Christmas mild wet and windy

The weather for Christmas looks mild wet and windy with temperatures of 8 to 10c for Ireland and very little chance of snow. The late November cold we saw has been replaced by much milder weather although a slight cooldown is signalled in late December.
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Rain snow and frost for November

November is shaping up to be the coldest month of the Winter of 2016/17. There is a possibility of snow on high ground at different stages during the month starting on Sunday 5th. Some snow will fall on lower levels too possibly at the end of November. Frost will be frequent in the month with minus 5 likely.

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Heavy Rain then dry again

There will be over 50mm of rain over the coming weekend especially in more Southerly and Eastern parts of Ireland.

Parts of the Northwest of Ireland have seen less than 5 percent of their normal rainfall for October.

However from the 20th to 24th October a dry period of weather is on the cards for Ireland before things turn unsettled for the end of the month.

Early indications suggest a cold November and December but not extremely cold before milder interludes are signalled for 2017

Though windstorms are not favored rainfall will be high sometimes due to blocking.

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Heavy Rain brings 40mm

An awful lot of rain in the South and West of Ireland over the weekend bringing close to 40mm followed by blustery showers. Autumn has truly set in. Temperatures of 13 or 14c are below what youd expect at this time of year. However expect an unsettled mix of windy blustery mostly mild weather for the next 10 days with little if an frost.

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Autumn getting cooler

The weather for Autumn has turned cooler as signs are that Ireland is going to have more frequent cool spells than in the past couple of years.

It will still be very mild at other times with Southwesterlies and wind and rain. Temperatures over the next 2 weeks of 14c to 18 or 19c at best.

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Summer Weather Forecast 2016

Ireland basked in a heatwave for one day on July 19th 2016. Temperatures soared past 30.4c in Mount Dillon in County Roscommon. County Sligo got up to 29c. Later that night there was a lot of thunderstorms with not much rain. The warm air was met by cooler fresher air from the Atlantic causing some explosions or sparks in the sky.

The weather for the rest of the Summer looks likely to continue in the vein of recent months with the odd warm day or short warm spell, however globally there is a La Nina event about to start which will result in cooler weather and this is something we will have to keep an eye on in our Winter Forecast.

As always www.weathergossip.com has more

Warm start to the Summer 2016

The Summer of 2016 has started off in scorchio mode in Ireland as the Leaving Cert exams are just around the corner.
Temperatures in the midwest have been as high as 23c with a max of just 13c reported in poor old Malin Head.
Over the coming weeks warm weather dominates but there will be a tendency for some more wetter episodes to ensure that it is not a continuously warm picture.
Also bad news if you live in the North of Ireland because as the month of June progresses the High that has ensured warm and sunny conditions in the North tends to move South which may mean a return to drizzly conditions here in the coming weeks.
However elsewhere there is a possibility of some very warm weather at times this June with 20c likely to be breached regularly.

Weather for rest of May/June

The rest of May sees more normal weather for Ireland after a mini heatwave in the West when temperatures in Belmullet peaked at 25.4c. Overall the West has done much better than the East from this fine spell of weather with over 200% of the normal sunshine recorded here while over in the East there were a number of cloudy days and even some light rain at times. 

All the way until the end of May now we are going to see the normal sun one day, shower another and rain the other type of weather. Temperatures will be around 16 or 17c most of the time but may get higher in long sunny spells and lower in showers.

June is looking like one of those thundery type months where everything is borderline. If the shower activity stays South there may be a number of dry days with warm sunshine mixed with the odd downpour but then again if there is more shower activity then the temperatures wont be a high. However as the weathergossip Summer forecast shows this year is going to be a lot warmer than previous Summers if not sunny. 

Summer 2016 Forecast

A much warmer Summer than 2015.

There will be temperatures of 25c in July.May and July will be the best months.

MayMixed weather but dry and warm midmonth with temperatures over 20c. Later in May it will be cooler and unsettled.

JuneA high number of showery days with temperatures of just 14 to 17c. There will be some even cooler days too. However at the end as July approaches High Pressure will build to the South.

JulyA warm month with some Thundery outbreaks. The temperature will be near 20c a lot and some days could reach 24 or 25c in the South. The warmest day is usually 27c.

AugustVery cool the past number of years but this Summer could be different especially for the first half. Rain and showers more prevalent in the second half of the month.

Overall the North and West never get as much sun as the South but this year will not be freezing cold like 2015.

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A Dry Spring

After such a deluge of rain over the Winter where some parts of the South saw over 3 times their normal rainfall the good news is that Spring will be a lot drier if a bit on the cool side.

There is certainly a change in conditions and a lot of calm and quiet weather is to be expected in the coming months. We had 9 named storms over the Winter and I wouldnt rule out one more in March but April could yet see some very pleasant weather this year.

