Much colder, wintry showers, some of snow Easter Sunday 2021 onward

highdef · 10-04-2021 12:05pm

Looks like a heavy shower is arriving in the Limivady area around now and with no marginality in play (as discussed by a poster previously), there should be a nice covering snow from the shower.

Nqp15hhu · 10-04-2021 12:18pm

https://streamable.com/s87k5q

Dropped to 1.4c in that shower, cold air brought to the surface in the downdraft.

Graces7 · 10-04-2021 12:30pm

yorlum11 wrote: »

Snowing in Westport. Decent sized flakes.

Well, shiver me timbers! ( and the rest of me!)

We have a hail shower even out here.. small globs of ice hurled against the door... Getting darker and darker - and colder and colder....

Wonder if it will turn to snow;; Getting quieter in the impacts.

West mayo offshore

Nqp15hhu · 10-04-2021 12:51pm

Snowing here now.

Oneiric 3 · 10-04-2021 12:55pm

Was out the back and about half an hour ago a light fall of hail fell out a totally blue sky right above.

Tyrone212 · 10-04-2021 12:58pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

-5.7C at the Kilcogy climate station in Cavan, the lowest April temperature in Ireland since -6.2C at Clonroche, Wexford on 5 April 2018.

As for April 1908 MT, several Irish stations had 2-3 snow falling days which presumably all occurred after the 19th. The monthly weather report from the UK Met Office does mention: "For a whole week it was of daily occurrence in many parts of the kingdom, developing into widespread and rather heavy storms on the 23rd, and culminating in an April snowstorm of unprecedented severity on the next days over England and Ireland". It is specifically reported that much of the snow melted as it fell so depths or accumulations could not be accurately measured.

The attached Irish Times extract give a good picture of the situation and a few more details on how it actually affected Ireland.

I don't think these stations are counted. It was -6.2 in Monaghan at 5am when I had a look. And in the North Katesbridge recorded -7.

highdef · 10-04-2021 12:59pm

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

https://streamable.com/s87k5q

Dropped to 1.4c in that shower, cold air brought to the surface in the downdraft.

Good stuff! You're doing well today. I tried to thank you by hitting the "thanks" button but bizarrely it's not working for you but it is for other posters.

Tyrone212 · 10-04-2021 1:04pm

A dusting in Buncrana this morning

highdef · 10-04-2021 1:15pm

highdef wrote: »

Good stuff! You're doing well today. I tried to thank you by hitting the "thanks" button but bizarrely it's not working for you but it is for other posters.

The thank function is working again. Must've been an issue at my end. Sitting in warm sunshine in the back garden. Not a breath of wind. Just the sounds of nature to be heard.

Nqp15hhu · 10-04-2021 1:15pm

highdef wrote: »

Good stuff! You're doing well today. I tried to thank you by hitting the "thanks" button but bizarrely it's not working for you but it is for other posters.

Yes we are doing well, Pity we couldn’t get a more organised band overnight. Maybe some more snow showers tonight... then warming up.

Graces7 · 10-04-2021 1:34pm

Just been outside. There is a dusting of snow atop the far mountains, veiled by thick heavy clouds

And a real, sweet warmth in the sunshine. Bliss!

west mayo offshore

completedit · 10-04-2021 1:56pm

So sunny and warm in the direct sunlight but freezing inside(in the shade) Feels weird turning the heating on. I'm certain that by this time last year I had stopped using the central heating.

Gaoth Laidir · 10-04-2021 2:06pm

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

https://streamable.com/s87k5q

Dropped to 1.4c in that shower, cold air brought to the surface in the downdraft.

Nqp, I see your weather station on the fence there. Is that really a tarmac area the far side of the fence? If so then there's the cause of your sudden temperature rises. You really need to move it away from there.

Gaoth Laidir · 10-04-2021 4:00pm

Decent hail shower in Celbridge now.

Graces7 · 10-04-2021 4:11pm

We had a veritable blizzard here a while ago. I had to go out to rescue my seedling trays and it was.... Yelling" IT IS APRIL!" Sideways snow...

Never thought to be out there with snow batting my face.... ah well! Sun again now..

West mayo offshore

Larbre34 · 10-04-2021 4:13pm

Moderate sleety graupel here in Dublin 15, temp 4.5C

Nqp15hhu · 10-04-2021 4:14pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Nqp, I see your weather station on the fence there. Is that really a tarmac area the far side of the fence? If so then there's the cause of your sudden temperature rises. You really need to move it away from there.

