Heavy Showers: 2nd April 2011

Deep Easterly

Already kicking off in the mid-west region:


Radar image C/O Met Eireann

and forecast to develop more widely this afternoon. A fair chance that some localised downpours will occur with hail and thunder possible right up til evening, more particularly over the eastern half of the country.

The new season begins!

DOCARCH

With the lack of snow in 2011 - hoping for good April Shower Season!

maquiladora

Yep, could well be a few thundershowers in the afternoon/evening.

highdef

Looking at the netweather radar, there seems to be a very definite hook, the centre of which moved just south of Tullamore about half an hour an hour ago and has now just passed south of Tyrellspass. Looking like it will pass to the west or over Kinnegad. Looking southwest out my office window and it's pretty angry looking out there.

Sierra Oscar

Ahh and here was me thinking the wonderful weather in Dublin today would last!

Humbug!

mickger844posts

maquiladora wrote: »

Yep, could well be a few thundershowers in the afternoon/evening.

Maq is back something must be going down

Any reports of any action yet???

Danno

http://www.live.laoisweather.com/lightning/

http://www.corklightning.com/

http://sproule.co.uk/weather/lightning.php

As I type this, the Irish detectors are picking up on storms embedded within last night's rain front here that is currently tracking over the North Sea.

No lightning over Ireland detected as of yet, but I suspect this will change. StratoQ pointed out this thread on the IWN... http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=42214&posts=1&mid=618915#M618915

Enjoy the storm spotting lads, 3-5pm should be good for it.

maquiladora

mickger844posts wrote: »

Maq is back something must be going down

Any reports of any action yet???

Ah I'm always lurking, there just hasnt been much to comment on!

redsteveireland

Just watching ominous black clouds pass just south of me. Rain looks heavier than the radar might suggest. Looking forward to an interesting month.

thetonynator

Maybe no snow but had really heavy hail here earlier on for about 5 mins! Blue skies all round now though.

Oscar Bravo

Shannon ATC "Embedded Thunderstorms East of a line more or less from Shannon to Sligo"

djhaxman

Lightning in Celbridge atm. Some really dark clouds approaching.

BluesBerry

Thunder and lightening here in kildare :pac:

sdanseo

Thunder here too

glossy

oops double post

glossy

just has a good clap of thunder here in D15, music to my ears. Love a good thunder storm though

HungryJoey

Loads of flashing/forks through the sky D15

Trogdor

Can see the kildare/Dublin cell from here, looks pretty impressive!

mickger844posts

Lashing down now in Croker

DominoDub

Just watched an Aircraft taking from Dublin airport getting hit by lighting :eek:

unknownlegend

Fierce downpour in Drumcondra a few minutes ago :-)

More please!

Trogdor

Convection to my North-West:

xoxyx

Totally weird weather here in the city centre. Half an hour ago I was walking around in the sunshine wearing short sleeves, and now it's bucketing down hailstones as heavy as I've ever seen it.

Oh, and now it's stopped. Make up your mind crazy weather!!

Trogdor

Looks like the cells in the South of the country are kicking off now too
http://andvari.vedur.is/athuganir/eldingar/i_dag_na.html?

irishdub14

Heavy rain, very cold, intermittent hail. The most exciting weather I've seen all year...

lord lucan

Thundering rumbling again in West Dublin! Bring on part 2!:D

W.Shakes-Beer

Looking out my back window here in D5, can see the very end of white clouds/blue sky and to the left see what appears to be Mordor.

Clouds moving Left ---> Right

Bring it on!!

lord lucan

And there's the hail again!

W.Shakes-Beer

Epic thunder!

lord lucan

Woohoo,more thunder and lightning!:)

MiNdGaM3

Jealous of ye guys with your thunder and lightning, best in Cork city was a moderate rain shower around 6pm!