Coldest Summer in West for 50 Years

Sligo, Mayo and Galway have had their coldest Summer for nearly 50 years in some parts. In Claremorris station for example the temperature was below normal on every day bar a few days at the end of June and at the start of July and a couple of days in August. In most stations in Ireland temperatures have been below normal in every month bar April when they have been normal.

What caused this? Well it looks like the El Nino in the Pacific and the Low Pressures residing to the West of us in the Atlantic are mostly to blame. Warm air from the Pacific rose up the West of the United States and along Alaska into the Pole. This pushed all the Ice toward the pole from this side creating a downward pressure toward the North Atlantic. This resulted in cold Summers for Ireland and a lot of Scandanavia too.

In better news the weather is improving for September and www.weathergossip.com is back up and running again. There are changes afoot though as www.weathergossip.ie will run in tandom with its sister site as weathergossip is a uniquely Irish site based in Sligo. The material on both sites will be the exact same just that if you are abroad you will probably be directed to weathergossip.com whereas in Ireland you will be sent to weathergossip.ie . The dot ie domain name is currently pending approval and I announce its arrival on facebook and here.

September Sun

Well that was a washout of a Summer for Ireland. It now looks like the Summer is going to come in the first 10 days of September with temperatures around 14 to 18c at first but then rising to 20 to 22c as the month goes on.

The middle of the month signals a return to colder weather once again but at least the first 2 weeks of September will be good after a washout July.

The website www.weathergossip.com is currently under renovation so all the weathergossip facts are here for the time being.

After July being the coldest for 50 years in the West of Ireland August has been the wettest on record in Knock Airport in one of the most miserable Summers of the 21st Century especially in the West as a cool pool of air out to the West ruined the Summer.

weathergossip has moved here

As the domain weathergossip.com is not fuctioning properly the Long Range Weather for Ireland now resides here an will do for the forseeable future. 

The later part of July will see the changeable conditions prevail with a lot of cool weather. Temperatures will be in the range 14 to 18c and there will be some rain at times.

Heatwaves are not forecast now in Ireland until perhaps a few days at the start of August.

