Tuesday - Friday windstorms & snow - REPORTS AND CHAT THREAD

John.Icy · 14-12-2011 7:30pm

Pity...that precip is looking less likely to move much further inland..seems to be losing it. Onwards to Thursday/Friday!

EDIT: Seems to have regained it's composure now. Im guessing with the lack of reports this is mostly rain?

MrFrisp · 14-12-2011 7:36pm

sunbabe08 wrote: »

LIGHTENING strike in cork airport

i chose the one day we would get something decent weather wise to go and study

Studying?? When there's lightening around?? Jaesus,,whatever next...;)

Thought I saw a flash alright...Wasn't sure though.

Thanks for confirming....

Lots of mild weather forecast for after next monday though..

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sunbabe08 · 14-12-2011 8:30pm

didn't realize lightening would reach cork today. silly me.

wind has picked up here in cork,

Musicman2000 · 14-12-2011 8:37pm

SexyGuy wrote: »

Studying?? When there's lightening around?? Jaesus,,whatever next...;)

Thought I saw a flash alright...Wasn't sure though.

Thanks for confirming....

Lots of mild weather forecast for after next monday though..

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I would loose the lots part, Models are changing very slowly to a cool period

ninebeanrows · 14-12-2011 8:38pm

Any reports from the south mids? rain?

850hpa temps look dodgy.

3c/0c in Dublin

sunbabe08 · 14-12-2011 8:41pm

i don't know where to go with this one, but can some one tell me does cork airport have it's own micro-climate??

emailed met eireann and they gave me part yes and a part no answer.

according to weatherchannel cork is having a wintry mix tomorrow:D

je55ie · 14-12-2011 8:43pm

Strong winds and heavy rain here in South Kerry.

NIALL D · 14-12-2011 8:49pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

Any reports from the south mids? rain?

850hpa temps look dodgy.

3c/0c in Dublin

im around south tipp , up 150m asl..
its a ever changing mix of rain/sleet/snow mixture.. hard to see snow sticking if it does turn to fully snow , then again i suppose if theres enough of it , it will stick !!! well hopefully

Darwin · 14-12-2011 9:04pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

Any reports from the south mids? rain?

850hpa temps look dodgy.

3c/0c in Dublin

Not quite south midlands, but it's raining in my part of Laois.

John.Icy · 14-12-2011 9:10pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

Any reports from the south mids? rain?

850hpa temps look dodgy.

3c/0c in Dublin

raining.

munsterlegend · 14-12-2011 9:14pm

Musicman2000 wrote: »

I would loose the lots part, Models are changing very slowly to a cool period

I would lose an o!:P

CB19Kevo · 14-12-2011 9:38pm

It has been raining since around 2pm in S.Kerry, Prior to that it had been mostly hail. Winds were very light all day but have increased within the last 2 hours with strong gales that seem to be building.
Also the sleet has returned but mixed with rain and not very intense so far.
Temps were low all day but seems mild at the moment.
Thunder and lightning have also been present but only in short bursts.

S. Kerry @ 110m

fr wishy washy · 14-12-2011 9:47pm

Getting a pain in my neck looking up at the Velux in the kitchen.

Lucreto · 14-12-2011 10:05pm

Raining in Naas now.:mad:

The clouds do have the "snow cloud" colour but it is 3.4c

Tactical · 14-12-2011 11:21pm

fr wishy washy wrote: »

Getting a pain in my neck looking up at the Velux in the kitchen.

Solution = lie down on kitchen table with a pillow

Mountainsandh · 14-12-2011 11:25pm

Here in West-ish Co Waterford, close to Sth Tipp border, and 190masl, it's quite windy but dry (for at least the past hour). We have had large amounts of rain earlier, no sign of snow or frost so far. Don't think it's very cold out except for the wind chill factor.

Tactical · 14-12-2011 11:27pm

fr wishy washy wrote: »

Getting a pain in my neck looking up at the Velux in the kitchen.

Forgot to add as well as lying on the kitchen table with a pillow, a suitable neck lubricant may be recommended

racso1975 · 14-12-2011 11:29pm

Same here in carlow tonight. rain stopped hour or so ago and does not feel to cold outside either

JFKIRELAND · 14-12-2011 11:57pm

Raining moderately in D5, Temp up to 4.4C, DP up to 2.4C, WC up to 4.5C & WB up to 3.6C

www.jfkireland.com/wdl.html

Noo · 14-12-2011 11:58pm

All that rain has now reached the coast in Dublin. Full sweep across the country.

pauldry · 15-12-2011 12:30am

0.7c in Sligo and rain coming in the next hour or so will fall as sleet and snow in some inland areas Id say even at low levels. It will fall as sleety rain in Sligo

Irish Steve · 15-12-2011 12:47am

Just travelled back from Duleek (Louth Meath border near Drogheda) to Ashbourne, and it was doing it's best to sleet on me near Kilmoon, which is not that high.

