Warm and Sunny to begin
Then with showers
Later some more sunshine
July
Warm even hot at times
Best weather in South
Rain heavy with thunder
August
Much cooler weather
Windy too
Northwest only 14
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Warm and Dry but showery sometimes
June
Warm and Sunny to begin
Then with showers
Later some more sunshine
July
Warm even hot at times
Best weather in South
Rain heavy with thunder
August
Much cooler weather
Windy too
Northwest only 14
c South 18c
Warm and Sunny to begin
Then with showers
Later some more sunshine
July
Warm even hot at times
Best weather in South
Rain heavy with thunder
August
Much cooler weather
Windy too
Northwest only 14
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Summer 2016 Forecast Update
A much warmer Summer than 2015.
There will be temperatures of 25c in July.May and July will be the best months.
MayMixed weather but dry and warm midmonth with temperatures over 20c. Later in May it will be cooler and unsettled.
JuneA high number of showery days with temperatures of just 14 to 17c. There will be some even cooler days too. However at the end as July approaches High Pressure will build to the South.
JulyA warm month with some Thundery outbreaks. The temperature will be near 20c a lot and some days could reach 24 or 25c in the South. The warmest day is usually 27c.
AugustVery cool the past number of years but this Summer could be different especially for the first half. Rain and showers more prevalent in the second half of the month.
Overall the North and West never get as much sun as the South but this year will not be freezing cold like 2015.
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There will be temperatures of 25c in July.May and July will be the best months.
MayMixed weather but dry and warm midmonth with temperatures over 20c. Later in May it will be cooler and unsettled.
JuneA high number of showery days with temperatures of just 14 to 17c. There will be some even cooler days too. However at the end as July approaches High Pressure will build to the South.
JulyA warm month with some Thundery outbreaks. The temperature will be near 20c a lot and some days could reach 24 or 25c in the South. The warmest day is usually 27c.
AugustVery cool the past number of years but this Summer could be different especially for the first half. Rain and showers more prevalent in the second half of the month.
Overall the North and West never get as much sun as the South but this year will not be freezing cold like 2015.
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Sunday, March 6, 2016
Summer 2016 Warm but mixed
Some warm and mixed weather signalled for Irelands Summer 2016
It will certainly not be as cool as 2015 but there will be a lot of rain in the form of showers with some warm sunshine and plenty of days of 20c.
New Summer Forecast 2016 for Ireland. ....
More to follow
It will certainly not be as cool as 2015 but there will be a lot of rain in the form of showers with some warm sunshine and plenty of days of 20c.
New Summer Forecast 2016 for Ireland. ....
More to follow
Friday, August 21, 2015
Summer ends as it started
Yes an unsettled end to August with rain most days for Ireland so not too many more evenings like this one..
Thursday, July 30, 2015
A Cold Wet Miserable August
This August will start as it means to go on with cold wet and miserable weather for Ireland. Although not as wet as the Summers of 2007 - 2012, 2015 has been noted as the "cold" Summer. Parts of the Northern half of Ireland have not seen the temperature pass 22c at all which is highly unusual.
Furthermore some parts of Ulster and Connaught have had only 4 or 5 days all season that the temperature has passed 20c. Normally there are at least 16 to 18. This week in line with the way that Summer 2015 has gone so far there has been a lot of evenings where it was like it was Autumn and only 9 or 10c whereas in 2013 it was 20c at the same time on the same date.
So what does August have in store. Cool and Showery with breezy conditions. Well it still looks more likely to snow than there be a heatwave in Ireland this Summer. It certainly would seem that the temperature of 14c will be the modal value of the Summer. Here in Sligo weathergossip has collated the temperature data for May, June and July in what Met Eireann calls our Summer and there are some astoundingly cold figures.
For example a temperature of 5.5c has been recorded in Co Sligo this July on nights that are normally 12 or 13c. The maximum July temperature of 22.4c on 3rd July is the highest of the entire year in Sligo. Normally we see 24 or 25 at least 2 or 3 occasions so we are fast running out of time.
Sligo Summer Weather Data 2015
May - Days over 20c - 0
Days over 15c - 7
Days over 10c - 21
Days below 10c - 2
June - Days over 20c - 3
Days over 15c - 14
Days over 10c - 12
Days below 10c - 1
July - Days over 20c - 3
Days over 15c - 10
Days over 10c - 18
Days below 10c - 0
Heres a more Summer like image to end the article and maybe bring better weather
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| What a blue sky looks like |
Thursday, July 23, 2015
A Cool Summer
The 2nd half of Irish Summer is going to be cool with occasional rainfall. A North or Northwesterly wind is going to dominate but there will be some dry or bright spells too.
