Friday, 12 December, 2014 Forecasts for Ireland TODAY ... Scattered snow flurries this morning mainly in two areas, west Munster and north Connacht, west Ulster. Other areas could have some locally slippery roads for a while, with drizzle or light falls of wet snow. Temperatures will gradually recover a bit to around 6 C, showers will briefly become mostly rain or hail as they move south. There may be brief sunny intervals in eastern counties. TONIGHT ... Turning colder in stages with hail or ice pellet showers turning to snow over parts of the north, especially inland and above 100m. Accumulations of 2-5 cm possible. Isolated snow flurries elsewhere could leave a coating by morning, especially on hills, but larger urban areas and coastal districts more likely to remain dry. Lows -2 to -5 C. Watch for icy roads especially in north Leinster, most of Ulster and most of Connacht. SATURDAY ... Cold with snow showers for part of the morning, little further accumulation, then a few brighter intervals, followed by cloud and rain setting in during the late afternoon or evening. Winds moderate NW backing to WSW at about 50 km/hr. Highs 6 or 7 C likely to be recorded later afternoon. SUNDAY ... Periods of rain, becoming windy, mild for a while then turning a bit colder again. Lows near 4 C and highs near 8 or 9 C. Moderate to strong westerly winds gusting to 80 km/hr. MONDAY and TUESDAY look fairly seasonable and showery in a moderate westerly wind. OUTLOOK ... Midweek it may turn colder again for about two days with mixed wintry showers. The models have begun to show a more settled regime after that, lasting through Christmas, so the latest outlook for the 25th would call for dry, partly cloudy weather with highs near 8 C and slight frosts overnight. My local weather featured occasional rain, highs near 12 C and strong southerly winds arising in the past few hours, in fact I am sending this off right now as we could lose power here at any moment. -- Peter for IWO
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 07:36:35 +0000
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