Scotland recorded a new record high temperature for February today with 18.3c beating the old 17.9c record from 1897!!

Back in Carlow my station had a high of 13c which seems cool in comparison!

Another windy night ahead with strong gusts, especially strong in the Southwest where there is a Yellow weather Warning in operation.

Winds will slowly ease a little tomorrow but still a breezy day and starting off damp and dull everywhere but slowly brightening up in Eastern areas, another mild day up to 15c.

Saturday looks wet for a time between morning and afternoon but Sunday looks mainly dry.

Weather Warning details:
Status Yellow - Wind warning for Kerry

Southeast winds will reach mean speeds between 50 and 65km/h with gusts between 90 and 100 km/h. High Seas with a risk of coastal flooding.

Valid: Thursday 21 February 2019 16:00 to Friday 22 February 2019 05:00 ... See more

Surf's up, dude!

A very impressive looking system out in the Atlantic now and while the center of the storm will head North to Greenland it will bring high seas to the West coast of Ireland through tomorrow.

Also a risk of some strong gusts in Southwest and West Thursday night into Friday morning. ... See more

A nasty storm is developing out West in the Atlantic but thankfully for us it will stay well out West and head for Greenland.

It will however still cause some strong winds on Western coasts Thursday and also some high seas which could cause some coastal flooding so something to keep an eye.

In the shorter term, the rain is slowly clearing East but winds have increased again and it will remain windy overnight before easing a little tomorrow morning. ... See more

‪Just 1c at my station after a low of 0.3c overnight.

Rain in the west will slowly move east across the country with a wet and breezy day ahead but temps will increase to 10c and continue to rise after dark tonight.‬

Milder then for the rest of the week but staying windy with showers. ... See more

Looking rather mild again for next weekend with high pressure dominating on the charts!

‪Wind is gusting to 60kmh now at my station and will remain strong through tonight into tomorrow.

The wind is actually forecast to increase in strength tomorrow afternoon with some strong gusts for a time.‬

Rain in the West at present will move across the country by morning with a bright but blustery start to Sunday, followed by some heavy showers with a risk of thunder later in the day. ... See more

A breezy but nice afternoon in Carlow with the Séan O'Brien Challenge taking place in Rathwood for Tullow RFC

Up to 11.5c at my station and the rain will stay out West until later tonight.

The rain will clear overnight to give a bright start tomorrow, staying very windy though with temps up to 11c again.

Some showers will spread from the West tomorrow afternoon and they could be thundery in some areas.

Turning a little cooler Monday and Tuesday before warming up again from Wednesday, unsettled with showers though and remaining windy. ... See more

‪It may well be mild but is also very windy and will remain so for coming days.‬

Just some drizzle and light showers tomorrow but very showery Sunday morning.

‪Up to 16.5c at the Phoenix Park in Dublin!

Still a bit off the record for February though, that was 18.1c on the 23rd of February 1891‬.

High of 12.9c at Oak Park in Carlow.

Image from Met Éireann. ... See more

Interesting that after the drought of the last summer we had very wet November and December but then back to low rainfall in January and again so far this month with little rainfall expected in Eastern for next 5 days. ... See more