Winter 20/21 - General Discussion

nacho libre

Very blustery outside at the moment.

Gonzo

nacho libre wrote: »

Very blustery outside at the moment.

can hear the wind howling outside and we've lost that very mild feeling we've had for the past 72 to 96 hours. Tomorrow to Monday are going to feel notably raw.

Cork981

Seriously bad weather in Cork tonight. Strong persistent gusts and heavy downpours. I’m surprised a yellow warning wasn’t issued.

Thelonious Monk

Seriously bad morning in Dublin, wind and rain woke me up

Humberto Salazar

Rain and strong southwesterlies are one thing. But heavy rain on a strong easterly, is fresh hell indeed.

bazlers

Great insight on outcome probabilities in MTCs forecast.

appledrop

This morning in NCD is worse than any of those hyped up 'Storms' or weather warnings.

Awake most of night with it.

pad199207

All cosy here in my Wicklow Mountain Rain Shadow.

DOCARCH

pad199207 wrote: »

All cosy here in my Wicklow Mountain Rain Shadow.

21.6mm here in Dublin 16 since it started raining last night.

pad199207

DOCARCH wrote: »

21.6mm here in Dublin 16 since it started raining last night.

Hearing the M50 is flooded at the Liffey Valley Interchange

appledrop

Seriously is this some joke by Met Eireann?

Should be yellow warning for rain and wind for Dublin.

Rock Lesnar

DOCARCH wrote: »

21.6mm here in Dublin 16 since it started raining last night.

Thats mad, only 7.6mm since 9am yesterday here in my area of meath, temperature currently 3.1c

Thelonious Monk

I think I might subscribe to the spring starting in February thing if it means getting rid of this bullsh*t weather.

Oscar Bravo

A wet and breezy morning across the country:
9am
Malin head gusting 44 knots
Dublin airport 38 knots
Casement 37 knots
Shannon 33 knots

While the winds are not that strong they are from an Easterly direction leaving some places more exposed than the usual westerly winds.

highdef

pad199207 wrote: »

Hearing the M50 is flooded at the Liffey Valley Interchange

Must be minor as traffic is moving well. Windy in North Kildare and very gusty. Heavy rain has eased to moderate. Temperature is 3.9°.

Reckless Abandonment

pad199207 wrote: »

Hearing the M50 is flooded at the Liffey Valley Interchange

Just passed it. Nothing major.

King of Spades

Just went for a run on the hill of Tara. 4 degrees getting out of the car and just 2 degrees getting back in 40 mins later. Bits of sleet in the rain now too. Bitter east wind.

Oscar Bravo

Dublin Airport gusting 40 knots at 10am in moderate rain. Temperature just 4 degrees

EIDW 301000Z 09028G40KT 6000 RA FEW007 BKN009 OVC012 04/03 Q0994 TEMPO 4000

lawred2

Today is absolute scutter in North Dublin

DOCARCH

lawred2 wrote: »

Today is absolute scutter in North Dublin

....and South Dublin. 27.4mm since it started last night. 3.8c atm.

Cluedo Monopoly

appledrop wrote: »

Seriously is this some joke by Met Eireann?

Should be yellow warning for rain and wind for Dublin.

Tell those softy Dubs nothing I say! Probably just a normal day on west coast

appledrop

Cluedo Monopoly wrote: »

Tell those softy Dubs nothing I say! Probably just a normal day on west coast

Ha ha but seriously Cluedo its currently 45 knots at Casement and 83km/h which is a Strong Gale on Beaufort scale and not a word about yellow wind warning from Met Eireann except for Marine areas!

Oscar Bravo

appledrop wrote: »

Ha ha but seriously Cluedo its currently 45 knots at Casement and 83km/h which is a Strong Gale on Beaufort scale and not a word about yellow wind warning from Met Eireann except for Marine areas!

Perhaps read the met eireann site before bashing them

Weather Criteria for Yellow – Weather Alerts:
Wind:Mean Speeds between 50 and 65 km/h
Gusts between 90 and 110 km/h

Wine Goddess

Anything, ANYTHING is better than this deluge or mild rainy weather.
I have really enjoyed the cold crisp weather with blue skies (great for walks as that's all we can do anyway) and as Sryanbruen pointed out recently January has had above average sunshine 🌞.
Sunshine and blue skies in January is better than most of our summers!!!!
So any whisper of a dusting or even a few centimetres of white gold will go a long way to lifting my spirits.

pad199207

40 mm on the windward side of the Wicklow Mtns and 4mm on the leeward side. Snow likely to be piling up on the highest peaks.

Donegal Storm

Windy but dry in Letterkenny, the wind has dried the concrete and paving for the first time in what feels like months.

pad199207

https://twitter.com/carrolljennifer/status/1355499676921954305?s=21

Nqp15hhu

This airmass feels very continental in origin. Only 60% humidity and very dry.

Gaoth Laidir

appledrop wrote: »

Seriously is this some joke by Met Eireann?

Should be yellow warning for rain and wind for Dublin.

appledrop wrote: »

Ha ha but seriously Cluedo its currently 45 knots at Casement and 83km/h which is a Strong Gale on Beaufort scale and not a word about yellow wind warning from Met Eireann except for Marine areas!

Why would they issue a warning for just ****ty weather below all criteria? Just because you don't want to bring kids out in rain doesn't mean the national met office should issue a warning. Horribleness is not a criterion that any sane met service would use. It's nothing special when it comes to winds. :rolleyes:

Nqp15hhu

Only recorded 30mph here.