Warning of Stormy Weather, Ireland, 11/3/08 to 12/3/08.

James Kilkelly

Warning of Stormy Weather, Ireland, 11/3/08 to 12/3/08.

Check the stakes on your trees and secure or bring in garden breakables, just in case the following forecast comes to pass.

Issued at 11 March 2008 - 11:40

General : A storm depression of c. 960 hPa , will pass to the north of Ireland overnight and move in over Scotland. A swathe of gale force westerly winds will affect Ireland with severe gusts in many places. The winds will be strongest over Ulster, Connacht and the northern half of Leinster.

Warning :Southwest to west winds will increase 30 to 45 knots (55 to 85 km/h) this evening and will gust 60 to 65 knots (110 to 120 km/h) overnight and for a time on Wednesday.
But in exposed parts of Ulster, Connacht and north Leinster winds are likely to gust as high as 80 knots (150 km/h).
Seas in excess of 10 metres will affect Atlantic coasts.
There will be some heavy and prolonged showers over Ulster and Connacht, and some will be thundery and wintry.

Valid from 11/1800 to 12/1100.

Source.
Met Ã‰ireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service.

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tagwex · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 1:15 am Post subject:

National weather warning all over the country tonight. Everywhere that is except Wexford. The glorious sunny southeast. Aye it is definitely better down south. Enjoy the snow and ice folks!!!

Sue Deacon · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:53 am Post subject:

What snow and ice? There's none in this part of Fermanagh.

tagwex · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:57 am Post subject:

STATUS ORANGE

Low Temperature Warning for Ireland
Extremely low temperatures tonight with severe frost, ice and lying snow. Lowest temperatures of -2 to -8 degrees, coldest in east Connacht, Leinster and Ulster. Slippery paths and treacherous roads also due to snow accumulation and ice.

Issued:Sunday 10 December 2017 10:00
Valid:Sunday 10 December 2017 20:00 to Monday 11 December 2017 10:00

It was different last night when I made the comment.

Sue Deacon · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:22 am Post subject:

OK I will let you off this time. I judge cold by ice on the pond - so far nothing.

Greengage · Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 3:45 pm Post subject:

missed the snow and we were in direct line also miss Ophelia. cold and damp nothing unusual.

Sue Deacon · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:46 pm Post subject:

Thought I would revive this thread to see how you are all coping with this lovely weather and post some photies.

No snow here but bitterly cold wind. The pond is frozen over for the first time.

Dave and I went to the gym in Ballyshannon today - found it 'closed until one', so we headed out to Rossnowlagh to take some pictures. Slieve League has no snow (that we can see) but as you pan west towards the Gap it appears and gets thicker.

Down on the beach we saw a sight we had never seen before - ice 'waterfalls', very pretty but you can hear the rock shattering and bits falling off! Shocked

Back in the garden, my poor hellebores are flat on the ground. They were so nice last week. I hope this is just temporary and that they will perk up again when the thaw comes.

Keep warm, stay safe.

tagwex · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 6:05 pm Post subject:

So you are reviving threads Sue, that was my trick. Trying to haul back ould members. Never seemed to work though. You never know you just might get the instigator of this thread to make a reappearance!!!

No snow up there in Nordy land.... I'll show you snow.

tagwex · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 6:11 pm Post subject:

Views around the house. Drifts are anything up to 1.5m.
First, out the front. Second, view from the back door, note the blue wheelie bin. Third photo looking out the back from upstairs. Fourth, looking up the drive.

tagwex · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 6:17 pm Post subject:

This was my mothers homeplace, nobody has lived there for nearly 50 years now. Me and the mutt on the way down to my cousins farm this morning to give him a helping hand. These little calves were glad of a feed, a drink and a fresh bed today.

Sue Deacon · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:18 pm Post subject:

Wheelie bin, what wheelie bin? Laughing

Crikey T that's some snowdift on your car!

We called out to see June this morning. She was sheltering from the easterly behind a wall. She came out for her carrot and apple and a bowl of mollichop (not sure if that's how you spell it) and stood wiggling her ears and tossing her head. She hates the wind in her ears.

We are just so pleased that we managed to get her a coat. No donkey should be out in this weather. They are desert mountain animals, their coats aren't up to cold, wet weather. She's lovely and toasty under the rug.

tagwex · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:32 pm Post subject:

"Wheelie bin, what wheelie bin?" Exactly.

"Crikey T that's some snowdift on your car!" Car, what car?

"No donkey should be out in this weather." Are you calling me a donkey!!!?

Sue Deacon · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:53 pm Post subject:

Not unless your name is June! Laughing

Margo · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 11:52 am Post subject:

We've been very lucky. Hardly any snow at all in fact I got some photos up of the 2010 snow and we had it far worse. Keep warm everybody

Sue Deacon · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 12:02 pm Post subject:

That's sweet Margo. It reminds me of some lines from a Samuel Taylor Coleridge sonnet, ' And Winter, slumbering in the open air wears on his smiling face, a dream of Spring' Very Happy