Cold Spell Phase 2 (Wednesday onwards)

darkman2

Latest GFS run gives snow along the East coast and inland a bit right throughout the day. A bit of an upgrade I think. That system over England looks to come even closer. The two fronts could merge. An interesting day coming up!

As for Waterford, yeah your in with a shout. A good chance...

munsterlegend

Davo D wrote: »

Snow tomorrow? or is it still too far away to call?

thats is totally at odds with what our national forecasters are saying...what would need to happen for this to occur?

Villain

RTE Radio 1 just gave showers of sleet arriving in the North and pushing south with snow in places for tonight

Redsunset

Supercell wrote: »

Anyone looking at the IR satelite image sequences for N Europe?
That front to the north has very little to it and on its own would almost certainly fizzle out by the time its south of Donegal in the west imho.
I assume all hope here is the convergence of the two features that causes things to pep up, at least i hope so.
Interestingly looking at the cloud sequence that convergance would appear to be on track for accross the middle of the country with that being the battlegound and probabably best precip totals.
Our man in Portmarnock would be happy with that I reckon

i agree sc.seems the most likely outcomewe'll just have to wait and see.

Supercell

Neither system seems to have much kick to them to be honest, I really hope that when they meet that things pep up otherwise at best we are looking at 1-2cm with maybe up to 5cm on higher ground. Thats barely a sprinkle.

Villain

Some good cloud shots during this weather like the one below I took Monday

Redsunset

the system to the south has the most precip so i feel it'll be this clashing with the cold front (ie convergance)that causes things to get really interesting.as i say we'll and see.

Redsunset

DOCARCH

Wouldn't rely too much on that radar - it's raining at Mailn Head.

Pangea

Looking good for us in the north ,although I wont rely much on met eireann but then again I have no other choice!

Current Forecast MET EIREANN


04 February 2009 11:29

Today

Cold and breezy. Rain, and sleet over parts of Munster will largely die out this afternoon. Mainly dry elsewhere with some bright or sunny spells, and just the odd shower. Top afternoon temperatures only 3 to 6 Celsius, in a fresh and gusty easterly wind. Very cold this evening with frost and ice forming fairy quickly, and with some rain and sleet on the north coast.


Tonight will be very cold, with a widespread frost and icy roads. Also, a spell of rain and sleet will push down gradually from the north, to affect Ulster, north Connacht and north Leinster, and will fall as snow in places. Some scattered wintry showers are also likely on east facing coasts later. Lowest temperatures 0 to - 3 Celsius, in a strengthening northeasterly wind.


Tomorrow

Tomorrow Thursday will be bitterly cold, with fresh to strong and gusty north to northeast winds. Frost and ice will clear only slowly, and while there will be bright or sunny spells, scattered showers of hail, sleet and snow are expected, especially in parts of the northwest, and east. Top temperatures 2 to 5 Celsius.

3 Day Outlook

Wintry showers will affect northern, western and some eastern coastal counties on Thursday night, with further snowfall likely. Elsewhere will be dry with clear periods. It will be bitterly cold, with fresh north to northwest winds and penetrating frost leading to icy surfaces. Friday will remain very cold but northwest winds will moderate steadily. Many parts of the country will have spells of bright sunshine but wintry showers will persist in northern and western counties. There will be little change on Friday night; further wintry showers in the north and west, mostly clear elsewhere and with severe or very severe frost setting in widely as northwest winds slacken. Isolated wintry showers will trouble northern and northwestern coasts on Saturday but the rest of the country will be dry and largely sunny; temperatures will improve a little and winds will be light but it will still feel rather cold. Another hard frost will set in early on Saturday night under clear skies but rain, preceded by sleet or snow, will arrive in the west and southwest later. The mix of rain, sleet and snow will spread to remaining parts of the country during Sunday, with significant snowfall possible in parts of Ulster. A clearance will arrive on Sunday night, with showers affecting northern and western counties, while clearing skies bring frost and possibly ice to other areas.

nacho libre

you should do well pangea over the course of the next four days, if you don't then someone upstairs really doesn't like you;)

Pangea

lol thanks nacho ,Mayo should get some too!
Not gonna read much into significant snow for sunday as when met eireann use the word significant it usually is significantly wrong!

