Wet and Windy August

Wet and Windy August

August is going to start very windy in all parts of Ireland with winds of up to 50mph in parts of the West. Temperatures of 17 or 18c can be expected. It looks quite a cool month overall but there will be an odd day or two when the temperature goes over 20c. However 15 to 18c will probably be the normal range in temperature for this month and rainfall will be 150% of normal. Overall mean temperature will be down 1c on mean.

Warmer and Drier

At last some warmer and drier weather all the way until the end of July so it should remain pleasant in the East and South especially on all of the days with temperatures of 20 to 22c. 


In the West and North a different picture the rainfall from time to time and temperatures of 16 to 18c though it will break 20c on occasions in any sunshine. Later in the month it should be dry in all parts of Ireland.

July same as June but warmer

Fota Wildlife Park Cork

July will be very wet at times just like June in Ireland but will possibly be that bit warmer with temperatures of 19 to 21c on a lot of occasions. Rainfall will again be heavy and though there will be warm spells, firstly at the start of the month, though the cool and unsettled theme will always continue.


Expect a monthly average of 14.1c


Expect Rainfall of 130%


Expect Sunshine around normal

Update on June Weather

It will remain unsettled with rain or showers at times all the way up until the end of June with no real sign of any warmer weather in the offing. June is on track to be the wettest in over 50 years in parts of Munster and Leinster.

Flaming Thundery June

Thundery Showers for June 

After the warm end to May, June will begin on a warm note too but this will be a finely balanced act as High Pressure and Lows battle to see who will reside on our shores.


 A slack airflow could result in some very interesting thunderstorms and rainfall totals for the month could be very high even if there is going to be a lot of warm sunshine too. 


Toward mid-month it looks as if cooler fresher conditions will become established until the end of June but overall it will be a warmer month than normal for Ireland.

May will be Cool and Unsettled

Unsettled outlook for May

UPDATE: The weather looks set to warm up May 21st to the end of the month with some sunshine and only showery rain in the West. Temperatures of 18 to 24c by the end of the month are possible after 20 days of freezing cold weather for Ireland.


It not looking great for May this year either with a lot of cool and unsettled weather on the way for Ireland for much of the month. Perhaps only at the end will we see anything resembling Summer-like weather. Temperatures will be disappointing too and will be in the mid-teens at best, possibly a little higher towards the end of the month.


As regards rainfall perhaps the East is going to start off with the high rainfall amounts but after the first few days all parts will get some rain from time to time and later on the North and West will get their fair share too. The weather has been a lot drier in the North and West of Ireland in recent weeks than it was during the Winter but the temperatures are 2c below what they should be at for the time of year.


Sunshine for May will start off above normal too but will probably fall off as the month goes on and low pressures visit our shores once more. Will it be as windy as the tree burning May of 2011, well it does not look   like wind will be a major issue this year so that's perhaps the one good thing.


Not a very cheerful pictures folks so perhaps if you are booking a holiday to Ireland this Summer I would suggest maybe giving June a look instead.