White Xmas 2004

ninebeanrows

Moving on......... :eek: :eek: :eek:

steviec

So is the snow over for north Dublin? Was pretty heavy earlier but didn't stick, stopped a couple of hours ago and there seems to be little trace of it now.

ninebeanrows

Oh no i assure you of at least another 30mins of snow

Very close run thing the main batch
possibly stating too far north

Supercell

Some serious looking echos on the 1600 radar to the northwest , I'd guess mayo and Donegal are interesting places to be at the moment, the whole movement appears to be shifting eastwards (see attached file for radar high res radar animation) which is good news for us on the east coast (if you like snow, going to be an interesting night).

Gonzo

a few light flurries falling outside but i dont think its gonna amount to much as the radar shows nothing in my area but mayo, donegal and most of northern ireland looks alive with even more snow than there is in scotland.... sky news weather issued a warning half an hour ago for northern ireland around now and eastern ireland for tonight with blizzard conditions and up to 10cm of snow to come

Calibos

Longfield wrote:

Some serious looking echos on the 1600 radar to the northwest , I'd guess mayo and Donegal are interesting places to be at the moment, the whole movement appears to be shifting eastwards (see attached file for radar high res radar animation) which is good news for us on the east coast (if you like snow, going to be an interesting night).

Anyone notice how the snow in that radar image seems to dissapate almost exactly at the wicklow and dublin borders!!

bennyx_o

Calibos wrote:

Anyone notice how the snow in that radar image seems to dissapate almost exactly at the wicklow and dublin borders!!

Yep, I noticed that. The country people are stealing our snow. :eek:

Calibos

Calibos wrote:

Anyone notice how the snow in that radar image seems to dissapate almost exactly at the wicklow and dublin borders!!

Erm...
Thats because the gif stops at 4pm and then goes back to the start of the loop

Supercell

bennyx_o wrote:

Yep, I noticed that. The country people are stealing our snow. :eek:

Been doing that all day, hoping its not a case of close but no cigar tonight..time will tell, am still hopefull of some more shower activity.

Wertz

Longfield wrote:

Some serious looking echos on the 1600 radar to the northwest , I'd guess mayo and Donegal are interesting places to be at the moment, the whole movement appears to be shifting eastwards (see attached file for radar high res radar animation) which is good news for us on the east coast (if you like snow, going to be an interesting night).

Jaysus, Donegal's getting hammered in the last frame of that gif, and that cloud is headed SE fast...

Scubadevils

Light snow falling now in Lusk

Calibos

Earthman wrote:

Erm...
Thats because the gif stops at 4pm and then goes back to the start of the loop

Em, it looks like its dissapating even before the last frame or two of the gif

DMC

If not already reported, a good covering of snow (2cm, no more) in North Co. Meath/ South Co. Cavan since 6am, some heavy snow showers all day keeping it topped up, now its become more sleety since 3pm.

Gonzo

the light flurries have now turned into huge flakes bigger than 2 pound coins and they are coming down thick and fast... hopefully this will last a while.... heading its way towards north dublin once again

Supercell

Earthman wrote:

Erm...
Thats because the gif stops at 4pm and then goes back to the start of the loop

Nope it is dissapating unfortunately..a few of the bigger echos have made it to Dublin just about during the day..the ones in the north at the moment look like they just about might make it here..will be touch and go though.

well to an extent
If you look carefully, you will see it's all been heading more south than east and dumping its load as it does so.

If its any consolation for snow lovers, the patch up north now is wider and more extensive than anything that has moved south so far.

Supercell

Wow ..the 16:30 radar looks very good !!! , if anything its getting bigger..come to papa..Gonzo if you are under that would expect its really coming down and likely to last for a while!!

Sully

Snowing again now. Better then earlier attempts! (Tramore)

- Sully

Carpenter

Sully04 wrote:

Give it up dude will ya. Its an interest, he likes it, u dont. Big bloody well wow. Dont dismiss the man with an interest in the weather, if he likes it then leave him be. A lot of people are interested in the Weather, maybe not other things or maybe other things to.

If you dont like it, then your not what I would consider a true friend. Espically to come here and give out about him. Anyway, lets stay on topic shall we ^_^.

Noticed the clouds getting fairly big and dark over the sea, not much over land tho.

- Sully

here here pal here here

Scubadevils

Coming down quite heavy now in Lusk

ninebeanrows

Should be here very soon then!!!

Supercell

Snowing in Rathgar now !!

Trotter

Wait for this.. Snow... in... Waterford.

Just the messy stuff but the temperature is droppin like mad. Fingers still crossed!

Supercell

OMG the 17:00 radar is simply FANTASTIC for dubs!! Weathercheck any moment now for you my friend.

