Winter 2022-23 - General Discussion

Lovely day here in Leitrim blue sky's and sun. Nooooo rain, probably the first day this year it hasn't rained. The ground is saturated but managed to do a few jobs outside.

(Rain just started) 😬

I recall many northerlies delivered for us when I was growing up. We used to get them quite regularly in February, some of the more potent ones did have polar lows, which delivered nationwide, but the others did not just have snow confined to Donegal and Western fringes. While most of the shower activity was in the West and North West, some showers made it further east and south in these situations.

Is their a snow thread? For next week, I can't find it

My snowy senses are tingling a bit.

For England, thought I’d post it anyway because it sounds like they’re expecting a half decent cold snap out of this- met office issued a cold weather alert this evening . Level 2 alert except for London, the south and south west which are covered with a level 1.

The Met Office says there is a 70% probability of severe cold weather, icy conditions and heavy snow.

I think the North and West will do pretty well out of this MT. Monday and Tuesday the days to look out for. Think Sunday and Wednesday just the usually messy hail etc.

I'm expecting a white morning Tuesday and enough snow for a few messy snowball fights. Needless to say it will be all gone by lunch but we will see.

Very interesting few days coming up before it quietens down later next week.

More bloody expense.

First shower of sleet/wet snow here in tipp

Another crap windy cold showery day. January has been an abomination of a month.

If we can believe the GFS the weather could settle down towards the final week of January if the high to the north east can hold off the Atlantic. I would not put money on it, though.

Sudden shower of very cold rain with small amounts of slush in south dublin @14:10- quite cold out.

The northerly pattern looks to be much like other northerly patterns of the last few years, and that is watered down, contaminated muck. I've no doubt that snow will fall in places, even at lower levels at times and more especially by night, but the older, grouchier me really couldn't care less anymore about these scraps that the winter weather gods feel fit throw at us these days. And as OldRio suggested above, the coming weather will just add even more expense to our bills without actually having the benefit of experiencing anything monumental.