher than the 16c that has been the max there so far this July. Sunshine for the first 12 days of July in Sligo has been just over 20 hours but this will improve too.

Temperatures in the range of 19 to 22c can be expected for most of the rest of July and well into the 20s for August. The end of August then gets cool and unsettled again with more rain. However August will be by far the best Summer month in Ireland.

With more travel restrictions lifted it is hoped that this will bring a lot more cheer in an awful year.