Ireland Regional Weather Chat - 20/11/2015 Onward.

[Baltic Regions]

My drive today took me from Ballyclare to Coleraine to Dervocl to Cushendall to Ballymoney and then back to Ballyclare.

Had Sleet all the way from Ballymoney. But then it turned to snow as I left Ballymena.

I drove over the colin hill to get to Ballyclare and the snow got thicker and thicker. The lady driving infront just slowed down and stopped on the hill. I overtook her and then felt guilty so I pulled into a layby on up the road and ran dow to her. I offered to drive her car to the layby and then run her home in my car which has 4WD.

While we had this conversation a car coming the other way drove into the car in front and then shot across and hit a car going up the hill. All very low impact stuff. Couldn't get her car going at all so i turned it and got it down to a lane and we left it there. We walked up the hill to my car and it turns out she lives round the corner. Im picking her up in the morining and taking her to her car.

Really unexpected and big flakes. Very welcomed.

[gary1365]

No snow so far only rain and sleet. 

[Sperrin]

On way back from Belfast and snow was skimpy through dungannon. On the far side it got much heavier. This is my car and surrounding area.

[bobbarley]

Nice pics guys very jealous

 

[Juuyoku]

It's frustrating watching the radar and seeing snow in Donegal turning sleet when it hits Derry and dying out before it gets to me

[ForeverPomeroysnow]

8 hours ago, Baltic Regions said:

My drive today took me from Ballyclare to Coleraine to Dervocl to Cushendall to Ballymoney and then back to Ballyclare.

Had Sleet all the way from Ballymoney. But then it turned to snow as I left Ballymena.

I drove over the colin hill to get to Ballyclare and the snow got thicker and thicker. The lady driving infront just slowed down and stopped on the hill. I overtook her and then felt guilty so I pulled into a layby on up the road and ran dow to her. I offered to drive her car to the layby and then run her home in my car which has 4WD.

While we had this conversation a car coming the other way drove into the car in front and then shot across and hit a car going up the hill. All very low impact stuff. Couldn't get her car going at all so i turned it and got it down to a lane and we left it there. We walked up the hill to my car and it turns out she lives round the corner. Im picking her up in the morining and taking her to her car.

Really unexpected and big flakes. Very welcomed.

Good man Baltic, always good to help others out.  Looking rather icy this morning although it sounds like rain hitting my window right now.  Agree about the size of the snowflakes yesterday, absolutely massive!!  Even better the snow was high quality snowball stuff and I dare say for building snowmen.  More of the same please 

[gary1365]

No snow at all I'm disappointed but not surprised. 

[BornFromTheVoid]

Just cold rain here yesterday! Plenty more rain for the weekend too.

Got some exams in Fermoy on Sunday, so I hope the flooding ain't too bad

[ForeverPomeroysnow]

Not sounding good for Cork and Kerry Born, amber warning at the minute 

[ronan]

Every day i have a nosey in the model thread hoping for some changes in the outputs but with each day they churn out something different and not what i want to be seeing! The 12z GFS today now showing temps in the teens!! Definitely not what we want to be seeing at this time of year!! There is no consistency or trends in the outputs at all!! Just boring! Lol. 

[ForeverPomeroysnow]

Yeah Ronan I think it's one of those I will come back and visit in January times.  That said we always must remember the bias to report on South East England mostly, but not looking good anywhere apart from usual spots at the minute 

[ronan]

Yeah I reckon January is gonna be a better time to check in! Lol

[sundog]

yes its been pretty depressing so far this month and not much hope in sight for now . surely things will improve in time,i hope!!

Today was the coldest day ive recorded so far this month which i know isnt saying much. It was a nice bright dry day,max temp 6.3c, currently 3.0c.

[Rocheydub]

I cycled to work this morning in my cycling shorts. Silly, silly me. stained glass windowin freezing! Took me hours to warm back up again!!! Serious danger for the SW tomorrow with the rain in the 50mm + range on already saturated water tables... God help them! Maybe a bit of lamp-post watching tonight?? As the first clouds come in, it may fall as sleet or snow!

[booferking]

What a surprise again this morning snowing is falling all around us good wee cover another 1hr of this and will be building first snowman.

[ForeverPomeroysnow]

Snowing in Cavan, Omagh and off course here :

[ForeverPomeroysnow]

Omagh :

[Sperrin]

Whoa, that band of precipitation is much higher than forecast. Snow pelting down here, that's three snow days in the last week and a half!

 

 

[gary1365]

Only cold heavey rain here 2.5 degrees I don't think I'm ever going to see lying snow until January. 

[gary1365]

Temperature dropping quite quickly there its now 2.1 that's only on a few minutes. 

[Sperrin]

A few more snaps now that it is more light out...

 

 

[somofagun]

Couldn't believe it when i seen this.

[ForeverPomeroysnow]

More pictures, because I know you love them.. 

[gingercat]

Fab pics Pomeroy! Snow has been non stop here in Newtownabbey since 7.45, no sign of easing up either! 

[ForeverPomeroysnow]

1 hour ago, Sperrin said:

Whoa, that band of precipitation is much higher than forecast. Snow pelting down here, that's three snow days in the last week and a half!

 

 

Not bad considering we are in such a mild regime!!!