Long Range Forecast for Ireland December 2020 update

 December still looking cold but models have backed away from the severe cold I mentioned yesterday. More like mid single figures now. But there are attempts at the North pushing down during the month. Most of all there is the Southwesterly milds we have become used to but any push south of these will result in some very cold weather in the darkest days of the year. Not much wind showing either so nights will not be 11c like recent years. Updates will continue as the situation continues to evolve.

Long Range Weather for Ireland December 2020 and Christmas

 So the start of December is still looking quite cold. Temperatures of 4 or 5c to be expected. If there is to be any snow in Ireland this side of Christmas this would appear to be the brief window of opportunity. Around December 4th looks particularly cold and could be in the low single figures.

Overall though the weather for December and Christmas looks quite and benign with no storms showing up at present. If you look out the window today, November 26th, that is probably what the weather will be like a lot of December with not too much in the way of heavy rain.

Temperatures around 10c for Christmas day and fair day weatherwise. All the Christmas period looks quiet with maybe colder weather as we break into the new year.

Long Range Weather for Ireland calls for cold December 2020

 Much colder in fact than recent years. 2019 had a pretty cold November but it looks like 2020 is going to see that cold weather arrive a month later. This may raise hopes of a White Christmas but currently mid to late December is looking pretty dry and benign in Ireland. 

The early part of December seems to be signalling a slight chance of snow in Ireland. This will have to be kept a close eye on as it is not set in stone. 

Temperatures will be in the low single figures so it could well be a sleety mix. Most of December looks like it will be below 10c with little in the way of milder spells. It will also be drier  than normal which will help with Christmas shopping.

Summer to improve for 2nd half

So far Summer 2020 has been as depressing as 2020. Now however there is a chink of light at the end of the tunnel. The end of July and most of August look like being warm and mostly dry more especially in the East and South of Ireland.

There will be more cloud in more Northern and Western parts. However these areas too will see temperatures higher than the 16c that has been the max there so far this July. Sunshine for the first 12 days of July in Sligo has been just over 20 hours but this will improve too.

Temperatures in the range of 19 to 22c can be expected for most of the rest of July and well into the 20s for August. The end of August then gets cool and unsettled again with more rain. However August will be by far the best Summer month in Ireland.

With more travel restrictions lifted it is hoped that this will bring a lot more cheer in an awful year.

Will it be a snowy Winter in Ireland

Well certainly it looks like it will be a cold one with all the changes in wind and the jet moving in a South direction. I have a feeling that December 2019 is going to be very mild before things cool down again later in the Winter so that would be my opinion.

I dont think that we will see a White Christmas but we may see a white January!

Overall though there is going to be a lot of cold weather and a few frosty nights too. This means we may actually see a Winter that is sunnier than the ones we normally get in Ireland. We will also see less storms this year too as they will be steered away from our shores. Prolonged calmer conditions will result in a lot of the frosty and foggy weather we will get and grass growth which was becoming quite normal during the Winter will not happen at all this Winter because the temperatures will be too low.

October Weather Forecast 2019

The month starts off on a windy note for Ireland with storm Lorenzo tracking close to the country. This will herald a period of wet and windy weather to start the month of October.

After a very wet first 10 days with gales and flooding somewhat drier with just showers. Temperatures around tye first half of October will be at or near the seasonal average of 13 to 16c.

However into week 3 it gets milder for a time with strong Southerly winds and temperatures of up to 17 to 21c.

The end of the month brings cooler weather with the risk of frost in rural areas as the temperatures dip into the low single figures.

Rainfall for the month 140 per cent
Sunshine 90 per cent
Wind gusts 65 knots