Weather for Every Day for Ireland

	July	22	Breezy and Showery		MAX	15	MIN	10
	July	23	Breezy and Showery		MAX	14	MIN	8
	July	24	Breezy and Showery		MAX	15	MIN	11
	July	25	Breezy and Showery		MAX	15	MIN	11
	July	26	Rain at times		MAX	14	MIN	12
	July	27	Breezy and Showery		MAX	15	MIN	11
	July	28	Dry with some sun		MAX	17	MIN	9
	July	29	Dry with some sun		MAX	16	MIN	8
	July	30	Dry with some sun		MAX	18	MIN	8
	July	31	Warmer again		MAX	21	MIN	11
	August	1	Dry with some sun		MAX	21	MIN	11
	August	2	Dry with some sun		MAX	22	MIN	11
	August	3	Dry with some sun		MAX	23	MIN	12
	August	4	Cloudy but holding dry		MAX	19	MIN	11
	August	5	Breezy and Showery		MAX	14	MIN	12
	August	6	Rain at times		MAX	14	MIN	9
	August	7	Rain at times		MAX	13	MIN	6
	August	8	Rain at times		MAX	15	MIN	7
	August	9	Rain at times		MAX	15	MIN	6
	August	10	Dry with some sun		MAX	17	MIN	6
	August	11	Dry and Sunny		MAX	18	MIN	9
	August	12	Dry and Sunny		MAX	21	MIN	11
	August	13	Dry and Sunny		MAX	22	MIN	12
	August	14	Dry and Sunny		MAX	23	MIN	13
	August	15	Dry and Cloudy		MAX	22	MIN	12
	August	16	Dry and Cloudy		MAX	20	MIN	11
	August	17	Windy with Rain		MAX	17	MIN	9
	August	18	Cooler but dry		MAX	14	MIN	7
	August	19	Cold and Showery		MAX	13	MIN	4
	August	20	Cold and Showery		MAX	13	MIN	3
	August	21	Cold and Showery		MAX	13	MIN	5
	August	22	Drier and milder		MAX	16	MIN	6
	August	23	Mild and Dry		MAX	17	MIN	7
	August	24	Wet and Windy		MAX	14	MIN	8
	August	25	Rain and Showers		MAX	13	MIN	9
	August	26	Rain and Showers		MAX	14	MIN	8
	August	27	Rain and Showers		MAX	13	MIN	8
	August	28	Rain and Showers		MAX	14	MIN	7
	August	29	Rain and Showers		MAX	15	MIN	7
	August	30	Rain and Showers		MAX	14	MIN	6
	August	31	Less Showery		MAX	15	MIN	7
	September	1	Sun and Showers		MAX	16	MIN	7
	September	2	Sun and Showers		MAX	14	MIN	8
	September	3	Sun and Showers		MAX	13	MIN	8
	September	4	Sun and Showers		MAX	16	MIN	7
	September	5	Sun and Showers		MAX	15	MIN	7
	September	6	Sun and Showers		MAX	13	MIN	6
	September	7	Wet and very windy		MAX	13	MIN	7
	September	8	Breezy and Showery		MAX	12	MIN	7
	September	9	Breezy and Showery		MAX	14	MIN	8
	September	10	Dry with some sun		MAX	17	MIN	6
	September	11	Warm and Dry		MAX	19	MIN	8
	September	12	Warm and Dry		MAX	17	MIN	9
	September	13	Warm and Dry		MAX	16	MIN	7
	September	14	Warm and Dry		MAX	17	MIN	7
	September	15	Warm and Dry		MAX	18	MIN	7
	September	16	Warm and Dry		MAX	18	MIN	7
	September	17	Wet weather for Ireland		MAX	15	MIN	6
	September	18	Breezy and Showery		MAX	14	MIN	6
	September	19	Breezy and Showery		MAX	13	MIN	3
	September	20	Dry and Sunny		MAX	15	MIN	3
	September	21	Breezy and Showery		MAX	15	MIN	6
	September	22	Breezy and Showery		MAX	9	MIN	4
	September	23	Cold and Showery		MAX	9	MIN	5
	September	24	Milder but wet		MAX	14	MIN	7
	September	25	Dry and Cloudy		MAX	15	MIN	6
	September	26	Dry and cool		MAX	12	MIN	6
	September	27	Breezy and Showery		MAX	13	MIN	6
	September	28	Dry and Mild		MAX	16	MIN	7
	September	29	Dry and Sunny		MAX	17	MIN	4
	September	30	Dry and Sunny		MAX	18	MIN	6
	October	1	Dry and Sunny		MAX	17	MIN	5
	October	2	Dry and Sunny		MAX	17	MIN	4
	October	3	Dry and Sunny		MAX	17	MIN	4
	October	4	Dry and Sunny		MAX	16	MIN	6
	October	5	Cloudy		MAX	14	MIN	6
	October	6	Cloudy		MAX	15	MIN	8
	October	7	Cold and Showery		MAX	11	MIN	4
	October	8	Cold and Showery		MAX	11	MIN	3
	October	9	Cold and Showery		MAX	11	MIN	5
	October	10	Cold and Showery		MAX	12	MIN	7
	October	11	Mild and Windy		MAX	16	MIN	11
	October	12	Mild and Breezy		MAX	16	MIN	11
	October	13	Very Wet for Ireland		MAX	13	MIN	8
	October	14	Wet and Showery		MAX	11	MIN	9
	October	15	Rain with showers		MAX	11	MIN	10
	October	16	Sunshine and Showers		MAX	13	MIN	7
	October	17	Sunshine and Showers		MAX	15	MIN	6
	October	18	Sunshine and Showers		MAX	14	MIN	6
	October	19	Sunshine and Showers		MAX	11	MIN	7
	October	20	Sunshine and Showers		MAX	12	MIN	7
	October	21	Sunshine and Showers		MAX	12	MIN	7
	October	22	Sunshine and Showers		MAX	12	MIN	6
	October	23	Cold and Showery		MAX	8	MIN	4
	October	24	Cold and Showery		MAX	7	MIN	3
	October	25	Cold and Showery		MAX	7	MIN	1
	October	26	Cold and Showery		MAX	7	MIN	0
	October	27	Cold and Showery		MAX	7	MIN	0
	October	28	Cold and Showery		MAX	7	MIN	0
	October	24	Mild and Breezy		MAX	13	MIN	10
	October	25	Mild and Breezy		MAX	14	MIN	11
	October	26	Mild and Breezy		MAX	13	MIN	9
	October	27	Mild and Breezy		MAX	14	MIN	11
	October	28	Mild and Breezy		MAX	11	MIN	8
	October	29	Mild and Breezy		MAX	11	MIN	7
	October	30	Mild and Breezy		MAX	10	MIN	7
	October	31	Breezy and Showery		MAX	13	MIN	11
	November	1	Cold and Frosty		MAX	8	MIN	-1
	November	2	Cold and Frosty		MAX	8	MIN	-2
	November	3	Milder and Wet		MAX	13	MIN	7
	November	4	Breezy and Showery		MAX	11	MIN	7
	November	5	Very Mild		MAX	16	MIN	12
	November	6	Very Mild		MAX	15	MIN	13
	November	7	Very Mild		MAX	14	MIN	11
	November	8	Wet and Windy		MAX	13	MIN	9
	November	9	Wet		MAX	11	MIN	7
	November	10	Very Wet for Ireland		MAX	11	MIN	7
	November	11	Dull and Wet		MAX	11	MIN	6
	November	12	Cloudy but drier		MAX	12	MIN	9
	November	13	Colder and Drier		MAX	9	MIN	-2
	November	14	Cold and  Dry		MAX	6	MIN	-1
	November	15	Cold and Dry		MAX	7	MIN	0
	November	16	Breezy and Showery		MAX	8	MIN	7
	November	17	Breezy and Showery		MAX	9	MIN	4
	November	18	Breezy and Showery		MAX	7	MIN	3
	November	19	Wet and Windy		MAX	11	MIN	3
	November	20	Breezy and Showery		MAX	12	MIN	5
	November	21	Breezy and Showery		MAX	13	MIN	7
	November	22	Cold with hail		MAX	6	MIN	3
	November	23	Cold with hail		MAX	6	MIN	3
	November	24	Milder		MAX	9	MIN	2
	November	25	Breezy and Showery		MAX	8	MIN	3
	November	26	Dry and Sunny		MAX	9	MIN	3
	November	27	Dry and Sunny		MAX	9	MIN	3
	November	28	Dry and Sunny		MAX	9	MIN	3
	November	29	More Unsettled weather		MAX	9	MIN	4
	November	30	Rain at times		MAX	9	MIN	4
	December	1	Rain at times		MAX	11	MIN	4
	December	2	Rain at times		MAX	11	MIN	5
	December	3	Rain at times		MAX	12	MIN	5
	December	4	Rain at times		MAX	12	MIN	5
	December	5	Rain at times		MAX	11	MIN	3
	December	6	Cold and Showery		MAX	9	MIN	4
	December	7	Very Mild		MAX	14	MIN	7
	December	8	Cold again		MAX	6	MIN	3
	December	9	Milder weather with rain		MAX	13	MIN	6
	December	10	Dry and Cloudy		MAX	7	MIN	4
	December	11	Cold and Foggy		MAX	7	MIN	2
	December	12	Foggy		MAX	3	MIN	-1
	December	13	Cold and Frosty		MAX	3	MIN	-4
	December	14	Very Cold and Frosty		MAX	3	MIN	-5
	December	15	Milder with rain		MAX	7	MIN	2
	December	16	Mild and wet		MAX	12	MIN	7
	December	17	Breezy and Showery		MAX	12	MIN	5
	December	18	Breezy and Showery		MAX	10	MIN	3
	December	19	Breezy and Showery		MAX	8	MIN	2
	December	20	Becoming very cold		MAX	6	MIN	3
	December	21	Cold and Frosty		MAX	6	MIN	-5
	December	22	Breezy and Showery		MAX	6	MIN	3
	December	23	Sleet and Snow		MAX	3	MIN	-2
	December	24	Sleet and Snow		MAX	2	MIN	-3
	December	25	Cold and Frosty		MAX	0	MIN	-5
	December	26	Windy with Rain		MAX	7	MIN	2
	December	27	Breezy and Showery		MAX	11	MIN	3
	December	28	Rain at times		MAX	11	MIN	3
	December	29	Breezy and Showery		MAX	8	MIN	4
	December	30	Breezy and Showery		MAX	7	MIN	3
	December	31	Very Stormy		MAX	8	MIN	3

