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LAST UPDATE | 15 Nov 2024
MET ÉIREANN HAS issued a weather advisory as the forecaster confirmed the first “cold snap” of the season.
After a mild start to November, temperatures will plummet next week, and this sudden change is part of the reason why an advisory is being issued.
“People are going to get quite a shock next week,” said a Met Éireann forecaster.
The northern half of the country can expect some sleet and snow next week as Met Éireann confirmed the first “cold snap” of the season.
While temperatures are relatively mild this week, Met Éireann has “high confidence” that a spell of cold and wintry weather will sweep across the country from Monday onwards.
The wintry spell will continue throughout the week and bring frost, ice and showers.
These will be most widespread in the north and parts of the west, though some snow showers could reach further south.
Met Éireann said the forecast is still uncertain for Sunday night into Monday morning, as a low-pressure system tracks near Ireland.
Persistent rain will cover much of the country on Monday, heaviest over Ulster and with the possibility of some sleet and snow.
The main impacts will come on Tuesday to Friday however, with hazardous ground conditions due to frost, as well as ice due to cold temperatures throughout the day and night.
Met Éireann also warned road users to expect poor visibility in any wintry showers.
Liz Coleman, Met Éireann’ s deputy head of forecasting, noted that there’s been an “unusually mild start to November”.
However, she said “people are going to get quite a shock as the temperatures plummet next week, which is why we have issued an Advisory for Ireland”.
She explained that while details are uncertain as to the exact track of a low-pressure system on Sunday night and during Monday, some heavy and persistent rain is to be expected in the west and north, with the possibility of some sleet and snow over parts of Ulster on Monday.
Coleman remarked that Met Éireann will be “monitoring this situation closely over the weekend”.
And while the situation is uncertain on Monday, Coleman said there is a “high degree of certainty that by Tuesday, it is going to turn much colder as an Arctic airmass sinks over the country from the north”.
Daytime temperatures will often range from around two to six degrees, with night-time temperatures widely falling below freezing and bringing widespread frost and ice.
Colman added that the northerly airflow will also bring showers of sleet and snow, most frequent over the northern half of the country but there is potential for some showers to reach further south.
This will result in some hazardous travelling conditions, travel disruptions and poor visibility.
And while the extent of the wintry showers in terms of snow is still unclear, Met Éireann said it will have further information via its high resolution model which will provide forecast information two days ahead.
The cold northerly airmass currently looks set to linger over Ireland until next Friday at least, but possibly into the weekend too, although Met Éireann noted that uncertainty increases after Friday, 22 November.
Met Éireann has warned of hazardous travelling conditions and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has urged motorists to be prepared.
Its advice includes ensuring vehicle lights are working, and checking coolant, screen wash and water reservoirs.
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— RSA Ireland (@RSAIreland) November 15, 2024
Motorists should also check their tires for wear and tear and top up oil if needed, as well as cleaning, or replacing, wipers if needed.
Any chance the Journal will do some journalism and report on the closure of over 500 dams in Europe over the last few years, including many in the Valencia region….cheers.
@Dere: Lol! what does that have to do with illegal immigrants or woke culture Dere?… keep your sensible ‘broad sheet’ topics out of this tabloid trash heap please.
@Dere: lol
@Dere: 500 of 1.2 million, and for good reasons, it seems.
@Brendan O’Brien: yeah tell that to the people in Valencia.
@Dere: You are spreading misinformation.
@Brendan O’Brien: and the purpose of river barriers is to prevent floods.
@Dere: ‘The report warns about the safety risks posed by obsolete river barriers, detailing 129 deaths over the past years. Despite the growing momentum behind dam removals, European rivers are fragmented by more than 1.2 million barriers, including over 150 000 obsolete barriers – many of which pose significant hazards to people and wildlife. Some dams, in particular weirs (low-head dams), have been identified as potential “drowning machines”, due to the formation of inescapably strong subsurface currents. Yet there is no European wide analysis of dangerous dam incidents …
‘Along with this threat, more intense storms and extreme floods due to climate change are also increasing the risk of dams collapsing, particularly ageing and obsolete barriers – threatening lives, properties and economic damage. With tens of thousands of obsolete dams scattered across Europe, the potential for catastrophic failures is a growing risk for downstream communities. Indeed, at least three river barriers collapsed last year due to heavy rain in Norway, Northern Ireland, and Slovenia.’
