Snow potential this week.

JanuarySnowstor

It looks to me as if another band of showers is now getting it's act together on the west coast. Maybe this will have more pep in it.

Besides tonight's further chances it is clear that Tuesday afternoon provides a great chance for further troughs to cross the country and with uppers a tad colder then maybe the right side of marginal
All in all a lot to look fwd to and Wed looks to be the only blip in this cold spell;)

ninebeanrows

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

It looks to me as if another band of showers is now getting it's act together on the west coast. Maybe this will have more pep in it.

Besides tonight's further chances it is clear that Tuesday afternoon provides a great chance for further troughs to cross the country and with uppers a tad colder then maybe the right side of marginal
All in all a lot to look fwd to and Wed looks to be the only blip in this cold spell;)

I know you have optimism but this is probably because you saw some snow today and this is hazing your view.

The outlook is clear as far as Dublin + the east is concerned, precipitation will be few and far between and it will likely be of rain or sleet.

Gonzo

Also apart from magic like toughs dissapearing close to the east and then reappearing in The Irish Sea just to annoy us even more arent the temperatures supposed to be getting colder everywhere tonight? From the looks of things its gettin milder and milder everywhere, temps now 3 to 7C generally across the country. Today/tonight certainly went pear-shaped in fine style:)

nacho libre

very disappointing return if you cast your mind back to three or four days ago when were were promised at least two days of quite wintry conditions for much of the country. there is not going to be any snow here tonight as it's too mild now and i doubt there will be any further east. still once we get a clearance later tonight perhaps colder air will kick in at the right levels and produce the goods for tomorrow. still at this stage i'm not holding my breath.

JanuarySnowstor

Weathercheck wrote: »

The outlook is clear as far as Dublin + the east is concerned, precipitation will be few and far between and it will likely be of rain or sleet.

There's a pun in there I'm sure Matty:D

Snow will always catch people out most of all the Met.
The temps will drop in any heavy ppn, we should know before 11 if anything is likely to form tonight

My garden has snow on it this evening, though we do live about 500 feet up. I must admit I did expect more ppn around today though

Villain

Yep pelting snow in Liverpool!!!

nacho libre

Villain wrote: »

Yep pelting snow in Liverpool!!!

**shakes fists skywards**

homosapien

Gonzo wrote: »

Also apart from magic like toughs dissapearing close to the east and then reappearing in The Irish Sea just to annoy us even more arent the temperatures supposed to be getting colder everywhere tonight? From the looks of things its gettin milder and milder everywhere, temps now 3 to 7C generally across the country. Today/tonight certainly went pear-shaped in fine style:)

DP's are steady in Cork still at 0C so I wouldnt be too generalistic..i'm surprised as I would have expected air temps to be cooled further as it crossed over land from W to E. Air temp in Cork is currently 2-3C..

munsterlegend

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

It looks to me as if another band of showers is now getting it's act together on the west coast. Maybe this will have more pep in it.

Besides tonight's further chances it is clear that Tuesday afternoon provides a great chance for further troughs to cross the country and with uppers a tad colder then maybe the right side of marginal
All in all a lot to look fwd to and Wed looks to be the only blip in this cold spell;)

yes looks an organised enough band on the west...had a rain shower earlier though so probably more of the same again...bloody dewpoints!

SpitfireIV

I guess if nothing else my dewpoint seems to be dropping anyway, now 1c!

Edit: 0.9c!

paulharte

it was snowing pretty decently at 4.30 - 6pm today at Johnny Foxes pub when I was there. There was also a bit of snow lying from this morning.

Altitude is all you need!

nacho libre

just saw the sky news forecast here and it wasn't exactly encouraging for widespread snow tomorrow at all levels - it said snow would mostly be on high ground but there could be some at lower levels at times.

smashey

Letterkenny came to a complete standstill this afternoon with a serious layer of snow. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055465950

Alas, it has almost all gone now. :mad:

What are the chances for more of the same in Donegal tonight?

daviddwyer

will the showers on met eireanns radar not amount to anything..... DUBLIN NEEDS SNOW!!