A Mild November is Coming

Despite all the predictions of a cold Winter there looks to be a very mild November on the way this year with a bit of dry weather at times but other periods of rain. Temperatures will hit 14 or 15c a lot of the time which is quite unusual for the month of November.

Rainfall will be around or a bit below normal and the sunshine figures will just be around normal as it is rare to get a sunny November due to the shortness of the days. 

Later on the Winter still looks like it will be very cold especially during the month of December but the mild weather in November will last all the way through the month as a predominantly Southerly airstream is over Ireland. This will be as a result of a High Pressure to the East of Ireland and a Low Pressure out in the Atlantic brushing the West and North Coasts at times

so there areas will of course be likely to see some rain at times and temperatures will be 13 or 14c here but on the plus side places like Galway Mayo Sligo and Donegal will see mild nights and temperatures not falling below 8c a lot of the time.

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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.

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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.

Long Range Weather Forecast for December for Ireland

December 2014 is going to be characterized by a mixture of all types of Winter weather. After one of the mildest years on record there will be some cold days in December with frost and fog especially in the first half of the month. As the month goes on there is going to be more in the way of precipitation so the frosts wont be as plentiful with all of the wind as well. Temperatures will be around 6 to 9c some of the time and there will be an odd day that it gets up to 14c.

However the month will trend with High Pressure to the South of Ireland and Lows to the North trying to bring cold arctic air but only succeeding briefly which will result in a lot of days of wintry showers with some snow on hills.

Highs during the frequent cold snaps throughout the month will be 4 to 7c.

Christmas is currently looking cool and windy with showers some maybe wintry.

Weather Forecast for November 2014 in Ireland

November 2014 will start off on a very chilly note with showers of hail or sleet. 
As the month goes on it will become milder and the temperature may get up to 15c by midmonth.
Towards the end of the month Ireland will see mild wet and windy weather with another cold snap at the very end of November.

A mixed wet and windy month - November

Temperatures in the month will range from 5 to 8c at the start to a more regular 11 to 14c for most of the days of November.

Then at the end of the month single figure temperatures will appear once again and there is a slight risk of snow and frost.

Cool and Unsettled Autumn

Well thats if you dont count September as Autumn which of course most people do. But September was warm and sunny so it could be classed as Summer.

October in Ireland has turned much cooler, in fact its cooler than it should be with the temperature nearly 2c below normal for this time of year. The temperatures are going to recover but that is all. The weather is going to remain unsettled with rain or showers on most days.

Maybe midmonth is going to bring a settled spell of weather but models are conflicting and the only universal prognosis is that winds will be from a Southerly source so there should be a rise in temperatures by day and night.

Storms are also forecast to occur at times during the month of October with gales over 60 knots possible in the West and South of Ireland. Heaviest rains will also be in the SOuth so if you live in Cork you are in for a soaking October!

Sligo will have rainfall of around 100mm for the month and the temperature will average out at 10.6c by the end of the month which is about average.

In Summary the forecast for October would read.

FIRST THIRD ; Cooler than Normal and Wet too

SECOND THIRD ; Dry and mild for a time

THIRD THIRD ; A return to unsettled conditions, still mild.

Warm but Changeable July

Though July is likely to be another warm month, it does look like there will be rain or drizzle at times too (what other word in the English language has 2 zs oh yeah dizzy)

There has been a warm theme all year so we may well see temperatures of 27c again this Summer but 30c like last year may not be reached. weathergossip thinks there is evidence that the Northern Hemisphere is going to have a warm cycle though there may be a few cooler snaps now and again.

Therefore the rest of Summer 2014 will be warm and sometimes sunny with an average temperature for the whole season of 1.5c OVER the general mean.

So far the temperature has broken 20c on nearly half of the days since the start of June.

Most of July will continue this trend but it will be wetter than June as is usually the case especially in the Northern Half of Ireland.

August looks a bit cooler but still dry and sunny at times with some rain.

Warmer end to May

The Month of May has been characterised by thundery rainfall and showers so far. As we head towards the last few days of the month the trend is for drier weather. By the start of June things will be drier and warmer with temperatures of up to 21c. There will still be some showers though a lot of the guidance has the shower activity to the South and East. Depending on the circulation around the Low these showers can happen anywhere but Lows to the South and Highs to the North seem to be the prevailing pattern in the outlook. In any case this would suggest that winds will not be from a West or Northwest direction much.

Weather gets cooler as we head into May

The warm weather of the past few days has made April very pleasant. Temperatures topped 18 degrees in Ireland over the Easter weekend and there was plenty of sunshine to boot. The weather is breaking down somewhat and it will be breezy and cooler over this coming weekend with some rain or showers.
In the next couple of weeks as we head into May Low pressure stays close by bringing a lot of showery weather and temperatures no higher than 12 to 15c.
However as we saw in 1995 and 2013, a cool May brings Summer heat.
Heres hoping....

