Ireland Regional Weather Chat

[Rocheydub]

I have taken the wording from their website!!! It's on the status yellow warning. Their 'bland' forecast was made for the day, and as the day is throwing everything at us, it covered that! 

They also have access to more charts than the public do, therefor more knowledge.

Sorry if I rant on, but Met Eireann are a thoroughly professional forecasting organisation, one of the finest around, and I feel they deserve a little bit more respect than some of the comments made earlier. 

PS, I have absolutely have no affiliation in any capacity to Met. Just a huge respect.

 

[bobbarley]

The amber warning a bit over the top, just drove from Belfast to north coast past antrim, ballymena, Ballymoney no where any more than a few centimetres. Possibly a bit more overnight but I can't see any major disruption.

[Kitara1]

Don't often post but have to agree with Rochey here. Much more often than not Met Eireann get it right. Their presenters can be quirky to say the least but the info they present is usually spot on. Over the years I have come to regard their forecasting as highly as the MetO. I often don't like what they are saying but it usually happens....!

[ronan]

Seen a few pics there of Letterkenny and seems to be a couple of Inches of lying snow. I feel most of us will wake up to a covering but nowhere near the 5-10cms forecast. I may be proved wrong though.

Edited January 28, 2015 by ronan

[bobbarley]

There's always this weekend for another chance

[booferking]

Yea im thinking the same thing myself this is going to be a let down don,t think we will get anywhere near to 5-10cm..

Edited January 28, 2015 by booferking

[ronan]

Just looking at the radar again showers seem to be tracking West to East again and pepping up.

[Abyss]

Covering of mostly hail has remained on the grass since this morning and has gradually increased in depth throughout the evening. It has snowed but always at the end of showers for a couple of minutes at most. Slushy deposits on pavements. The showers are too fast moving to have any real impact and are hail 80% of the time.

I expected this evening to deliver more but trend has continued. Unless it changes I won't be expecting much come morning. Not far from the Tyrone border in Donegal btw

[norn iron]

Yes, doesn't seem to be much to justify Amber. Let's see what the weekend brings.

[Juuyoku]

Lightly snowing here. My daughter was hoping for another snow day lol, doubt she's getting it!

[somofagun]

Light covering here. Will be shocked if i see a 100mm of snow in the morning.

[ronan]

Was surprised to rend this. Nothing here and Claudy 10 minutes out the road.

http://www.derrydaily.net/2015/01/29/snow-update-roads-dangerous-as-psni-issue-warning/

[Juuyoku]

Dungiven? I'd like to know where cos where I am I can still see the grass...

[ronan]

Lol was thinking that. The radar and comments on here doesn't back their storey up.

[Sparky72]

Showers keep coming but only frozen rain.

[be cause]

roaring fire , and at most 1cm of wet snow melting away ..

[mountain shadow]

I would say I have 5cm here. amber warning probably notwarranted.

CCan't complain though.

[BornFromTheVoid]

Nothing here... yet. More showers on the radar, but at 2.0C, I'm not too hopeful.

[BornFromTheVoid]

Seems those milder 850hPa temps ended up covering most of the country last night.

 

[Watsy]

I would say I have 5cm here. amber warning probably notwarranted.

CCan't complain though.

Woke up to something similar here MS, place looks lovely. Was expecting a bit more though.

[Sperrin]

Wow we got pasted overnight(at least 12cm) wasn't expecting that at all as the showers appeared to be heading north and south of us. Will stick up some pics when it get brighter.

[ForeverPomeroysnow]

Was thinking the same for here Sperrin, will get some pics up for ye all as well

[mountain shadow]

Actually underestimated the snow here, nearer 10cm.

Lovely walk to the bus in heavy snow. Makes you glad to be alive.

I love the sna!

[ForeverPomeroysnow]

Too me the amber warning has been justified for my area, there's a lot of it out there, if I didn't have jury duty I wouldn't be out the door!!!

[BIG LAD]

we got pasted here all nite. 3 or 4 inches and its chuckin it down now. heaviest shower ive seen in years. whiteout.