Saturday Mar 16th: Snowfall, heavy rain, localised flood risk

SleetAndSnow · 14-03-2019 11:10pm

Snow Garden wrote: »

Rivers are far from peak.

This is River Corrib directly fed from lake.

Well below median flood.

https://waterlevel.ie/0000030098/0001/

What I meant was, when I was driving down last week the river Bandon was after flooding all the fields surrounding it and would have gotten the town, so with the already heavily saturated ground, the water is just going to directly run into the rivers causing them to rise faster.

km79 · 14-03-2019 11:10pm

Snow Garden wrote: »

Rivers are far from peak.

This is River Corrib directly fed from lake.

Well below median flood.

https://waterlevel.ie/0000030098/0001/

That’s in Galway
They are in cork

Mortelaro · 14-03-2019 11:22pm

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

What I meant was, when I was driving down last week the river Bandon was after flooding all the fields surrounding it and would have gotten the town, so with the already heavily saturated ground, the water is just going to directly run into the rivers causing them to rise faster.

That was probably flash flooding feeding into the rivers
If you had a weeks dry weather,you'd see the real level of the river
Its probably after picking up a good bit in my opinion but not near the peak of some previous years yet

Snow Garden · 14-03-2019 11:25pm

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

What I meant was, when I was driving down last week the river Bandon was after flooding all the fields surrounding it and would have gotten the town, so with the already heavily saturated ground, the water is just going to directly run into the rivers causing them to rise faster.

I used Corrib because it's a fast flowing river draining a massive wet catchment and is a very good indicator of water variations over time.

Bandon levels are here but the gauge does not seem to be sending data.
https://waterlevel.ie/0000020001/0001/

Take a look at Curranure just up the road from Bandon. The levels are reflective of what happened on Corrib and are well below median flood. It peaked on 6th March.
Here is the Curranure graph: https://waterlevel.ie/0000020002/0001/

I work in flood defences and we are in good shape this year. I am keeping a close eye on Athlone all the same (https://waterlevel.ie/0000026333/0001/)

Next week is promised settled again so we may see another peak and then back to normal for the time of year.

Snow Garden · 14-03-2019 11:34pm

km79 wrote: »

That’s in Galway
They are in cork

Thanks for that info. We are a very small country when it comes to water levels, especially on the western seaboard.

Pretzill · 15-03-2019 12:55am

Why have a weather warning for just one county? It's very specific - will Derry not get a smattering or possibly north Sligo - I don't know why met eireann bothered with this at all (no offence to Donegal) but we are a small country how is this so pinpointed for a change

Mortelaro · 15-03-2019 1:11am

Pretzill wrote: »

Why have a weather warning for just one county? It's very specific - will Derry not get a smattering or possibly north Sligo - I don't know why met eireann bothered with this at all (no offence to Donegal) but we are a small country how is this so pinpointed for a change

Obviously they only can issue warnings for the republic
Ever notice how NI counties are never ever mentioned verbally on TV or radio?
The models are only alluding to Donegal or parts of it reaching warning criteria
Interesting the meteogroup BBC weather graphics show white mostly over Donegal too

Charles Babbage · 15-03-2019 2:43am

Partitioning the weather is one of the most ridiculous things that should be addressed when the Brexit bollix is settled.

Oscar Bravo · 15-03-2019 11:37am

Status Yellow - Rainfall warning for Connacht, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary

Very heavy rain developing overnight and into Saturday with spot flooding, 25 to 35mm expected.

Valid: Friday 15 March 2019 21:00 to Saturday 16 March 2019 12:00

Issued: Friday 15 March 2019 09:00

Updated: Friday 15 March 2019 09:00

pauldry · 15-03-2019 12:42pm

In Sligo we have had 132mm since March 1st

In Markree 141mm

Its heading for 200mm for the month by the end of this weekend which is 60mm off the record for March nationally

My phone shows less than 30mm for all the rest of the days in total so record wet March may not be achieved.