Supercell

Looking at prolonged snow with this wheee!!

Scubadevils

I think getting heavier here now, wind picking up a lot too

byte

I'm in South Donegal between Donegal Town and Ballyshannon. It was a bit white this morning at 10am but it has since hailstoned, then thawed, now rain...

lucernarian

Jesus Christ! 3 cms of snow has been falling here near Drogheda in the last 25 mins! The prediction for it to arrive at 5 PM was almost perfect! Blizzards here they come

I feel sorry for my sister's boyfriend who was supposed to drive here in 1 hour's time. I wonder how long this heavy snow will last for...

ninebeanrows

iTS SNOWING and looks like staying for the night
oh what a Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DMC

That 1700 radar of longfields shows that North Meath is getting hammered....
Not in this corner it aint..... only spitting light stuff atm...

bennyx_o

Snow is belting down here in Killester. Lets hope it's like this for the night.

Scubadevils

Nice white covering now on the road and cars!

bennyx_o

Snow isn't sticking on the roads here, just on the cars.

Gonzo

thers an extra inch on the ground in hte past half hour here in dunshaughlin, no grass to be seen anywhere, everythings covered... snow is now light tho but it cud get heavy again any moment. this looks like the heaviest snow ive seen since 2001 definitely but it was an easy target we've had hardly any snow since then anyway.

Danno

Photos this morning around 9am!

Supercell

DMC wrote:

That 1700 radar of longfields shows that North Meath is getting hammered....
Not in this corner it aint..... only spitting light stuff atm...

Radar doesnt deal with snow to well sometimes, intensities are often exaggerated ...its really just an indication that there is stuff falling from the sky when its snow..generally brighter echos indicate heavier falls..but sometimes its wrong in wintery weather.

-ADREN-

absolutly nothing in limerick

Am I going to see any at all weathercheck?

ninebeanrows

ye most snow since 01' here although it doesnt take much!

Trotter

Hey Weathercheck... Just to say a massive well done. Next time I want to have an outdoor barbeque or anything weather permitting, I'll be in touch fr info. I might even send ya up a burger. I do a good bit of hot air ballooning down here in Waterford so Ill try get in touch early in 05 to get some good sites for really accurate forecasting.

Could you do me a favour and look through your latest stuff there for a 24 hour snow forecast for Waterford? The kids here are glued to the windows checking for it.. and Im just as bad!

Cheers!

Wertz

Ah the partypooper; sleet and wet snow now falling in NE Louth after a very heavy snow shower which was lying until the sleet started

Scubadevils

Snow stopped now in Lusk and what was on the ground is quickly melting:(

Supercell

Unfortunately the dewpoints are rising to the north and moving south , it seems that even if more precipitation reaches us it will be increasingly sleet then rain
Ahh well was nice while it lasted.

Trotter

Where abouts are you longfield??

mike65

Snow in Waterford!!!!!! Okay not much (as in a few flakes) but hey it snowed.:) Then it froze on the windscreen :mad:

Mike.

Supercell

Trotter wrote:

Where abouts are you longfield??

Rathgar, SW Dublin.
Its still snowing lightly but the dewpoints to the north are saying game over to me, still the best snowfall in years here

ninebeanrows

I wouldnt be soo pessimistic keep an eye on your temps and
dewpoint, minor rises in temperatures in the north are associated with
a warm core but this will move out into the Irish sea soon
so i'd expect at least sleet from the comin showers and i think
they'll be of snow although probably not lying

Scubadevils

snowing again here.

I have a dilemma - due to drive from Lusk up to Bettystown shortly to visit my mother, anyone have any thoughts as to if I should or not? Is the snow likely to keep falling? Will also have my wife and 3 month old baby in the car

ninebeanrows

The snow will keep coming probably through until
the early hours, you make up your own mind i wouldnt
want to decide especially with a young child in the car

Supercell

Weathercheck wrote:

I wouldnt be soo pessimistic keep an eye on your temps and
dewpoint, minor rises in temperatures in the north are associated with
a warm core but this will move out into the Irish sea soon
so i'd expect at least sleet from the comin showers and i think
they'll be of snow although probably not lying

Don't agree m8, unless its a really heavy shower, is most likely that showers from around 21:00 roughly will be of sleet ..turning to rain towards morning (in Dublin), hope i'm wrong

Supercell

Felixdhc wrote:

snowing again here.

I have a dilemma - due to drive from Lusk up to Bettystown shortly to visit my mother, anyone have any thoughts as to if I should or not? Is the snow likely to keep falling? Will also have my wife and 3 month old baby in the car

Untreated roads are very likely to be slippery, would think hard about driving outside tonight, maybe tomorrow would be a better idea when you have a wife and kid to consider.