Can't give you any exact figures right now, my weather station is only half working, I've had to take the external sensors down to repair a broken rain gauge, (the reed switch packed up) and the weather has not been conducive to climbing up on the roof to put it back again since, so I've decided that a few other minor tweaks are called for, will post them when they are working. The biggest change will be to extend the wind sensor pole so that it's not so badly distorted by the wind deflected off the dormer roof, it's been very noticable that the direction and speed are distorted when there is potential for swirl off the roof because of the direction. A few more metres of pole will help, I hope.

Another distraction has been the arrival this morning of a new grandson, and even snow had to take second place to him:D

Steve

pauldry · 15-12-2011 1:33am

my weather station is at 0.0c

for ages now.

i wonder has it broke too or has it just frozen. still no ice outside even though its nought.

wonder why

MrFrisp · 15-12-2011 9:53am

Grand calm,bright,and dry in Cork now.....

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......

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SeaFields · 15-12-2011 11:24am

Just read this....made me sad. Its not too far from me at all and I pass those horses everyday nearly.

sunbabe08 · 15-12-2011 12:12pm

SexyGuy wrote: »

Grand calm,bright,and dry in Cork now.....

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......

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hmmmm:(

eddiem10 · 15-12-2011 12:24pm

This could be an interesting webcam later!

http://www.camscape.com/view/32289

MrFrisp · 15-12-2011 3:48pm

sunbabe08 wrote: »

hmmmm:(

Huh??

You not like it calm,dry and sunny?

You,,,like Me? Prefer the wind,rain,thunder,lightening??

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Iancar29 · 15-12-2011 4:29pm

Sleet/ graupel here in N DUblin

seamus · 15-12-2011 4:44pm

Light hail shower in Dublin city centre. Gone very dark and wintry-looking here over the last 3 hours.

NIALL D · 15-12-2011 4:47pm

gone quiet dark here in the last 2 hours or so aswel..

they said on the radio earlier , expect wintry showers in the southeast in the afternoon to evening ...........

doubtful ????

BigMoose · 15-12-2011 4:59pm

Went very dark and wintery-looking in Parkwest too, but had a hail shower and then it brightened up. Sky clear again.

MrFrisp · 15-12-2011 7:46pm

Dark,cold and rain here in Cork now...

About 4 degrees....

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Darwin · 15-12-2011 8:03pm

Literally freezing in the midlands - the bin lid is frozen shut already. Roads will be like glass in the morning. Not expecting much in the way of precipitation though.

Tabnabs · 16-12-2011 10:32am

The French are getting the pasting we were due -

http://translate.google.ie/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonde.fr%2Fplanete%2Farticle%2F2011%2F12%2F16%2Fpres-de-200-000-foyers-prives-d-electricite-dans-l-ouest_1619528_3244.html%23ens_id%3D1618496%253Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonde.fr%2Fplanete%2Farticle%2F2011%2F12%2F16%2Fpres-de-200-000-foyers-prives-d-electricite-dans-l-ouest_1619528_3244.html

400,000 without power, ship ran aground, 130km/h winds

SeaFields · 16-12-2011 1:54pm

Was driving from Kerry to cork an hour ago. The county bounds was spectacular. Like something from a Christmas card. Lots of snow falling.

Strangegravy · 16-12-2011 2:02pm

Tabnabs wrote: »

The French are getting the pasting we were due -

http://translate.google.ie/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonde.fr%2Fplanete%2Farticle%2F2011%2F12%2F16%2Fpres-de-200-000-foyers-prives-d-electricite-dans-l-ouest_1619528_3244.html%23ens_id%3D1618496%253Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonde.fr%2Fplanete%2Farticle%2F2011%2F12%2F16%2Fpres-de-200-000-foyers-prives-d-electricite-dans-l-ouest_1619528_3244.html

400,000 without power, ship ran aground, 130km/h winds

If the one promised to us in the earlier model runs had actually happened, it would have been talked about for years. I love a good storm but maybe we were lucky really that it didn't happen...

bassy · 16-12-2011 2:18pm

Light sleet falling here in north Kilkenny.
is there any snow for the southeast today or tonite??.

Darwin · 16-12-2011 2:54pm

Strangegravy wrote: »

If the one promised to us in the earlier model runs had actually happened, it would have been talked about for years. I love a good storm but maybe we were lucky really that it didn't happen...

My thoughts exactly. 50 knots mean wind speed (at inland locations) could have transpired - not a very nice prospect!

SeaFields · 16-12-2011 3:03pm

very dark and lots of wet snow falling in cork city now

Tuesday - Friday windstorms & snow - REPORTS AND CHAT THREAD

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