@Brendan O’Brien: damn you just love to gaslight yourself
@Brendan O’Brien: simple question….did the removal of river barriers contribute to the floods in Valencia?
@Dere: People just aren’t praying enough.
@Dere: Apparently not.
‘… disinformation narratives have gone viral: that the “destruction of reservoirs and dams in recent years” is responsible for the the DANA (the Spanish acronym for high-altitude isolated depression, a weather phenomenon that recently caused serious flooding in Valencia and other eastern regions of Spain) and that, if they were still standing, the consequences would not be as severe.
‘The reality: neither reservoirs nor large dams have been destroyed in the Júcar river basin, the area most affected by the floods and which includes the province of Valencia …
‘What can be explained: it is not possible to verify what would have happened if the hypothetical world imagined by these narratives existed. However, we can explain that weirs and small dams, not reservoirs or large dams, have been demolished, and they are removed for flood safety, legal obligations, and ecosystem restoration. Not removing obsolete or poorly maintained weirs poses a greater flood risk because it raises water levels in uncontrolled areas and can create blockages, according to two experts.’
https://maldita.es/clima/20241104/dams-reservoirs-removed-floods-valencia/
@Dere: Imagining as dvmb as you, must be hard everyday.
@Brendan O’Brien: Thanks for posting all the details on a lot of articles, although I fear, it’s a lost call.
People like “Dere” seems to watch a 5 minutes clip on the web, doing their own “research”, because, you know, the MSM are all evil and manipulated by the governments. Climate change is a hoax anyway :-)
@Dere: You got your answer, now what ?
@Dere: River barriers & silting sometimes causes flooding, other times they can help it. It’s not as simple as you claim it to be.
I feel the rain in Iberia will make its way back up to us pretty soon anyway.
@Brendan O’Brien: How do you manage to sleep at night Brendan, with all that Doom ‘n Gloom swirling around in your head?
@Dere: nooo political power struggle prevented security alert alarms…
@Brian Hunt: Informstion, factual information troubles you. We get it.
@Dere: Put in your place by a well informed contributer and you have gone silent. Your type just can’t stand up to intelligence, reason and logic.
@John Murphy: (TL;DR: The rain from Iberia wont affect us) Not likely, we have Arctic air pushing through from the north starting Tuesday and lasting a few days if not until Saturday according to current predictions. I’ve read that it’s cooler air that’s been pushing down through the continent into the Mediterranean that’s made conditions right for the amount of rain in Eastern Spain also but I’d have to read more into it to claim any veracity. The main airflow of the Arctic Polar Vortex is going to go right over Ireland and possibly slightly below our southern shores bringing down a lot of cold air with it.
@Jack Hayes: Who is “we”, are you part of an organisation?
@Brendan O’Brien: when’s the last time you’ve seen Dublin corporation clean the drains on the streets of their leaves from the trees, something that happened quite regularly a couple of decades ago…..you would think that would be a priority considering the climate change threat….but alas no, because then you wouldn’t have the illusion of it.
@Dere: have you credible links or did you just read that online.. I’m just curious
Has to be climate change
@mickey mac: Has to be an incredibly dull and predictable comment.
@mickey mac: it’s because everyone was moaning complaining about it being too mild last week, the weather gods said “fk yee, we’ll freeze your bacon butties off so”.
@Brendan O’Brien: no. It’s not it’s shows people are fed up climate this and climate that,
@mickey mac: we must appease the climate gods with more tax before it is too late.
@mickey mac: Weather.
@mickey mac: Yes ,Cold weather in November ,never heard the like.
@Ned: don’t look up Ned.
Brilliant news!! Time to put up the tree. Will also test if the heating works as hasn’t been on for ages.
@Buster Lawless: hate to see if we really got bad weather hear we wo not be able fo it
@Alan Moloney: I know l must people can hardly afford an hours heat per day. Hopefully a mild winter and we pull through.
@Buster Lawless: it’s all FF and FG flalt
@Alan Moloney: Hopefully Gerry Monk will win and problems solved.
@Buster Lawless: Ever look at your life and wonder what led to you becoming a simple troll?
