White Xmas 2004

ninebeanrows

Maybe the Met have picked up on that now North Leinster
is in the risk zone, latest warning.......

Weather Warning
Very cold over the Christmas period, this evening, tonight, tomorrow (Christmas Day) and overnight on the 25th. Widespread frost and icy condition. Snow showers also, with moderate to high accumulations (5 – 10cm) likely especially in Ulster Connacht, west Munster and north Leinster where some drifting may occur. Snow showers more scattered elsewhere. Early indications suggest that it will become mild later on the 26th (St. Stephen’s Day) Valid 24th December 18:00 to 26th Dec 12:00

I always never know am i in north Leinster??

Scubadevils

Weathercheck wrote:

I always never know am i in north Leinster??

It was just debating that for myself! I think north Dublin would be counted as nth Leinster, keep telling myself it is anyway

Certainly getting colder here by the minute it seems

Paddy20

Paddy20 wrote:

Just back in from last minute shopping in Ballybofey, and I see the [Rain or Shine Thread] is Closed ? very strange decision for Christmas Imho, :rolleyes: I will post my report here.

Paddy if you had opened the thread and read the last post in it, you will have noticed that I closed it for a good reason and that was to keep all talk of current weather ie snow on this thread including reports.
I also said I'd re-open it when the current snow excitement dies down ie very shortly on sunday night.


Looking at the NRA reports a lot of the north Leinster ones dropped another 2 degree's from 5 to 3 at 2 pm-still not cold enough for significant snow but they will drop further so thats not a problem for snow lovers tonight.


Looking at the local ones here for 2pm, the 2 degree difference between Arklow and Baltinglass is still showing up.
3.5 c in west wicklow and 6.5 in the East.
Thats a crucial 2 degree's in the difference between snow and rain/sleet.
Though I do expect the coastal one to go to 0 and the inland one to go below, the lower temp in Baltinglass would always mean more snow settling there than on the coast.

The same would apply between Knock in Mayo and Belmullet in Mayo.

Paddy20

Oh, I see, Earthman. Apologies,

Raining heavily in Ballybofey now, and becoming windier.

P. :eek:

CrowdedHouse

2.6 C 994 hPa Clear/sunny !

ninebeanrows

The trough now approaching western areas
will introduce the true artic air

paddy as you are in Ballybofey could you keep us updated on whats happening up there in Donegal as often as you can as regards when the snow arrives with you and update us on how much thanks

I hear you have broadband too

zap

anyone know what the chances are of it snowing in arklow

Cathy

I'm in Donegal too, and it's stopped raining, but it's still quite windy...

zap

zap wrote:

anyone know what the chances are of it snowing in arklow

Take a drive out to croghan or aughrim or Ballycooog,camp out and wait:D

Otherwise if you are in Arklow town,its a maybe.
There should at least be a shower or two in the next 24hrs but head to the hills 4 or 5 miles out the road if you want a definite chance of pegging snowballs in the next 24hrs

Paddy20

Yep, Earthman:- I will happily keep you all updated for the Ballybofey & Finn Valley area Re; Snow events, and Yes I have been using U.TV Clicksilver Broadband & their FreeTalk Telephony service, for over 6 months now It's magic, makes the whole web experience really easy and fast & a lot cheaper too!.

No snow as yet, only rain and wind, but the temperature is really dropping fast now as the darkness is descending upon us this lovely peaceful Christmas eve.

P.

super_furry

Fingers crossed for Tallaght, it's down to 2.3c according to http://www.nra.ie/RoadWeatherInfo/Map/leinster/index.html while down the road at the Arklow bypass it's still 5.2c.

ninebeanrows

The trough feature now showing west of Ireland
as an increase in showers and intensity, these
showers should make it across the whole country
so watch them temps

http://www.metoffice.com/weather/europe/uk/radar/index.html

Gonzo

dry, clear outside, not a cloud in the sky, quite cold tho

Chong

What are the chances of it snowing in Limerick??

ninebeanrows

Well showers are now merging into a band and spreading
east, precipitation for all this evening, snow very likely
watch out on the roads

http://www.metoffice.com/weather/europe/uk/radar/index.html

Should happen for a time
I'd like to see it getting a lot colder first though.
So far snows been confined to parts of the north and mainly on higher ground.
The showers hitting the west are mostly rain as temps are mostly in the range 3-5 degree's.
They need to get down to 1 degree for some certainty, I expect they will.
There is a doubt hanging over coastal areas still though in the west.

