Cold Spell Discussion (20/12/09) (Heavy snow showers spreading south)

paddybar

o.4c here in the ballyhoura mts outside Doneraile and light snow (graupel?) falling

nacho libre

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8423251.stm

some nice pictures of the snow across europe.

ninebeanrows

john 1994 wrote: »

i live in limerick and theres so snow just clear skys

Right John,

Can you please type proper English and stop repeating yourself or i will have to give you a 10 day ban as you are becoming abit of a nuisance.

Thanks alot.;)

owenc

itss rubbish here a no snow event my mum says in derry it is snowing but once you get here which is higher up and further awy from the sea its raining may it be grapel? earlier and everytime a shower came today it was of graupel before it got dark it was grapel temp is currently 0.5c

Su Campu

The organised band of showers to the northwest of Scotland is a comma cloud, corresponding to a H500 vorticity maximum. The GFS has this vort max making it south over the country tonight, so while today's showers died out due to lack of support as they moved south, I expect there will be a lot more upper support tonight, and a lot more parts of the country will see some action later tonight/early tomorrow morning. Not sure if the extreme south applies here though, as even this upper support will collapse and showers will die out accordingly before making it there.

ninebeanrows

owenc wrote: »

itss rubbish here a no snow event my mum says in derry it is snowing but once you get here which is higher up and further awy from the sea its raining may it be grapel? earlier and everytime a shower came today it was of graupel before it got dark it was grapel temp is currently 0.5c

Are you close to the sea, i think you may just be missing the showers.

As said earlier the north coast may just be too exposed with the maritime air.

fintonie

john 1994 wrote: »

sorry but im the head of the W.W.I. so i tink i should be treated with a bit of respect..........

I guess ill see you in ten days

Rougies

Su Campu wrote: »

The organised band of showers to the northwest of Scotland is a comma cloud, corresponding to a H500 vorticity maximum. The GFS has this vort max making it south over the country tonight, so while today's showers died out due to lack of support as they moved south, I expect there will be a lot more upper support tonight, and a lot more parts of the country will see some action later tonight/early tomorrow morning. Not sure if the extreme south applies here though, as even this upper support will collapse and showers will die out accordingly before making it there.

So am I right in thinking this is the "polar low" we've been hoping for?

ellieh1

Wohooooo!!!!! We got SNOW!!!!!!!!! in Limerick city, huge amounts falling right now!!:D

paddybar

bugger! Its stopped already

owenc

Weathercheck wrote: »

Are you close to the sea, i think you may just be missing the showers.

As said earlier the north coast may just be too exposed with the maritime air.

no im a good 10 miles inland and this derry place is closer to the sea........ ill the showers turn more snowier later on then........ will watch the next shower coming in now to see what it falls as.....

owenc

john 1994 wrote: »

if you look on google earth the precipitation and cloud from scotland seems to be flowing town ireland

seriously are you feelig alright!:D

fintonie

I hope yis get the snow over there were getting here it just dropped 2 inches in 40 mins,

its not big flakes but its non stop.

Su Campu

Rougies wrote: »

I am I right in thinking this is the "polar low" we've been hoping for?

Not quite, there's nothing in the satellite signature to suggest a polar low, and upper temperatures are not quite cold enough. But let's say it's the polar low's 2nd cousin - which is about all we can hope for at this stage!

owenc

fintonie wrote: »

I hope yis get the snow over there were getting here it just dropped 2 inches in 40 mins,

its not big flakes but its non stop.

are you down south?

TomTom

I have a question or two if you don't mind, whats a polar low and what does the formation of one over scotland mean for us?
Whats grapple, or however you spell it?
Whats W.W.I (apart from being World War One)?

Takeshi_Kovacs

It snowed here in and around Tralee this morning at around 7.30 am, and stayed for a good bit, but from about 12pm it started melting and rain came about 2pm. Just home now though, and temp is after dropping and there was some very heavy snow/sleet falling. Seems to be sticking as well.

Surprisingly again, mountains dont have a very white cap of snow on them, might change over night if these heavy showers keep going across Kerry

owenc

TomTom wrote: »

I have a question or two if you don't mind, whats a polar low and what does the formation of one over scotland mean for us?
Whats grapple, or however you spell it?
Whats W.W.I (apart from being World War One)?

probably world wide internet knowing john1994 lol:D:D

nacho libre

Su Campu wrote: »

Not quite, there's nothing in the satellite signature to suggest a polar low, and upper temperatures are not quite cold enough. But let's say it's the polar low's 2nd cousin - which is about all we can hope for at this stage!

but what exactly will this second cousin bring if it comes? will we see prolonged showers rather than a 2-3 hour widespread snow event. by the way according to Gerry Murphy there is a chance of a white christmas. after that he seems confident that it will be much milder by st stephens day.

ninebeanrows

TomTom wrote: »

I have a question or two if you don't mind, whats a polar low and what does the formation of one over scotland mean for us?
Whats grapple, or however you spell it?
Whats W.W.I (apart from being World War One)?

Thant youngin is taking a hiatus from here now anyway.

john 1994

is it snowing in limerick

Rougies

TomTom wrote: »

I have a question or two if you don't mind, whats a polar low and what does the formation of one over scotland mean for us?
Whats grapple, or however you spell it?
Whats W.W.I (apart from being World War One)?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graupel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_low

Can't help with the W.W.I, I don't think even john 1994 knows :rolleyes:

fintonie

owenc wrote: »

are you down south?

no Bolton England it has now turned to big flakes and is falling very fast but I hope it travels over to yis:)

john 1994

W.W.I. STANDS FOR WEATHER WATCH IRELAND

fintonie

john 1994 wrote: »

is it snowing in limerick

thank god premature I taught you said it was snowing

MUSEIST

john 1994 wrote: »

W.W.I. STANDS FOR WEATHER WATCH IRELAND

you take annoying to a whole new level

jambofc

john 1994 wrote: »

W.W.I. STANDS FOR WEATHER WATCH IRELAND

lmao
youre a funny lad

owenc

fintonie wrote: »

thank god premature I taught you said it was snowing

thank god is right imagine how he wouldve reacted if he didnt get his delerious snow!:D

john 1994

is it still snowing in limerick,

squonk

john 1994 wrote: »

W.W.I. STANDS FOR WEATHER WATCH IRELAND

Good to see you're doing so much watching then mate. Stop shouting for gods sake.