Warmer July?

June has been a disaster so far weatherwise but before we write it off the last week and start of July should see more in the way of dry weather with just some low to medium rainfall at times in the Northern half of Ireland. Temperatures will be average.

Cool and Showery Warmer later

The next 30 days sees a lot of cool and showery weather from the Northwest. Thereafter coming to the end of the period it gets quite warm with High Pressure over Ireland and gentle winds once again. Temperatures of 21 or 22c possible for the end of May and start of June.

Becoming more Unsettled

The Medium Range weather forecast for Ireland is promising more in the way of cool and unsettled weather after a dry and warm Friday and Saturday.

More unsettled 30 Days

The next month will see a lot of unsettled wet and showery weather over Ireland. THere will be dry spells too mainly in the South but the prevailing Southwesterlies are returning so we are going to see more in the way of our regular weather patterns in Ireland for the next 30 days. This will result in much more rain than we have been accustomed to of late and there will be windy days too.

Dry at First then Rain

The 30 Day Forecast model will see a dry and sometimes frosty first 2 weeks to the period with some light rain or sleet at times too but amounts overall will be quite low. Temperatures will be around 3 to 6c. Then for the following 2 weeks the Atlantic takes over bringing the temperatures into double figures for all of Ireland and with it bringing more in the way of wind and rain for the second half of February

Cold and Wintry, brief mild interlude

The cold wintry weather will last up to and including the Christmas with only brief milder spells and a lot of snow up to the Christmas itself. This is going to have a disasterous effect on the travel plans of millions and planes and trains will face major delays in Ireland and the UK.

The only possible light at the end of the tunnel for those with travel plans for the Christmas is that there may be a brief slow thaw from December 22nd onwards.



Big Freeze Continues

 However temperatures will be very low indeed at 2 to 4c so expect any lying snow to hang around for much of the festive period.

It does look like a lot of people will not bother to travel at all from the UK as conditions here could be unprecidented for recent times and also parts of Northern Ireland and Leinster in Ireland where the main population bases are are going to get a lot of snow in the next week.

As we say there is a high likelihood of the cold weather lasting well into the New Year but weathergossip does not envisage there being as much snow as we have seen in the lead up to Christmas. In fact December may turn out to be the snowiest month of the Winter but it is still too early to say and January rarely brings quiet weather.

Wet and Windy at first

A wet and windy start ot the next 30 days of weather in Ireland and this weather will last up to about 10th October. Thereafter the weather stays generally wet or showery but perhaps not as windy. Temperatures are on the mild side of normal throughout so frosts at night are not a big problem. As we head to the end of October there will be a few night frosts.

In summary the next 30 days

Sept 30th - Oct 6th - Wet and Windy Temps 13 to 16c Some strong gusts from the South

Oct 7th - Oct 14th - Wet and Showery and winds have eased a bit Temps 14 - 16 or 17c

Oct 15th - Oct 22nd - Some dry spells but rain at times Temps 12 to 14c

Oct 23rd - Oct 31st - Some dry weather and cool nights Temps 11 to 14c