CM21

Melted a fair bit in blessington during the day. Still lots left though. Roads are very slushy and slippery especially back roads.
The radar wasnt the most reliable over last couple of days. Maybe it has trouble with the easterly.

peasant

That northern cloud/airmass has arrived here now (Sligo) and just from looking at it, it wouldn't really expect anything out of it, tbh.

Not a lot of substance to it, no blizzards hiding in there

Redsunset

DOCARCH wrote: »

Wouldn't rely too much on that radar - it's raining at Mailn Head.

oh i don't.im just highlighting were the precip is.looking for the meeting points of the two.

Mothman

Pangea wrote: »

lol thanks nacho ,Mayo should get some too!
Not gonna read much into significant snow for sunday as when met eireann use the word significant it usually is significantly wrong!

Which is why ME have also used the word "possible"

nacho libre

Pangea, what's it like where you are. according to the latest radar images you should be getting some precipitation right about now.

Ricky91t

Will we get snow in kerry, on the limerick/kerry border?
Sorry i don't understand the weather thingy's much

Pangea

nacho libre wrote: »

Pangea, what's it like where you are. according to the latest radar images you should be getting some precipitation right about now.

Correct, Its drizzling rain here , the ground is a bit wet now.

Supercell

Ricky91t wrote: »

Will we get snow in kerry, on the limerick/kerry border?
Sorry i don't understand the weather thingy's much

Not likely.

nacho libre

Pangea wrote: »

Correct, Its drizzling rain here , the ground is a bit wet now.

damn. if it's just rain there i can probably forget about snow here until the front is about to clear.

darkman2

Snow in Derry apparently so it won't be long.


As for Kerry. Maybe...no one knows!

Redsunset

looks like our neighbours are in for another pasting.NOT FAIR.
A weather system, moving up from the south and west of England overnight into central England and Wales, will bring the white stuff.
Sky News weather presenter Lucy Verasamy said: "Although there's something of a lull, don't be deceived, more snow is on its way tonight and tomorrow morning.
"It'll turn to rain along English Channel coastal counties and the south-east, including London.
"But, for remaining areas of southern Britain, there'll be some significant snow - there's a possibility of 10cms accumulating in some spots.

jonny_b

I really dont think we're gonna get snow again, we're not that lucky to get it twice in the same week these days.... especially in carlow as it is only 57m above sea level

I dont want it anyway, sick of it all now at this point.....

pistolpetes11

jonny_b wrote: »

I really dont think we're gonna get snow again, we're not that lucky to get it twice in the same week these days.... especially in carlow as it is only 57m above sea level

I think I remember some one asking how to find out the height above sea level in a previous post, and i found this and thought it mite help

http://www.earthtools.org/

currently in Newbridge its 3.2 and DP 0.6 and 298.6ft above sea level, still some snow left down here from the last few days

kerry1960

With air 3.6c / dp 2.1c the only thing here sticking for now will be the drizzle........imby.:(

DOCARCH

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

I think I remember some one asking how to find out the height above sea level in a previous post, and i found this and thought it mite help

http://www.earthtools.org/

currently in Newbridge its 3.2 and DP 0.6 and 298.6ft above sea level, still some snow left down here from the last few days

Thanks for the link - couldn't remembee where to look (didn't try too hard!) found out I am at 265ft asl

Supercell

jonny_b wrote: »

I really dont think we're gonna get snow again, we're not that lucky to get it twice in the same week these days.... especially in carlow as it is only 57m above sea level

I dont want it anyway, sick of it all now at this point.....

Lol, know how you feel, got more than enough IMBY, as long as I can catch my flight to China on Monday any sneachta can stay the hell away from now on, though it is pretty to look at. The excitement for a one cm "dumping" tomorrow hardly seems worth it!
The six inches or so left in my back garden will still be there on Monday though probably only down to an inch or two by then, which is fine by me.

If there are blizzards tomorrow morning this post never happened :pac::pac::D

ninebeanrows

I seem to be 22 metres above sea level

rc28

Latest metoffice radar shows heavier precip behind the main weak front. Play back the loop.

Pangea

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

I think I remember some one asking how to find out the height above sea level in a previous post, and i found this and thought it mite help

http://www.earthtools.org/

currently in Newbridge its 3.2 and DP 0.6 and 298.6ft above sea level, still some snow left down here from the last few days

yes i asked also thanks man

kerry1960

Supercell wrote: »

Lol, know how you feel, got more than enough IMBY, as long as I can catch my flight to China on Monday any sneachta can stay the hell away from now on, though it is pretty to look at. The excitement for a one cm "dumping" tomorrow hardly seems worth it!
The six inches or so left in my back garden will still be there on Monday though probably only down to an inch or two by then, which is fine by me.