A Warmer June Perhaps

June is looking likely to bring higher temperatures and warmer spells than May did but will this hold true. After a very unsettled start of 2 or 3 days the weather will indeed begin to quiten down but the moderate temperatures look to continue with no really Summer warmth until mid June.

Spring unsettled and Showery after warm spell

The current warm weather while welcomed will come at a price as there is more windy and showery weather on the way for most of the rest of April after 10th. This will result in quite a number of days of blustery showers and wind and rain in Ireland and the brolly will have to be handy on most days especially if you dwell or are visiting the Atlantic side of the country.

May will see a repeat of April with some warm weather mixed with cooler more unsettled intervals.

An early indication would suggest that the Summertime will continue this pattern with a few warm and sunny spells mixed with a few unsettled spells thereby giving no sign as yet of prolonged dry spells. However the temperatures will respond on these warm days to be up to 24c.

Strandhill Co Sligo

Spring Weather Forecast for Ireland

This Spring promises a lot of warm and mild weather for Ireland after a cold and snowy start to March. This will be more of an exception rather than the rule with the temperatures in March set to vary from 8c to 16c. There will be a lot of dry and fine weather too but at times there will be some rain and drizzle for Ireland this mainly in the North and West. Things get warmer still in April with temperatures of 17 or 18c likely.