Villain

Weathercheck wrote:

Well showers are now merging into a band and spreading
east, precipitation for all this evening, snow very likely
watch out on the roads

http://www.metoffice.com/weather/europe/uk/radar/index.html

Just spoke to the father who said he heard it was snowing in Mayo, can't confirm it do.

irish1

irish1 wrote:

Just spoke to the father who said he heard it was snowing in Mayo, can't confirm it do.

Reported here already.
Definitely snowing at Knock airport but thats 650 ft above sea level

Belmullet in co mayo is still reporting rain

ninebeanrows

would i be right in thinking that eastern areas have a better chance
of seeing snow becuase the temperatures are dropping lower
and frost is beginning to form? Currently 3.2c and falling
so i reckon it should be cold enough for at least some
of the wet stuff once it reaches here. I wont be happy
until its 1. something though

Paddy20

Snowy sleet has started falling quite heavily in Ballybofey, and the ground is turning white very quickly. Weathercheck was spot on the button, and I forgot to call into the bookie's !.

P.

zap

has anyone got the address for weathercheck?

ninebeanrows

Yes snow is falling in the northwest as expected
And spreading east and stating in good shape
too Tomorrow mornings trough is really
getting wound up around 100 miles south of
Iceland and its looking like a possible PL

zap

its now 1.0c on the n2 at Emyvale & Monagahan however it's still raining in Monaghan

Gonzo

looking at the rain/snow charts on one of the links in these treads there looks like a massive clear slot over the east of ireland and into the midlands, its similar over in the uk as well with eastern areas cloud/shower free,.. i have a horrible feeling that all the fun in western parts tracks its way east and then starts to die out over the midlands..hope im wrong but its been clear/cloudless here for past 3 hours.

sunbeam

BrookieD wrote:

Hi All
I am driving to Achill Island tonight (about 17:00ish) any idea of the weather for late late xmas eve way out west?

need to make it there safely

It has been extremely squally here for the past day or two, so take care. It was so windy yesterday morning that an electricity cable on our roof blew apart rendering the entire house live. :eek:

Other than that the hills are white, the hailstones are vicious, but no snow at sea level yet.

Villain

Really can't see us getting any snow in carlow, the 6 weather just showed the possible odd shower tomorrow evening. Looks like the west and especially the NW will see quite a bit of snow.

Scubadevils

RTE1 weather certainly wouldnt give me confidence for snow in Dublin tonight

zap

zap wrote:

its now 1.0c on the n2 at Emyvale & Monagahan however it's still raining in Monaghan

Those are automated stations, they cannot tell the difference between rain and snow.
Everything to them is rain.

Weathercheck

Weathercheck wrote:

would i be right in thinking that eastern areas have a better chance
of seeing snow becuase the temperatures are dropping lower
and frost is beginning to form? Currently 3.2c and falling
so i reckon it should be cold enough for at least some
of the wet stuff once it reaches here. I wont be happy
until its 1. something though

Oh it will get down to that and lower but you need to have the precipitation and It's not looking like much of it is gonna make its way over to the East.

Showers from that trough falling as rain in cork even with an air temp of two and sleet not snow is now falling at knock airport even though it's well inland and at 650 feet...

ninebeanrows

A few moderate showers should approach Northern
parts of Dublin in around 2-3 hours and affect
Meath and Louth too.

Interest is growing on a polar low feature
southwest of Iceland, Latest precipitation models
show some precip moving from west to east
at around 3am int he morning and then it would
seem a prolonged spell of precipitation is likely
tomorrow afternoon, all in all my confidence
for snow in Dublin tonight and tomorrow is
infact higher than ever. I think we'll have
possibly 2cm's by morning and then later
Xmas day things could get alot better

Anyway whatever happens its Christmas, Enjoy and
chillax, snow is likely across the entire country be it
a shower or a 10cm dumping, tomorrow evening looks
the best as a bend of heavy precip covers the entire
country in asociation with a possible PL ..
interesting times ahea

CrowdedHouse

I missed the shower but there's a light dusting of snow here !!

i.e on the lawn and my car.