Nights will be quite cold with the possibility of seeing temperatures close to freezing in August.
Nights will be quite cold with the possibility of seeing temperatures close to freezing in August.
Monday, June 1, 2015
June 2015 to bring Warmer spells
After a quite nightmarish May of cold wind and rain it looks like June will bring an improving situation for Ireland. The temperature for May was 9.9c Mean which is over a degree below what we would normally expect. June averages about 12.6c in Sligo and after day 1 we are on 8.8c!! But dont despair this figure will creep up as the month goes on and there is certainly strong signals of temperatures exceeding 20c in the next 7 to 10 days.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Weather Forecast for Summer 2015
May
Mostly dry and warm at first but becoming more unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain and temperatures of 13 to 18c
June
Warm and thundery with some quite heavy showers but a few warmer and sunnier days especially in the East and the South. 17 to 22c
July
Warm and even hot at times but quite a number of wet days too due to the Atlantic Southwesterlies.
17 to 25c
August
Warm and mild at first but wet and windy later in the month with heavy rain
14 to 18c
Mostly dry and warm at first but becoming more unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain and temperatures of 13 to 18c
June
Warm and thundery with some quite heavy showers but a few warmer and sunnier days especially in the East and the South. 17 to 22c
July
Warm and even hot at times but quite a number of wet days too due to the Atlantic Southwesterlies.
17 to 25c
August
Warm and mild at first but wet and windy later in the month with heavy rain
14 to 18c
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| Hazlewood Co Sligo |
Monday, April 28, 2014
Summer 2014 will be hot!
Thats the overall prediction as a warmer than average season is forecast.
Dry weather over Europe will spread over Ireland and bring warm temperatures of 23 to 27 at times and there will be many days when the temperature is over 20c.Overall 30c may be reached.So far this is the current forecast.
May 2014
Top Temperature 22c
Days over 20c - 3
Rainfall Below Average
June 2014
Top Temperature 26c
Days over 20c - 10
Rainfall Average
July 2014
Top Temperature 30c
Days over 20c - 12
Rainfall Average
The higher rainfall is as a result of thunderstorms.The 2014 Forecast for Summer will adjust with the passing of each day and week
Dry weather over Europe will spread over Ireland and bring warm temperatures of 23 to 27 at times and there will be many days when the temperature is over 20c.Overall 30c may be reached.So far this is the current forecast.
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May 2014
Top Temperature 22c
Days over 20c - 3
Rainfall Below Average
June 2014
Top Temperature 26c
Days over 20c - 10
Rainfall Average
July 2014
Top Temperature 30c
Days over 20c - 12
Rainfall Average
The higher rainfall is as a result of thunderstorms.The 2014 Forecast for Summer will adjust with the passing of each day and week
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Warm Summer ahead for Ireland
2013 will see a lot of warm weather in the Summer for Ireland after the washouts of the last few years.
The temperatures for May will be around 10 to 15c only getting higher toward the end of the month. There will be a lot of breezy and wet days with the wind coming down from the Northwest. Rainfall for this month will be above normal overall and sunshine and temperatures will be below normal.!
Also July could be quite hot too. Temperatures of the mid twenties are possible at times but because of the heat there will be a tendency toward more thundery weather and this will cause rainfall figures for this month to be well above normal in some places while in other locations there will be just about normal rainfalls. Overall the Summer will be a warmer one than is relative.
It cools down again in August but there will be some pleasant days at times also. There will be temperatures in the midteens most of the time as the wind comes from a cooler Northerly direction after being in a Southerly direction for most of the season. Rain and wind could break out at the end of the month more widely and of course the nights will get cooler into single figures at times.
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How accurate is weathergossip for Long Range Weather Forecasts? Well most long range models tend to aspire to a 50/50 success rate. In fact we are slightly above this overall for the past 12 months with a 52% correct rate of predictions for temperatures, wind, rainfall and sunshine. In the past 3 months out success rate has been nearer 60% so are we getting more accurate. Well as the depth of weather knowledge and information increase on the Web all forecasters are learning more for the future even if the main weather companies like Met Eireann and the UK Met Office place little faith in Long Range Forecasts.
