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Taken on my mobile on way to work this morning (Dundrod area)......poor quality pics but they show just how bad things are up on the higher ground!
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Very heavy snow in Antrim town (25m asl)
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Shes blowing like mad here....getting windy outside too
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Met Eireann still going for t-storms in the latest forecast.....
"27 June 2012 22:27
Continuing warm and humid tonight and Thursday morning with further spells of heavy rain in many areas, thunderstorm activity and hail all leading to some flooding.
Temperatures not falling below 13 to 16 degrees."
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Is that some kind of squall line comimg across from S Wales?
Certainly has potential!
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very good, excellent piccies, classic shelf cloud with the 'UFO' look about it and gust front
Thanks AJ......had some tremendous thunder and incredible rain..
Hopefully a taste of things to come tomorrow
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Big storm approaching Antrim Town around 8pm this evening:
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Fantastic stuff aj.....thanks for sharing it.
Superb by UK standards.
Check this one out taken across the pond in Chicago in 2008:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6R5JQuHAE0
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We have funnel.. We actually have funnel.. this been the best day whooop
That was some storm in the Antrim area......forks stretching right across the sky, ground-shaking thunder.
Rare intensity for this part of the world, it was more like something from the US midwest!
Well done on spotting the funnel, missed that one myself.
There is another batch heading this way but it doesn't look to be electrified at the moment.
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Very nice funnel cloud in Co Antrim this evening, lasted a good 15 mins.
Great cloud structure but no lightning seen.
Managed to grab a pic using my phone so apologies for the poor quality.
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Blitzortung showing quite a few sferics over SE Ireland.
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Probably. Seein frequent flashes of sheet lightning with this second storm that is passing over. Rainfall is quite intense.
Couple of storms also passed through here.
Showers seem to be losing intensity now as the main rain band moves north.
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Warnings finally out for Wales now - took their time - looks a beast coming towards us
Wales: Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Carmarthenshire Conwy Gwynedd Merthyr Tydfil Neath Port Talbot Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taff Torfaen
Heavy Rain1535 Thu 152359 Thu 15
Heavy and persistent rain will affect parts of Wales later this afternoon and into the evening, with possible accumulations of 15mm or more in less than 3 hours, especially over higher ground.
The public are advised to take extra care and refer to Traffic Wales for further advice on road conditions.
Issued at: 1335 Thu 15 Jul
Certainly looks like you guys are in for a real soaking
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Met O have issued a flash warning for N Ireland:
Heavy thundery showers this afternoon are expected to give accumulations of 15mm within a 3 hour period, with isolated accumulations through the afternoon and evening possibly as high as 50mm.
The public are advised to take extra care and refer to TrafficWatchNI.com (operational hours 07.00 to 21.00 Mon to Fri and 09:00 to17:00 on Saturdays) for further advice on road conditions.
Issued at: 1156 Thu 15 Jul
Another warning for tonight:
There is a moderate risk of severe weather affecting parts of Northern Ireland. There is a potential for slow-moving areas of heavy rain from Thursday continuing through the night into Friday morning, giving further totals of 20 to 30mm, and locally up to 50mm.
Issued at: 1225 Thu 15 Jul
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Continuing chance of something for Ireland, latest from Met Eireann:
Today: Dry for a time this afternoon across the southeast, north and northwest. However rain will soon become widespread, turning heavy and persistent, with some spot flooding likely. Risk of thunder too. Very mild and humid, with highest temperatures 17 to 21 degrees. Winds will be mainly moderate variable, increasing fresh along eastern counties later.
Tonight: The heavy rain will persist into the early part of tonight, clearing northeastwards later, with the continued risk of spot flooding as well as thunder. Breezy, with lowest temperatures 9 to 12 degrees, and fresh and gusty northwest winds.
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Met Office forecast for here tonight was for rain with hill snow. Here on the coast weve had no rain, only heavy snow showers off and on. The temps have been slightly too high for much of it to settle so the roads are clear but there is a covering on pavements and grass. Bit strange that this was forecast as rain when all the showers during the day here have been of either hail or light snow, but maybe there was more to it that I dont know about!
Cant understand why Met O haven't issued a weather warning. We've had numerous heavy snow showers that are accumulating here in Antrim , I imagine conditions must be much worse over the higher ground.
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1.5c and snowing. Getting a grip easily on the practical zero thaw from last night.
I got the brush out and cleared the drive first thing this morning to help stop the impacted ice in a few days time.
So a very clever man with a snow scoop walk up and down the street clearing two tyre tracks for the car this morning.
My car did pretty well in the snow today Rear wheel drive and wide tyres!) and only did the sliding about thing when I tried to get back into the driveway this evening!
Agree with earlier posts, this really has been a very special winter seasons so far!
Chucking down right now!
Nothing here in Antrim apart from crystal clear skies.
Beats the mild/drizzly muck of recent winters
Zero thaw today yet again, becoming an exceptional cold spell despite the lack of deep snow in this neck of the woods.
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Received another 2cm overnight, giving 5cm in places. Very very icy. That is our lot for the foreseeable future.
Yeah, outlook is for extreme cold but bone dry conditions apart from coastal locations.
Dammit!
Off topic but southern counties in england look like taking a real hammering today...30-40 cms according to Metalert
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Showers building right across the north coast and moving south.
More of a concern is the temp - hovering just above 0C. Very marginal for snow on low ground.
Hope I'm wrong!
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Update from BBC:
Published at 09:00 on 4th January
All times are GMT (Europe/London, GMT+0000)
(Next update at 09:00 on 11th January)
Written by Elizabeth Saary
Summary
Staying very cold
December was a particularly cold month with temperatures below average in most areas. It now looks as though much of January will continue in the same vein with harsh frosts and further heavy snowfalls.
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Dublin ensemble showing unbelievable cold for the next week, with a return of milder conditions later. Worryingly dry though!
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Heavy rain/sleet freezing instantly as it hits the ground here. Not good!
GFS still showing potential for Monday night/Tues morning though this is being downplayed by both METO and Met Eireanne.
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well if any of you have noticed I am in coleraine and am 100 m up the nearest station is ballykelly which is 15 miles away and am higher up. Earlier out in the car temp was -2 c at 2p
Joe no insult intended mate, just that your readings seem slightly on the low side. Dont let this put you off posting your reports which i thoroughly enjoy. What a cold spell we are experiencing! I know that your part of the world (and even more so in Ballymena about 20 miles to your south), can experience fantastic snowfalls when the rest of NI has nothing
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I think I know what culd be wrong with Joes Thermo Sensor? It must be frozen solid...I noticed mine did the same, when it was snow covered it lowered the output to a degree below what my actual temp was.
Currently 1.5c here, a drop of around 1c in the last 2 hours.
Hopefully we will see some showers in the next few days, I got very excited in the Bangor shower last night....HUGE flakes in it and I thought a streamer had started....
Chance of showers tomorrow but dry on Sunday. Monday brings the promise of something more substantial.
Possible severe Atlantic storms over the Christmas period
in Storms & Severe Weather
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Yep, unfortunately I have to agree, completely off the scale maps. Been closely watching the models for about 15 years and can't remember seeing anything like this.....lets hope they weaken a lot over the next few runs, particularly for us in the NW. Last Wednesday was bad enough here but it would be a light breeze in comparison