Winter 2019/2020 - General Discussion

Darwin · 24-02-2020 3:48pm

Yes the past two weeks has been memorable for the flooding. We have a small mill race beside the house. The median flood level of the river that feeds it is 2.48m, it is currently at 2.9m and more or less peaked at that. The river level normally sits at 0.5m or so. The highest flood on record is 3.4m from December 1968, so some way to go to reach that level. Luckily our house is built up away from it but I'm worried one day it may flood the septic tank.

monty_python · 24-02-2020 3:57pm

Beautiful day here on the beara peninsula.

Graces7 · 24-02-2020 4:23pm

monty_python wrote: »

Beautiful day here on the beara peninsula.

LOVE that place and miss it so much! Enjoy!

Gonzo · 24-02-2020 5:40pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I can live with that but it's been a constant storm in Dublin for weeks now. Today is really windy. Any sign of that dying down?

winds won't be as bad but it's still going to be windy/gusty at times over the next 2 weeks with a very active jetsteam.

fairly gusty tomorrow, particularly during showers.
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Wednesday and Thursday are looking like the calmest day's in quite a while with only light winds.

next weekend we are back to windy conditions and plenty of precipitation.

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More windy weather is suggested after this into the first week of March.

Andrew00 · 24-02-2020 5:41pm

What's the weather like in the run up to Cheltenham? I'd imagine the ground will be soft/heavy?

Loughc · 24-02-2020 5:42pm

Gonzo wrote: »

winds won't be as bad but it's still going to be windy/gusty at times over the next 2 weeks with a very active jetsteam.

fairly gusty tomorrow, particularly during showers

Wednesday and Thursday are looking like the calmest day's in quite a while with only light winds.

next weekend we are back to windy conditions and plenty of precipitation.

More windy weather is suggested after this into the first week of March.

This is not the news I needed on a Monday

Thelonious Monk · 24-02-2020 6:13pm

RTE has it to be very windy in Dublin at the weekend anyway!

Graces7 · 24-02-2020 6:31pm

Loughc wrote: »

This is not the news I needed on a Monday

I thought it was Friday today? See what sleep deprivation does! Gales and hail will do it every time

appledrop · 24-02-2020 8:26pm

Has to be one of the wettest + windiest Feb ever on record. Oh + just to really rub it in its freezing cold aswell.

esposito · 24-02-2020 8:36pm

Was watching the bbc weather there. They reminded us that on 26th Feb last year it reached 21 C in Kew Gardens, London. Difference a year makes.

Over the next couple of days a significant wind chill with temps no higher than 6 C across Ireland but certainly feeling more like freezing or just below with that wind.

Wonder will these wintry showers reach the east coast and give us a dusting here. One would assume the Dublin and Wicklow mountains will get pasted if the showers do manage to reach the east coast.

km79 · 25-02-2020 12:33am

pouring rain south mayo

Graces7 · 25-02-2020 8:19am

Icy rain and bitterly stonkingly cccccold.. west mayo offshore

monty_python · 25-02-2020 12:37pm

Graces7 wrote: »

LOVE that place and miss it so much! Enjoy!

Another beautiful start to the day in the sunny south west
Beara peninsula

Graces7 · 25-02-2020 2:28pm

Howling winds and sudden sun and hail and rain hurled against the windows.

A loud and rather obnoxious day ! And bitterly ,inhospitably cold .

Oscar Bravo · 25-02-2020 3:54pm

Status Yellow - Wind warning for Clare, Cork and Kerry

Northwest winds will reach mean speeds of 50 to 60km/h with gusts of 90 to 100 km/h. Strongest gusts associated with showers.

Valid: 14:00 Tuesday 25/02/2020 to 23:00 Tuesday 25/02/2020

Issued: 14:39 Tuesday 25/02/2020

sryanbruen · 25-02-2020 4:01pm

It is now the wettest February on record at long-term stations, Casement Aerodrome with 137.8mm as of the 24th compared to 127.8mm in February 2002, and Shannon Airport with 205.7mm again as of the 24th compared to 204.7mm in February 1990.

Data from Met Éireann.

