Spring 2022 - General Discussion

pad199207 · 07-03-2022 1:09pm

Status Yellow - Wind and Rain warning for Ireland

Met Éireann Weather Warning
Heavy rainfall on Tuesday night and Wednesday, possibly turning wintry in places, will be accompanied by strong to near gale force and gusty southerly winds. This will lead to hazardous driving conditions and localised flooding.
Valid: 22:00 Tuesday 08/03/2022 to 15:00 Wednesday 09/03/2022
Issued: 13:02 Monday 07/03/2022

esposito · 07-03-2022 1:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118745026#Comment_118745026

Bitter wind. Must be coming off the cold Irish Sea. Feeling very raw. Brass monkey weather.

appledrop · 07-03-2022 2:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118745526#Comment_118745526

Yep, I got the walk in, then straight home.

Brrr too cold to be out in that.

Thelonious Monk · 07-03-2022 2:15pm

Jesus I can't feel my hands after jogging in that wind. Coldest it's been in ages. The steam from the incinerator in Dublin Port is at a right angle to the chimney going directly east, most of the year it's heading west out to sea.

Supercell · 07-03-2022 5:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118745741#Comment_118745741

The wind is absolutely cutting out there, being honest its taken a lot of the pleasure of jogging away, hopefully getting better soon.

_NAGDEFY · 07-03-2022 5:11pm

March always reminds me of the Battle of the Bulge. It's often winter's last major offensive, like the Germans.

Also it's success is often determined by cloudy or clear skies. Snowfall lasts longer in cloudy conditions as the stronger sun's influence doesn't come into play as much. It feels colder in cloudy conditions too. Like the first 10 days of the Bulge were cloudy and foggy, the US couldn't bring the weight of their vastly superior air force to bear on the advancing Germans. But when the skies cleared, game over.

irishgeo · 08-03-2022 12:25am

I wouldn't normally ask but its a big day for me on Saturday so just wondering what's the weather going to be like in the North West mainly sligo around midday Saturday and into the afternoon.

DOCARCH · 08-03-2022 6:55am

Windy morning. Gusting 57kts in DunLaoghaire atm.

OldRio · 08-03-2022 8:25am

Woken yet again by the wind howling at about 3am.. We've gone from an utterly stunning day on Sunday to cloud wind and rain. (Typical weather)

mcburns07 · 08-03-2022 8:34am

Absolutely wild in Cork

Rebelbrowser · 08-03-2022 9:28am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118748917#Comment_118748917

Being honest, the met.ie app is as good as anything at this remove. I've pasted below what it is currently saying for Sligo for Saturday. From MT's forecast it does sound like it will be cooler with passing showers. At 4 days away hard to be accurate. Certainly one of the better days this week but that might be damning it with feint praise...

appledrop · 08-03-2022 10:05am

Well I gave in +drove to school this morning, couldnt be out in that!

Don't know what it's like in other parts of country but more stormy here in NCD then during those other named 'storms'.

OldRio · 08-03-2022 10:10am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118749666#Comment_118749666

Absolutely. Horrendous in Leitrim.

Oscar Bravo · 08-03-2022 10:45am

Mace head gusting 54 knots (100 km/h) at 10am. Rare to get such strong winds from a south easterly direction.

sryanbruen · 08-03-2022 11:16am

72 km/h sustained winds at Belmullet, solid orange territory.

Gonzo · 08-03-2022 12:51pm

very windy in Meath but at least it's mild. We may have to wait a while to get sunny Spring days back as the following 7 to 10 days are looking very unsettled with no shortage of rainfall. The first week of March has probably been my favourite week of weather since the July heatwave with bags of sunshine and very frosty nights. But as of now the Atlantic is back in business and may dominate for the rest of March with a very positive AO and NAO forcast for the next 2 weeks, however I am hoping the final week of March things may begin to warm up and settle down.

Darwin · 08-03-2022 2:12pm

Surprisingly gusty this morning the bins went flying even though I had them fairly well secured against a wall. Really heavy squally shower just passed through (SW Laois). Looks to be a cold day tomorrow once the front passes through and the winds become easterly.

Oscar Bravo · 08-03-2022 4:05pm

Plenty of lightning in those showers crossing the country

redsteveireland · 08-03-2022 6:17pm

Amazing Mammatus over Galway when I was driving home around 4:30pm, some of the best I've seen in Ireland. Couldn't get home quick enough to get my camera before they moved away.

Supercell · 08-03-2022 7:30pm

Wicklow mountains could get a right dumping tomorrow evening, could be interesting in some inland areas above 100m or so in the east.

Gonzo · 08-03-2022 8:14pm

Most models are keeping the snow exclusively to the Wicklow Mountains so I'd say anywhere above 400 meters should do well, not expecting anything other than cold rain or sleet at lower levels. The GFS is on it's own with some low level snow in the south-east away from the coast.

