Active Cold Front - 17th October 2011

dirtyghettokid · 17-10-2011 3:35pm

well that was quick! about 5 mins of craziness and now it's all calm!

H2UMrsRobinson · 17-10-2011 3:36pm

What's that coming over the hill - is it a monster...is it a monster?

Wish I had my camera - it looks menancing!

Iancar29 · 17-10-2011 3:36pm

DOnt think my time-lapse is gonna be any good.. its just too much grey... goin to darker grey... Need to be up high with a long feild of view

JFKIRELAND · 17-10-2011 3:37pm

Just hitting Ballycoolin now - Awesome

sparrowcar · 17-10-2011 3:38pm

Just hit Dublin Airport, very impressive front, scared the **** out of me.

Saganist · 17-10-2011 3:39pm

Ok. Here we go. Just started to lash in Dublin CC.

I'm off out for a cigg...

SEPT 23 1989 · 17-10-2011 3:39pm

Have not seen rain like that in a long time:eek:

Newcastle Dublin

Caitriona · 17-10-2011 3:40pm

It's starting in Kilmainham now - it's gotten much darker suddenly and it's raining at a 45 degree angle. I'm the only eejit sitting in the office with the window open : )

Edited to say OMG : ) It just arrived properly. That's quite a nice piece of weather!

dsmythy · 17-10-2011 3:41pm

Nice rain. Wind not so great in the end but it was a cool sight all the same watching it approach and darken the skies.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp · 17-10-2011 3:41pm

Touchdown at Dublin Airport.

delw · 17-10-2011 3:41pm

jeez just had a look outside,looks good

Derfil · 17-10-2011 3:43pm

Just hit with a bang here. 10 mins of very intense rain.

burger1979 · 17-10-2011 3:45pm

Derfil wrote: »

Just hit with a bang here. 10 mins of very intense rain.

10 Mins?? is that all??? getting darker in sandyford..........i'm off out to take a picture of the wind.....:D:D

dirtyghettokid · 17-10-2011 3:45pm

this video is facing north ... the shed behind me is blocking alot of wind but there was some weird whistling noise!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnlGPhLGduc

mind your ears with this one, the wind is quite loud... had to get in the house before i got drenched. this was about 30 seconds before the crazy rain came

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQLwqiWKV8s

rhonin · 17-10-2011 3:46pm

For people who hate rain we sure get excited at heavy rain

HellFireClub · 17-10-2011 3:46pm

Jesus Monsoon season has just hit Crumlin in D12!

odonopenmic · 17-10-2011 3:49pm

Has just passed Camden Street - squally enough for our whole office floor to stop what they were doing and look out.

DOCARCH · 17-10-2011 3:49pm

Has arrived! For all Sandyford viewers it should be with you in 5.

Larbre34 · 17-10-2011 3:49pm

North County Dublin seems to be getting the stronger echoes now, has quietened down here to a standard issue wet and breezy day, light to moderate rain, wind W force 3 or 4

I guess if it were 34C on the great plains we would have got a tornado or two out of that!

leahyl · 17-10-2011 3:49pm

According to AA Roadwatch some flights to Dublin Airport have been diverted to Belfast due to weather conditions

Danno · 17-10-2011 3:50pm

Now 9.1c at 3.45pm, exact 4c drop in 15 minutes. Rain rate of 174.2mm/hr recorded as the front passed over, it really only lasted a minute or two!

Vudgie · 17-10-2011 3:50pm

That initial gust that hit Dublin 2 was damn impressive. The poor auld election posters never stood a chance.

Saganist · 17-10-2011 3:51pm

Got a vid of it hitting. Started one way then in the space of a few minutes it swung the opposite way.

Pretty cool..

Rougies · 17-10-2011 3:51pm

Just passed here, about 3 mins of heavy rain, and a few little gusts. Pretty disappointing really

dar926 · 17-10-2011 3:52pm

Wind is up though...

cherryghost · 17-10-2011 3:52pm

A drop of 8 degrees in Mullingar in little over an hour, now stands at a balmy 5 degrees

Tom Cruises Left Nut · 17-10-2011 3:52pm

Rougies wrote: »

Just passed here, about 3 mins of heavy rain, and a few little gusts. Pretty disappointing really

Was going to say the same, not much to it if I'm honest

hidinginthebush · 17-10-2011 3:53pm

Rain just hit UCD so you shouldn't be waiting long

Derfil · 17-10-2011 3:54pm

burger1979 wrote: »

