Severe Winter Weather, Snow/Ice - Sun 25th Feb (Onwards) ** READ MOD NOTE POST #1 **

Citywest gone mad again. Snowflakes getting bigger. And sideways. Road starting to whiten.

Won't say blizzard

(can confirm the road is now white - with mild "hail" - but it has stopped again)

edit: now the sun is making it all disappear.

a rollercoaster watching the window waiting for an opportunity to go home

KingdomRushed wrote: »

Also, it is only in the last 24 hours that people have had their expectations managed for graupel/hail/sleet to be falling at this point rather than snow. So that to me is a MAJOR downgrade. And yes, I am aware it is snowing it south wicklow.

This is just not the case. For several days now, all of the known and trusted forecasters on this forum were very clear that there would nothing significant on the East coast until Tuesday evening into Wednesday. That's been unwavering.
The only expectation managed in respect to this morning is that it was initially predicted that there would be light rain and sleet, which has since been "upgraded" to graupel/light snow.

It's not wonder people talk about overreactions when they hear forecasts that nobody made.

I mentioned earlier in this thread that some radio stations appeared to be relaying weather warnings last night about snow and ice without any information on when to expect them. I wonder if that's playing a part in some people's rush to claim that the weather has been downgraded?

Clouds just opened up here in D16. Lovely sunshine.

I t has been lovely with a stiff eastern wind all morning in Sligo.
But a big change in the last hour,the wind has changed to a northerly direction and it has got brutal cold
Blue sky is nearly gone to been replaced with a very dark area of cloud coming from Donegal area ie across from Mullaghmore

This is why people are confused...Lunch time weather giving it cold with snow and sleet but again they seem to be playing it down..a brief mention of the orange warning. While other forecasters are saying it differently.
They should all read off the one script...

pauldry wrote: »

Not cold in Sligo now

Its 6c

I thought from been outside in the last half an hour it has got brutal cold.
Do you think that there has been a change in wind direction.
I am about 6 km the Northern side of Sligo towards the sea.

A light shower of grauple has made it all the way to Donegal here. Hopefully a sign of things to come

Pussyhands wrote: »

So looks like it's not gonna be bad as initially forecast...what a downer!!!

Surprise surprise!

Dublinlady1513 wrote: »

I hate this saying.
It snows in most Eastern European countries where it is much colder than anything we will ever see.

Its different kind of cold, you’re displaying an awful lack of understanding of the cold.

It has gone from a beautiful blue sky , but bitterly cold to sky clouded over here , Portlaoise .