Winter 2019/2020 - General Discussion

Has been a fairly miserable evening and night in this part of Mayo. A showery band of rain pushed in from the northwest. There was some traces of sleet in it during the earlier heavy pulses but sleet is only the greatest disappointment of them all! Temperature has been hovering just over 4c here.
After a not too bad November in these parts, the place is sodden again. Would gladly take a dry week be it mild or frosty, but not on the cards in the next number of days.
I see Moore Park registered -3 at 10 and 11pm and regular posters in the east and south recording below freezing temps. Meanwhile as I type, I hear the rain drumming on the roof again. Would have been fun and games if a couple of degrees colder.

-3 degrees just outside the North side of Cork City right now. Roads will definitely be slippery in the morning.

riggerman wrote: »

Just back from work, reading minus 3 from cork City to West Cork. The roads are sparkling like diamonds.

Yep, diamonds sparkling under the street lights in Greystones as well. So roads could be quite dangerous this morning for motorists, especially on the back roads.

Cold clear with long spells of December sunshine here in Castlebar. Sunset at 4.16pm.

Very foggy here in meath today, fairly poor visibility, and its cold, stove lit

Hooter23 wrote: »

Fog has descended on Galway...I remember we used to get alot of cold foggy weather in the past...at least its something different...Hopefully we get some freezing fog this winter like we used to get...looks nice with all the grass and trees all white

It's quite dense now. Can't remember the last time it was this foggy.

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Thick Fog has formed in Castlebar.

Ditto here in Galway. Dense fog that developed rapidly in the last 30 mins or so.

Knock met report at 1830 giving just 150 meters visibility. Some nasty driving conditions around .

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Knock met report at 1830 giving just 150 meters visibility. Some nasty driving conditions around .

I can testify to that
Was torture

That fog has now made it to Ballyvary also which is 11kms east of Castlebar. From black ice the last two mornings to these conditions this eve, driving has been quite testing alright for drivers at times. One of the downsides of the relative cold and dampness.

Heavy rain falling onto saturated ground. Fields flooding and lochs and lakes full.
We could do with some relief it's been very wet since late August. Depressing weather to be honest.
Co. Leitrim.