Ireland in deep freeze next week

UPDATE WARNING

Heavy snow will plaster Ireland from next week with the worst of the snow happening from Wednesday to Friday.

Ireland is set for a deep freeze starting on Sunday night into Monday. As air travelling all the way from Siberia lodges itself over Ireland we will struggle to get above 0c at all and the nights will be even colder.

Heres a guide of what to expect in the major towns and cities in Ireland next week

Sligo - heavy frosts and nighttime temperatures of -6c. Highs 3c. Some wintry showers from next Tuesday. Heavier snow possible on March 1st. Further cold weather thereafter

Dublin - Heavy snow settling from next Tuesday. Frost at night. -2c and 2c by day.

Cork - Frost and some snow. Lows -3c Highs 2c

Galway - Cold and frosty. Light snow at times. Highs 4c Low -4c

Mullingar - Snow settling from Tuesday. Lows of -8c possible. Could get to -10c over snowfields.

Northern Ireland similar to Dublins forecast. Midlands will follow Mullingars outlook. As will other regions follow the weather in the towns and cities closest to them.

So until tomorrow with the next update enjoy the frosty night and see you all tomorrow

Coldest Weather of Winter on way

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.

February 2018 Weather Forecast

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

January Weather Forecast 2018

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

December 2017 Weather Forecast for Ireland

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.

Irelands cold spell day 2 and 3

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