If there are blizzards tomorrow morning this post never happened :pac::pac::D

Hmmm , ramping in reverse , new one to me

Pangea

Im around 34 m above sea level! Good or bad?

Redsunset

6 news now has warning coming up of snow tonigtht

jonny_b

Im 57m which i consider bad

leincar

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

I think I remember some one asking how to find out the height above sea level in a previous post, and i found this and thought it mite help

http://www.earthtools.org/

currently in Newbridge its 3.2 and DP 0.6 and 298.6ft above sea level, still some snow left down here from the last few days

Thanks for that. My part of Ballon is 279ft above sea level. Some snow left on the grass thats about it. I don't know how to just thank posts. Anyone help this luddite.

nacho libre

hmm the radio forecast just now wasn't great at all. there will be sod all snow out of this front tonight and the showers tomorrow and on friday will be largely be confined to the north west and north east.

Supercell

Very important weather poll here you're best guesses are appreciated in this matter of significance

Redsunset

so why is their a warning comin up on the news shortly bout it.i think they like to cover all the bases

200motels

jonny_b wrote: »

I really dont think we're gonna get snow again, we're not that lucky to get it twice in the same week these days.... especially in carlow as it is only 57m above sea level

I dont want it anyway, sick of it all now at this point.....

Here here we got hardly any snow here in Waterford City nothing but rain.

nacho libre

redsunset wrote: »

so why is their a warning comin up on the news shortly bout it.i think they like to cover all the bases

this point was raised before, about the disparity sometimes between the radio and tv forecasts. you'd swear they were different forecasting organisations. however, that said i've not seen a tv forecast today, so they maybe in tune over what's going to happen tonight and over the next couple of days . i'm eagerly awaiting the tv forecast at 6:55pm.

Supercell

Cool!, look at http://sat24.com/Region.aspx?country=gb&sat=ir&type=loop

Seems like the convergence zone is smack over Dublin with a spear of cloud appearing..this bodes well for later imho..

Redsunset

well what ye think of that warnin

Pangea

nacho libre wrote: »

hmm the radio forecast just now wasn't great at all. there will be sod all snow out of this front tonight and the showers tomorrow and on friday will be largely be confined to the north west and north east.

The warning on rte just now was good!!
It said Donegal Donegal and Donegal would be hit over night ,
sorry if i forgot what other counties was mentioned lol





ok think it was fermanagh and monaghan

and WOW at 5 foot of snow on wicklow mountains!1

Min

My house is 220m above sea level or 750ft.

While we had a thaw snow still remains above 180m or 550ft.

Redsunset

Pangea wrote: »

The warning on rte just now was good!!
It said Donegal Donegal and Donegal would be hit over night ,
sorry if i forgot what other counties was mentioned lol





ok think it was fermanagh and monaghan

and WOW at 5 foot of snow on wicklow mountains!1

also pushin across to east and southeast.

nacho libre

Pangea wrote: »

The warning on rte just now was good!!
It said Donegal Donegal and Donegal would be hit over night ,
sorry if i forgot what other counties was mentioned lol





ok think it was fermanagh and monaghan

and WOW at 5 foot of snow on wicklow mountains!1

ugh that's just down right offensive if the news report is accurate and we are set to miss out:mad:

MUSEIST

I missed the warning on rte could some one please sum up what was said, please:)

Davo D

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

I think I remember some one asking how to find out the height above sea level in a previous post, and i found this and thought it mite help

http://www.earthtools.org/

currently in Newbridge its 3.2 and DP 0.6 and 298.6ft above sea level, still some snow left down here from the last few days

I live 7m a.s.l and work -1m a.s.l or should that be 1m b.s.l :pac:

Just seeing falling snow here is a big event

Supercell

nacho libre wrote: »

ugh that's just down right offensive if the news report is accurate and we are set to miss out:mad:

I think there's probably already close to 5 foot above maybe 600 metres, heaven knows what its like above 800 metres on the likes of Lug, must genuinely be an avalanche risk in places.
I don't think they meant 5 foot of snow from this coming event, at least i hope so (I hope they do ).