Snow showers, 27th/28th

Storm 10

Purple Mountain wrote: »

To those reporting thunder and lightening, how in meteorology terms is that possible with snow/sleet?

Did you never hear of Thunder Snow it is very common

Nqp15hhu

Mullaghaneany (627 metres) snow last March. Was about a foot deep, frozen solid and had laid about since February/late January weeks after the last snow had melted even at 300 metres.

I am sure that hill would have a semi permanent covering of snow in winter.

Donegal Ken

Meteorite58 wrote: »

This might be the one I would think, powerful ,great pictures and video and follow up shots of the pole damage.

It actually looks like upward lightning when you see the damage of the poles and the amount of strikes at once.

leinad

Donegal Ken wrote: »

It actually looks like upward lightning when you see the damage of the poles and the amount of strikes at once.

Where's the pole picture?

Donegal Ken

leinad wrote: »

Where's the pole picture?

Look back on page 31 I have them attached

pauldry

Dont really understand much about lightning but this year we have had 2 massive thunderstorms at the end of June and today. 80kph winds all day and branches everywhere

Lashes28

physioman wrote: »

Drove up the m1 northbound there near dunleer exit. Sudden onset of a heavy snow shower for about 5km. Traffic slowed to 30km/hr.

And yet not a flake fell in Dunleer isn't it mad how localised the showers were. Collon was bad too

pauldry

Dont really understand much about lightning but this year we have had 2 massive thunderstorms at the end of June and today. 80kph winds all day and branches everywhere

Graces7

I was woken after a much needed long, deep sleep by hard rain ? on the windows and a screaming gale around 2 am.

It could have been thunder etc but the gale out here is so loud, and the rain etc battering on the windows.

And I have no idea what fell here etc until daylight. The gale is sealing the door.

I am glad you have had all the weather tonight! It makes fascinating reading..

west mayo offshore

Nqp15hhu

Looking on traffic cams and surface temps the snow seems not to be melting. Oddly.

Seen snow plough enroute to work so that must be the case.

DellyBelly

Rougies wrote: »

There's no snow in Dublin (except higher ground). Calling it "sleety rain" is even pushing it, more like cold rain with the odd whiteish mushy globule of disappointment.

Yes we got lucky alright in Dublin. Still very cold though

daniel_t1409

Not one flake fell overnight here in wexford.

Graces7

daniel_t1409 wrote: »

Not one flake fell overnight here in wexford.

(((HUGS))) Nor out here in Mayo. I just braved the gale to go out and check the mountains but they are TOUTES NUES .

Nqp15hhu

What is the snowline with this current precipitation band? I am concerned it will wash away the snow further up.

km79

Was a wild night in the West. Wind woke me a few times

redsteveireland

km79 wrote: »

Was a wild night in the West. Wind woke me a few times

Change of wind direction to a more northerly track made it louder for sure.

km79

redsteveireland wrote: »

Change of wind direction to a more northerly track made it louder for sure.

Ah that makes sense
The bedroom window is north facing !

wirelessdude01

km79 wrote: »

Ah that makes sense
The bedroom window is north facing !

Same here. The hailstones made quite the din.

Pretzill

Really high gusts up here now - I hate northerly wind someone tell me it's veering west ... It's a day for the fire and headphones

South Sligo (all weathers in one day)

Nqp15hhu

Snow seems to be surviving the heavy rain bizarrely.

https://trafficwatchni.com/twni/cameras/static?id=23

polarhullar

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

Snow seems to be surviving the heavy rain bizarrely.

https://trafficwatchni.com/twni/cameras/static?id=23

What's the rest of the mountain like do you know?

Nqp15hhu

I don’t know but bizarre for the snow to survive that heavy rain.

Oneiric 3

km79 wrote: »

Was a wild night in the West. Wind woke me a few times

Woken up by a what can only be described a roar outside just after 6 this morning. Freaky. Bedroom is north facing also.

Sunshine is nice when it does come out on occasion today. Plenty of piddly light, pointless showers also ensuring that the place stays saturated.

Nqp15hhu

I remember last year it rained (after snowing) heavily at 2c and had very little impact on the snow.

Oneiric 3

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

I remember last year it rained (after snowing) heavily at 2c and had very little impact on the snow.

Compacted snow especially can be hard to get rid of, even by heavy rain.

NufcNavan

I could have sworn I heard rumbles of thunder at 3:30am last night in Navam, but nothing came up on the lightning map.

booferking

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Compacted snow especially can be hard to get rid of, even by heavy rain.

Plus if the temp was 2c then dew points would have been lower likely close to 1c so would be a very slow thaw with cloud cover no sun.

Mav11

Pretzill wrote: »

Really high gusts up here now - I hate northerly wind someone tell me it's veering west ... It's a day for the fire and headphones

South Sligo (all weathers in one day)

A northerly would back west and veer east. Just sayin':D

redsteveireland

Still from last nights video, looks like an explosion.

Turns out one of the houses was hit in the estate. Some electrical damage, hopefully nothing structural.

Villain

Some nice ice and light snow covering on Mount Leinster today:

https://twitter.com/carlowweather/status/1343536836724072449?s=21