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Done Mountain. Knocker just posted this Brutal cold forecast Michael Ventrice ‏@MJVentrice 19m19 minutes ago Ridge to build from California up to the N. Pole and into Greenland. This will open the arctic gates for brutal cold

"There is the chance of more widespread cold conditions developing towards mid-February." I wouldn't call that uninspiring

Heavy snow atm. Finally the hail has .... off ha

Looks like it will track further South than currently shown?

Storm seems weaker on the GFS? Usually the opposite

Once again I can't deleted previous quote. Storm Henry has been named. Gusts widely 60-70mph. 80mph a possibility Monday

Pretty useless with me. Had snow yes but very little as almost everything falling is hail

Covering of hail and now it's snowing

For what it's worth NI weather on fb have issued an Amber snow warning for NW areas

Practically bone dry with me again thanks to the wind . Fear not ha. Gust of 66mph at Malin 10pm

Crazy wind in Donegal since the rain cleared

Another way to look at it is there will be one after another ha

@*Sub*Zero* What's your feeling on Mondays storm. Do you think it will track further North or South?

Hard to say you're on the coast. Possibly

The colder air will filter in behind a small rain band this evening Here it is in Donegal at 8pm Below beginning to clear away East at 11pm(problem won't upload) By 10pm -6 uppers getting in to NW Below -8 by 1am And finally by 4am Dew points are also good

Another wind warning for Monday. Latest GFS has it further South and deeper too Southwesterly winds will strengthen later on Sunday to bring gale or severe gale force winds across many northern and central parts of the UK through Monday. Gusts of 60-70 mph are likely quite widely, with gusts to around 80 mph possible, particularly in exposed parts of the northwest and perhaps locally to the east of high ground.

GFS total precipitation to 7am Sunday morning Donegal looks like the place to be. For fun I'm not sure how you translate that to snow depth, searched online but different results so nothing conclusive

Met Eireann Snow warning issued- Snow-ice Warning for Ireland Icy patches expected to develop overnight/early Saturday in many parts of the country in spite of the wind. Sleet and snow showers expected to develop in the North and Northwest through the night giving several cms of snow on high ground and a covering at some lower levels. Towards morning a scattering of wintry showers will spread further South and East to other parts also.

Not the only post that was deleted. I posted the Amber snow warning for Scotland in the model thread. Our warning is just one level below amber btw. Yesterday a mod said the only lowland snow would be for N.Scotland nothing to get excited about I said NI and Southern Scotland could see low level snow too and was told it was sad for a newbie to disagree with a more experienced poster, elsewhere would only be good if your up a hill/mountain, no need to dust off your sleigh yet etc. Well the amber warning covers lowland Southern Scotland too 2-4 inches. It was deleted lol, I can't fathom that ha so sad

Just had a glance in their regional thread lol. Boofer I think you should post your snow pics in there as I think you get a special mention from one of them without saying your name ha.

That will be updated for NI-7am observations just in and #OrlockHead on the #Down coast has recorded a gust of 85mph #StormGertrude - highest wind gust so far.

Haha post your snow pics in there later if we're lucky

Its like a moaning contest and winner gets two feet of snow

Lets hope those in Shetland have lampposts left to watch the snow later. Seems a bit late for the red warning given what the charts were showing last night

BBC NI twitter-7am observations just in and #OrlockHead on the #Down coast has recorded a gust of 85mph #StormGertrude - highest wind gust so far.