Cold Spell Discussion (23/12/09) (Possible snow in south and east later)

MUSEIST

rc28 wrote: »

Snow falling in the south midlands (Tipp) according to a poster on NetWeather:

"Moderate snow here for the last 30 mins, coating of a few centimeters everywhere with no let up in sight. Temperature at it's max for the day at the moment, 0.1C! Min of -4.3C for the second morning running..."


Sleet is getting heavier here but judging by radar it should end soon.

No snow here and looking at the radar its literally just a few miles south of me, please let it move just a bit north, PLEASE SNOW GODS HELP ME;)

Bone dry here with the warm air advecting goodo from the irish sea.
We havent seen any precip here since 1pm or so whilst it's been raining all day in Enniscorthy I hear.

Mind you theres a huge difference in the temp in Enniscorthy now and what it was earlier.
The nra station on the north side of the town and only 20 miles down the road from me is at 1.8c

Amazing little country we have

holly1

whitemocha wrote: »

still snow forecasted for the east tonight so not worried just yet:D

Yeaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!1:D:p:p:p:p

mickger

Considering how wet the roads are here now in Waterford City i'm wondering how cold will it get when ths rain passes? Will the very cold freezing temps come back and we get roads like glass???

Supercell

JJJJNR wrote: »

Yep, huge freeze at the moment, roads are still ok. Do you think we might get some snow?

Yep, I reckon you'll do well there, you are my early warning system , the precip will probably arrive there 15-20 mins before here

leahyl

fisab wrote: »

Snow flurry just south of Cork City for 5 minutes and its landed.
Thats about as good as it gets for this neck of the woods.
Thats our quota of snow for the winter used up

Snow flurry in Cork City you say??! Please come to the Northside of the city snow!!:D

Sierra Oscar

-6 in Claremorris at the moment . . .

Supercell

Is being annoyed at a weather system irrational?

patneve

temp just jumped up to 5 degrees, I think I might just stop hoping:mad:

leahyl

Supercell wrote: »

Is being annoyed at a weather system irrational?

Not all Supercell, not....at.....all:mad::mad:!!

JJJJNR

I'm keeping the eyes peeled for any snow action here...... its getting colder and colder.. We had a few small snow flurries earlier at about 3pm but that was taken over by rain. Some of the secondary roads are lethal..

Gonzo

most the the frost is gone now, its just stopped raining and already its starting to freeze over... amazing how it goes from a sub-zero day to mild and wet and back to frost again... mother nature is throwing everything she got at us to make sure it does not snow here during this cold spell:(

mike65

The droplets on the car are just slightly frozen, still overcast and damp in the air.

DOCARCH

0.0c here now with DP -1.1c. Rain earlier did not clear the forst! Road and pavement outside is lethal.

I see Cork AP is reporting light snow showers.

demakinz

where are we going to see the lowest temp tonight?
does any know the record low temp in Ireland and where it was?

rc28

Gonzo wrote: »

most the the frost is gone now, its just stopped raining and already its starting to freeze over... amazing how it goes from a sub-zero day to mild and wet and back to frost again... mother nature is throwing everything she got at us to make sure it does not snow here during this cold spell:(

+1
Ground is still completely frozen though.
It's actually hilarious how bad our luck has been in the east this cold spell - it's -6c in Clarmorris but +6c in parts of Wickow because the wind decides to blow in off the warm Irish sea the ONE TIME we actually get proper precipitation forecast for this side of the country.

The roads will be a disaster by morning time. The rain and sleet will probably have washed most of the grit/salt off the roads and will readily refreeze through this evening and tonight.

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Moderate snow here for the last 30 mins, coating of a few centimeters everywhere with no let up in sight. Temperature at it's max for the day at the moment, 0.1C! Min of -4.3C for the second morning running...

Yes, a tiny net is a death sentence.... it's a net and it's tiny!

MUSEIST

:mad: if there is a God then he's obviosly just taken the piss tbh:mad::mad:

Drummer Mummer

Raining and just above 0 degs. Still icy where the sun didn't reach today, otherwise roads are fine, no frost

arctictree

+2.0c here - WTF?

This precip seems to be avoiding Wicklow!

mike65

demakinz wrote: »

where are we going to see the lowest temp tonight?
does any know the record low temp in Ireland and where it was?

from met eireann-

The lowest air temperature was -19.1°C measured at Markree Castle, Co. Sligo on 16th January 1881 while the lowest observed 20th century air temperature was -18.8°C recorded at Lullymore, Co. Kildare on 2nd January 1979. The lowest observed grass minimum temperature was -19.6°C at Dublin (Glasnevin) on 12th January 1982 which was almost matched by the -19.5°C measured at Lullymore, Co. Kildare on 2nd January 1979."

G-Money

Some Armagh Christmas pics. Taken a few hours ago. Unfortunately the camera wasn't fantastic.

rc28

-6c in a number of locations, even in the northeast according to the NRA weather stations; see map on the following page http://www.irelandsweather.com/

dublincelt

Villain wrote: »

2.4c and rain in Carlow!

Must be a local event. Still touching 0 Degrees in the centre of Carlow with NO thaw. Temp has been rising since late afternoon though.

MUSEIST

Could some of the experts please clarify this for me, that front (line of showers) has looks like its stalled or receded furthur south, but the models have it pushing nort and east, no.

mad DIY

mike65 wrote: »

from met eireann-

The lowest air temperature was -19.1°C measured at Markree Castle, Co. Sligo on 16th January 1881 while the lowest observed 20th century air temperature was -18.8°C recorded at Lullymore, Co. Kildare on 2nd January 1979. The lowest observed grass minimum temperature was -19.6°C at Dublin (Glasnevin) on 12th January 1982 which was almost matched by the -19.5°C measured at Lullymore, Co. Kildare on 2nd January 1979."

I'm surprised they could find any grass in Glasnevin in January 1982. Must have been digging for quite a while.

Mc Love

Still zero degrees in limerick

MUSEIST

MUSEIST wrote: »

Could some of the experts please clarify this for me, that front (line of showers) has looks like its stalled or receded furthur south, but the models have it pushing nort and east, no.

ah fek it , i'm off to sweden ffs:p

I've lost the will to care at this stage

Evening all
Just home from town, my driveway is like glass.
Does anyone think we have a chance in hell of snow this evening?

Thanks.

Ps, waiting for yr sattillte thing to upload. sat24, looks to me like it maybe could, but Im no expert, obviously:)

SpitfireIV

dublincelt wrote: »

Must be a local event. Still touching 0 Degrees in the centre of Carlow with NO thaw. Temp has been rising since late afternoon though.

I've noticed a slight thaw the past couple of hours since its become overcast. We had a very slight bit of drizzle a while back, temp currently 0.9c and bouncing back and forth, hasnt gone sub zero this evening yet.