Weather to settle down somewhat

So March is now upon us.

The mad storms and rain drops of Winter have not left us just yet with some heavy showers but we have all noticed quite a lot more in the way of sunshine than we had been used to and thats a good thing. Sunshine figures are actually going to increase as the month progresses and there is the potential for some very mild days before St Patricks Day.

Temperatures so far this year have been in single figures most of the time for Ireland but it does look like they will climb into double figures quite a lot of the time in March and they may even get to 15 or 16c.

As always St Patricks Day looks a bit dodgy with cooler air for a time and temperatures of 7 to 10c but after this it gets mild again and the temperature will be 13c.

Rainfall for March 2014 will continue the trend of recent years and be quite low though perhaps not quite as low as the cold March of 2013. 

March to get drier after Winter of discontent

A drier March is on the cards after Ireland was battered by gales and rain for most of the Winter. In fact there were only 6 days that it did not rain in parts of the West and in 2014 just 2!! So far parts of Cork have had nearly 40% of their annual rainfall in just 2 months.

SO are we owed some dry weather. The answer is YES YES YES. There are a lot of signals that March and April will bring a good deal of dry weather to balance the books so to speak. March looks like improving after a poor start with temperatures of up to 14 or 15c possible in the South and East. Follow more on twitter @weathergossipco

Stormy Winter to persist

In what can only described as one of the wettest Windiest winters with 10 storms and severe coastal damage it makes it look like a normal wet day ain't too bad.
Dry days are few and far between and everyone goes outside feeling really happy,
So far there are 37 days gone in 2014 and Sligo has recorded rainfall on 35 of them.
Next 2 storms Saturday south of Ireland and Tuesday everywhere with a sleety mix.
After this or at least after February 15 things get calmer but still showery.
Temperatures will be 6c

Mild October continues

October 2013 will be one of Ireland's milder ones of recent times. Despite a cool few days recently the weather is set to get mild again for 4 to 5 days with temperatures 2 degrees above normal.After that expect a lot of average temperatures but over the mercury will be 1 to 2c over the norm.

Otherwise the weather looks set to be wet and showers each day and gets breezier too so dry weather ends for a while on October 15

Balmy Autumn

So far this season there has been quite a variation in the weather in Ireland from some very cool conditions the second week of September to 23 and 24c on the weekend of the Football All Ireland. The weather is set to remain mild for some time yet but not up to those values. The best will be 20 or 21c but with night of 10 or 11c we are seeing temperatures of 3 to 4c above normal in some parts of Ireland at present.

The year has seen a lot of variations in the weather too with the really cold Spring and the hot July now followed by quite a mild end to September and sea temperatures around the coast of Ireland up to 20c last week. These are some of the highest sea temperatures that have ever been recorded off the Irish Coast.

Look out for some more mild weather in October before the heavy rain arives from the South around the 4th of the month resulting in a change of wind direction eventually and things moving to a more changeable and mobile Westerly.

July 2013 hottest in 100 years

The warmest July in over 100 years has just been experienced in Ireland with stations in Dublin and the West recording the hottest values. The hottest temperature courtesy of Met Eireann is 30.3c in Co. Kerry. Ken Ring who is a forecaster from New Zealand who famously predicted this warm July (as well as most Long Range Forecasters) is still upbeat about August especially the second half of the month.

However at weathergossip we do not see the same heat occurring in August that was there during July and we may have to wait another year to experience anything like that or longer. The second half of August does look like it will have a few sunny days especially in the East while the West is always more showery. However this is the way it has always been apart from that rare spell in July and a few warm Easterlies in April and May that we have seen in Sligo in recent years.

Mixed August 2013 on the cards

August over the past few years has seen conditions cool down a little in the Northwest of Ireland first and in the South of the country usually into the last week. For the past 6 years the last 10 days of August usually signal a more Autumnal feel to the air with cooler nights and this looks to be the case again this year. However dry days of 18 to 20c should indeed make it feel pleasant for the second half of the month as Ken predicted.

We do not hold any more rights to Mr Rings forecasts so with respect to him try his own site to see what else he says. weathergossip usually crawls as many of the Long Range weather model to try and gain an educated guess for the year. So far this Summer we have predicted warm spells and we did predict a hot July but more of a warm one than a hot one with us just predicting a warm temperature of 26c when it got to 30.3c in actual terms. This happens a lot because if we were to predict extreme values like that we would look very foolish if the temperature got to only 22c for example. However weathergossip is confident that 24c at least will be reached in August 2013 and most of this thundery rain will be gone by August 10th.

