On This Day (28 January) in Irish Weather History
A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on 28 January throughout history.
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Ireland’s path to cold in early February
As long as cold air remains firmly entrenched over the eastern half of the United States, the current weather pattern affecting Ireland is highly likely to persist.
Deep Cold – Will it or won’t it happen?
As is often the case in winter, long range weather models maroon Ireland in a meteorological no man’s land, sitting between a mobile and milder Atlantic pattern and colder, more settled conditions to our east.
Mixed Weather Signals for Mid to Late January
From this weekend and through next week, Ireland and Britain will sit in a meteorological no man’s land between an energetic Atlantic to the west and deep cold over Scandinavia and north western Europe.
Cold snap triggers multiple weather warnings across Ireland
Met Éireann and the UK Met Office have issued a series of Status Yellow warnings as the first significant cold spell of the winter sets in.
Rainfall totals well below normal
Rainfall has been well below normal across the country over the past week, with the southwest seeing only trace totals, according to Met Éireann’s latest farming commentary.
Arctic air to sweep south as New Year begins
Ireland is heading into a much colder spell as the New Year approaches, with frost and ice becoming more common and a growing chance of wintry showers as temperatures fall.
Fine weather to persist through Christmas
A dry and increasingly bright spell of weather lies ahead over the coming week.
On This Day (23 December) in Irish Weather History
A timeline of notable weather events and extremes that have taken place in Ireland on 23 December throughout history.
UK could be set for hottest year on record
2025 is on track to be one of the warmest on record in the United Kingdom, according to provisional data from the Met Office, potentially surpassing 2022 to become the hottest year ever recorded.