Strong Winds, Heavy Rain Wintry Weather : Sat 2nd to Mon 4th March 2019

Hooter23 · 02-03-2019 8:45pm

The showers in Galway are very vicious at the moment

Meteorite58 · 02-03-2019 8:59pm

One way or the other a lot of precipitation tomorrow, looks like sleet or sleet / rain mix for many and wet snow on high ground.

Kermit.de.frog · 02-03-2019 9:02pm

Heads up for a bit of snow at elevations over 150 meters and some inland parts of south Leinster and Munster. Some wintriness to lower levels as well.

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Mostly rain though and the associated flood risk already discussed.

Meteorite58 · 02-03-2019 9:19pm

Nice Sat Pic from NASA of the weather system off the NW earlier today.

Kermit.de.frog · 02-03-2019 9:59pm

AROME slightly higher resolution of Meteorites charts above going for sleet or snow across much of the Leinster area early tomorrow night as the wind goes off shore as the trailing occlusion exits in to the Irish sea.

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kingshankly · 02-03-2019 10:53pm

We had record breaking February temperatures during the week hardly a word about it but now we have a thread about wind and rain🙈🙈

Gonzo · 02-03-2019 10:58pm

kingshankly wrote: »

We had record breaking February temperatures during the week hardly a word about it but now we have a thread about wind and rain&#55357;&#56904;&#55357;&#56904;

March will very quickly make us forget this ever happened.

Heaters will be fired up nationwide again from tomorrow.

highdef · 02-03-2019 11:02pm

kingshankly wrote: »

We had record breaking February temperatures during the week hardly a word about it but now we have a thread about wind and rainðŸ™ˆðŸ™ˆ

And snow!

Gonzo · 02-03-2019 11:06pm

highdef wrote: »

And snow!

This may not be a joke, I've a feeling we will be seeing flakes this month. March could well turn out to be the most unsettled month since last November and the coldest since March 2018, the first taste of winter for some eastern regions which really never really got any winter. Noting major will happen but the extreme mild of the past 3/4 months is over for now.

munsterlegend · 02-03-2019 11:17pm

kingshankly wrote: »

We had record breaking February temperatures during the week hardly a word about it but now we have a thread about wind and rainðŸ™ˆðŸ™ˆ

Yeah but it wasn’t a potentially dangerous period? Tomorrow a risk of flooding primarily and maybe snowy in higher ground.

Gonzo · 02-03-2019 11:20pm

munsterlegend wrote: »

Yeah but it wasn’t a potentially dangerous period? Tomorrow a risk of flooding primarily and maybe snowy in higher ground.

probably rain/sleet for most low lying areas, but it's going to feel really chilly with cold, cold rain mixed with sleet and winds. A real feeling of late winter. A feeling we only had on a handful of days in the last week of January of the entire winter.

After a month of low to mid teen temperatures and mostly dry and sunny conditions, this is not going to feel good tomorrow!.

YanSno · 02-03-2019 11:38pm

March starting off cooler for sure as i mentioned a while back. After the recent mild weather it will certainly feel quite cold. In regards to wintry weather it will be confined to high grounds as per usual.

JCX BXC · 02-03-2019 11:45pm

kingshankly wrote: »

We had record breaking February temperatures during the week hardly a word about it but now we have a thread about wind and rainðŸ™ˆðŸ™ˆ

That's not particularly accurate, there was lots of discussion about that weather.

Rebelbrowser · 03-03-2019 12:27am

JCX BXC wrote: »

That's not particularly accurate, there was lots of discussion about that weather.

Too much in fact for early teens meh!

Ultimate Seduction · 03-03-2019 12:39am

Gonzo wrote: »

probably rain/sleet for most low lying areas, but it's going to feel really chilly with cold, cold rain mixed with sleet and winds. A real feeling of late winter. A feeling we only had on a handful of days in the last week of January of the entire winter.

After a month of low to mid teen temperatures and mostly dry and sunny conditions, this is not going to feel good tomorrow!.

A month of low to mid teen temperature? I know February is a short month but it has more than four days.

Kermit.de.frog · 03-03-2019 6:01am

Snow risk getting a bit more real

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Snow risk is greater now than any other risk with this system. A surprise for some potentially on the cards. Some height will always help.

tiegan · 03-03-2019 6:20am

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Snow risk getting a bit more real

Snow risk is greater now than any other risk with this system. A surprise for some potentially on the cards. Some height will always help.