There is nowhere else

Ger Roe · 10-04-2021 4:15pm

Beautifully bright and sunny here in North East Wicklow. Temp 15c in sun and 9c in shade.

pad199207 · 10-04-2021 4:18pm

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

There is nowhere else

You should get a 1.5m pole. Cement into the ground in the grassy area and put the VP2 ISS onto it.

Keep the anemometer where it is on that pole.

cnocbui · 10-04-2021 4:20pm

Groupel over lough Derg about half an hour ago. Caught me just as I was nearing home after a long walk.

Storm 10 · 10-04-2021 4:24pm

Lovely but chilly day here in Galway way better than I was expecting

SouthWesterly · 10-04-2021 4:30pm

Just had a hail shower in North kerry after a relatively nice day.

Was chatting to someone who said we were still to have the SCARIBHÍN in mid April to May 12.

I hope she's wrong.

Explanation at https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-20193747.html?type=amp

cnocbui · 10-04-2021 4:55pm

Groupel showers north of Lough Derg earlier this afternoon.

Gaoth Laidir · 10-04-2021 4:55pm

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

There is nowhere else

Even into the middle of that back garden would be better (I see your house on Google Maps). It should be surrounded on all sides by grass, not half tarmac/concrete, which will warm up very easily in direct sunshine and cause those temperature spikes you've been seeing in cold weather.

Anyway, it's up to you. We've repeatedly given advice on this so it's your choice whether to act on it or not.

10-04-2021 5:02pm

pad199207 wrote: »

You should get a 1.5m pole. Cement into the ground in the grassy area and put the VP2 ISS onto it.

Keep the anemometer where it is on that pole.

With just the ISS on it,then even simpler an 8 foot high square wooden stake driven 2 or 3 feet into the ground would do it
Then just run the cable fed through half inch waterpipe (to protect it) over to the wind pole at the fence
The half inch waterpipe overtime will bury itself into the grass/ground and you wont see it
Put a pull cable into the pipe also for ease of pulling in a new one in years to come

Tazio · 10-04-2021 5:08pm

1705h it was literally snowing here for 3 mins. Riverstick Co Cork 93m asl

Graces7 · 10-04-2021 5:12pm

SouthWesterly wrote: »

Just had a hail shower in North kerry after a relatively nice day.

Was chatting to someone who said we were still to have the SCARIBHÍN in mid April to May 12.

I hope she's wrong.

Explanation at https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-20193747.html%3ftype=amp

That reminds me of " the gab of May" up in Orkney. WInd and rain/hail storm of great force. Decimated the hatching sea birds.

highdef · 10-04-2021 5:18pm

North Kildare, looking eastish towards South Dublin an hour or so ago

sunbabe08 · 10-04-2021 5:21pm

Snow in cork city ðŸ˜²

highdef · 10-04-2021 5:25pm

North Kildare, looking very slightly South of east, looking towards South Dublin an hour or so ago.

Nqp15hhu · 10-04-2021 5:42pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Even into the middle of that back garden would be better (I see your house on Google Maps). It should be surrounded on all sides by grass, not half tarmac/concrete, which will warm up very easily in direct sunshine and cause those temperature spikes you've been seeing in cold weather.

Anyway, it's up to you. We've repeatedly given advice on this so it's your choice whether to act on it or not.

Well there is nowhere that has no tarmac near my yard. I don’t want my station stolen.

Even if I moved it, it would only be within a few feet of tarmac.

Gonzo · 10-04-2021 6:15pm

Had over an hour of heavy snow which began as hail in Dunshaughlin. Some of the gardens are fully white. I'm about 2km from the town and no snow at my house at all. Today's snow in Dunshaughlin is about the most snow I have seen fall since 2018. If this was January/February there would be several inches on the ground.

Nqp15hhu · 10-04-2021 6:34pm

Would there though? Most of the showers in the south are caused by land based convection.

In winter this would yield showers along the coast that would rapidly dissipate as they travelled inland. I noticed last night that the showers were intensifying as they travelled inland, that is abnormal.

M.T. Cranium · 10-04-2021 7:20pm

Oddly I have the same weather here, passing snow showers with a slight accumulation on car tops but melting on sidewalks and roads, very cold for this time of year (barely reached zero C).

