Winter 2025/26 - General Discussion

steady constant rain since 14.00

Overcast. Some drizzle. Calm. Feels very mild.

I'm in west wexford and it's been bad here, lots of roads flooded, our septic tank is flooded, it's the worst that I can remember ever here

The sun has a bit of warmth in it. Time to plant some seedlings

Well jealous @Cluedo Monopoly of your bright morning for Parkrun. Though I won't complain we got a dry run in the East but dull overall. Got a photo of a pal in Salthill this morning. Looked gorgeous.

Anyway looks like the East and everywhere getting clear skies and sunshine tomorrow at last.

I have to correct you here, the 10th percentile is certainly not well below normal, quite the opposite. It is the level that has a 10% chance of being equaled or exceeded at any given time. The 50th percentile is "normal" (median). The 95th percentile is drought basically. The "median flood" is a different metric that doesn't really correspond to the level percentiles because it is dependent on the topography of the area and what the base "flood level" is considered to be.

The graph you linked for Scarawalsh was above normal (50th percentile) from the 28th Dec to present.

I'm currently in Stockholm and today was a wonderful day, mostly sunny with light snow streamers this evening and a high temperature of -4 °C. The showers were a surprise as it looks like a dry setup but the airmass is a very cold one, so it generated enough instability when contrasted with the Baltic Sea. Today, I did a hike in a nature reserve and it was brilliant. The fourth picture below with the very flat terrain actually has a frozen lake hidden beneath the snow. It's very nice to be away from the nonstop rain back home, I was out from 9 am to 11:30 pm and it was refreshing to not have to think about the possibility of being soaked while being out and about for that long.

Checked bbc last night, knew it would be wet this morning. Have given up on met eireann

Aye, used to use their app but now have removed it and using yr instead. They cant be trusted unfortunately..ME that is

Met eireann made to look like a scapegoat for a spell of bad weather. Their forecasts were, as usual, fairly accurate, with flood warnings in place. The fact that nothing has been done to eliminate potential flood risk areas from danger isn't down to met eireann. The lads on the east coast talking dung again as they're affected are the same lads usually giving out the over severity of warnings when they don't feel the full brunt of storms.

After a wet morning it's turned into a nice sunny day here in north Longford. Pleasant out as I prepare for going to Longford v London match.

Folklore has it that if today has good weather Cailleach the winter hag is out gathering wood preparing for 6 more weeks of winter. If it's a bad day, she is sleeping in and the end of winter is near.