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.

Christmas Mildness

Christmas Day weather for Ireland will stay mild with temperatures of 12 to 14c to start but by midnight only 3 to 5c in a cool westerly flow.

Meanwhile the North Pole is at melting point for Christmas day with the temperature there a shockingly high 0c.
Santa looks like he may have to move to Greenlands North coast as its -18c there and -30c in Alaska.

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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 The late November cold we saw has been replaced by much milder weather although a slight cooldown is signalled in late December.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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