Supercell · 08-03-2022 8:46pm

Probably right, would be nice to see the mountains white one last time this side of summer. The cold can bugger off before paddies though please.

spookwoman · 09-03-2022 5:08am

Was looking at the cctv this morning when one of those showers went over. Could see the line of monsoon like rain moving in a line up the street where water was just bouncing off the street and cars. Probably one of the worst I've seen. One minute there and then it move on the same way.

One nasty squall line just west of Limerick now.

redsteveireland · 09-03-2022 8:03am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118755081#Comment_118755081

Pretty impressive now, stretching all the way from Derry almost to Waterford.

from www.met.ie

leahyl · 09-03-2022 8:48am

Longest and heaviest downpour in a while in Cork City now. Such a miserable morning!

Danno · 09-03-2022 9:28am

Squall line gone through, big temperature drop and winds dropped off to light westerly, these were SE and quite fresh. South Laois. Nice sup of rain with this too.

hawkwing · 09-03-2022 10:30am

turning to sleet now, SE Tipp 150m

Oscar Bravo · 09-03-2022 10:37am

10am

Casement 10 degrees

Moore park 3 degrees

highdef · 09-03-2022 10:57am

That's 2° and moderate sleet now.

Timistry · 09-03-2022 11:03am

Wet snow in Clonmel

Supercell · 09-03-2022 11:31am

Looks like wintery stuff in north Cork and Tipperary

Temperatures

Dew points:

hawkwing · 09-03-2022 12:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118756121#Comment_118756121

Very heavy snow for about 90 mins, SE Tipp,150m,still belting down,everyplace covered

RobertKK · 09-03-2022 1:21pm

Heavy snow here in Kilkenny on the high ground.

_NAGDEFY · 09-03-2022 1:27pm

Heavy snow across the border from Robert in Bilboa, Laois.

RobertKK · 09-03-2022 1:32pm

Starting to stick here.

blackbird99 · 09-03-2022 1:42pm

Aherlow co tipperary

mickger844posts · 09-03-2022 1:43pm

Atrocious conditions here in Waterford City. Heavy rain at my station with 37.8mm recorded so far. Flooding the worst ive ever seen at the entrance to my estate. Temp also dropped from 9.7c to 1.9c in half an hour.

https://www.waterfordcityweather.com

Danno · 09-03-2022 1:56pm

Moderate sleet since around 10.30am in south Laois. A few flakes mixing in now during the heavier bursts. 2.6c / 1.6c DP and falling in a NE breeze.

Snow covered fields over on the Comer Plateau. Probably 180m upwards.

Gonzo · 09-03-2022 2:00pm

absolute write off of a day in Meath, cool and very heavy rain all morning. Winds last night were very strong, loudest I've heard it in several months.

Oscar Bravo · 09-03-2022 2:04pm

Dry with long sunny spells and mild the other side of the front here in Castlebar .

Kermit.de.frog · 09-03-2022 2:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118757076#Comment_118757076

You may start seeing some wintryness in the precipitation soon.

adocholiday · 09-03-2022 2:14pm

Raining here since about 10am in South Wicklow but it's gone very heavy the last couple of hours, starting to flood in various places around Rathdrum and the river across the road from me is very high already. No let up in sight either, Met Eireann have heavy rain forecast until 8pm.

DOCARCH · 09-03-2022 2:28pm

Still in the mild here in Greystones. 9.3c atm. 8.0mm so far.

Danno · 09-03-2022 2:58pm

Taken around 2pm, snow settling on the Comer hills.

pad199207 · 09-03-2022 3:10pm

Status Yellow - Low Temperature/Ice warning for Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow, Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Munster, Connacht

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Hazardous conditions due to a widespread severe frost leading to ice on untreated surfaces.

Valid: 20:00 Wednesday 09/03/2022 to 10:00 Thursday 10/03/2022

Issued: 14:53 Wednesday 09/03/2022

hawkwing · 09-03-2022 3:13pm

4-5 inches lying in the fields now,2in on the roads,150m SE Tipp,easing off finally

Thewife · 09-03-2022 3:42pm

In Tramore visiting and it’s 3 degrees and pissing down !

Oscar Bravo · 09-03-2022 4:00pm

Status Orange - Rain warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Heavy falls of rain will continue with surface flooding and poor driving conditions.

Valid: 15:35 Wednesday 09/03/2022 to 21:00 Wednesday 09/03/2022

Gonzo · 09-03-2022 4:28pm

Today is possibly the wettest and most miserable day since Christmas Day, still pouring here in Meath.

Imagine if we had cold air from the east or north undercutting all this rain, the country would be buried in snow.

Speak Now · 09-03-2022 4:36pm

Orange warning for Waterford after we get 50mm of rain!

Spring 2022 - General Discussion

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Status Yellow - Wind and Rain warning for Ireland

Status Yellow - Low Temperature/Ice warning for Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow, Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Munster, Connacht

Status Orange - Rain warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford