{Northern Regions Thread}Cold Week ahead, snow possible

Pangea · 21-03-2013 8:16pm #1

Looks like parts of NI could see up to 40cms going by the latest BBC forecasts.

Heres the Latest Met UK Warning.
Issued at - 21 Mar 2013, 12:17
Valid from - 22 Mar 2013, 00:05
Valid to - 22 Mar 2013, 23:59

Heavy rain will spread northwards across Northern Ireland on Thursday night, and will turn increasingly to snow later in the night and during Friday. Highest snow accumulations of 30 cm or more are likely to be across the hills of Antrim and Down, with strong to gale force southeasterly winds giving drifting and blizzard conditions. Accumulations of 10 cm or so are possible at low-level, though towards the east coast rain and sleet will be more prevalent, with a risk of localised flooding.

The public should be prepared for the possibility of severe disruption, particularly to transport and to power supplies.

Heres MET.IEs take on it
Snow-ice Warning for Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal
Rain, sleet and snow mix will give some lying snow accumulations especially on hills but also at some lower levels. There will be blizzards and drifting in the strong winds.

Issued:21 March 2013 06:00
Valid:21 March 2013 21:00 to 24 March 2013 03:00

See the other thread for M.Ts thoughts on it.

Should be quite an event for those there.
Let the Games begin

Pangea · 21-03-2013 8:19pm

Maybe it should be a Level 3 but I dont want to set a precedent , or do I?

pistolpetes11 · 21-03-2013 8:28pm

Pangea wrote: »

Looks like parts of NI could see up to 40cms going by the latest BBC forecasts.

Heres the Latest Met UK Warning.
Issued at - 21 Mar 2013, 12:17
Valid from - 22 Mar 2013, 00:05
Valid to - 22 Mar 2013, 23:59

Heavy rain will spread northwards across Northern Ireland on Thursday night, and will turn increasingly to snow later in the night and during Friday. Highest snow accumulations of 30 cm or more are likely to be across the hills of Antrim and Down, with strong to gale force southeasterly winds giving drifting and blizzard conditions. Accumulations of 10 cm or so are possible at low-level, though towards the east coast rain and sleet will be more prevalent, with a risk of localised flooding.

The public should be prepared for the possibility of severe disruption, particularly to transport and to power supplies.

Heres MET.IEs take on it
Snow-ice Warning for Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal
Rain, sleet and snow mix will give some lying snow accumulations especially on hills but also at some lower levels. There will be blizzards and drifting in the strong winds.

Issued:21 March 2013 06:00
Valid:21 March 2013 21:00 to 24 March 2013 03:00

See the other thread for M.Ts thoughts on it.

Should be quite an event for those there.
Let the Games begin

Charts Man CHARTS , I want Charts ,

Have you learnt nothing from Weathercheck and DM2

Pangea · 21-03-2013 8:38pm

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Charts Man CHARTS , I want Charts ,

Have you learnt nothing from Weathercheck and DM2

I am expecting Weathercheck to pop in any minute with those :P

Reiketsu · 21-03-2013 9:10pm

Still try as a bone up here but Jesus, that wind! It has really picked up in the last hour. I had to stand and wait on a friend earlier and my ears hurt

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The Assistinator · 21-03-2013 10:20pm

just seen mts post in the other thread for donegal i think im around 100m asl and facing east so im hopefull of getting some sort of snow but he does state its more for tomorrow evening

ballybofey btw

The Assistinator · 21-03-2013 10:24pm

Is this radar dependable http://www.meteoradar.co.uk/?type=rain-snow-sleet it seems to be showing snow in conought and munster right now or i could be completly reading it wrong

mountainy man · 21-03-2013 10:32pm

Snowing here, blowing a gale and the snow can't seem to find anywhere to land :pac: , temp dropping slowly after rising slightly before dark, 1.8c atm.

Pangea · 22-03-2013 12:13am

Sleet falling here now.

mountainy man · 22-03-2013 12:22am

Its like a real blizzard here now and finally its starting to stick, the front wall of the house is getting a new coat of plaster!

0.7 C, dp -1.4

tylercollins · 22-03-2013 12:28am

Twitter: @barryflood

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I have suspicions about his pictures...

Pangea · 22-03-2013 12:30am

SW Donegal is getting heavier precipitation than any other places , the showers must be intensifying as a result of Donegal bay?

Weathering · 22-03-2013 12:30am

Yeah so do I,that snowman looks at least 6years of age ha

irish1967 · 22-03-2013 12:33am

Wind unreal here. Constant roar. House facing SE so getting a good battering. Can hear rain beating on the window here. I sue as heck ain't sticking my head out the door to see what's going on. ( Donegal Town - 124ft ASL)

Rougies · 22-03-2013 12:33am

That looks like Scotland to me. The Rangers top backs up my suspicions.

tylercollins · 22-03-2013 12:37am

Rougies wrote: »

That looks like Scotland to me. The Rangers top backs up my suspicions.

Looks more leeds to me lol

Rougies · 22-03-2013 12:45am

tylercollins wrote: »

Looks more leeds to me lol

Looks like it could be this logo on the top.

