Current weather in sligo and the west

mountainy man

Our thread has been closed in the weather forum so we can be "regional" in here!

it took a long time for the front to start to do anything but I can happily announce that an inch has falle in the last hour!

benjamin d

Its gone back to light rain here in Galway... sickened!

chucken1

Whats the weather like in The beautiful North West

mountainy man

oranmore is currently -1.3 so might change back:)

benjamin d

Started at -7 tonight though and its been coming up steadily, not sure what exactly that means?

mountainy man

temps will usually rise under cloud cover , as the front passes it should fall again and then smaller following showers will probably fall as snow or hail.

Its pelting down out there here , untreated roads will be very hazardous this morning as snow falling on icy roads is not good .

chucken1

May I....The Wests Awake,The Wests Awake!! Danke,Go raibh Maith Agat agus dziękuję.

benjamin d

yea its gonna be dodgy in the morning, very frosty here so rain or snow will not be good on top of it. I dont drive though so I just want to see some snow!:P

chucken1

mountainy man wrote: »

temps will usually rise under cloud cover , as the front passes it should fall again and then smaller following showers will probably fall as snow or hail.

Its pelting down out there here , untreated roads will be very hazardous this morning as snow falling on icy roads is not good .

Peltin down rain? Or snow? emm Whats a front?

mountainy man

hello chuk! whats happening on the weather front ? pardon the pun:D

benjamin d

OK we could nearly call this snow here now!:D:D:p Snow everywhere now then??

mountainy man

chucken1 wrote: »

Peltin down rain? Or snow? emm Whats a front?

A weather front is a boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, and is the principal cause of meteorological phenomena. In surface weather analyses, fronts are depicted using various colored lines and symbols, depending on the type of front. The air masses separated by a front usually differ in temperature and humidity. Cold fronts may feature narrow bands of thunderstorms and severe weather, and may on occasion be preceded by squall lines or dry lines. Warm fronts are usually preceded by stratiform precipitation and fog. The weather usually clears quickly after a front's passage. Some fronts produce no precipitation and little cloudiness, although there is invariably a wind shift.[1]

from wikipeadia
oh peltin down snow of course !

mountainy man

benjamin d wrote: »

OK we could nearly call this snow here now!:D:D:p Snow everywhere now then??

well in our two counties, need a report from chucken 1 from east clare, this might be good for people who may be traveling between sligo and as far as limerick

benjamin d

Right I better go get myself ready to venture out in this snow/rain/crap that it is again now:( I'll be back!:cool:

mountainy man

be carefull out there

chucken1

mountainy man wrote: »

well in our two counties, need a report from chucken 1 from east clare, this might be good for people who may be traveling between sligo and as far as limerick

Gone Very mild now.Not as cold as earlier!! ..I'll go to bed...but I'll be awake!

mountainy man

radar uudated every 15 mins shows where the snow and rain is falling http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

satalite pics amamated and updated every 15 mins http://www.sat24.com/Region.aspx?country=gb&sat=ir&type=loop

temperatures nationwide and other good stuff http://www.irelandsweather.com/

winter driving tips via sligo co.co http://www.sligococo.ie/News/Name,19477,en.html

Roads winter treatment program via sligo co.co http://www.sligococo.ie/News/Name,19456,en.html

interesting to folow and essential if you are venturing out and about, know the conditions and drive accordingly.

chucken1

:D:DFinally!! Snow in East Clare..The birds are awake,,AND so's the West!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :D:D:D

mountainy man

chucken1 wrote: »

:D:DFinally!! Snow in East Clare..The birds are awake,,AND so's the West!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :D:D:D

congrats chuck! still comming down here , am glad i dont have to go any where today , stay warm and stay safe.

on another note:
Although many people love a bit of snow (me included:D) this is a very difficult time for elderly and infirm so please take the time to check in on friends and neighbours , ensure that they have enough food and fuel in their houses , some may have been house bound for a few days now, be neighbourly:)

Mint Sauce

Well I gave in at about 2am, woke up this morning to about a 1 to 2 cm in Sligo Town,, wnet out for a walk through the town and Dorley Park, got a wet fall around 9am lasting around 15 to 20 minutes.

Main roads and paths around town are quite clear although smaller access roads and cul de sacs still had a good dusting along with lesser used paths.

As I type there has been another fall of large flakes lasting about 5 to 10 mnutes but not sticking.

genie

Started snowing here in SE Co. Sligo at approximately 5:30am, now have a covering of 10-15cm.

Please remember to feed the birds!

mountainy man

It has been snowing off and on most of the day up here, about 2 1/2" on the roads with packed ice underlying , temp +2.0c but little thaw .

keep up to date with forcasts
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055579971&page=118

Mint Sauce

Had a slight thaw there, then a fresh dusting at about 3.30 which is now turned to slush, now thats starting to freeze. It could be a very icy night.

Son Of A Vidic

genie wrote: »

Please remember to feed the birds!

Absolutely! Sure they're nearly part of the family by now.

mountainy man

It went up to the dizzy heights of 2.3c today and I was able to pump water into my attic tank for the first time in about eight days so I am a happy bunny:) .

has fallen to -1.0c allready and dropping fast , be carefull on those roads as the thaw will freeze again and won't be nice:(

chucken1

Well,our bit of snow was a slight anticlimax :mad:. It lasted half an hour,froze over and thawed out! I cant vouch for the roads but the main ones seem to be ok,havent heard of any trouble .I'd say its freezing again so tomorrow will be a different story!

genie

-5.2 degrees last night and a 'high' of 3.6 degrees this afternoon. Temperature dropping like a stone again now and fog rising in the valleys. Black ice on roads.

