Ireland’s cold weather is set to potentially extend into the month of May according to one weather expert.
Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather took to Twitter with the update and said: “You would think we would be done with frost now but we can still see frost into May and the latest GFS charts show how cold air *could* return before Easter.
“Hopefully this won’t be accurate but gardeners keep an eye on it.”
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However, there is some hope for warmer conditions according to Met Eireann’s forecast for the first week of May.
It says although things remain “uncertain, there is a signal for average to slightly above average temperatures over the country for the week.”
The Irish forecaster also confirmed that “rainfall amounts are predicted to be average for early May.”
Meanwhile, Accuweather predicts that the average lowest temperatures will be above what is normally seen at that time of year, while highest temperatures will also be slightly above average - with some areas reaching highs of 18 degrees across the latter half of the month.
In the run-up to May, Met Eireann’s monthly forecast shows a low-pressure system continuing to dominate with plenty of rain and hail expected.
The middle of April is also due to feature above-average rainfall and below-average temperatures, with the Irish forecaster warning of “a signal for higher than usual instability means there may be showery conditions at times.”
However in the final week of this month, the “low pressure will begin to lose its dominance over our weather, but conditions will remain wetter than normal.
“Although there may be some rain or showers at times, some dry spells will develop too.”
Temperatures will revert to average for the time of year.
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