Xenji · 15-03-2019 1:26pm

We have had 155mm in Castlebar so far this month, it probably will not break the our 1994 record of 271mm, but could easily get in the top 5 wettest Marches.

Oscar Bravo · 15-03-2019 2:11pm

Warning updated, rain may turn to snow.

Separate warning to the Donegal one

Status Yellow - Rainfall warning for Connacht, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary

Very heavy rain developing overnight and into Saturday with spot flooding, 25 to 35mm expected. The rain may turn to snow in parts for a time.

Valid: Friday 15 March 2019 21:00 to Saturday 16 March 2019 12:00

Issued: Friday 15 March 2019 09:00

Updated: Friday 15 March 2019 09:00

Gonzo · 15-03-2019 2:54pm

Snow still confined to Northern Ireland and parts of Donegal, I think very few of us will see snow tomorrow.

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Snow Garden · 15-03-2019 3:05pm

Looks like the Mayo/Donegal mountains could get a fair dump.

Anyone got eyes on Croagh Patrick or Mweelrea?

Oneiric 3 · 15-03-2019 4:13pm

Xenji wrote: »

We have had 155mm in Castlebar so far this month, it probably will not break the our 1994 record of 271mm, but could easily get in the top 5 wettest Marches.

Nationally speaking, the average rainfall total is standing at 109 mm for the first 2 weeks of March. This makes it the wettest March 1st to 14th period in at least 45 years, and well ahead of the next highest (85 mm) that fell in opening 2 weeks of March back in 1982.

I think we are paying for what my Grandmother used to call 'pet days' at the end of Feb. She always considered them to be a bad omen, and on this occasion at least, she has been proved more than right.

Graces7 · 15-03-2019 4:38pm

Snow Garden wrote: »

Looks like the Mayo/Donegal mountains could get a fair dump.

Anyone got eyes on Croagh Patrick or Mweelrea?

distant glimpses. usually a good cover. we shall see in the morning? west mayo offshore

SleetAndSnow · 15-03-2019 4:44pm

Was at the student protest in Cork, had about 20 minutes of drizzle and then became dry for the rest thank god, will rain later though id say.

Kermit.de.frog · 15-03-2019 8:54pm

Gonzo wrote: »

I think very few of us will see snow tomorrow.

Aye, looking that way in the south and east anyhow

SleetAndSnow · 15-03-2019 10:03pm

drizzling in cork city but the warning just kicked in, and looking at netweather the heavier stuff is coming. Pretty much bang on that warning it seems

fepper · 15-03-2019 10:07pm

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

drizzling in cork city but the warning just kicked in, and looking at netweather the heavier stuff is coming. Pretty much bang on that warning it seems

Heavier rain already in kerry

pad199207 · 15-03-2019 10:25pm

Light to moderate rain in kildare. It’s the kinda rain with big drops that usually precedes it changing over to Snow.

Storm 10 · 15-03-2019 10:31pm

Horrible night in Galway rain started around 5.30 and it's lashing down ever since very heavy

Oscar Bravo · 15-03-2019 10:32pm

9pm

Knock Airport 3 degrees
Valentia 11 degrees

aisling86 · 15-03-2019 11:11pm

Very windy here in mid cork, heavy rain just approaching on radar.

Oscar Bravo · 16-03-2019 12:19am

11pm

Knock 2 degrees
Moore Park 12 degrees

Meteorite58 · 16-03-2019 12:25am

12.6mm so far here ear Tralee.

Windy getting up around 60 km/h

SleetAndSnow · 16-03-2019 12:54am

looks like we are in a dry spot for now down south, more to move in later if I am reading the charts correctly / tomorrow morning

SleetAndSnow · 16-03-2019 1:19am

Fairly gusty in cork city ATM actually as Aisling said, can hear it hitting my window fairly constantly

Pretzill · 16-03-2019 2:39am

Wet here. Raining all day - quite mild too. Hard to believe the snow an ice warning - I wouldn't pass any heed of it if they had predicted snow and ice for some parts of Donegal but does a yellow warning not just say it will deffo snow and it will be bad ( not majorly bad but you know,...) should all of Donegal wake up to snow? (and nowhere else)

These warnings are a bit redundant in this case.

aonchraic · 16-03-2019 3:07am

Must be no snow at all with the lack of traffic here. Gusty night here in south Galway,. Plenty of rain but nothing exceptional

booferking · 16-03-2019 3:12am

Snowing away here last half an hour Tyrone.

