Have you noticed there hasn't been much sunshine lately?
Much of Ireland has been firmly under a blanket of grey for 10 days straight now, particularly here in Dublin.
Dublin Airport has clocked a staggering zero hours of sunshine for over a week, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to change anytime soon.
So, what’s causing it?
Cathal Nolan from Ireland’s Weather Channel explains:
"It's really down to the fact that we've seen predominantly east to southeasterly winds feeding in plenty of cloud off the Irish seas.
"This time of the year, the sea temperature is typically much warmer than the air temperature, at least when we see our winds going into an east or south-easterly direction.
"So, as that colder air passes over the warmer air, the warmer air will rise, creating its own cloud and as a consequence, we've seen consistently cloudy skies."
But the big question is, when is the sun coming back?
"Well, if you are hoping to catch a glimpse of the sunshine, albeit a temporary glimpse, I think the best chance of seeing that sun is going to be on Saturday, especially Saturday morning into the early afternoon", said Cathal.
He warned, "It will cloud over later in the day on Saturday, that's ahead of the next weather system that we have to contend with which will bring some weather warnings for strong winds, especially the parts of the west and north west, but that will swing into parts of the east as well as we go through Saturday night and through Sunday as well."
So, to keep us going until then, it’s hot tea, warm jumpers, and remembering every cloud has its silver lining.
