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

snow plow

jenzz wrote: »

will you let me know what Glencullen is like please ??

Yep if I go up to glencullen il report back here.





Dan

ninebeanrows

owenc wrote: »

does anyone expect that band in northern scotland to move down here?

Yes the centre of the low to the northeast of Scotland will transfer to just northeast of NI tonight.

Bremner

irish1967 wrote: »

Same location as 2 hours ago... this is the main road... not much moving

Donegal Town bypass... 10am

Thanks mate. Looke like I'll be lucky to make it to Glen on Tuesday at this rate.

WolfeIRE

Villain wrote: »

Can't see my location getting any showers but delighted for everyone in the North and West who are waking to Snow. I recorded a temp of -5.2c so I'm happy with that

nothing on the ground here in Clare but a hard frost.

whatever fell last night was very light.

temp at moment is 0c

mickger

maquiladora wrote: »

A nice bright 4c morning here.

4c My reading is -0.6 in Waterford.

Pangea

irish1967 wrote: »

Donegal town about to get a shower now. Can see it coming. Neighbour looking at me strangely cause I am standing in the snow in the middle of the road typing this. Lol

ha ha brillant , throw a snowball at ur neighbour.

jenzz

snow plow wrote: »

Yep if I go up to glencullen il report back here.





Dan

Deadly Dan thanks - dont wanna have to go anywhere near it unless its clear !!

maquiladora

mickger wrote: »

4c My reading is -0.6 in Waterford.

I use... http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=EI2WRC&last=120&units=metric

Its a weather station near WIT.

joe316

Been snowing in clane for the past ten mins or so, light dusting

mickger

mickger wrote: »

4c My reading is -0.6 in Waterford.

I suspect maq's thermometer is very wrong and unreliable.
Even roches point is 0c at 9am...

Meanwhile just gone above zero here myself.
DP is -1.5 which tells me theres a maratime atlantic mix in this cold air or that dp would be much much lower.

maquiladora

maquiladora wrote: »

I use... http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=EI2WRC&last=120&units=metric

Its a weather station near WIT.

Theres something wrong with it then.
I suggest you stop using it

Pangea

Met eireanns forecast is immense!
So whats the most snowfall last night, letterkenny is it with 6 cm?

owenc

snow plow wrote: »

Yep if I go up to glencullen il report back here.





Dan

so all that snow will come down here?

nacho libre

a further inch and a half fell since my last post. it's fine at the moment but the clouds are nearby and they look very snowy:D

maquiladora

Deleted User wrote: »

Theres something wrong with it then.
I suggest you stop using it

It used to be accurate but I think you might be right, just had a peek outside and it feels a tad colder than 4c!

Time to invest in my own weather station I think.

Not necesarraly.
The flow is northwest.
Look upwind of colraine in that direction.
You are on the coast?
Then Malin heads experience would be a good pointer.

Deep Easterly

I wish to Christ those proper showers to the north would move a bit closer. All they seem to be doing is just spinning around up there, doing nothing! :mad:

Just your average Atlantic sourced sunshine here in Galway. Temp +0.3c but the frost remains.

maquiladora

maquiladora wrote: »

It used to be accurate but I think you might be right, just had a peek outside and it feels a tad colder than 4c!

Well to put it in simple terms if it was 4c,you'd have no ice and no frost.
Is that the case?

I see malin head is reporting rain...

billy the squid

more possible snow on it's way to West Limerick County.

owenc

Deleted User wrote: »

I see malin head is reporting rain...

which is snow here (that is pathetic is bound to be snow up there how can it be rain)... very light but should help to lower temp and maybe cover melted snow, wish showers would hurry up and head south..... again will that snow reach us here if so is 20cm possible tonight?:D

nacho libre

MayoForSam wrote: »

Only a very light dusting here overnight, very frosty though. Serves me right for looking up DIY toboggan plans on google last night .

It seems the main shower activity is north of a line from Sligo to Meath and along the extreme western seaboard. Showers are dissipating before they get far inland. Some people may get lucky with a localised decent one.

We need the wind to pep up and that more organised band of heavy showers on the sat image to move down from the NW.

Who mentioned the possibility of a polar low forming?

according to someone on netweather in this setup a polar low is unlikely. pity because places that aren't getting any snow now would definitely get some. the other great thing about polar lows is you don't have to contend with the dreaded mild sectors that ruin everything.

Carndonagh which is not too far from letterkenny is also now reporting an above zero dewpoint which means if the air over malin head spreads,then they will have rain soon too.

owenc

nacho libre wrote: »

according to someone on netweather in this setup a polar low is unlikely. pity because places that aren't getting any snow now would definitely get some. the other great thing about polar lows is you don't have to contend with the dreaded mild sectors that ruin everything.

AGAIN there is one heading down from scotland cant ppl see this!

maquiladora

:rolleyes: Hurricane Humbug

nacho libre

Weathercheck wrote: »

Yes the centre of the low to the northeast of Scotland will transfer to just northeast of NI tonight.

what will that mean for the shower of activity? will the showers continue in the same regions or will other areas start seeing snow showers as a result?

nacho libre

Deep Easterly wrote: »

I wish to Christ those proper showers to the north would move a bit closer. All they seem to be doing is just spinning around up there, doing nothing! :mad:

Just your average Atlantic sourced sunshine here in Galway. Temp +0.3c but the frost remains.

paddy1, i've told you numerous times that Tuam is a dreadful place to live but you just wouldn't believe me:p

Tactical

WolfeIRE wrote: »

nothing on the ground here in Clare but a hard frost.

whatever fell last night was very light.

temp at moment is 0c

I'll bag some from here and send it your direction

Carndonagh is now reporting +3c and a dewpoint of 0.2c which is getting vey marginal for snow

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=IDONEGAL2

Wibbler

Lovely frosty morning in Swords. Tiny snow flakes blowing around.