Monday, August 31, 2015

Coldest Summer in West for 50 Years

Sligo, Mayo and Galway have had their coldest Summer for nearly 50 years in some parts. In Claremorris station for example the temperature was below normal on every day bar a few days at the end of June and at the start of July and a couple of days in August. In most stations in Ireland temperatures have been below normal in every month bar April when they have been normal.

What caused this? Well it looks like the El Nino in the Pacific and the Low Pressures residing to the West of us in the Atlantic are mostly to blame. Warm air from the Pacific rose up the West of the United States and along Alaska into the Pole. This pushed all the Ice toward the pole from this side creating a downward pressure toward the North Atlantic. This resulted in cold Summers for Ireland and a lot of Scandanavia too.

In better news the weather is improving for September and www.weathergossip.com is back up and running again. There are changes afoot though as www.weathergossip.ie will run in tandom with its sister site as weathergossip is a uniquely Irish site based in Sligo. The material on both sites will be the exact same just that if you are abroad you will probably be directed to weathergossip.com whereas in Ireland you will be sent to weathergossip.ie . The dot ie domain name is currently pending approval and I announce its arrival on facebook and here.


Thursday, August 27, 2015

September Sun

Well that was a washout of a Summer for Ireland. It now looks like the Summer is going to come in the first 10 days of September with temperatures around 14 to 18c at first but then rising to 20 to 22c as the month goes on.

The middle of the month signals a return to colder weather once again but at least the first 2 weeks of September will be good after a washout July.

The website www.weathergossip.com is currently under renovation so all the weathergossip facts are here for the time being.

After July being the coldest for 50 years in the West of Ireland August has been the wettest on record in Knock Airport in one of the most miserable Summers of the 21st Century especially in the West as a cool pool of air out to the West ruined the Summer.


Wednesday, July 22, 2015

weathergossip has moved here

As the domain weathergossip.com is not fuctioning properly the Long Range Weather for Ireland now resides here an will do for the forseeable future. 

The later part of July will see the changeable conditions prevail with a lot of cool weather. Temperatures will be in the range 14 to 18c and there will be some rain at times.

Heatwaves are not forecast now in Ireland until perhaps a few days at the start of August.

