Ireland Regional Weather Discussion 16/01/2018 Onwards

[Weegaz]

Still looks lively on sat

[ronan]

I really hope they are right. One thing I have noticed is that since things turned more NW the wind has picked up big time! Its chucking it down with hail here at the minute. The next hour could be real good!

[Weegaz]

Just now, ronan said:

I really hope they are right. One thing I have noticed is that since things turned more NW the wind has picked up big time! Its chucking it down with hail here at the minute. The next hour could be real good!

Winds picked up down as far as us to mate, howling around the house here. The big one on route looks to be intensifying more.

[Nqp15h]

As long as it doesn't bring an hour of hail, i'd be happy with snow.

[Neiller22]

maybe this is why they issued the warning until 8am and included all NI. Time will tell 

[mountain shadow]

9 minutes ago, Weegaz said:

Things seem to be more from the slight north west now ronan? That one looks great, especially for the east to

Thons a cracker if it reaches this far. 3 to  5cm in that alone. 

 

[ronan]

It's class here at the minute!! Roads completely white again!! Nqp hail is great! It gives a good base and if any snow falls then it will lye straight away!!

 

[Neiller22]

2 minutes ago, mountain shadow said:

Thons a cracker if it reaches this far. 3 to  5cm in that alone. 

 

i think it will. BBC newsline weather looked great all night 

[Weegaz]

Just for a the crack for us out east

[Weegaz]

4 minutes ago, mountain shadow said:

Thons a cracker if it reaches this far. 3 to  5cm in that alone. 

 

I might stay awake for it MS

[Neiller22]

4 minutes ago, Weegaz said:

Just for a the crack for us out east

how up to date is this?

[Nqp15h]

Well, it looks to be bypassing us and only hitting the tip of the coast.

[Weegaz]

6 minutes ago, mountain shadow said:

Thons a cracker if it reaches this far. 3 to  5cm in that alone. 

 

I have also used a pen as a straight edge and ran animation a few times on radar and can confirm we are a direct hit MS 

[Weegaz]

1 minute ago, Neiller22 said:

how up to date is this?

Posted 2 hrs ago on facebook

Severe Weather Updates 2018 page

[Neiller22]

3 minutes ago, Weegaz said:

I have also used a pen as a straight edge and ran animation a few times on radar and can confirm we are a direct hit MS 

unless it fizzles out!

[Nqp15h]

3 minutes ago, Weegaz said:

I have also used a pen as a straight edge and ran animation a few times on radar and can confirm we are a direct hit MS 

Are you above 100 meters? 

[Neiller22]

3 minutes ago, Weegaz said:

Posted 2 hrs ago on facebook

Severe Weather Updates 2018 page

hope its accurate 

[Weegaz]

1 minute ago, Nqp15h said:

Are you above 100 meters? 

105m, 108m if I go upstairs.

jokes aside but we have done well today and the showers have held up well to give good cover here

[ronan]

Folks this could be real good!! Area behind it intensifying to!!

[Juuyoku]

Buses got cancelled so had to get a lift and not long home from work - I finished two hours ago! Winds picking up a bit. Any showers I've seen recently have been light . 

Edited January 16, 2018 by Juuyoku

[Nqp15h]

We'll give it the benefit of the doubt, but not holding out much hope, with that wind.

[Neiller22]

3 minutes ago, ronan said:

Folks this could be real good!! Area behind it intensifying to!!

Could be a corker! 

[bobbarley]

5 minutes ago, Weegaz said:

I have also used a pen as a straight edge and ran animation a few times on radar and can confirm we are a direct hit MS 

God I thought I was the only one

[booferking]

@Neiller22 great job tonight keeping runway open cookstown got a pasting.

[Guest]

Hope that intensifying precipitation slams here has been dry over these latest times hope at an all low notably taking longer to turn blue then red