May
May will be a cool month though and thought will immediately turn to all the wet Summers we have had.The temperatures for May will be around 10 to 15c only getting higher toward the end of the month. There will be a lot of breezy and wet days with the wind coming down from the Northwest. Rainfall for this month will be above normal overall and sunshine and temperatures will be below normal.!
June
June however is looking a lot drier and warmer.Sunshine will break out more readily as the month goes on especially for parts of the East and the South of the country. Temperatures will be up to the low twenties at times too creating a very pleasant month. Sunshine and temperatures for this month will be above normal and the rainfall below normal especially in Leinster.July
Also July could be quite hot too. Temperatures of the mid twenties are possible at times but because of the heat there will be a tendency toward more thundery weather and this will cause rainfall figures for this month to be well above normal in some places while in other locations there will be just about normal rainfalls. Overall the Summer will be a warmer one than is relative.
August
It cools down again in August but there will be some pleasant days at times also. There will be temperatures in the midteens most of the time as the wind comes from a cooler Northerly direction after being in a Southerly direction for most of the season. Rain and wind could break out at the end of the month more widely and of course the nights will get cooler into single figures at times.
weathergossip
How accurate is weathergossip for Long Range Weather Forecasts? Well most long range models tend to aspire to a 50/50 success rate. In fact we are slightly above this overall for the past 12 months with a 52% correct rate of predictions for temperatures, wind, rainfall and sunshine. In the past 3 months out success rate has been nearer 60% so are we getting more accurate. Well as the depth of weather knowledge and information increase on the Web all forecasters are learning more for the future even if the main weather companies like Met Eireann and the UK Met Office place little faith in Long Range Forecasts.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Rest of Winter Cold
The rest of this Winter is set to be cold or very cold with snow at times.
The rest of January will see the cold weather take hold before February sees an Easterly blast of air with some very cold frosty nights possible. These details are uncertain for Ireland as of yet but the warning signs are certainly there.
The rest of January will see the cold weather take hold before February sees an Easterly blast of air with some very cold frosty nights possible. These details are uncertain for Ireland as of yet but the warning signs are certainly there.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Latest Snow Forecast for Ireland
December
A cold enough start to the month with below normal rainfall and quite a deal of frost and fog at times. Temperatures of 4 to 7c at start of month then 7 to 11c around the middle of the month and down to 5 or 6c at Christmas. The end of the month will see it get milder and more unsettled once again.
Latest Christmas Weather Forecast for Ireland
January
Quite mild and wet with some windy days also. Sometimes as rain clears there will be a day of wintry showers and temperatures in the range of 5 to 8c. There is a hint of some wintry weather at the end of January as High Pressure from the East builds westwards.
Latest Winter Forecast on weathergossip
February
Very cold at the start with subzero temperatures. Warmer and milder weather will slowly move in from the West and as it encounters the cold air there is a possibility of snow in the transition. Mild and breezy for most of the last 20 days of February.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Mild Winter
November
After a cold October the weather will get milder in November with temperatures of 13 to 15c quite common at times and mild nights. There will be quite a lot of rainfall too with frosts only likely at the end of the month.
Latest Snow Forecast for Ireland
December
A cold enough month with below normal rainfall and quite a deal of fog at times. Temperatures of 7 to 11c and down to 5 or 6c at Christmas. The end of the month will see it get milder and more unsettled once again.
Latest Christmas Weather Forecast for Ireland
January
Quite mild and wet with some windy days also. Sometimes as rain clears there will be a day of wintry showers and temperatures in the range of 5 to 8c.
Latest Winter Forecast on weathergossip
After a cold October the weather will get milder in November with temperatures of 13 to 15c quite common at times and mild nights. There will be quite a lot of rainfall too with frosts only likely at the end of the month.
Latest Snow Forecast for Ireland
December
A cold enough month with below normal rainfall and quite a deal of fog at times. Temperatures of 7 to 11c and down to 5 or 6c at Christmas. The end of the month will see it get milder and more unsettled once again.
Latest Christmas Weather Forecast for Ireland
January
Quite mild and wet with some windy days also. Sometimes as rain clears there will be a day of wintry showers and temperatures in the range of 5 to 8c.
Latest Winter Forecast on weathergossip
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Mixed Autumn Weather
September
Dry for the first half of the month and pretty mild
Cooler for the second half with more rain but still dry in South and East.
Temperatures at start 17 to 20c but then 13to 16c towards end.