Gonzo · 25-02-2020 4:57pm

will be interesting to see how long more we stay in the current very unsettled pattern that's in place since September. I don't think I can remember a wetter 6 month period in my lifetime since the 1970s. My garden right now is a basket case of mud, saturated soil and the constant sound of squelch. It's going to take 6 weeks of dry weather to bring the garden back to normal, so I've no idea when i'll be able to cut the grass this Spring. Last time I saw it like this was in 2012 and before that 2008, but not lasting half a year!

We need this pattern to change as soon as possible, particularly for central and western areas of the country which are already in trouble from flooding.

Oneiric 3 · 25-02-2020 5:07pm

Well above 220mm this Feb so far locally, but as wet as this Winter has been, I don't think it will finish on the same level as that of 2013-2014. Just looking at Claremorris data and it is also moving closer to breaking its all time Feb total. Just needs another 6.0mm or so to get there.

Gonzo · 25-02-2020 5:28pm

Dunsany is now at 135.7 for the month of February. This is just 19mm shy of November 2019 with 154mm, which was the wettest month of 2019.

This time last year we were still in a relatively dry pattern which persisted most of the way through 2018 and into early 2019. Last February finished with 34.5mm. August 2019 is when the pattern completely changed to a very wet one and here we are end of February still dealing with the deluges.

Artane2002 · 25-02-2020 5:41pm

Bone dry all day in Dublin 5, can see big clouds to my north and south.

Gonzo · 25-02-2020 5:50pm

Artane2002 wrote: »

Bone dry all day in Dublin 5, can see big clouds to my north and south.

first properly dry day here at Dunshaughlin for a long time too, showers to my north and south all day too, not a drop of rain since last night.

Oscar Bravo · 25-02-2020 6:24pm

The highest monthly rainfall total during the period 1-24 February was observed at Newport, Co Mayo with 283.5 mm (224% of its LTA).
While the highest daily rainfall total was 51.5 mm on Saturday 8 February 2020 at Knock Airport, Co Mayo (50% of its monthly LTA). (Met eireann)

Hooter23 · 25-02-2020 7:04pm

This cold we get in from the atlantic feels much worse than the east...Its the icy wet dampness in the air that makes it all the worse

mean gene · 25-02-2020 7:09pm

Longest winter ever going from Sept to now still freezing and rain every day. Before that down in Cork we had a truly miserable wet summer. Weather here has never been so bad.

monty_python · 25-02-2020 7:11pm

monty_python wrote: »

Another beautiful start to the day in the sunny south west
Beara peninsula

It took a bad turn around 3ish. Short showers of rain hail and sleet with moderate wind.

vladmydad · 25-02-2020 8:04pm

It looks like this corona virus might upset my sun getaway trip next week, I can’t even escape this weather.

appledrop · 25-02-2020 8:10pm

vladmydad wrote: »

It looks like this corona virus might upset my sun getaway trip next week, I can’t even escape this weather.

I now. We usually only go abroad in summer but it's been so miserable we have booked to go in April this year. Who knows now what will happen!

m17 · 25-02-2020 8:12pm

Sleve bloom

Thelonious Monk · 25-02-2020 10:09pm

vladmydad wrote: »

It looks like this corona virus might upset my sun getaway trip next week, I can’t even escape this weather.

IrishHomer · 26-02-2020 12:18am

Offaly today

Snowy afternoon in Ireland

http://imgur.com/gallery/TWP2g6k

Graces7 · 26-02-2020 11:27am

It was lovely here earlier but heavy rain now - and no real wind,,, Bliss

And wonderful clouds earlier,

pauldry · 26-02-2020 12:20pm

Over 200mm of rain for the 3rd month in 12 now.

Weather is having a laugh.

We must be due a drought Summer

Goldfinch8 · 26-02-2020 12:44pm

Graces7 wrote: »

It was lovely here earlier but heavy rain now - and no real wind,,, Bliss

And wonderful clouds earlier,

Like you too Graces, I have enjoyed the lovely cloudscapes of the past couple of mornings.The mountains also got a nice white dusting overnight.
Here is a pic of the clouds looking out your direction yesterday morning.

