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Shannon Weather Radar Offline 14th-30th July

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    #32
    Sponge Bob
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    Discodog wrote: »
    Can someone tell me ?

    http://www.met.ie/forecasts/3hour.asp

    Is this showing the amount of rain expected in the next 3 hours or the amount that fell in the past three hours ?. Does anyone know how often it is updated ? Thanks

    Forward from the UTC timestamp on top. Updated hourly.


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    #33
    Su Campu
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    Not only is Shannon radar down, but today's Valentia 18Z radiosonde went on the blink at 750hPa.... :rolleyes:

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    #34
    snaps
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    The UKMO radar is much better for the whole of Ireland when the Shannon radar is working. It uses the Belfast radar along with Dublin and Shannon. Why doesnt Met IRL use the Belfast radar?


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    #35
    WolfeIRE
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    snaps wrote: »
    The UKMO radar is much better for the whole of Ireland when the Shannon radar is working. It uses the Belfast radar along with Dublin and Shannon. Why doesnt Met IRL use the Belfast radar?
    this one snaps?
    http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/

    I use all the time too.


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    #36
    DOCARCH
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    Shannon radar looks like it back online. :)

    On Met E (not UKMO).


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    #37
    Discodog
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    I wonder if it is permanently back as the advisory ME message is still there.


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    #38
    miner eaten
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    Looks like the Shannon Radar may be back
    http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp


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    #39
    Discodog
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    Back to normal .........it's down again !


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    #40
    DOCARCH
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    Discodog wrote: »
    Back to normal .........it's down again !

    It was good while it lasted! :)


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    #41
    Discodog
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    Just wondering if the lads finished the work on Friday, switched it on & thought all is ok let's go home !.


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    #42
    Min
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    It will be well worth it when the work is completed, the old one was unreliable...


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    #43
    Discodog
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    That is a bit of an understatement !.

    They must work weekends as it's back on now.


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    #44
    Deep Easterly
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    Discodog wrote: »

    They must work weekends as it's back on now.

    Off again!

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    #45
    thetonynator
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    tbh, even if it was on at the moment, it probably isn't fully fixed yet.


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    #46
    snaps
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    The UKMO radar is much better anyway for NW coverage due to the Belfast radar


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    #47
    mp22
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    Shannon radar back (14 45) just in time to see the rain


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    #48
    weisses
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    Is it me or does the radar look like a big sphere the way its displaying ?/


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    #49
    Deep Easterly
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    Weather News

    Shannon Radar returns to service
    11 August 2010

    "The Shannon Weather Radar has received a major upgrade to both hardware and software, and is restored to service as and from Tuesday August 10th. There may be brief periods of interruption during mid-August as testing and calibration are ongoing to optimise the radar output.



    Met Éireann would like to thank users for their forbearance during the period of outage"

    http://www.met.ie/news/display.asp?ID=78


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    #50
    Discodog
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    The so called update is no better. The radar is showing no rain here & it's peeing down !.


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    #51
    Su Campu
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    Dublin radar's now offline


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    #52
    Discodog
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    This "new" radar seems to be giving a swirl effect - bit like a time lapse photo. I wonder how much of this is the radar & how much is due to the revolving of the weather system.


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    #53
    Discodog
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    The new one is just as good as the old one with phantom rain. Apparently a shower has just passed directly over me - a dry one with lots of blue sky & sun !


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    #54
    snaps
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    I notice that even the Shannon radar is now, well seems to be back online, the UKMO dont seem to be using it now.


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    #55
    Discodog
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    Maybe no one has told them or they are waiting to see if it is stable.


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    #56
    DOCARCH
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    As if by magic, Shannon radar has now appeared back on UKMO.


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    #57
    thetonynator
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    I think the UKMO read boards . . .:rolleyes:


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    #58
    snaps
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    thetonynator wrote: »
    I think the UKMO read boards . . .:rolleyes:


    Or perhaps the pigeon that the Irish Met office sent the UKMO just arrived with the news.........Talking of birds, did you see the eagle this evening on the 6 news getting tounge tied about the late August weather!!!


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    #59
    mickger844posts
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    Does the new radar cover the same area or is it extended a little further west to south west???


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    #60
    Parakeets
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    Shannon radar now detecting light rain at the extremity, proof positive that there is a significant improvement in the radar since the upgrade.


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    #61
    Discodog
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    If you look at previous posts some of the light rain that it is detecting is no rain !. Far too early to tell if the radar is better or any more reliable.


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