Temperature

“Sharp and severe frost” is expected in most of the country. January was A MONTH, wasn’t it? It feels like January, by itself, was about 15 months long. Well, that is over and we’re into February now, which means Valentine’s Day AND Pancake Tuesday AND… yep, this is usually when we get some of the […]

“Sharp and severe frost” is expected in most of the country. January was A MONTH, wasn’t it? It feels like January, by itself, was about 15 months long. Well, that is over and we’re into February now, which means Valentine’s Day AND Pancake Tuesday AND… yep, this is usually when we get some of the […]

6 years ago

Met Éireann predicting temperatures as high as 20 degrees during the week for one particular part of the country

Lucky for some. Summer is arriving, but it appears to be arriving incrementally. And perhaps that is something we should be looking to do, too. Instead of completely swapping out our winter wardrobes for our summer gear, we should just swap out one hoodie for one pair of shorts a week, until summer (and our […]

Lucky for some. Summer is arriving, but it appears to be arriving incrementally. And perhaps that is something we should be looking to do, too. Instead of completely swapping out our winter wardrobes for our summer gear, we should just swap out one hoodie for one pair of shorts a week, until summer (and our […]

7 years ago

If you thought it was cold here, parts of the UK dropped to below -15 last night

Parts of Britain are set to be covered in four inches of snow. Anyone travelling to or from the UK over the weekend are being warned to keep an eye on updates, as flights are expected to be severely delayed or cancelled outright due to extreme weather conditions. On Friday morning alone, Bristol Airport suspended […]

Parts of Britain are set to be covered in four inches of snow. Anyone travelling to or from the UK over the weekend are being warned to keep an eye on updates, as flights are expected to be severely delayed or cancelled outright due to extreme weather conditions. On Friday morning alone, Bristol Airport suspended […]

7 years ago

The official coldest and warmest temperatures in Ireland in 2018 have been revealed

Two spots in Ireland got the very best and the very worst of the year. 2018 was a bit bonkers, wasn’t it? As we mentioned in amongst the highlights and lowlights of the last twelve months, the weather alone went beyond a simple way to drag out a dying conversation, and became an actual topic […]

Two spots in Ireland got the very best and the very worst of the year. 2018 was a bit bonkers, wasn’t it? As we mentioned in amongst the highlights and lowlights of the last twelve months, the weather alone went beyond a simple way to drag out a dying conversation, and became an actual topic […]

7 years ago

Summer isn’t over yet as temperatures are set to skyrocket again next weekend

Hooray!/? (delete as appropriate) As we enter what feels like month seventeen of this heatwave, we all thought we were reaching the end of it, didn’t we? We’ve had actual rain this past week. Actual consistent rain. Along with it came the complaints about having the endure the rain, and already missing the sun… Well, […]

Hooray!/? (delete as appropriate) As we enter what feels like month seventeen of this heatwave, we all thought we were reaching the end of it, didn’t we? We’ve had actual rain this past week. Actual consistent rain. Along with it came the complaints about having the endure the rain, and already missing the sun… Well, […]

8 years ago

Ireland has experienced its highest temperatures today since 1976

We’re getting closer and closer to the all time record. Back on 26 June 1887, Ireland had the highest ever recorded temperature, when parts of Kilkenny hit a practically Caribbean level of 33.3 degrees. Today, almost 131 years to day, Ireland is in the midst of another massive heatwave, and while we haven’t quite reached […]

We’re getting closer and closer to the all time record. Back on 26 June 1887, Ireland had the highest ever recorded temperature, when parts of Kilkenny hit a practically Caribbean level of 33.3 degrees. Today, almost 131 years to day, Ireland is in the midst of another massive heatwave, and while we haven’t quite reached […]

8 years ago