Come back, Summer… Nothing to be forgiven!

[sumi]

LOL yep…

 

[Chic Rustler]

I hope u have plenty of food and wood for the stove.

 

[sumi]

I'm stocking up on a few bits and preparing as best I can today. It's hard to know exactly what we're preparing for and for how long? Luckily I am about 50 yards from the supermarket's door with another small shop just across the road from them.

It's cold here today and we had some hail and a little snow. They say it's coming this evening though, so we'll see tomorrow morning what it's like out there. I brought all the wood I got inside and it's not a lot, but I've got coal and that stuff burns hot, so we should be o.k.

My outside roses started shooting like mad when we had that warm few days and I'm a bit worried, if it's going to snow as much as they say it would, that it may harm them. I placed empty storage tubs upside down over them to keep the snow off. It's clear plastic, so they will get light at least.

Now… we wait.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Hope you get through this without any problems! Please keep us informed as much as you can - we worry about ya!

 

[sumi]

Hope you get through this without any problems! Please keep us informed as much as you can - we worry about ya!

Thank you, I will!

The latest forecast:

TODAY ... Variable cloud, becoming rather windy and very cold, with outbreaks of snow (possibly starting as rain or sleet right along the east coast but changing to snow, and a start as snow more likely any distance inland), potential for 5 to 15 cms in Leinster, 3 to 10 cms in south and east Munster, traces to 3 cms further west and north. Highs -1 to +3 C, mildest near south coast, with significant wind chill by afternoon (-3 to -5 C), with temperatures likely to drop during snowfall to -1 C. Snow may be accompanied by thunder this afternoon especially near east coast. The snow is expected to be sleety and rather light in general this morning but heavier by afternoon and evening. Some parts of west Ulster and north Connacht could have sunny spells. Winds generally northeast 20-40 km/hr this morning increasing to 40-60 km/hr by afternoon.

WEDNESDAY ... After a very cold start (lows -11 to -5 C, coldest in west Ulster and inland Connacht, north Tipperary) becoming very windy with outbreaks of heavy snow likely, thunder possible, accumulations of 10 to 25 cms in parts of Leinster could be disruptive to travel, 5 to 15 cms in parts of Munster and east Ulster, tapering to trace amounts near west coast (but some bursts of heavier snow could reach as far west as Galway and Limerick). Highs only -4 to -1 C, feeling like -10 C in the wind which will be easterly 50 to 90 km/hr. This is likely to become a "red alert" situation both for cold and snowfall.

I'm Munster, close to the Leinster border

 

[Miss Lydia]

Goodness winter sure isn't over in Ireland. Stay safe.

 

[sumi]

It started snowing a few minutes ago and we're already under a light covering. It's pretty, but it's cold!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Stay inside and stay warm. I love watching it come down.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Oh man.... stay warm!

 

[CrealCritter]

If your weather guessers are anything like they are in the states, then even the tiniest of showers is forecast to be dooms day and always way over exaggerated.

The weather does not follow any forecast, so these people are nothing but guessers at best but who knows... maybe their guess might be right or heaven forbid when be under exaggerated???

But please stay warm and safe