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ST PATRICK’S DAY is going to be cold but we’re not going to experience much snow, if any, on the big day, forecasters have said.
While it is going to be cold, forecasters have predicted that afternoon temperatures will be just one to three degrees in eastern half of the country and between four to six degrees further west.
The forecast on Met Éireann reads: “Cold and breezy on St Patrick’s Day, with a significant wind chill due to fresh and gusty easterly winds. Most places will be dry, but a few wintry showers are likely in the east and south.”
However, it is the night of Patrick’s Day which will bring the coldest of weather. There will be mainly clear skies and some snow showers in the east and southeast but the amounts “are looking small at this stage with lowest temperatures of -1 to -4 degrees”, according to forecasters.
Unfortunately, the cold weather does not look like letting up. It should be cold and breezy on Sunday too, with afternoon highs of just two to four degrees. Easterly winds will be moderate to fresh and gusty, so feeling even colder. Some sleet or snow showers will occur again, mainly in eastern areas. Nighttime temperatures Sunday into Monday could go as low as minus five degrees.
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Longest winter in history
@Nigel O’Neill: the Maesters were right.
@Nigel O’Neill: For you maybe, but I’ve experienced sustained low temperatures going well into April and even the first couple of days of may where day temps finally broke into double digit numbers.
To the author – “St Patrick’s Day”
@Eamonn Kiely: paddy’s day..
@Eamonn Kiely: Patty’s day !
@Eamonn Kiely: Oh goodnight !
Why put “Paddy’s Day” in Your headline and start off the article with “St Patrick’s Day”?? It’s St Patrick’s Day NOT Paddy’s Day anyway!
The groundhog got it right
St Patrick’s Day. Paddy’s day is a racial slur which originated in the British tabloid press.
It’s normal for temperature to drop at this time of year, why all the upset. Dress to suit the weather.
Yeast it’s a bank hol wkend. Wheat don’t mind
@Eugene Walsh: beer beer
Would it kill you to call our national holiday by it’s correct name. It’s St. Patrick’s Day☘️
Dreaming of a white Paddy’s
Well modules have in fact upgraded snow potential on Sunday into Monday
@Keith Boland: Quick! run down to the shop we need bread.
From a meteorological point of view, March is a transition month…..so nothing unusual here
Last year our parade was rained but the year before it was sunny with a chill. This year we get to wear the winter gear one last time. Typical really.
I have noticed that the colder/longer the winter, the better the summer. It snowed in April 2013, then brilliant summer. Last winter was quite mild, crap summer. Heres hoping, eh?
St Patrick’s Day stop saying paddys day stupid ppl stop taken the saint from the Patrick everybody it’s ST Patrick’s Day!!!!!!!!!!!
Well it might keep a few of the drugged up drunk ones from damaging people’s property in with their mammies later on….
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