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Storm Filomena is forecast to bring a staggering 50cm (19.6 inches) of snow and temperatures have plummeted to -36C in recent days across Spain. The deadly winter storm has been dubbed a “one in 30-year” event” as BBC Weather meteorologist Helen Willets said of Spain: “They haven t seen snowfall in that amount since the 1970s.”
Fallstreak hole spotted by a member of staff, Dónal Black. Photo taken today near Santry, Co. Dublin. It happens when the supercooled water droplets in the cloud freeze and form ice crystals that become too heavy and fall out of the cloud leaving a hole. https://t.co/1A0KBVGAgZpic.twitter.com/g0m7mFU2Ecâ Met Ãireann (@MetEireann) December 30, 2020
Met Ãireann forecaster Andrew Doran-Sherlock said any accumulations of snow would be fragmented across the country, with no particular area getting a blanket covering. Thursday night will be largely dry, apart from a few wintry showers mainly in parts of Leinster and east Ulster. Temperatures could drop to -2, bringing widespread frost and icy patches as moderate northwestern winds sweep in.