Hot week

A hot week begins,

Cork got 25.3c on Sunday after 24.9c on Saturday in casement

Keep up to date with the heatwave here as fine July conditions are set for the next 10th days

Hot July heatwave

As the heatwave in Ireland for July continues to develop stats will appear here, it will be the hottest July since 1995

Rest of Summer quite good

The rest of Summer 2013 looks quite good for the most part with Leinster and Munster seeing the most sunshine and highest temperatures while all the time Connaught and Ulster see clouds and temperatures below 20c most of the time.

However these areas too look set to benefit from more sunshine when High Pressure plants itself very close to Ireland as it will after the first week of July possibly as early as next Friday.

Thereafter this pattern of weather continues for most of the rest of the Summer with conditions in Munster in particular being very dry.

Rainfall for rest of Summer 2013

Connaught 90%
Ulster 85%
Leinster 55%
Munster 45%

Cooler weather for now

Junes warm spell has ended and June 8th saw a temperature of 25.3c being recorded in Newport CO Mayo. On this day also 25c was recorded in a lot of Co Mayo and 24c was recorded in other Atlantic coasts as for once the East saw the brunt of the cooler temperatures with Dublin Airport only managing 18.9c on the same day.

Now however we are all cool once again and it looks a hard spell to break. However the High Pressure over the Azores will try to bring some warmer air to Ireland at times and it would be expected that the rest of June would turn out something like this. This is a bit inaccurate but I would expect a few warmer spells and then some lows to the North will be breaking the High Pressure ridges so dates cannot be confirmed.

Weather Forecast for Ireland for the rest of June 2013

June 16th Cool but Drier in the the North with temperatures of 13 to 18c. Rain at times Munster
June 17th Dry and Bright in most parts of Ireland temperatures of 15 to 18c
June 18th Dry at first but rain in the West and North later temperatures 14 to 19c
June 19th A spell of rain in all parts clearing to sunshine and showers 14 to 17c
June 20th A dry day but rain from the Northwest spoiling things there 13 to 16c
June 21st Cool in the North and West Drier and Brighter in Munster and Leinster 18c
June 22nd A Cool Day with scattered showers but sunny spells also 14 to 18c
June 23rd Cool and Showery in all parts with temperatures of 17c
June 24th A renewed area of High Pressure from the Azores temperatures of 18c
June 25th Dry with sunny spells a few showers in the North 19c
June 26th Rain in the North but sunny in the South 20c
June 27th Cloudy in most parts some sunny spells 20c
June 28th Rain moving into the West with sunshine fading in the East 19c
June 29th Outbreaks of rain and Showers and cooler 17c
June 30th Thundery showers in all parts sunny spells too 19c

June starts warm but will it last

Well June has started like a scorcher this year in Ireland but is it going to last.

Shannon Airport and Newport in Co. Mayo are enjoying the best of the fine spell as the winds come in from a more Easterly source.
This is bringing sea breezes to Dublin but city temperatures are still hovering around the 20c mark down to a cooler 18c at the airport.

24.6c was recorded in Shannon on June 7th and this may prove to be the warmest day of the current spell. June 8th looks particularly warm again but clouds are gathering around the favored West and South coasts so this could result in a boring old 21 or 22c but we cant complain at those temperatures either after the past 6 years we have had (plus 10 months of cold weather nearly).

Of course Europe is not faring nearly as well and Ireland was again hotter than destinations in Germany and Croatia and some parts of Spain and Portugal too.

Longer range weather points to a more unsettled picture but with regular warm intervals. Sothere could be a lot of  thundery showers mixed into temperatures and warm sunshine of 20c. Some days will be drier and because of the thundery nature of the showers it will be noticed that on a day one area sees a deluge that another area nearby may just have a sunny fine day.

So alls not bad for now as see start off June on an altogether impressive note, not withstanding the 4.2c minimum reached at Dublin Airport around the 4th of June. Now to try and find some impressive weather photo.

Warmer weather for June

June promises a lot of warmer weather for Ireland

Temps 21 or 22c at times

Winds west to south

Cool and Unsettled for May

The weather is set to stay cool breezy and wet for the next 2 weeks in Ireland with above normal rainfall and temperatures in the range 12 to 16c.

Later on in the month there is a prospect of warmer more settled conditions with temperatures of 20c.

Winds to start the month will be Northwest veering Southwest later

Snow risk for Leinster Ulster

During the coming week snow continues to be a risk for the east and North of Ireland in what is turning out to be the coldest March in 60 years for Ireland.

Weathergossip had predicted a temperature average of 6.5c but look out for a final value of 5c

Temperatures hit minus 7 in Sligo

A bone chilling night all over Ireland and especially in Sligo and mullingar with minus 7 recorded.

While tonight will be frosty again expect that to be the end of the more severe frost although there will be still frosty nights

Cold and dry

A cold and dry outlook for the rest of February.
Rainfall for Ireland for February will be around 60 per cent of normal.
Sunshine will end at 120 per cent.
The lowest temperature of the month will be minus 6c
The highest temperature will be 13.2c in casement.