@Arcadian Productions: Yes he comes across as a simpleton like somebody I know in a certain part of Dublin but in all seriousness he’s on this site all hours of the day just trying to annoy people as he probably doesn’t work and is seeking to be relevant
@DJ D: thanks brendan and profile 34
@Buster Lawless: Unlike you I only have 1 account, comment every now and again call things out for what they are and I’m far Too Busy as I’m working Full time UNLIKE YOU, IT SEEMS who is never off this site! Did I hurt your feelings little buster, John d doe, frank, marvin or whatever you call yourself?!!! shyte bag
@DJ D: yeah sure Brenda/Claire or whatever gender you are today sweetie
@Buster Lawless: Scraping the barrel and still wrong!!! I don’t always agree with Brendan but I’m certainly not him and thankfully nothing like you loser
@Buster Lawless: DJ D has a point… you do make it a bit obvious.
I’m very ready for a snow day.
Great 65th birthday present for this ole man next week so
@liam ward: stock up on the whisky grandad, could be snowed in.
@liam ward: 65 years of dodging cyclists on footpaths.
@liam ward: Happy birthday.
@liam ward: Happy Birthday!
@eoin fitzpatrick: yup they all should be locked up
@liam ward: Cyclists and teachers. Life for any cyclist teachers.
@liam ward: happy birthday Liam
@liam ward: Happy birthday Liam, remember a man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still..
Red warning issued for ancient “get the bread in” jokes
@John Doe: stocking up as I type bro!
@John Doe: jacks roll too.
It must be winter. What a surprise!
@Padraig O’Brien: well we don’t get snow every winter do we? It’s a weather forecast. jesus wept
How are homeless families going to survive in these conditions, I suppose they think dropping a few euro here and there will solve all the problems sham shame, they will be calling at doors next week, while pensioners freeze just answering the door.
The climate zealots won’t like this super cold weather it undermines their agenda.
@Ned: climate and weather are 2 separate things old Neddy boy
@Ned: anthropomorphic climate change is a fact, not an “agenda”. Ask any insurer.
@Darren Varley: your a funny lad, but climate dictates the weather whether you like it or not lad, both are intwined.
Where is the Global warming we were promised, ???.. I want it.!!!!!!!!
Cold weather in winter shouldn’t be a shock. I hope we get 10 feet of snow.
@Paul Whitehead: Over 3 metres? Seems excessive. We do expect cold weather in winter, if you got a shock by reading the article you might need to check yourself.
I seem to remember hearing an old farmers saying that there are 13 full moons this year, which happens once every 30/40(?) years, and it usually coincides with a poor harvest and a rough winter. Any truth in it ? I don’t know.
@offside again: The Lunar cycle is only 28 days. It never exceeds that. Given that, we always have 13 full moons. The Jewish and Muslim calendars are based on the Lunar cycle.
@Andrew Harrington: a lunar cycle seems more in tune with nature. You could say that the modern world doesn’t have a natural rythm
Thanks.
I blame the government and cyclists
@Bertie: And teachers.
Any time I see Met Eireann, two words spring to mind, wolf and boy!
@Brian Hunt: weird
@Dermot Blaine: It wasn’t intended for you, way above your head!
Why are they saying it will be quite a shock? It’s the 2nd half of November. If they said it would be 28 degrees on Monday, then that would be a WTF moment .
Remember Xmas 2009 anyone :)
Anything for a break from the election coverage
Climate change kicking-in twice a year at this point.
No shock. It’s called winter happens every year
Why did the journal do a fact check on weather manipulation without mentioning the fact that it was used during the soul Olympic games to divert bad weather???is it really checking all the facts???
@Gavin Smartr: Because it wasn’t used in the ‘soul’ Olympics. In the Beijing Olympics the Chinese authorities said thatvuf necessary they would use it. But there is absolutely no evidence if they used it or not and if they did whether it was successful or not. And it isn’t so much ‘weather manipulation’ as ‘rain inducing’. Seed clouds with KI pellets to induce rain before the rain clouds get to where you don’t want the rain!
@Sean O’Dhubhghaill: apologies for stating the wrong olympics. Any attempt to change the weather is manipulation though and it should have been considered when fact checking should it not?
@Gavin Smartr: Fair Enough!
@Gavin Smartr: what the actual F are you talking about? That factcheck specifically calls out cloud seeding. Nothing is hidden.
The annual recycle of snow fairytales from the media. Poor journalism.
What would Met Eireann make the assumption that the general public are in for quite a shock?
@Spanky McShart: we’ll be shocked if they’re right.
Put up the carbon tax and it will all go away.
Bring it on
The man above said ill fix those bloody green and freeze the backside ŵith cold blooy saddles.!!!!!
It’ll be quite a shock if Me Myself and I get it right.
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