Fierce Cold Spell from Sunday (February 1st)

patneve

Martron wrote: »

ok the i-talians say it will snow at 3.....

alarm set. nothing cooler than seeing snow flutter past street lights

their forecast is rather optimistic:rolleyes:

Scubadevils

darkman2 wrote: »

Yep. A bit too close. The perfect spot to be for significant lying snow would be Blanch, Ashbourne, Blessington - these sorts of places in enough from the coast. On the coast itself is always going to have less lying snow. Just a mile or two inland there often is big difference. A dusting on the coast is often a good few cm's inland....any sort of height too is always better.

Lusk sufficiently inland? :pac: A couple of miles anyway from the coast... just about.

Brainz

so would i be right in saying clondalkin could get a nice pasting of the white stuff?

darkman2

darkman2 wrote: »

Yep. A bit too close. The perfect spot to be for significant lying snow would be Blanch, Ashbourne, Blessington - these sorts of places in enough from the coast. On the coast itself is always going to have less lying snow. Just a mile or two inland there often is big difference. A dusting on the coast is often a good few cm's inland....any sort of height too is always better.

Agree with that.Anytime there has been snow around this area,I've noticed more of it out with me than in the town and I'm only 2 miles inland.
Go 4 miles inland and add the height and there is a huge difference.

jay28

Well was just on my way home from Arklow to Conary, a few flakes of snow falling here at the moment

DOCARCH

Looking at the 17.30 radar, ignoring anaprop just off Dublin, looks like a few showers have pepped up over the Irish Sea.

Geri Boyle

Woohoo.. Im in Stepaside. Heres hoping!

Pokes

Here ya go http://www.webcamlocator.com/worldwide/england.htm

Timistry

Snow has started here in England. Very light at the moment though. temps are around -1C with Dp around -3 to-4C. the snowers are slowly passing overland

tony1212

so guys what are the chances of the snow coming 2 limerick

Artfu1Dodger

A few showers starting to appear in the irish sea.

darkman2

Even if it was not anaprop (i.e precip that is actually not there on radar) I doubt its cold enough right now. It would be a bit early. The really cold air won't be in until after 10 or 11pm. Be supprised if they were snow now. Maybe a sleety mix if they are showers. I don't expect real snow till after midnight.

Martron

just at raintoday there showers are quite dense and definately coming this way.

holly1

Will one of you answer my question;Will we see white stuff in Clane Co Kildare.I will be a reporter for u as I am usually up morst of the night,do we report on this thread or is there a special one allocated??
Please give me good news.

darkman2

holly1 wrote: »

Will one of you answer my question;Will we see white stuff in Clane Co Kildare.I will be a reporter for u as I am usually up morst of the night,do we report on this thread or is there a special one allocated??
Please give me good news.

Yes probrably. Good location actually.;)

Martron

what is anaprop?

darkman2

Martron wrote: »

what is anaprop?

It's a constant echo on radar (often over mountainous areas) that looks like precip but is not and often stays stationary for a few hours. It's just an error. That's what has been showing just off the Dublin coast.


The other echos do look like showers now on radar further our in the Irish Sea....

Martron

thanks

figured as much. too staright to be showers i thought

Doyler1981

Seems the be a lot of showers popping up on Radar over the last half hour! Hopefully there will be a few heavy showers in Kilcock:D

garytuohy

rte weather - SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW some rain SNOW SNOW



fantastic..it is very rare to see snow on a forecast but to see snow and a little warning symbol..well, I don't think I want to sleep

darkman2

Well Met Eireann just confirmed that those echos are indeed the beginning of the showers. Still thinks it's couple of hours too early for actual snow but we will see.

Sierra Oscar

Evelyn finally admits snow is on the way, although she threw in the word "rain" once or twice just to keep us at bay!;)

darkman2

Just for those who are interested but don't have the link.

This is the best free radar

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

Timeline at the top.

barnicles

Snow in my area?

maquiladora

Looks like some showers are popping up in Cardigan Bay heading for Wexford.

darkman2

darkman2 wrote: »

Well Met Eireann just confirmed that those echos are indeed the beginning of the showers. Still thinks it's couple of hours too early for actual snow but we will see.

Given the extent of the showers over Britain today and the fact that they got out into liverpool bay,I'm not surprised that they are already showing up.

It's very windy.Gusting here to almost 30mph now and my anemometer is practically on the ground.

barnicles

barnicles wrote: »

Snow in my area?

Possible but a case of watching how extensive the irish sea stuff gets tomorrow.
You are a bit too far southwest for the first batch but I would not rule out snow from the low at your location given you are inland and your height etc.
Total nowcast at that stage.

Doyler1981

I'm trying to find out how high above sea level Kilcock. I can't see where it says it on google earth. Could anybody help?

darkman2

Deleted User wrote: »

Given the extent of the showers over Britain today and the fact that they got out into liverpool bay,I'm not surprised that they are already showing up.

It's very windy.Gusting here to almost 30mph now and my anemometer is practically on the ground.

They should remain light enough though for the time being. Part of the dieing cold front that crossed Britain today. The heavier stuff will be after midnight according to most of the models anyway. Be a nice supprise if it started snowing earlier.

Dewpoint here has dropped to -4.2c
Thats excelent for snow and it's quite cloudy.