Anyway, hopefully you'll be able to provide us with some non-disputable photos in the next couple of days

Pangea · 22-03-2013 12:52am

Temp decreasing steadily now , down to 1c. Still Sleet though. Im sure its snowing a bit higher up.

Conrach · 22-03-2013 12:52am

Rougies wrote: »

Looks like it could be this logo on the top.

Anyway, hopefully you'll be able to provide us with some non-disputable photos in the next couple of days

Well to be fair, that picture is being retweeted on Twitter (obviously) by Barra Best and other known journalists. There are reports of heavy snow in the Omagh area, so not a lot of reason to disbelieve it. Also just because baby snowman is wearing a leeds/Rangers top doesn't mean the photo was taken in Yorkshire or Glasgow!! Thats just being silly now.

We now have heavy snow and you'll have to take my word for it!

irish1967 · 22-03-2013 12:53am

Donegal Town. Temp 1.9c from 2.8c an hour ago. DP 1.2c.

Rougies · 22-03-2013 12:57am

Conrach wrote: »

Well to be fair, that picture is being retweeted on Twitter (obviously) by Barra Best and other known journalists. There are reports of heavy snow in the Omagh area, so not a lot of reason to disbelieve it. Also just because baby snowman is wearing a leeds/Rangers top doesn't mean the photo was taken in Yorkshire or Glasgow!! Thats just being silly now.

We now have heavy snow and you'll have to take my word for it!

I believe, I believe! Glad to hear you're getting snow

The retweets can be confusing with locations

rilz · 22-03-2013 12:58am

Larne - Light snow blowing around in the gales. Hoping for the heavier precip. Those winds are ferocious coming in off the Irish sea.:pac:

John.Icy · 22-03-2013 1:10am

Conrach wrote: »

Well to be fair, that picture is being retweeted on Twitter (obviously) by Barra Best and other known journalists. There are reports of heavy snow in the Omagh area, so not a lot of reason to disbelieve it. Also just because baby snowman is wearing a leeds/Rangers top doesn't mean the photo was taken in Yorkshire or Glasgow!! Thats just being silly now.

We now have heavy snow and you'll have to take my word for it!

The same person posted a picture with quite a thick blanket of snow, level snow which is unlikely given the wind. Another poster from the Omagh area in the other thread also stated it had only began snowing recently, it's unlikely to have had built up so much down the road unless he was on high ground.

Dubious, most likely to be scenes visible in abit of time, again unless he is high up and has been seeing snow for longer than other Omagh reports of it just completing the transition from rain to sleet to snow.

Anyway, best of luck Northerners, should be one to remember.

Pangea · 22-03-2013 1:13am

Snow flakes here now in between the sleet.

TAFKAlawhec · 22-03-2013 1:34am

John.Icy wrote: »

The same person posted a picture with quite a thick blanket of snow, level snow which is unlikely given the wind. Another poster from the Omagh area in the other thread also stated it had only began snowing recently, it's unlikely to have had built up so much down the road unless he was on high ground.

Dubious, most likely to be scenes visible in abit of time, again unless he is high up and has been seeing snow for longer than other Omagh reports of it just completing the transition from rain to sleet to snow.

Anyway, best of luck Northerners, should be one to remember.

The twitter poster of those photos has more or less confessed he was trolling. He did a reasonable job of doing so :pac:

rilz · 22-03-2013 1:39am

Blowing a blizzard in Larne on east coast. The winds are impressive.

Huge flakes now being driven on by strong gale force winds and settling at last at sea level.

Lights flickering bigtime as well. Candles at ready hehe

Reiketsu · 22-03-2013 2:58am

I fell asleep for a bit and just woke up there. Heard on Facebook the snow had arrived and went to look out my bedroom window and see...except I can't. The snow has plastered all the Windows on the front of my house :pac:. Looked around the back instead - no crazy accumulations yet but it is lying. The snow Is going sideways in that wind haha.

rilz · 22-03-2013 3:21am

Turned it on BBC news on sky channel 503 to see latest weather and they predict 48hours continuous snowfall for Eastern parts of Northern Ireland on latest forecast.

justy182 · 22-03-2013 6:40am

rilz wrote: »

Turned it on BBC news on sky channel 503 to see latest weather and they predict 48hours continuous snowfall for Eastern parts of Northern Ireland on latest forecast.

No snow at all in Newry yet. All rain. I guess we are just too low down for this event. Some were saying it will snow at all levels today but I'm not sure. Met Office updated their forecast at 3 this morning and didn't mention levels at all.

nacho libre · 22-03-2013 8:12am

I was surprised to look out the window this morning and see light snow falling? what's going on there? i Thought the south east of England would have rain only till early saturday?

Pangea · 22-03-2013 9:18am

Lots of disruption in the North already.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21892567

http://www.u.tv/news/Over-28000-lose-power-as-snow-hits-NI/cbb7149d-64eb-4249-a2ea-4945dc20b6c4

No snow here lying at all, none even on the hills.

{Northern Regions Thread}Cold Week ahead, snow possible

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