Calibos

Feck this, I'm booking a skiing holiday abroad.


(actually booked months ago and will be up to my neck in snow in 17 days )

silverski

Calibos wrote: »

Feck this, I'm booking a skiing holiday abroad.


(actually booked months ago and will be up to my neck in snow in 17 days )

Whey hey, we will be booking flights for sunny perth for the 22/02.......

never having to worry about whether or not there will be snow on the sea front ever again........

So I hope that you have book your next flight to join us down under....
Regards
Silverski

SpitfireIV

The snow in the N and NW features on the RTE news a little while back, the news reader also said that further disruption/dangerous driving conditions can be expected in other parts of the country overnight from more sleet/snow moving east over the country, according to Met Eireann........

ninebeanrows

Looks like some snow headed for the Wicklow Mtns and Supercell!

SpitfireIV

Well, DP has finally gone negative on me, -0.2c! Air temp 1.1c. Now, all I need is for one of them showers to hit me, thats if they dont dissapear beforehand!

tony1212

so guys has all the snow gone again, are we gona see any of it today or tonight

ninebeanrows

Well there is currently a band of rain/sleet/snow pushing from the northwest.

1) Will it be cold enough?

2) Will the precip make it to the east?

Currently 2c/-1c in Dublin

http://www.sat24.com/Region.aspx?country=gb&sat=ir&type=loop

JanuarySnowstor

Roads were v icy in Cork this morning
I wonder will that trough(now showing up on the radar) give some snow. I reckon a good chance as it's associated with cold uppers aswell. Coldest weather funnily enough today will be well away from the Northwest. It will be fun to watch.:D

munsterlegend

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

Roads were v icy in Cork this morning
I wonder will that trough(now showing up on the radar) give some snow. I reckon a good chance as it's associated with cold uppers aswell. Coldest weather funnily enough today will be well away from the Northwest. It will be fun to watch.:D

met eireann seem to think that that it will just rain/sleet..think that we may have seen the end of the snow..wldn't be too confident for the rest of the week either but we'll wait and see.

Martron

its very slow in here today!!!

anyways whats the chances of snow in dublin today?

dying with a cold and any excuse to go home would be great.

I even set the alarm last night to see if it was snowing.... no joy!!!

please someone take me out of my misery!!!!

I would even accept best educated guess !!( as i know thats all i can get with weather predictions)

ninebeanrows

Weather warning issued for heavy snow in NI.

Precip holding up okay FOR NOW, no doubts it will disintegrate soon.

Lots of it out there nonetheless.

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

JanuarySnowstor

I would expect Met Eireann to issue a weather warning very soon.
This line on the radar isn't even the main belt. Latest fax looks very good. I think our only problem today is will it be cold enough. I reckon yes!

munsterlegend

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

I would expect Met Eireann to issue a weather warning very soon.
This line on the radar isn't even the main belt. Latest fax looks very good. I think our only problem today is will it be cold enough. I reckon yes!

have to love your optimism given all the letdowns...i doubt it will reach us in north cork as it will probably have disappeared and if it does more likely to be rain but where there is life there is hope...

nacho libre

maybe on high ground. it seems most of the people reporting snow yesterday were well above sea level. i fear it'll be the same today:(

Villain

2.8C with a Dew Pont of -1.2C if that holds and Percipertation arrives we should be in Business?

nacho libre

Villain wrote: »

2.8C with a Dew Pont of -1.2C if that holds and Percipertation arrives we should be in Business?

it certainly will be interesting to see if it does. let's hope so anyway.

cian1500ww

Plenty of snow here at the moment, everywheres covered in white and its very dark at the moment.

jameshayes

Can anyone tell me if there will be ground snow on the wicklow mountains tomorrow?

ninebeanrows

cian1500ww wrote: »

Plenty of snow here at the moment, everywheres covered in white and its very dark at the moment.