Ei2JC

Ei2JC wrote:

I missed the shower but there's a light dusting of snow here !!

i.e on the lawn and my car.

where are you?
Oh tipperary-where exactly?

mike65

I just stuck my head out the back door and...

Mike.

CrowdedHouse

Near Roscrea in Tipperary...52 56 15 N........7 47 30 W 130M AMSL

ninebeanrows

Is that snow in Waterford Mike
If so how much is lying or was lying?? :eek:

dregin

A medium/lite snow shower has just started in Butlsersbridge, Cavan.

CrowdedHouse

Now I did say LIGHT Dusting !!....tried to attach pic

mike65

Weathercheck wrote:

Is that snow in Waterford Mike
If so how much is lying or was lying?? :eek:

Its 80% clear skies down here!

Mike.

ninebeanrows

lol there is a showery band passing through that are so i
though you were telling the truth!!!

http://www.metoffice.com/weather/europe/uk/radar/index.html

CrowdedHouse

I managed to attach evidence to previous post !

Cork reported rain and snow at 730 pm indicating a 100% likelyhood of snow further inland down there
Cork airport is at an altitude though again which distorts the thing a bit

ninebeanrows

Cant really toally decode TAF's but this one for Dublin aint too bad
with a -SHSN


DUBLIN AIRPORT EIDW 241800Z 241904 26014G25KT 9999 FEW018 SCT030 PROB30 TEMPO 2104 2500 -SHSN SCT005 SCT018CB

Can someone tell me what exactly that says???

super_furry

It's getting cloudy in Tallaght now and absolutly freezing. I'm off to the pub now, so hopefully it'll be there to greet me come closing time.

Danno

Had very heavy snow for 20 minutes in Abbeyleix, County Laois. The shower gave a light flurry here in Durrow too this evening at 6pm. I see the latest reports on Met.ie show snow in Kilkenny.

Still rain in Dublin though...

ninebeanrows

If there was rain in Dublin i'd be disappointed i really doubt
there is any precip in Dublin at the mo in an hour
it might be different though and its around 1.8c
so i'd expect sleet at worst

Lafortezza

Slight chance of snow in the next 6 hoursat Dublin Airport. forecasts are giving about 40% likelyhood but that could be just covering bases.
Even if there is snow it's unlikely to stick. Temp is 1.9 degrees.

Danno

The 2000 report said recent rain on the met.ie/recentweather

ninebeanrows

LATEST IRISH WEATHER REPORTS
ON 24-DEC-04, for 2000 UTC
Location Wind Weather Temp Humidity Rain
Dir Speed(Kt) oC (%) (mm)
BELMULLET NW 18 Gust 47 RECENT HAIL 5 72 0.2
BIRR(P) SW 06 CLOUDY 2 96 0.0
CASEMENT SW 15 RECENT RAIN 2 91 Trace
CLAREMORRIS(A) W 05 Gust 28 - n/a - 1 94 0.5
CLONES(P) SW 06 - n/a - 1 97 0.5
CORK AIRPORT W 07 RECENT HAIL 1 92 0.6
DUBLIN AIRPORT W 21 FAIR 2 88 0.0
FINNER CAMP(A) W 21 Gust 41 - n/a - 5 82 n/a
KILKENNY(P) W 06 RECENT SNOW 1 96 1.1
KNOCK AIRPORT NW 15 Gust 33 RECENT HAIL 1 94 0.7
MALIN HEAD W 24 Gust 41 HAIL SHOWER 4 87 1.4
MULLINGAR(P) W 08 RECENT SHOWER 2 92 Trace
ROCHES POINT(A) W 16 Gust 37 - n/a - 3 89 0.2
ROSSLARE W 10 FAIR 4 83 Trace
SHANNON AIRPORT NW 09 RECENT SHOWER 3 77 0.4
VALENTIA W 18 Gust 35 RAIN SHOWER



No its says fair for me anyway

How are you doing snowise Danno???
Great to see ye posting on TWO

Metcheck reckon tomorrow Afternoon
could be very interesting!!!