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AN ALL TOO brief moment of sunshine last week is now long forgotten as Ireland has been plunged into a bothersome cold spell that looks set to linger for quite some time.
Wrap up well on your walks over the next few days as temperatures are forecast to remain in single digits even during the warmest part of the day.
Today is actually a high-point as most of the country will remain dry and there will be occasional sunny spells in parts.
However, temperatures will drop this evening and Met Éireann says it will turn “wintry” at times in the north. Munster and Leinster will avoid the worst of the cold today, but lowest temperatures will drop to two-four degrees celsius.
Tomorrow is forecast to be a colder day and, while there will be occasional sunny spells, some showers will turn heavy with hail and an isolated risk of thunderstorms. Snow will also fall on higher ground later in the day.
Things will take a turn for the worse at the weekend with Met Éireann forecasting some “unseasonably very cold weather” due to an arctic air mass becoming re-established over the country.
Wintry showers will be widespread on Saturday, though there will also be good spells of sunshine earlier in the day.
Later on, rain, hail and sleet will sweep down from the north and become more widespread in the afternoon and early evening. There’ll also be thunderstorms and some flurries of snow, particularly over hills and mountains.
The showers will become more isolated on Sunday though some wintry downpours will remain. The rain is set to become isolated as the day goes on. It will be an extremely cold night, with widespread sharp, locally severe, frosts.
Temperatures will continue to remain below average early next week but it will become less cold from Monday and the widespread night-time frosts will abate.
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Somebody must be to blame for this, suggestions welcome below.
@Justin Gillespie: you’d think the government would do something about it. We’re all fed up with bad weather. It’s high time they gave us sunshine.
@Justin Gillespie: I’m going to blame all the ejits who were wearing shorts and summer dresses when the weather was fine last week. They were tempting fate and fate was tempted. Don’t they know they shouldn’t cast a clout till May is out?
@Justin Gillespie: nphet
@Justin Gillespie:
You forgot to do your sundance so it’s all your fault.
@Justin Gillespie: it’s the teachers fault!!
@Justin Gillespie: Teachers I reckon
@Justin Gillespie: Teachers I reckon
@Justin Gillespie: Teachers I reckon
@Justin Gillespie: Teachers I reckon
@Justin Gillespie: Teachers I reckon
@Leon Clarke: I wonder who Leon reckons??
@Charmaine ☘ Irish: Teachers I reckon.
They need some unseasonably cold weather North of the border. Preferably large, hard hailstones, guaranteed to send the brave little gurriers scuttling home to Mammy.
I’d love a bit of the ould “Global Warming” right now.
Great weather for cycling into town to sit outdoors and eat at an on street cafe for the evening…wellies, raincoats, many layers, blankets, umbrellas, heated clothing and heated gloves and you’d have a lovely evening…
Global warming in full effect, – 4 in April, where are the tree huggers now, lol.
@Hugo Bugo: weather does not equal climate
@KSham: I love the way you guys keep shifting the goalposts.
@roscommonrebel: us guys? People who believe in science?
What category of ‘you guys’ are you? ‘God creates the weather’ or ‘I read on Facebook’ or ‘I don’t understand so it must be wrong’?
@roscommonrebel: It has been ‘Climate Change’ for over a decade. Not quite ‘keep shifting the goalposts’.
@KSham: There isn’t a thing we can do about it anyways, only a lunatic would believe that Ireland putting up fuel taxes will change the world’s climate.
@KSham: climate is the weather conditions in a specific area over a long period , more bull, when it’s warm its climate change when it’s cold it’s not, ye would give anyone a migraine
@Hugo Bugo: oh dear
@Hugo Bugo: that uneducated comment just gave me a migraine.
Who said it’s not climate change if it’s cold? None of ‘us’ anyway.
Another ‘I don’t understand, so it’s wrong’ comment
@KSham: Science is meant to be an ongoing process where new ideas and opinions that challenge prevailing paradigms are welcome and openly discussed. It is not meant to be a belief system. If only that were still the case. Unfortunately a lot of science today including climate science has been monetised and politicised by those who would use it to support their own agendas and new and challenging ideas that are put forward are not entertained and careers are deliberately destroyed for doing so. It’s gotten so bad that ‘peer-review’ is now jokingly called ‘pal-review’. ‘It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it…’ Upton Sinclair
@KSham: when it’s unseasonably warm in April ye tree huggers scream climate change and when it’s unseasonably cold ye shut yer traps, lol, some people just want to watch the world burn :), gotta go for a drive now in my 4.4 Litre unnecessary diesel suv, see ya, lol
@William Tallon: and that is a shame. Hopefully it’s not too late
@Hugo Bugo: or ye don’t listen? Drive safe
I think we should have a rally for good weather orperhaps a protest about bad weather—-All Covid- compliant of course. A big crowd could gather in O’ Connell St with placards G.W.M (Good Weather Matters) and B.W.N.W, (Bad weather not wanted) Could be addressed by Paul, Richard, Mick, and Claire. It should definitely have some effect—-On someone!!
@John Mc Donagh: ah don’t forget to include auntie Roisin from the scutter diatribe party or is she a member of the puke before purpose party these days?
I reckon it’s all Brexit and Trumps fault.
April showers and May flowers, typical changeable weather for this time of the year.
Quick lets close down Met Eireann so this never happens again
Is that why all the fires up North?
Yet another reason to add to our misery. Between what seems like an eternal lockdown and awful weather, it’s been a very depressing 2021, with no end in sight sadly.
@The Firestarter: its just a bit of cold weather, man up.
The weather’s gone mad. Even In Ibiza it’s only 14c today. It should be up about 21c at this of year. But sure it’s not raining, that’s a plus lol.
Thunder during a cold snap? Am I missing something here?
I reckon it’s all Brexit and Trumps fault.
@Ciaran Farrelly: Nah SF have their paws all over this one…
Donald trump must be ta blame
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