10 Mins?? is that all??? getting darker in sandyford..........i'm off out to take a picture of the wind.....:D:D

Intense for about 10 mins with very strong blustery wind. Once the line passed steady rain but the actual front itself was relatively short lived.

dsmythy · 17-10-2011 3:55pm

Latest radar shows it weakened as it came across Dublin. Our friends further to the north got a much more impressive show.

dirtyghettokid · 17-10-2011 3:55pm

temp is about 9.3C here at the house. wondering if it will drop much further?
5C in mullingar sounds chilly!

cherryghost · 17-10-2011 3:56pm

Just reported on the radio that there's snow on Benbulben in Sligo. Elevation is just over 500m so interesting to see where the snow line starts

positron · 17-10-2011 3:56pm

Am I right in thinking that this rain is important because it's representing arrival of some new (possibly colder) weather system?

PS: Not overwhelmed by the rain at all - I was in India half of August-Sep and I am used to proper serious, non-stop, deafening type of rain showers.

Jpmarn · 17-10-2011 3:58pm

Got some intense squalls of heavy rain and gale force winds just after 3pm. It just lasted a few minutes just outside Limerick city. It is fairly quiet since with light rain and moderate breeze.

dsmythy · 17-10-2011 3:59pm

positron wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that this rain is important because it's representing arrival of some new (possibly colder) weather system?

PS: Not overwhelmed by the rain at all - I was in India half of August-Sep and I am used to proper serious, non-stop, deafening type of rain showers.

Cold air will follow behind it is all. Feeling nippy now compared to earlier.

ednwireland · 17-10-2011 4:00pm

sunshine and scattered showers here gone back up to 4.6C

dar926 · 17-10-2011 4:00pm

Touchdown...

Iancar29 · 17-10-2011 4:01pm

Some thunder or hail would of made me happy about it...

Heres the showers at ther 2 MINUTE peak...

.... Ahh well... at least i got the hang of my time-lapse

Bring on the snow i say ! ha

SEPT 23 1989 · 17-10-2011 4:03pm

Dublin Airport closed

Derfil · 17-10-2011 4:03pm

Definite change in the temp and pressure. Front doorbell is sticky and acts as a barometer and starts ringing when the pressure drops. Just went to unstick it and its a lot cooler outside.

Rougies · 17-10-2011 4:05pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

Line very well defined again on 1500 ME radar.

Hopefully it stays like that. These features have a tendancy to break up near Dublin.

dsmythy wrote: »

Latest radar shows it weakened as it came across Dublin. Our friends further to the north got a much more impressive show.

Spot on Docarch, I was thinking the same earlier, hoping it wouldn;t happen again, but as usual it weakened just before it hit South Dublin. Seems like north Dublin even got a better show. Wonder if the Wicklow Mtns have anything to do with it

Wertz · 17-10-2011 4:08pm

Just back in from the shop...feckin' see your breath out there. Brrr.

dirtyghettokid · 17-10-2011 4:08pm

great video ian! not even monsoon rain would slow down those drivers over the ramps lol

Iancar29 · 17-10-2011 4:13pm

dirtyghettokid wrote: »

great video ian! not even monsoon rain would slow down those drivers over the ramps lol

Cheers, i wish i could get my old external HD working

... i have a picture on it from the same view of a van going over the ramps in "monsoon" rains and the splash went as high as the school fence there... EPIC rain that day! ha

Our road turned into a river! , and thats rare as all of Finglas it on a hillio... :rolleyes:

PauloMN · 17-10-2011 4:15pm

From 13.7C just a few hours ago to 5.4C now.... and it feels it!

leahyl · 17-10-2011 4:22pm

PauloMN wrote: »

From 13.7C just a few hours ago to 5.4C now.... and it feels it!

Wowza - major drop!!:eek: Winter has begun!

dsmythy · 17-10-2011 4:22pm

Dublin Airport report at 3pm 13c.

Dublin Airport report at 4pm 6c.

54kt gust too.

Went from a mild day to me feeling the cold here at home. Good front!

Speak Now · 17-10-2011 4:22pm

Casement and Dublin airport dropped from 13c at 1500 to 6c at 1600.

Casement 5.8mm of rain.

AloKildare · 17-10-2011 4:23pm

From 12.5 an hour ago to 5.0 now, one of the quickest drops ive seen!! Winter has well and truly arrived!!!

Saganist · 17-10-2011 4:25pm

Ok. Its bloody freezing out now...

:mad:

Active Cold Front - 17th October 2011

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