Spring 2022 - General Discussion

Rebelbrowser

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118748917#Comment_118748917

Being honest, the met.ie app is as good as anything at this remove. I've pasted below what it is currently saying for Sligo for Saturday. From MT's forecast it does sound like it will be cooler with passing showers. At 4 days away hard to be accurate. Certainly one of the better days this week but that might be damning it with feint praise...

appledrop

Well I gave in +drove to school this morning, couldnt be out in that!

Don't know what it's like in other parts of country but more stormy here in NCD then during those other named 'storms'.

OldRio

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118749666#Comment_118749666

Absolutely. Horrendous in Leitrim.

Oscar Bravo

Mace head gusting 54 knots (100 km/h) at 10am. Rare to get such strong winds from a south easterly direction.

sryanbruen

72 km/h sustained winds at Belmullet, solid orange territory.

Gonzo

very windy in Meath but at least it's mild. We may have to wait a while to get sunny Spring days back as the following 7 to 10 days are looking very unsettled with no shortage of rainfall. The first week of March has probably been my favourite week of weather since the July heatwave with bags of sunshine and very frosty nights. But as of now the Atlantic is back in business and may dominate for the rest of March with a very positive AO and NAO forcast for the next 2 weeks, however I am hoping the final week of March things may begin to warm up and settle down.

Darwin

Surprisingly gusty this morning the bins went flying even though I had them fairly well secured against a wall. Really heavy squally shower just passed through (SW Laois). Looks to be a cold day tomorrow once the front passes through and the winds become easterly.

Oscar Bravo

Plenty of lightning in those showers crossing the country

redsteveireland

Amazing Mammatus over Galway when I was driving home around 4:30pm, some of the best I've seen in Ireland. Couldn't get home quick enough to get my camera before they moved away.

Supercell

Wicklow mountains could get a right dumping tomorrow evening, could be interesting in some inland areas above 100m or so in the east.

Gonzo

Most models are keeping the snow exclusively to the Wicklow Mountains so I'd say anywhere above 400 meters should do well, not expecting anything other than cold rain or sleet at lower levels. The GFS is on it's own with some low level snow in the south-east away from the coast.

Supercell

Probably right, would be nice to see the mountains white one last time this side of summer. The cold can bugger off before paddies though please.

spookwoman

Was looking at the cctv this morning when one of those showers went over. Could see the line of monsoon like rain moving in a line up the street where water was just bouncing off the street and cars. Probably one of the worst I've seen. One minute there and then it move on the same way.

One nasty squall line just west of Limerick now.

redsteveireland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118755081#Comment_118755081

Pretty impressive now, stretching all the way from Derry almost to Waterford.

from www.met.ie

leahyl

Longest and heaviest downpour in a while in Cork City now. Such a miserable morning!

Danno

Squall line gone through, big temperature drop and winds dropped off to light westerly, these were SE and quite fresh. South Laois. Nice sup of rain with this too.

hawkwing

turning to sleet now, SE Tipp 150m

Oscar Bravo

10am

Casement 10 degrees

Moore park 3 degrees

highdef

That's 2° and moderate sleet now.

Timistry

Wet snow in Clonmel

Supercell

Looks like wintery stuff in north Cork and Tipperary

Temperatures

Dew points:

hawkwing

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118756121#Comment_118756121

Very heavy snow for about 90 mins, SE Tipp,150m,still belting down,everyplace covered

RobertKK

Heavy snow here in Kilkenny on the high ground.

_NAGDEFY

Heavy snow across the border from Robert in Bilboa, Laois.

RobertKK

Starting to stick here.

blackbird99

Aherlow co tipperary

mickger844posts

Atrocious conditions here in Waterford City. Heavy rain at my station with 37.8mm recorded so far. Flooding the worst ive ever seen at the entrance to my estate. Temp also dropped from 9.7c to 1.9c in half an hour.

https://www.waterfordcityweather.com

Danno

Moderate sleet since around 10.30am in south Laois. A few flakes mixing in now during the heavier bursts. 2.6c / 1.6c DP and falling in a NE breeze.

Snow covered fields over on the Comer Plateau. Probably 180m upwards.

Gonzo

absolute write off of a day in Meath, cool and very heavy rain all morning. Winds last night were very strong, loudest I've heard it in several months.

Oscar Bravo

Dry with long sunny spells and mild the other side of the front here in Castlebar .