Storm Eunice - Friday 18th February - Wind & Snow Potential

Interesting seeing the size of the Atlantic depression feeding the current storm

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=0.00,0.00,177

Weird. Can't hear a thing here in Bray except for what I would describe as a few pitter patters of torrential drizzle (as opposed to the roar on the roof when its lashing bigger rain drops) Wicklow mountains taking the sting out of the wind so far for Bray I wonder? (I know the main event isn't till tomorrow morning)

Heavy snow here in Ballybofey right now, about 2 inches so far.

Very quiet in Waterford for the last 15 or so. Almost eerie

In Cork City was sound asleep until about 15 minutes ago, suddenly felt breathless, as if pressure suddenly dropped like a stone. Such a bizarre feeling.

Very still and calm here tonight under Muckish mountain in the NW, stayed up for a bit of lamppost watching, big heavy flakes coming down and sticking now, we’re by the sea so we don’t normally ever get that very often. A good pasting coming down ❄️☃️☃️❄️ Woohoo the excitement is building!

Still coming down heavy

Wind starting to pick up now in Cork City

Just woke up, no snow here and precipitation has stopped now. I guess I was just south of where of where the snow line is.

Primary low appears to be about 50 miles southwest of Valentia and heading for a trip along the south coast. Would estimate 0600-0900h for the strongest winds in Kerry, 0700-0930 in Cork, 0800-1000 in Waterford and 0830-1030 in Wexford. There will be some moderately strong gusts before that ahead of the low, but these stronger winds from the west veering northwest will hit after the low passes. A bit further north the increase in wind speed will be somewhat more gradual as there will be less of a direct influence of the core, but would say Clare and Limerick likely to see peak winds around 0800-1000, pretty similar for south Tipps, Kilkenny and Carlow. Anything north of those counties will have an even more gradual increase to a peak around mid-day from the general sweep of the northwest wraparound.

Thinking that in that phase, the snow currently confined to north and northwest fringes will begin to rebound back to the southeast, with some mixing possible at lower elevations. Almost anywhere could eventually get into some heavy snow showers but there will be partial melting on roads, more stickage on grassy surfaces. Some thundery showers and heavy hail showers in the mix at that time.

Stay safe, you're always more exposed to a risk of bad weather when travelling as opposed to staying in one location. Any given long distance trip today would inevitably run into some bad weather conditions somewhere along the route.

MT is 8am ending to ME warning likely to be extended for Cork/Kerry? Does seem to end much earlier earlier than your scheduled times.

My last post is about you. Wake up

Well feck them and their orange snow warning.

Just after looking out to a good layer of snow and it's just the white snow as usual 🤨