Glad the snow waited for your return Kermit - wouldn't be the same without you!!

DOCARCH · 03-03-2019 7:10am

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Snow risk is greater now than any other risk with this system. A surprise for some potentially on the cards. Some height will always help.

ME a bit more 'straight talking' this morning....

Later in the afternoon the rain will turn to snow in places as the winds become more northeasterly in direction and temperatures drop to between 1 and 5 degrees.

Mortelaro · 03-03-2019 10:31am

Raining in Arklow
Currently 6.1c
Dp 2.9c
Wind WNW

Gaoth Laidir · 03-03-2019 10:36am

Not sure where this idea of snow is coming from. Certainly above 300-400 metres, but lower down it's more cold rain/maybe sleet. There's no cold to speak of and the northwesterly backedge airmass won't support the snow some are hoping for. No soundings showing anything close to low-level snow. I think Met Éireann were a little unclear when they mentioned snow above and should have said on mountains.

John mac · 03-03-2019 10:37am

DOCARCH wrote: »

ME a bit more 'straight talking' this morning....

Later in the afternoon the rain will turn to snow in places as the winds become more northeasterly in direction and temperatures drop to between 1 and 5 degrees.

changed again

The rain will turn to sleet and snow in places as the day goes on with the winds becoming northeasterly in direction and temperatures dropping to between 1 and 5 degrees.

Significant accumulations will, however, be largely restricted to higher ground

Artane2002 · 03-03-2019 10:45am

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

A month of low to mid teen temperature? I know February is a short month but it has more than four days.

The south had a poor month but that doesn't speak for everyone else. The east had a very mild, very sunny month as has been well documented by now.

Ultimate Seduction · 03-03-2019 11:15am

Artane2002 wrote: »

The south had a poor month but that doesn't speak for everyone else. The east had a very mild, very sunny month as has been well documented by now.

Tempetures weren't in the mid to low teens for a month, or anywhere near it anywhere on the island.

je551e · 03-03-2019 11:28am

Snowing here in Kerry

ninebeanrows · 03-03-2019 11:35am

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Not sure where this idea of snow is coming from. Certainly above 300-400 metres, but lower down it's more cold rain/maybe sleet. There's no cold to speak of and the northwesterly backedge airmass won't support the snow some are hoping for. No soundings showing anything close to low-level snow. I think Met Éireann were a little unclear when they mentioned snow above and should have said on mountains.

Looks classic Evap cooling situation for some.

DOCARCH · 03-03-2019 11:36am

je551e wrote: »

Snowing here in Kerry

Where in Kerry?

je551e · 03-03-2019 11:40am

DOCARCH wrote: »

Where in Kerry?

Killarney snowing heavy

Gaoth Laidir · 03-03-2019 11:44am

Sleety_Rain wrote: »

Looks classic Evap cooling situation for some.

Wet-bulb temperatures will be well above zero so evaporative cooling will be limited to that.

munsterlegend · 03-03-2019 12:01pm

je551e wrote: »

Killarney snowing heavy

MacGillycuddy's Reeks?

Gonzo · 03-03-2019 12:02pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Tempetures weren't in the mid to low teens for a month, or anywhere near it anywhere on the island.

temperatures here in Meath were above 10C for most of February from the 5th of February onwards. The first 4 days of the month were still a bit chilly from that zonal cold spell end of January.

The 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th of February narrowly missed 10C with temperatures around 8 or 9C. From the 12th onwards every day reached at least 10C with most days reaching 13C.

In total 20 out of the 28 days reached double figures by day, most of them beyond 12C.

6 nights went sub-zero in total, the first 5 nights of February were sub-zero and then again on the 27th of February.

mrsnrub2.0 · 03-03-2019 12:03pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Tempetures weren't in the mid to low teens for a month, or anywhere near it anywhere on the island.

The last week was sunny out in Dun Laoghaire. That was about it. Still had gloves and scarf on for 90% of the month.

Ultimate Seduction · 03-03-2019 12:05pm

Gonzo wrote: »

temperatures here in Meath were above 10C for most of February from the 5th of February onwards. The first 4 days of the month were still a bit chilly from that zonal cold spell end of January.

