Ireland is about to suffer an intense spell of bitterly cold weather unlike anything we have seen in February and March since 1963.
Daytime temperatures will struggle to reach 0c from next week with widespread snow for many days.
This is all due to the Sudden Stratospheric Warming event that is now happening. Most guidance has temperatures 6c below the February average of 5 to 8c
Snow will be mainly on the East and North but could fall absolutely anywhere.
Cold weather for many as we experience the coldest February since 1991. The temperature will rise up to 10c at most but most days will be 3 to 6c with temperatures near zero at nighttime.
Week one - mild and unsettled
Week two - very cold some snow
Week three - less cold and drier
Week four - more very cold weather
Another cold month overall with temperatures rarely in double figures.
However the temperatures and airflow will not be condusive to widespread snowfall
Jan 1st - 3rd Windy and Stormy 8 to 10c
Jan 4th - 8th Cold and Frosty max 5c min -6c
Jan 9th - 11th Milder briefly 12c
Jan 12th - 19th A succession of cold NW winds and temperatures of 4 to 7c. Mins 2 to -2c
Jan 20th - 31st A drier pattern will develop with temperatures 7 to 10c by day and 0c at night
So we are already in December and hows it looking.
Well in summary
Dec 1st - 7th Mild but not much rain 8 to 13c
Dec 8th - 11th Cold and Wintry snow on hills 4 to 6c
Dec 12th - 18th Slightly milder but wet a few cold periods but Atlantic Westerly flow 7 to 9c
Dec 19th - 24th Very unsettled possibly stormy temps on borderline for snow 4 to 8c
Dec 25th Mild outlook at todays CFS chart. Around 8 to 11c. This constantly changes.
Dec 26th - 31st Showers of rain hail and sleet cold. 4 to 8c
Not too frosty this month bar a few -2c nights. Maybe one or two nights go to -5c around the 8th to 12th and again at Christmas.
Happy Christmas.
Mountmellick in Laois suffered flooding
Its speading to Portarlington as well.
Sligo had temperature of 6c and some hail
On day 3 the snow was visible on Ben Bulben and hail fell widespread during a day that only peaked at 4c
Snow fell in Mayo mainly
Temperatures in Sligo maxed out at only 6c and its currently 2.5c
50mm of rain fell in parts of Munster and Leinster with roads closed due to flooding.
A wide variety of temperatures were recorded with 5c in parts of Ulster but 14c in parts of Wexford and Waterford