Weather for Every Day for Ireland


July 22 Breezy and Showery  MAX 15 MIN 10
July 23 Breezy and Showery  MAX 14 MIN 8
July 24 Breezy and Showery  MAX 15 MIN 11
July 25 Breezy and Showery  MAX 15 MIN 11
July 26 Rain at times MAX 14 MIN 12
July 27 Breezy and Showery  MAX 15 MIN 11
July 28 Dry with some sun MAX 17 MIN 9
July 29 Dry with some sun MAX 16 MIN 8
July 30 Dry with some sun MAX 18 MIN 8
July 31 Warmer again MAX 21 MIN 11
August 1 Dry with some sun MAX 21 MIN 11
August 2 Dry with some sun MAX 22 MIN 11
August 3 Dry with some sun MAX 23 MIN 12
August 4 Cloudy but holding dry MAX 19 MIN 11
August 5 Breezy and Showery  MAX 14 MIN 12
August 6 Rain at times MAX 14 MIN 9
August 7 Rain at times MAX 13 MIN 6
August 8 Rain at times MAX 15 MIN 7
August 9 Rain at times MAX 15 MIN 6
August 10 Dry with some sun MAX 17 MIN 6
August 11 Dry and Sunny MAX 18 MIN 9
August 12 Dry and Sunny MAX 21 MIN 11
August 13 Dry and Sunny MAX 22 MIN 12
August 14 Dry and Sunny MAX 23 MIN 13
August 15 Dry and Cloudy MAX 22 MIN 12
August 16 Dry and Cloudy MAX 20 MIN 11
August 17 Windy with Rain MAX 17 MIN 9
August 18 Cooler but dry MAX 14 MIN 7
August 19 Cold and Showery MAX 13 MIN 4
August 20 Cold and Showery MAX 13 MIN 3
August 21 Cold and Showery MAX 13 MIN 5
August 22 Drier and milder MAX 16 MIN 6
August 23 Mild and Dry MAX 17 MIN 7
August 24 Wet and Windy MAX 14 MIN 8
August 25 Rain and Showers MAX 13 MIN 9
August 26 Rain and Showers MAX 14 MIN 8
August 27 Rain and Showers MAX 13 MIN 8
August 28 Rain and Showers MAX 14 MIN 7
August 29 Rain and Showers MAX 15 MIN 7
August 30 Rain and Showers MAX 14 MIN 6
August 31 Less Showery MAX 15 MIN 7
September 1 Sun and Showers MAX 16 MIN 7
September 2 Sun and Showers MAX 14 MIN 8
September 3 Sun and Showers MAX 13 MIN 8
September 4 Sun and Showers MAX 16 MIN 7
September 5 Sun and Showers MAX 15 MIN 7
September 6 Sun and Showers MAX 13 MIN 6
September 7 Wet and very windy MAX 13 MIN 7
September 8 Breezy and Showery  MAX 12 MIN 7
September 9 Breezy and Showery  MAX 14 MIN 8
September 10 Dry with some sun MAX 17 MIN 6
September 11 Warm and Dry MAX 19 MIN 8
September 12 Warm and Dry MAX 17 MIN 9
September 13 Warm and Dry MAX 16 MIN 7
September 14 Warm and Dry MAX 17 MIN 7
September 15 Warm and Dry MAX 18 MIN 7
September 16 Warm and Dry MAX 18 MIN 7
September 17 Wet weather for Ireland MAX 15 MIN 6
September 18 Breezy and Showery  MAX 14 MIN 6
September 19 Breezy and Showery  MAX 13 MIN 3
September 20 Dry and Sunny MAX 15 MIN 3
September 21 Breezy and Showery  MAX 15 MIN 6
September 22 Breezy and Showery  MAX 9 MIN 4
September 23 Cold and Showery MAX 9 MIN 5
September 24 Milder but wet MAX 14 MIN 7
September 25 Dry and Cloudy MAX 15 MIN 6
September 26 Dry and cool MAX 12 MIN 6
September 27 Breezy and Showery  MAX 13 MIN 6
September 28 Dry and Mild MAX 16 MIN 7
September 29 Dry and Sunny MAX 17 MIN 4
September 30 Dry and Sunny MAX 18 MIN 6
October 1 Dry and Sunny MAX 17 MIN 5
October 2 Dry and Sunny MAX 17 MIN 4
October 3 Dry and Sunny MAX 17 MIN 4
October 4 Dry and Sunny MAX 16 MIN 6
October 5 Cloudy MAX 14 MIN 6
October 6 Cloudy MAX 15 MIN 8
October 7 Cold and Showery MAX 11 MIN 4
October 8 Cold and Showery MAX 11 MIN 3
October 9 Cold and Showery MAX 11 MIN 5
October 10 Cold and Showery MAX 12 MIN 7
October 11 Mild and Windy MAX 16 MIN 11
October 12 Mild and Breezy MAX 16 MIN 11
October 13 Very Wet for Ireland MAX 13 MIN 8
October 14 Wet and Showery MAX 11 MIN 9
October 15 Rain with showers MAX 11 MIN 10
October 16 Sunshine and Showers MAX 13 MIN 7
October 17 Sunshine and Showers MAX 15 MIN 6
October 18 Sunshine and Showers MAX 14 MIN 6
October 19 Sunshine and Showers MAX 11 MIN 7
October 20 Sunshine and Showers MAX 12 MIN 7
October 21 Sunshine and Showers MAX 12 MIN 7
October 22 Sunshine and Showers MAX 12 MIN 6
October 23 Cold and Showery MAX 8 MIN 4
October 24 Cold and Showery MAX 7 MIN 3
October 25 Cold and Showery MAX 7 MIN 1
October 26 Cold and Showery MAX 7 MIN 0
October 27 Cold and Showery MAX 7 MIN 0
October 28 Cold and Showery MAX 7 MIN 0
October 24 Mild and Breezy MAX 13 MIN 10
October 25 Mild and Breezy MAX 14 MIN 11
October 26 Mild and Breezy MAX 13 MIN 9
October 27 Mild and Breezy MAX 14 MIN 11
October 28 Mild and Breezy MAX 11 MIN 8
October 29 Mild and Breezy MAX 11 MIN 7
October 30 Mild and Breezy MAX 10 MIN 7
October 31 Breezy and Showery  MAX 13 MIN 11
November 1 Cold and Frosty MAX 8 MIN -1
November 2 Cold and Frosty MAX 8 MIN -2
November 3 Milder and Wet MAX 13 MIN 7
November 4 Breezy and Showery  MAX 11 MIN 7
November 5 Very Mild MAX 16 MIN 12
November 6 Very Mild MAX 15 MIN 13
November 7 Very Mild MAX 14 MIN 11
November 8 Wet and Windy MAX 13 MIN 9
November 9 Wet MAX 11 MIN 7
November 10 Very Wet for Ireland MAX 11 MIN 7
November 11 Dull and Wet MAX 11 MIN 6
November 12 Cloudy but drier MAX 12 MIN 9
November 13 Colder and Drier MAX 9 MIN -2
November 14 Cold and  Dry MAX 6 MIN -1
November 15 Cold and Dry MAX 7 MIN 0
November 16 Breezy and Showery  MAX 8 MIN 7
November 17 Breezy and Showery  MAX 9 MIN 4
November 18 Breezy and Showery  MAX 7 MIN 3
November 19 Wet and Windy MAX 11 MIN 3
November 20 Breezy and Showery  MAX 12 MIN 5
November 21 Breezy and Showery  MAX 13 MIN 7
November 22 Cold with hail MAX 6 MIN 3
November 23 Cold with hail MAX 6 MIN 3
November 24 Milder MAX 9 MIN 2
November 25 Breezy and Showery  MAX 8 MIN 3
November 26 Dry and Sunny MAX 9 MIN 3
November 27 Dry and Sunny MAX 9 MIN 3
November 28 Dry and Sunny MAX 9 MIN 3
November 29 More Unsettled weather MAX 9 MIN 4
November 30 Rain at times MAX 9 MIN 4
December 1 Rain at times MAX 11 MIN 4
December 2 Rain at times MAX 11 MIN 5
December 3 Rain at times MAX 12 MIN 5
December 4 Rain at times MAX 12 MIN 5
December 5 Rain at times MAX 11 MIN 3
December 6 Cold and Showery MAX 9 MIN 4
December 7 Very Mild MAX 14 MIN 7
December 8 Cold again MAX 6 MIN 3
December 9 Milder weather with rain MAX 13 MIN 6
December 10 Dry and Cloudy MAX 7 MIN 4
December 11 Cold and Foggy MAX 7 MIN 2
December 12 Foggy MAX 3 MIN -1
December 13 Cold and Frosty MAX 3 MIN -4
December 14 Very Cold and Frosty MAX 3 MIN -5
December 15 Milder with rain MAX 7 MIN 2
December 16 Mild and wet MAX 12 MIN 7
December 17 Breezy and Showery  MAX 12 MIN 5
December 18 Breezy and Showery  MAX 10 MIN 3
December 19 Breezy and Showery  MAX 8 MIN 2
December 20 Becoming very cold MAX 6 MIN 3
December 21 Cold and Frosty MAX 6 MIN -5
December 22 Breezy and Showery  MAX 6 MIN 3
December 23 Sleet and Snow MAX 3 MIN -2
December 24 Sleet and Snow MAX 2 MIN -3
December 25 Cold and Frosty MAX 0 MIN -5
December 26 Windy with Rain MAX 7 MIN 2
December 27 Breezy and Showery  MAX 11 MIN 3
December 28 Rain at times MAX 11 MIN 3
December 29 Breezy and Showery  MAX 8 MIN 4
December 30 Breezy and Showery  MAX 7 MIN 3
December 31 Very Stormy MAX 8 MIN 3