October
A lot of dry weather for the month with temperatures around normal.
Some rain at times chiefly in the Northern half.
Winds will be mainly Northwesterly.
Temperatures of 13 to 17c
November.
A lot of wet but mild weather with windy spells at times.
Some frost at night at the end but it will not be severe.
Temperatures of 11 to 14c will be typical.
Dry for the first half of the month and pretty mild
Cooler for the second half with more rain but still dry in South and East.
Temperatures at start 17 to 20c but then 13to 16c towards end.
October
A lot of dry weather for the month with temperatures around normal.
Some rain at times chiefly in the Northern half.
Winds will be mainly Northwesterly.
Temperatures of 13 to 17c
November.
A lot of wet but mild weather with windy spells at times.
Some frost at night at the end but it will not be severe.
Temperatures of 11 to 14c will be typical.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Summer 2012 Weather Forecast
Summer 2012 is going to be a warm one in Ireland with a lot of sunshine and high temperatures.
This is very optimistic but it is what we predict and having studied conditions over past years and this years weather conditions we feel this is not beyond the realms of fantasy. So what if we are wrong. Long Range Weather Forecasts can be just that but this year it looks like a good year is in prospect and a dry one too.
May 2012
UPDATE - Very cold weather May 5th to May 10th. Temperatures 5 to 8c
A few showers at times but generally a lot of cloudy weather in prospect.
Temperatures will be 12 to 16c
Winds will be Westerly and it will be breezy at times but rainfall totals will be large and mainly along the South and West.
June 2012
Very warm conditions for a lot of the month with sunshine and temperatures in the twenties.
Typical afternoon values of 18 to 21c
This will spark off a few thundery outbursts at times with High Rainfall totals
July 2012
Warm still away from the West and North where it will be more cloudy and misty than June.
Temperatures of 25c are possible in the South at times. Generally 15 to 20c.
Warmer weather everywhere at times but fronts will tend to brush along the West.
August 2012
More sunshine in the West than July but showers also, some thundery.
Eastern parts will have more in the way of dry weather and this could be causing water supply problems here. Temperatures over 20c on a lot of days.
More general rain for all at the end of the month.
This is the current forecast for Summer 2012 and it will be changing as time goes on but a dry one is well overdue now and pressure has been quite High overall in 2012.
This is very optimistic but it is what we predict and having studied conditions over past years and this years weather conditions we feel this is not beyond the realms of fantasy. So what if we are wrong. Long Range Weather Forecasts can be just that but this year it looks like a good year is in prospect and a dry one too.
May 2012
UPDATE - Very cold weather May 5th to May 10th. Temperatures 5 to 8c
A few showers at times but generally a lot of cloudy weather in prospect.
Temperatures will be 12 to 16c
Winds will be Westerly and it will be breezy at times but rainfall totals will be large and mainly along the South and West.
June 2012
Very warm conditions for a lot of the month with sunshine and temperatures in the twenties.
Typical afternoon values of 18 to 21c
This will spark off a few thundery outbursts at times with High Rainfall totals
July 2012
Warm still away from the West and North where it will be more cloudy and misty than June.
Temperatures of 25c are possible in the South at times. Generally 15 to 20c.
Warmer weather everywhere at times but fronts will tend to brush along the West.
August 2012
More sunshine in the West than July but showers also, some thundery.
Eastern parts will have more in the way of dry weather and this could be causing water supply problems here. Temperatures over 20c on a lot of days.
More general rain for all at the end of the month.
This is the current forecast for Summer 2012 and it will be changing as time goes on but a dry one is well overdue now and pressure has been quite High overall in 2012.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Summer Washout
Summer 2011 looks like it will be the coolest on record at some stations in Ireland.
The sun has also been rare with 80% of the normal sunshine that we would expect at the time of year.
Temperatures have of course been very poor too everywhere and the highest temperature of the Summer of 25.5c at Oak Park in June is one of the lowest in the last 50 years.
So what is going to happen for the rest of Summer 2011 which lasts up to the end of August?
Well it does look as if there is no real improvement in prospect for Ireland with rain or showers until the end of the month.
Some of the more long range forecasters are even predicting a similar pattern of weather for September too. Can we really face up to that?
Well lets not look that far ahead maybe the High pressure will win the day in September as it sometimes does and bring Ireland an Indian Summer.
Thought not.
