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    #92
    Snowbie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,033 ✭✭✭Snowbie


    temp has now stalled at 4.2c atm dp -2.7c.
    Still not optimistic.If we dont get 1.5c or lower in air temp we could always drive inland.


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    #93
    ninebeanrows
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    Snowbie wrote:
    temp has now stalled at 4.2c atm dp -2.7c.
    Still not optimistic.If we dont get 1.5c or lower in air temp we could always drive inland.

    Its 2pm! The time of the day where the maximum temps are recorded!! Will fall back after dusk.. remember the snow won't be here till midnight;)


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    #94
    SpitfireIV
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    Snowbie wrote:
    If we dont get 1.5c or lower in air temp we could always drive inland.

    Oh yeah, ye'll come inland when it suits ye......darn coasties stealing all our snow :D:D;)


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    #95
    Snowbie
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    Its actually 12noon is the hottest/warmest part of the day,you know when the sun is in the highest point of the sky.I wonder if blessington be a good spot.

    LOL dewpoint -3.8c for a minute.


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    #96
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    The duff band will fizzle out in the coming hours.. energy will be pumped back into the snowband.. which is arriving in the form of rain in the southwest approaches.. will make steady progress northeastwards this afternoon and evening arriving in Dublin around 1201am:)


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    #97
    Snowbie
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    CroppyBoy1798 wrote:
    Oh yeah, ye'll come inland when it suits ye......darn coasties stealing all our snow :D:D;)

    Christ where is Carlow on the map:D nah cant go there your in rain territory,more North i say.


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    #98
    darkman2
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,632 ✭✭✭darkman2


    Someone in AH says there are 'half assed' flakes falling in Galway. Sleet? Can someone back this up?


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    #99
    Cornilius
    Registered Users Posts: 89 ✭✭Cornilius


    Would I be right in thinking that i would be far enough in off the coast and north to get snow?


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    #100
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,911 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    Is meath a good location for it? im about 18 miles inland


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    #101
    darkman2
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,632 ✭✭✭darkman2


    Met.ie - sleet in Shannon.


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    #102
    darkman2
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    Dublin Airport down from 5C to 3C in last hour.


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    #103
    dloob
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    darkman2 wrote:
    Someone in AH says there are 'half assed' flakes falling in Galway. Sleet? Can someone back this up?

    I can there are a few dust like bits of sleet blowing past the window but it's very light.


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    #104
    Dubh Geannain
    Registered Users Posts: 3,475 ✭✭✭Dubh Geannain


    yep. Half assed being a good description. My dandruff is thicker. Galway would have been one of the last places I'd expect snow


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    #105
    darkman2
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    LOL! DP in Irish sea now down to................................... -4.6C:D

    -5 being game set and match;)


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    #106
    Trogdor
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    Temp falling now after peaking at 5.8C now down to 4.2C and falling.
    Dewpoint is -2.5C and is moderating alot but hasn't got over -2C all day


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    #107
    Trogdor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,310 ✭✭✭Trogdor


    darkman2 wrote:
    LOL! DP in Irish sea now down to................................... -4.6C:D

    -5 being game set and match;)
    Where do you get that information:confused::)


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    #108
    Cornilius
    Registered Users Posts: 89 ✭✭Cornilius


    It looks like Clones is on its way for an ice day at -2 at 2pm!If shannon is sleet surely thats a good sign especially when the cold air hasn't even fully arrived yet and its only 2pm!


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    #109
    darkman2
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    trogdor wrote:
    Where do you get that information:confused::)

    M2 buoy on Met.ie is situated just East of Dublin;)


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    #110
    Snowbie
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    darkman2 wrote:
    LOL! DP in Irish sea now down to................................... -4.6C:D

    -5 being game set and match;)

    Air temp rose to 4.2c dp fluctuating between -3 and -4c.Wind hasnt really got going here yet. 8-12mph at best.


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    #111
    Snowbie
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    trogdor wrote:
    Where do you get that information:confused::)

    Met ie buoy reports


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    #112
    nacho libre
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    Gonzo wrote:
    Is meath a good location for it? im about 18 miles inland

    yes i think you'll see some snow:D


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    #113
    SpitfireIV
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    Snowbie wrote:
    Christ where is Carlow on the map:D nah cant go there your in rain territory,more North i say.

    Carlow is the place well known for its sugar facto........ehh....ex sugar factory and brilliant footballers:p , besides after tomorrow you'll hear lots about it, as the 'county with the most snow' :D:D


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    #114
    ronbyrne2005
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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/cloudrain.shtml#no_url

    press play. Seems to suggest snow from midnight in dublin untill 3/4am. Accurate??


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    #115
    ninebeanrows
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    ronbyrne2005 wrote:
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/cloudrain.shtml#no_url

    press play. Seems to suggest snow from midnight in dublin untill 3/4am. Accurate??

    Wouldnt pay too much attention to the graphics now..

    Its beyond modelling at this stage.. time to check ur temp/dew and watch the precip come

    I think it will arrive Dub at midnight and stay until around 9am and the clear..;)


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    #116
    Danno
    Registered Users Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭Danno


    Snow at Urlingford, N Kilkenny at 3.15pm.


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    #117
    Villain
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    If we do see a fall of snow in Carlow and Dublin, how long do you expect it to stay WC?


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    #118
    Ryanoneill2006
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭Ryanoneill2006


    They are talking about Gale Force Easterly winds and heavy snow.. Could that mean blizzard conditions???


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    #119
    Figuramatyi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 245 ✭✭Figuramatyi


    I confirm: snow and sleet falling in Galway, quite weak but clearly visible :D


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    #120
    BigCon
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    Danno wrote:
    Snow at Urlingford, N Kilkenny at 3.15pm.

    That's close, is it a shower or is it the main event already?


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    #121
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    irish1 wrote:
    If we do see a fall of snow in Carlow and Dublin, how long do you expect it to stay WC?

    Well it will stop snowing around say 12 tomorrow.. temps will then rise to 3/4c in Dublin so a slow thaw but then a sharp frost tomorrow night with temps down to -4c ;)


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