Monday, June 1, 2015

A Warmer June Perhaps

June is looking likely to bring higher temperatures and warmer spells than May did but will this hold true. After a very unsettled start of 2 or 3 days the weather will indeed begin to quiten down but the moderate temperatures look to continue with no really Summer warmth until mid June.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Spring unsettled and Showery after warm spell

The current warm weather while welcomed will come at a price as there is more windy and showery weather on the way for most of the rest of April after 10th. This will result in quite a number of days of blustery showers and wind and rain in Ireland and the brolly will have to be handy on most days especially if you dwell or are visiting the Atlantic side of the country.

May will see a repeat of April with some warm weather mixed with cooler more unsettled intervals.

An early indication would suggest that the Summertime will continue this pattern with a few warm and sunny spells mixed with a few unsettled spells thereby giving no sign as yet of prolonged dry spells. However the temperatures will respond on these warm days to be up to 24c.
Strandhill Co Sligo

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Spring Weather Forecast for Ireland

This Spring promises a lot of warm and mild weather for Ireland after a cold and snowy start to March. This will be more of an exception rather than the rule with the temperatures in March set to vary from 8c to 16c. There will be a lot of dry and fine weather too but at times there will be some rain and drizzle for Ireland this mainly in the North and West. Things get warmer still in April with temperatures of 17 or 18c likely.