Autumn 2017 - General Discussion

Elmer Blooker

The difference between ECM and GFS at +240 is laughable, an absolute joke!
An Azores high or an Azores low ..... northern blocking or zonal - take yer pick!
I really have no idea why I still bother to look at charts beyond +144, will I ever learn?

Gonzo

plenty of flooding around Dunshaughlin on the side roads at least, very big floods on Lagore Road, had to do a u-turn.

squarecircles

Feeling frigid here in West mayo,compared to yesterday, met eireann forecasting showers of hailstones tonight with thunder possible,as the cold air moves down over the relatively warm SST along the west coast.

DOCARCH

Persistent light rain in Dublin 16. 24.2mm since midnight. Looks like another pulse of rain heading northwards.

JCX BXC

Rain from event has totaled out at 34.8mm here in West Clare, wettest day in months!

Rapid drop in temperature to a cool 6.8c now, I can assume it'll continue to drop, and my Davis has a snowflake symbol on it.

Donegal Storm

Flooding has worsened here, just back home for lunch and a large lake has appeared in the field next door that wasn't there this morning, river has burst it's banks as well, local road just about passable with water half way up the tyres

squarecircles

Was there flooding also in November 2010 before the artic outbreak,can anyone remember???

km79

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Flooding has worsened here, just back home for lunch and a large lake has appeared in the field next door that wasn't there this morning, river has burst it's banks as well, local road just about passable with water half way up the tyres

It’s seems met forgot Connacht and ulster existed when issuIng warning last night

Mooooo

squarecircles wrote: »

Was there flooding also in November 2010 before the artic outbreak,can anyone remember???

There was, road here was ripped to pieces

sryanbruen

squarecircles wrote: »

Was there flooding also in November 2010 before the artic outbreak,can anyone remember???

sryanbruen

Southwestern England flooding on November 17th 2010 also.

DOCARCH

Quite a contrast across the UK atm.

17c atm at Hawarden (near Liverpool) and 2c at Tulloch Bridge (in Scotland).

George Sunsnow

DOCARCH wrote: »

Persistent light rain in Dublin 16. 24.2mm since midnight. Looks like another pulse of rain heading northwards.

Hardly any rain in Arklow since morning
Last few hours it’s been raining,I’m out in it ,(yet to get lunch!) and it’s only drops

Gonzo

once the left overs of rain and drizzle clear's away it should be mostly dry over the next 3-4 days across flooded areas of Meath, Dublin and Kildare, these dry conditions will be very much welcomed at this stage.

Oneiric 3

Drop in temp came earlier here (NE Galway) than it did in Dan's graph above.



Currently very drab and damp with a temp of 5.2c.

squarecircles

First dusting of snow here in Mayo on the mweelra mountains.

Nettle Soup

squarecircles wrote: »

First dusting of snow here in Mayo on the mweelra mountains.

Mweelrea is a fantastic climb. It must be epic with snow.

Call me Al

Gonzo wrote: »

once the left overs of rain and drizzle clear's away it should be mostly dry over the next 3-4 days across flooded areas of Meath, Dublin and Kildare, these dry conditions will be very much welcomed at this stage.

Any ideas as to when this rain will actually stop? I've seen photos of the tolka around Dunboyne and it's close to overflow in parts.
It's almost as bad as anything I've ever seen around here.

Jimbob1977

Limerick temperatures dropping back.

6c at the moment. Grey skies might ward off frost

JCX BXC

Some of the higher peaks in Connacht and Ulster could be getting a dusting at the moment looking at some of the temperatures and precip.

Gonzo

Call me Al wrote: »

Any ideas as to when this rain will actually stop? I've seen photos of the tolka around Dunboyne and it's close to overflow in parts.
It's almost as bad as anything I've ever seen around here.

it depends on which part of Leinster your in. It's starting to clear Dublin and south-east Meath, although it's really just been light drizzle since 9am this morning. Could be another good few hours of rain across southern Leinster and Munster. Showers across the west and north-west are unlikely to make it into Leinster. There should be plenty of drying over the next 4 days.

Oscar Bravo

Clear skies just to the north west of Castlebar now. frost for a while here if the clearance comes a bit further in. 4 degrees currently in little or no wind.

Gaoth Laidir

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/933356678166216705

DOCARCH

Looking at radar, looks like rain will (re)intensify (again) for Dublin shortly.

sryanbruen

The areas of below average height anomalies on the UKMO 12z almost look like a big tooth :P.

MJohnston

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/933356678166216705

I'm not sure what their timescale is there, but that's verging on Orange level rainfall.

nagdefy

sryanbruen wrote: »

The areas of below average height anomalies on the UKMO 12z almost look like a big tooth :P.

Reminds me of when we were kids of 8 and 9 at home (myself and my brother) and my dad brought in a tooth he said had fallen out of his mouth. It was huge and we were staring in wonder, then he told us it was one he found that a horse lost:D

Think this late autumn/winter is shaping up a little differently than recent ones.

nagdefy

I've just put up the Christmas Tree with the arrival of cold weather:) I know it's very early but i love the lights and watching tv in the dark!!

If wintry precipitation falls on the Wicklow mountains at some stage over the next few days that's generally good news for us as we get a bit of snow usually.

George Sunsnow

DOCARCH wrote: »

Looking at radar, looks like rain will (re)intensify (again) for Dublin shortly.

It's been continuous moderate rain in Arklow for the past 4 hours
Quite a flood now

JCX BXC

Down to 2c at Knock.

Meanwhile, 4.9c here in West Clare.