The sun has also been rare with 80% of the normal sunshine that we would expect at the time of year.
Temperatures have of course been very poor too everywhere and the highest temperature of the Summer of 25.5c at Oak Park in June is one of the lowest in the last 50 years.
So what is going to happen for the rest of Summer 2011 which lasts up to the end of August?
Well it does look as if there is no real improvement in prospect for Ireland with rain or showers until the end of the month.
Some of the more long range forecasters are even predicting a similar pattern of weather for September too. Can we really face up to that?
Well lets not look that far ahead maybe the High pressure will win the day in September as it sometimes does and bring Ireland an Indian Summer.
Thought not.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Summer 2011 Weather Stats so far
Here are the Summer 2011 stats for the Northwest of Ireland so far this Summer.
So using weather data from Belmullet Station off www.met.ie I wondered which days of Summer 2011 are the sunniest wettest and warmest and these are the results.
In descending order the sunniest days are dom dom DOM!
Here are the Sunshine Results
Sunniest day of the week in Summer 2011 has been Thursday...by far with a total of 47.6 hours of sun for 5 Thursdays so far whilst the dullest by a long shot has been (surprise surprise) Sunday with a paltry 19.3 hours.
Here is the Sunshine list with data from June 1st 2011 until July 2nd 2011
1.THURSDAY--------------------------47.6 Hours
2. Saturday------------------------------33.8 Hours
3. Friday--------------------------------32.9 Hours
4. Monday------------------------------32 Hours (over equivalent 5 weeks)
5. Wednesday--------------------------31.7 Hours
6. Tuesday-----------------------------27 Hours (over equivalent 5 weeks)
7. SUNDAY --------------------------19.3 Hours (over equivalent 5 weeks)
So using weather data from Belmullet Station off www.met.ie I wondered which days of Summer 2011 are the sunniest wettest and warmest and these are the results.
In descending order the sunniest days are dom dom DOM!
Here are the Sunshine Results
Sunniest day of the week in Summer 2011 has been Thursday...by far with a total of 47.6 hours of sun for 5 Thursdays so far whilst the dullest by a long shot has been (surprise surprise) Sunday with a paltry 19.3 hours.
Here is the Sunshine list with data from June 1st 2011 until July 2nd 2011
1.THURSDAY--------------------------47.6 Hours
2. Saturday------------------------------33.8 Hours
3. Friday--------------------------------32.9 Hours
4. Monday------------------------------32 Hours (over equivalent 5 weeks)
5. Wednesday--------------------------31.7 Hours
6. Tuesday-----------------------------27 Hours (over equivalent 5 weeks)
7. SUNDAY --------------------------19.3 Hours (over equivalent 5 weeks)
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Summer continues cool
Summer of 2011 in Ireland will not go down as a steaming hot one, certainly if current trends continue.
Its been nearly 2 degrees below normal for most of the time and the overall average has only been punctuated a couple of times by some warm days of which there has been 5 in June.
July will probably see a similar amount with very little prolonged spells of heat at all.
August is the month of the Summer when nights get longer and cooler but will they get any cooler than at present. It is hard to imagine so.
Its been nearly 2 degrees below normal for most of the time and the overall average has only been punctuated a couple of times by some warm days of which there has been 5 in June.
July will probably see a similar amount with very little prolonged spells of heat at all.
August is the month of the Summer when nights get longer and cooler but will they get any cooler than at present. It is hard to imagine so.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Summer 2011 Outlook Cool and Unsettled/Warm at Times
This Summer is looking to be cool and unsettled as Atlantic Weatherbands continue to cross Ireland bringing very changeable conditions. From time to time High Pressure will build from the South before being pushed out of the way once more by cooler weather. It looks like overall the temperatures will be around average but rainfall will be above normal with sunshine slightly lower than we would expect.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Warm Summer 2011
Summer 2011 looks quite favorable for Ireland this year. It does look as though May will turn out to be one of the worse months of the season. We are looking at 3 weeks of essentially very warm and sunny weather. It is quite hard to pinpoint as yet when this is likely but June into July would seem to be the most likely time.This is the early forecast for Summer 2011 and it is likely to change as we get near. However as we know a lot of people consider Summer to be May, June and July so just a heads up. More detailed weather can be found here
Temperatures will be above normal for a lot of 2011 as and this is going to continue throughout most of the Summer. There is a slight possibility that parts of Europe may experience extreme heat later in the season but Ireland will have more bearable type values.
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