Bullocks · 16-03-2019 4:06am

Belting down rain here in Galway and a bit of wind with it

Rock Lesnar · 16-03-2019 6:51am

Lashing rain here since about 7pm yesterday evening

M.T. Cranium · 16-03-2019 7:28am

This has tracked just a bit further north than some of the guidance and may even get Malin Head into the warm sector for an hour or two, the action now would be after the cold front by late this afternoon and evening. Uppers will become marginally conducive for snow showers to develop in western counties after about 5 or 6 p.m. I don't expect any wintry falls from now to then given how far north the low is tracking (except on summits in Donegal possibly).

A sharp cold front will develop by late morning in Connacht and should clear most of Leinster by mid-afternoon. This should be watched for squally thunderstorm development especially over the inland southeast by 1 to 3 p.m.

Anything wintry will be several hours later than that feature with a second front likely to develop about three hours behind the main cold front. Once that has passed temperatures will be well down from mid-day readings and precip could turn wintry. This won't be confined to the north, it could occur over higher parts of west Munster as well by this evening.

Mac Taylor · 16-03-2019 7:35am

Some amount of rain fell in south galway in the last 12 hrs and still going, windy with it.

Mortelaro · 16-03-2019 8:03am

Only 0.8mm in Arklow since midnight
All the rain has tracked north of here so far thankfully
Windy Wsw gusting to 70kmh

Graces7 · 16-03-2019 8:38am

Graces7 wrote: »

distant glimpses. usually a good cover. we shall see in the morning? west mayo offshore

All that can be seen towards the mountains is low, heavy cloud.
All that can be seen anywhere is low, heavy cloud.

The heavy rain drumming started in the small hours and there is a small lake by the gate. Everywhere is sodden and dank. Cats are coming in dripping.

A day to light candles and stay indoors.

west mayo offshore, wondering why the sea does not overflow..

Graces7 · 16-03-2019 8:39am

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Some amount of rain fell in south galway in the last 12 hrs and still going, windy with it.

same up here in west mayo.

SeaFields · 16-03-2019 8:51am

Bucketing in South Kerry all night and still going strong. The reports from the valentia station will be interesting.

Kutebride · 16-03-2019 9:14am

R-a-i-n ;(
Meath

davemc6832 · 16-03-2019 9:33am

White in Letterkenny this morning but rain washing it away.

Rock Lesnar · 16-03-2019 9:33am

Im glad the rain warning stopped at westmeath cavan and monaghan, cos if they are getting rain worse then what we're getting here in meath, i feel sorry for them

Storm 10 · 16-03-2019 9:34am

One of the worst night's for rain in a long time in Galway and still bucketing down in strong winds

Teemarie · 16-03-2019 9:49am

Hi storm 10 or anyone from Galway how is the weather there now I see from above that it rained all night. Just wondering whether to chance traveling from Wexford for hurling. Pitch inspection was at 8 and they advised doing another one at 10!!! Match at 1:30 so be to late leaving at 10:30!

mjp · 16-03-2019 10:02am

Teemarie wrote:

Hi storm 10 or anyone from Galway how is the weather there now I see from above that it rained all night. Just wondering whether to chance traveling from Wexford for hurling. Pitch inspection was at 8 and they advised doing another one at 10!!! Match at 1:30 so be to late leaving at 10:30!

Be aswell stay at home. Horrible rain all night and the fact that it's a double header and that they have Monday as back up to play the matches I believe they'll reschedule for Monday. They could allow it go ahead at 10 and call it off again at 1 clock and you'll be goosed then.