Was fine spring weather ever needed as badly to drive out winter’s cold from the soil? People always expect winds during this month and the old aphorism that March ‘comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb’ has some credence. Saintly promiseThere’s a wealth of weather lore around March. A common belief amongst previous generations was that if it was preceded by dry weather, the month itself would be wet. As St Patrick’s Day is the middle of spring, the weather is supposed to improve from that point onwards.

Source: Irish Examiner March 05, 2026 15:00 UTC