Timistry · 10-04-2021 7:40pm

Heavy hail shower in Clonmel earlier. A nice covering on the grass and roofs

Gaoth Laidir · 10-04-2021 7:41pm

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

Well there is nowhere that has no tarmac near my yard. I don’t want my station stolen.

Even if I moved it, it would only be within a few feet of tarmac.

Well even a few feet is better than no feet. It's currently on a fence, on the edge of a tarmac area. In cold, calm conditions heat will rise up off the tarmac and affect your readings. If it's a few feet away from it then that can't happen, unless a light breeze is blowing from that tarmac towards the station.

Where there's a will there's a way.

Gaoth Laidir · 10-04-2021 7:42pm

highdef wrote: »

North Kildare, looking very slightly South of east, looking towards South Dublin an hour or so ago.

How high will that yoke fly? Please keep it below 1000 ft! :pac:

10-04-2021 9:20pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Where there's a will there's a way.

If Mammy/Daddy are not willing,theres probably no way unfortunately I'd say

pauldry · 10-04-2021 9:59pm

Not many showers at all in Sligo the past 2 days but about 20 hours of sun I'd say. Nice bright skies.

Graces7 · 10-04-2021 11:11pm

Hard ??rain?? on the windows.

Today I have felt snow on my face! In my eyes...

Unforgettable sensation, Like no other.

I am content.

I had forgotten how evocative and uniquely sensual that is.

Soft ice fragmenting in its utter fragility on warm skin. .

West Mayo offshore

Oneiric 3 · 10-04-2021 11:23pm

Quite an intense hail shower here earlier today with pea sized hail. Made quite the racket. Wasn't really expecting it either.

Gaoth Laidir · 10-04-2021 11:59pm

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Quite an intense hail shower here earlier today with pea sized hail. Made quite the racket. Wasn't really expecting it either.

Yeah, it's been a while since I've seen a decent hail shower here. Got a good one in Tallaght around lunchtime yesterday and again here in Celbridge this afternoon. Nice to see April showers living up to the name.

John mac · 11-04-2021 12:05am

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

How high will that yoke fly? Please keep it below 1000 ft! :pac:

120M Max

(or 500) but that would break the rules ,.,,

we had a nice covering of snow this morning , and a heavy snow shower at 08:30 . it was all gone by 10 though . plenty of hail showers thorough the day
(co Mayo)

highdef · 11-04-2021 7:55am

John mac wrote: »

120M Max

(or 500) but that would break the rules ,.,,

Was definitely below 1,000 feet. You'd think that cloudscapes would look better the higher up you go but in reality once you go above a certain (not very high) height, the views are not as good as you would think.

Gorgeous morning in North Kildare. Beautiful sunrise with the sun popping up over the huge swathe of cumulonimbus clouds covering a large part of the Irish Sea.

smallwonder · 11-04-2021 8:37am

Woke up to a winter wonderland! I wasn't really expecting that. Blue sky day here in NW Donegal so probably won't last too long.

Graces7 · 11-04-2021 9:05am

An icy glory.

Snow -scattered mountains, and grass crunching underfoot ( that surprised) Clear blue skies and the ocean a glass lake; flat calm as it so rarely is. A motionless mirror.

AND SO COLD. Iced lungs.... fingers clumsy.

Utterly still. So quiet it seeks that you hold your breath.

west mayo offshore

highdef · 11-04-2021 10:00am

Some wintry scenes from yesterday afternoon in North Kildare. Very much thrown together......won't be winning any cinematography awards!!!!

Graces7 · 11-04-2021 10:59am

highdef wrote: »

Some wintry scenes from yesterday afternoon in North Kildare. Very much thrown together......won't be winning any cinematography awards!!!!

They are lovely; thank you!

I pondered getting a drone - but there is too much ocean here on every side... lol...

Gaoth Laidir · 11-04-2021 11:33am

highdef wrote: »

Some wintry scenes from yesterday afternoon in North Kildare. Very much thrown together......won't be winning any cinematography awards!!!!

Super

nacho libre · 11-04-2021 12:40pm

I had a nice surprise when I opened the curtains and looked out the window at 6:30 this morning, it reminded me of times gone by when I would look out the window to see unexpected snow fall. There was a decent covering of snow too.

Much colder, wintry showers, some of snow Easter Sunday 2021 onward

Comments