Mint Sauce

Frezzing fog tonignt and potential snow for parts of the northwest tomorrow as per the BBC weather site, they were bang on with the snow on friday morning and the time it fell at.

Weather warning for NI from the UK met office of possible heavy snow as well tomorrow, could quite likely push this side of the boarder as well.

mountainy man

irish-stew wrote: »

Frezzing fog tonignt and potential snow for parts of the northwest tomorrow as per the BBC weather site, they were bang on with the snow on friday morning and the time it fell at.

Weather warning for NI from the UK met office of possible heavy snow as well tomorrow, could quite likely push this side of the boarder as well.

oh ***** !

Things are bad enough without more of the fluffy stuff:(
am gettin cabin fever:pac:

Mint Sauce

mountainy man wrote: »

oh ***** !

Things are bad enough without more of the fluffy stuff:(
am gettin cabin fever:pac:

Think this might be more wet than fluffy. A pick axe may be more appropiate to clear the drive after a few days if this keeps up.

mountainy man

irish-stew wrote: »

Think this might be more wet than fluffy. A pick axe may be more appropiate to clear the drive after a few days if this keeps up.

being so high up here am pretty sure it will be fluffy or at least hard and round;), either way its crap! steep hills down from here, no fun:(

Basq

Definitely some of the worst frost I've seen on my car this morning.

Am convinced I saw drops of rain on my windscreen on my way into work too - anyone else?

mountainy man

snowing heavily here at 1.2c the drip drip drip of thaw had started just before this:(

Basq

mountainy man wrote: »

snowing heavily here at 1.2c the drip drip drip of thaw had started just before this:(

No snow in Finisklin.. but certainly some light rain!

magnumlady

We've had a couple of snow showers this morning in Coolaney. It's now starting to get foggy.

mountainy man

Still going strong here, so much for a mild winter Mr bastardi!:rolleyes:

genie

It was -6.5 degrees last night and now have a mixture of snow and sleet showers. Starting to get foggy again, too. Thick freezing fog last night, everything is covered in a layer of ice.

Road is terrible, won't be going anywhere for a while. Have bad cabin fever.

Basq

Snowing now in Finisklin..

Mint Sauce

basquille wrote: »

Snowing now in Finisklin..

Snowing every where over town up until about 20-30 minutes ago.

dee o gee

Had a bit of rain earlier on but not even a drop of the white stuff at all today in dromore.

Mint Sauce

Guys, we're not totally out of the woods yet. Parts of Sligo as per the BBC weather website could get snow around 6pm and midnight. Parts of Donegal and Leitrim could also gert hit around these times and later in night.

Select NI from drop down, parts of Sligo can be seen. Move scroll bar under map to see differnet times, map updates every few hours. Has been quite accurate this winter so far.

magnumlady

Oh no, don't tell me that

Mint Sauce

Friday, the snow is back.

Essexboy

irish-stew wrote: »

Friday, the snow is back.

See also http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ni/ni_forecast_warnings.html?from=rss&sn=2531
It won't stop at the Border!

Mint Sauce

Essexboy wrote: »

See also http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ni/ni_forecast_warnings.html?from=rss&sn=2531
It won't stop at the Border!

Was looking at that one as well, use the BBC and met office sites more than the met eireann one.

mountainy man

Hopefully everyone by now knows that more cold weather is on the way, it seems that it will be with us by mid morning on thursday and that the temps will drop like a stone as the front passes southwards bringing sleet and snow this cold period may last for a "while" .keep an eye on the weather thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056120027

Sligo coco have said that grit supplies are critical and only primary routes will be treated, (no regional routes or local or urban roads). if this all comes to pass expect the roads to be impassable and prepare for it .

Today go get those essential supplies, ie. food, fuel, and get enough for a week , I know this sounds alarmist but I would rather be looking at my supplies than wanting for them.

So ye have today to get your sh1t together, and finish off that xmas shopping!

Be safe and be warm:)

Cool Running

mountainy man wrote: »

Hopefully everyone by now knows that more cold weather is on the way, it seems that it will be with us by mid morning on thursday and that the temps will drop like a stone as the front passes southwards bringing sleet and snow this cold period may last for a "while" .keep an eye on the weather thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056120027

Sligo coco have said that grit supplies are critical and only primary routes will be treated, (no regional routes or local or urban roads). if this all comes to pass expect the roads to be impassable and prepare for it .

Today go get those essential supplies, ie. food, fuel, and get enough for a week , I know this sounds alarmist but I would rather be looking at my supplies than wanting for them.

So ye have today to get your sh1t together, and finish off that xmas shopping!

Be safe and be warm:)

Excellent Advice.

Sound's like it's gonna get tough. I wonder will it be worse than last January when a fair bit of Lough Gill was frozen over.

Take care everyone

bennyc

anywhere in sligo doing snow socks or chains ?

TequilaMockingBird

Call of the Wild are selling those things you put on your shoes to stop you slipping. I don't know how much, but will try to get a few pairs tomorrow.

I bought 18kg of dishwasher salt today, should keep me going for awhile!

corrr

bennyc wrote: »

anywhere in sligo doing snow socks or chains ?

Halfords are doing Snow Chains for €87.99...I haven't found any snow socks in Sligo yet but they are available online, though obviously delivery won't be before the weather worsens. Best of luck with your search.

mountainy man

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

I bought 18kg of dishwasher salt today, should keep me going for awhile!

Is this for your driveway or are you planning to sell it to the council?:D

The weather god M T Cranium is predicting just short of 12" of snow by the end of the weekend ! :eek: oh I hope he is wrong but he seldom is:(

The roads will be a mess don't go out in it if you don't have to.