Graces7 · 26-02-2020 1:09pm

PS I burnt my breakfast getting the cloud photos.. Just nipped out with the camera. got totally rapt.. came back in to smoke! The things we do! Oh and it was worth it

Lovely out now; could (almost) go for a walk, and hey! A marigold is out...

je551e · 26-02-2020 2:31pm

Ireland’s Weather Channel is it worth following ? Radio Kerry mentioned them as part of there weather section on their news this morning

DOCARCH · 26-02-2020 3:08pm

je551e wrote: »

Ireland’s Weather Channel is it worth following ? Radio Kerry mentioned them as part of there weather section on their news this morning

Yes....if you like sensation and thrill (and disappointment).

Graces7 · 26-02-2020 3:14pm

Someone on the other thread mentioned Ellen? as in storm?

And if we think we have trouble? Just seen the photos of the Severn in England that has burst its banks .. terrible sight.

harr · 26-02-2020 3:45pm

je551e wrote: »

Ireland’s Weather Channel is it worth following ? Radio Kerry mentioned them as part of there weather section on their news this morning

If you like the idea of following someone who invents his own weather warnings and names his own storms. It’s really only for the likes of people on Facebook who believe anything that is put on Facebook.
The local rags and news outlets like it because anything he says sounds sensational and gets more people sharing the story ( forecast)

Oneiric 3 · 26-02-2020 3:48pm

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Claremorris is already on its second highest Feb total on record, but still a good bit behind the record of 251.2mm (1990)

Now on 257.8mm, February 2020 has now become the wettest Feb on record in Claremorris. Coincidentally enough, it was this time last year when the same station was breaking its all time Feb max temp record.

US2 · 26-02-2020 5:28pm

Any sign of a bit of warmth in the long range models ? With the long evenings now going to waste on this weather I'd love to get a bit of gardening and fishing done

je551e · 26-02-2020 5:31pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

Yes....if you like sensation and thrill (and disappointment).

Thanks I don’t I just found it strange they referenced it and was wondering worth a follow . Hate the made up stuff

Xenji · 26-02-2020 6:11pm

Newport is over 300mm of rain today putting at the 6th wettest month recorded at the station, I don't think it will break the record but will probably top 1993s total of 337.50mm.

Dec 1999 - 358.1mm
Dec 1966 - 342.2mm
Dec 1993 - 337.5mm
Nov 2015 - 335.4mm
Nov 2009 - 322.6mm

Gonzo · 26-02-2020 6:41pm

rainfall totals will most likely go up quite a bit on Friday and Saturday adding to the already very high totals nationwide. Up to 50 mm of rain is possible between now and midnight Saturday/Sunday morning, particularly in the west and south-west and over high ground.

Donegal Storm · 26-02-2020 6:59pm

Plenty more heavy showers today in Letterkenny, honestly can't remember the last time we had a day that wasn't a washout

m17 · 26-02-2020 7:23pm

Tuam co Galway 10 inchs so far this month it's like November 09 all over again

spookwoman · 26-02-2020 8:45pm

Most of the lower part of Mahon Falls Waterford had the snow melting but the high road still was impassible with some drifts of 1 to 2 feet. Could see clouds coming so might be some more on higher ground tonight if conditions are right.
https://twitter.com/LeahBurgessIre/status/1232752458805514241?s=20

Emme · 26-02-2020 8:50pm

Xenji wrote: »

Newport is over 300mm of rain today putting at the 6th wettest month recorded at the station, I don't think it will break the record but will probably top 1993s total of 337.50mm.

Dec 1999 - 358.1mm
Dec 1966 - 342.2mm
Dec 1993 - 337.5mm
Nov 2015 - 335.4mm
Nov 2009 - 322.6mm

It might if you take into account there will be 29 days this February vs 31 days in any December and 30 days in any November.

Graces7 · 27-02-2020 9:29am

A blessedly quiet night wind- wise, with a few heavy deluges and a still, bright morning but with a serious deep chill. Shivers.. Blue sky chasing the clouds away. Lovely to see the sunshine.

SleetAndSnow · 27-02-2020 9:32am

Just got a memory on my phone of a video from 27th Feb 2018 at around 7pm. The start of what became the beast from the East. Oh take me back. Two years ago already

harr · 27-02-2020 12:28pm

Fantastic day here in Laois, sun shining and very few clouds . Didn’t realise how much I missed the sun even though it’s cold it’s dry and a tiny bit of heat in that sun .. it’s depressing to look at forecast over weekend..

Winter 2019/2020 - General Discussion

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