Weather predictions for Ireland

Wet May in Dublin

May has started off very wet in Dublin so far with 25mm of rain in Casement and 17mm in Dublin Airport. More rain will spread in Thursday moring bringing totals of over 40mm for the week. After this it will be still unsettled and cool but conditions will not be as extremely wet

Showery April

April has been a very showery month so far with Dublin even getting above normal rainfall after the 3 dry months that started the year. One good thing is that there is a lot more sunshine but it is cold and temperatures have climbed no higher than 12c

Warm March

March of 2012 turned out to be a very warm month with a lot of dry weather and temperatures esecially toward the end of the month climbing both in Ireland and in Dublin. A top temperature was recorded in the West of Ireland of 22.2c but temperatures of 19c were recorded in the Pheonix Park

Cooler February

So far February has been cooler in Ireland than the other months of the Winter though this is not difficult considering how mild it has been so far. However current models and weather trends are predicting that Ireland and Dublin will escape a lot of the snow that has beset Europe and milder conditions now look like winning out. This will result in one of the mildest Winters on record in Ireland.

Mild January so far

January has turned out to be a very mild month so far with the first half of the month showing an average of 7c which is over 2c above normal in Dublin. Is there even going to be any snow this Winter? It does not look like it so far but there are hints that the end of the month may bring about some colder weather even to the East of Ireland too. However the snow that was witnessed in December 2010 will not be repeated this year. Indeed that kind of weather was described at the time as a one in 100 year event so it seems unlikely that we would witness something like that again. There have been some snow events though in the 21st century so dont lose all hope.

Stormy December

A lot of wet and windy weather in December with some brief cold interludes also which will bring with it some wintry showers with snow on high ground. Temperatures will be in single figures for most of the month in Ireland but the windy weather will make it feel a lot colder. As we head toward the Christmas the weather will become milder but still unsettled so no White Christmas unfortunately.

Mild November so Far?

Why the question mark? Well even though there has been a lot of mild weather in Dublin and Ireland this month with the temperature rising up to 15 or 16c at times there is still some doubt as to whether this weather is going to last the month.

There are a number of Low Pressure systems moving down from the Northwest from November 16th onwards and these will herald a lot of cooler weather compared to what we have become used to for the first half of the month. Temperatures by the end of November in Dublin will be around 7 or 8c by day! Probably not cold enough for snow at lower levels but the risk will be there just like the last two years.

Torrents Open over Dublin

We havent seen rain like this Dublin for over a year. There has been nearly 100mm in the last 2 days and it will continue up until 11pm on October 24th 2011

The weather has stayed mild for the first half of October but this is not set to continue as there is a lot of cool air coming down from the Northwest over the coming days. Temperatures are going to be in single figures especially over parts of Donegal, Sligo and Mayo and maybe inland too as well as over parts of Cavan, Monaghan and Northern Ireland. Frost is also going to be a risk for the first time this Autumn and stations like Mullingar and Dublin Airport are going to see temperatures at night of close to freezing with a ground frost likely though it is perhaps a little too early to be talking about air frosts yet.

Variety of Winter Forecasts for Ireland

There are many Winter weather forecasts out there for 2011/12 for Ireland and it would appear from the consensus of all of them that we are going to see another cold one. This is not hard to imagine after the cold year that 2011 has been. However it is harder to predict whether it will snow for long and will we get a repeat over Dublin of something like December 2010. It is doubtful that December will be just as cold this year as last year was a one in 250 year December. Updates will continue.

Met Eireann Forced to Apologise over Rain in Dublin

A day that was predicted showery turned out to be a lot wetter than expected.

That was the message from Met Eireann anyways as forecaster Evelyn Cusack issued a sincere apology to the populos of Dublin in a rare move by the weather service of Ireland on the evening of July 21st 2011.

This rather controversial and strange move invoked widespread reaction all over weather forums as it is rare for forecasters to apologise for when they get a forecast wrong.

After all did Michael Fish apologise when Britain had the hurricane in 1987. No he just blamed Bill Giles.

However the rest of July 2011 will now be quite dry in Ireland with temperatures tipping the low twenties as we end the month.

This Summer in 2011 has seen a lot of wet weather in june and there will continue to be wet spells but july 2011 looks like predictions are more favorable so Summer 2011 should not be written off just yet.

Temperatures of around 20c can be expected.

June turned out to be very cool with temperatures all over Ireland and Dublin 1c BELOW normal

So far the South of Ireland has seen the most rain in May