The 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th of February narrowly missed 10C with temperatures around 8 or 9C. From the 12th onwards every day reached at least 10C with most days reaching 13C.

In total 20 out of the 28 days reached double figures by day, most of them beyond 12C.

6 nights went sub-zero in total, the first 5 nights of February were sub-zero and then again on the 27th of February.

How many days in February were in 13c or higher?

pauldry · 03-03-2019 12:14pm

Snow or pink beginning to show on net weather

Meteorite58 · 03-03-2019 12:14pm

Steady rain here near Tralee all morning is falling more moderate now with 8.4mm in the gauge. Temp has been steadily falling and now at 3.6C , light wind from the NE. Bar 988.0 hPa Falling Rapidly.

je551e · 03-03-2019 12:15pm

munsterlegend wrote: »

MacGillycuddy's Reeks?

No the other side , 150 asl according to an app

JCX BXC · 03-03-2019 12:15pm

je551e wrote: »

No the other side , 150 asl according to an app

Feet or Meters?

je551e · 03-03-2019 12:17pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

Feet or Meters?

Meters

JCX BXC · 03-03-2019 12:17pm

No mention of Sleet or Snow in the Knock Airport TAF, Shannon, Cork and Dublin still forecasting a chance of sleet.

Meteorite58 · 03-03-2019 12:19pm

Status Yellow - Snow-ice warning for Munster, Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Galway and Roscommon
Heavy rain will turn to sleet and snow today. Much of the snow will be above 300 metres with just a local dusting of snow at lower levels. Wet and slushy roads are likely to become icy in places overnight as temperatures drop below freezing.

Valid: Sunday 03 March 2019 14:00 to Monday 04 March 2019 08:00

Issued: Sunday 03 March 2019 10:00

Updated: Sunday 03 March 2019 10:00

RobertKK · 03-03-2019 12:20pm

In Kilkenny city 5.1C
On the hills near the city 3.4C

kmoneill · 03-03-2019 12:30pm

Snowing steadily here for past hour,started wet but now sticking ,east kerry,170 m asl..

SleetAndSnow · 03-03-2019 12:34pm

Heavy rain here in cork city. About 5 degrees atm and winds starting to pick up a small bit but not much

JCX BXC · 03-03-2019 12:36pm

Kerry airport: 3°c (DP 2°c)
Shannon airport: 4°c (DP 2°c)

Slightly cooler than I had expected at half 11.

Meteorite58 · 03-03-2019 12:36pm

Storm Freya not showing the very strong winds as earlier shown by the models, the track has slightly moved more S keeping the strongest winds offshore but will be windy along S, SE and later E coasts for a time , probably gusting 70 to 80 km/h .

Relatively slow moving system. The models in general not showing as big precipitation accumulations as earlier runs but still large area getting over 20mm. ECM is probably a good average of the models at this stage.

pad199207 · 03-03-2019 12:37pm

3.9c in Kildare. Didn’t think it would be this cold this early.

highdef · 03-03-2019 12:39pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Wet-bulb temperatures will be well above zero so evaporative cooling will be limited to that.

I understand that you go completely by what the data shows and keep any emotions at bay but we're getting reports of heavy and sticking snow already and at relatively low levels. Is this giving you cause to reconsider what will evolve during the day, based on what is actually happening now rather than what the data is showing?

Meteorite58 · 03-03-2019 12:39pm

pad199207 wrote: »

3.9c in Kildare. Didn’t think it would be this cold this early.

Yeah was thinking more in the afternoon. Down to 2.9C , Dp 1.9C now here near Tralee.

10.4mm

JCX BXC · 03-03-2019 12:40pm

highdef wrote: »

I understand that you go completely by what the date shows and keep any emotions at bay but we're getting reports of heavy and sticking snow already and at relatively low levels. Is this giving you cause to reconsider what will evolve during the day, based on what is actually happening now rather than what the data is showing?

To be fair, it's a single report, I'd wait for more. And that user does have an elevation.

I am very surprised however at how low the temperatures are this early.

je551e · 03-03-2019 12:41pm

Snowing heavy with well over an hour

RobertKK · 03-03-2019 12:44pm

je551e wrote: »

Snowing heavy with well over an hour

Where?

Strong Winds, Heavy Rain Wintry Weather : Sat 2nd to Mon 4th March 2019

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