Good news.

Nice radar presentation.

I have a dream.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

nacho libre

cian1500ww wrote: »

Plenty of snow here at the moment, everywheres covered in white and its very dark at the moment.

Are you on low ground? if so i stand corrected. please blow some over here as well:)

Mobhi1

Weathercheck wrote: »

Weather warning issued for heavy snow in NI.

Precip holding up okay FOR NOW, no doubts it will disintegrate soon.

Lots of it out there nonetheless.

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

Although it looks like the part of the band heading towards Dublin is getting very thin.

ninebeanrows

Mobhi1 wrote: »

Although it looks like the part of the band heading towards Dublin is getting very thin.

Think the ulster radar went abit crappy there but still a fair chunk, it prob wont make it to the city and will prob be too warm.

ninebeanrows

The lack of snow reports coming in indicate that band is probably rain.

Anyone tell me whats falling in Athlone, Longford or Mullingar?

stressed out

oh please please please make it snow. I have been waiting and wishing all winter for those precious white flakes.

Remember Winter 2000/2001 - think it was January- when we had the type of snow you only saw on TV. We must have had half a foot! We made a 5ft snowman - 5ft - and still had loads of snow to spare. And the snow was still there in the afternoon! Imagine that! We had a good decent 3 or 4 day stretch out of that one.

So please Weather Gods help us out here- we are deprived in this part of the world. I will settle for a good frost, anything but the rain that has been pelting down outside and is depressing me as it could be precious inches

EDIT rain now falling mixed with some hail! Believe

munsterlegend

Weathercheck wrote: »

The lack of snow reports coming in indicate that band is probably rain.

Anyone tell me whats falling in Athlone, Longford or Mullingar?

meteireann have just issued a warning which at least shows something...interesting to know what is happening in the midlands at the moment.

The Major

Heavy snow falling in Virginia , Co.Cavan , visibility very por due to intensity of snow fall, initially snow wasn't sticking but now it's a complete whiteout.:D:D

Davo D

So it's snowing in Cavan, it looks like it's heading towards Dublin.

I don't want to jinx it, but i've got to ask. What are our chances of snow now if this thing holds together?

JanuarySnowstor

munsterlegend wrote: »

meteireann have just issued a warning which at least shows something...interesting to know what is happening in the midlands at the moment.

Erm, did i not say they would earlier??:D

ninebeanrows

Davo D wrote: »

So it's snowing in Cavan, it looks like it's heading towards Dublin.

I don't want to jinx it, but i've got to ask. What are our chances of snow now if this thing holds together?

Well i don't know.

But there is a decent slot of that will arrive in Dublin in the next 1-2hrs.

Its currently 3c/0c

Im concerned about the lack of reports from the midlands.

SEPT 23 1989

should it not be reaching Dublin in the next half an hour:)

madds

I'm in Leixlip (north Kildare) and the sky is very grey looking at the moment....it was blue skies earlier this morning.

munsterlegend

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

Erm, did i not say they would earlier??:D

never doubted your wisdom..wonder will this precipitation die out before it reaches north cork?

ninebeanrows

Apparently its just light rain in Westmeath so the radar might be over doing the precip AND its not cold enough.

Game up i reckon.

GavinH

Watching for Cork Aswell. And it looks like the first small band might miss us to the east. However the 2nd band looks like it will hit Cork.

Cornilius

I can report there is light snowflakes blowing in the wind i Kilcock.(it might be sleet but I dont know the difference when their that small!)
Yes I can confirm that it is snow!

smilgy

Cornilius wrote: »

I can report there is light snowflakes blowing in the wind i Kilcock.(it might be sleet but I dont know the difference when their that small!)
Yes I can confirm that it is snow!

I live in Enfield, near Kilcock and its the same here, a sleet/rain mixture atm