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Cold Spell & Snowfall Discussion Tuesday/Wednesday (5/6 January 2010)

ninebeanrows · 2010-01-05 11:05:28

Heavy snow likely to fall in the north and northwest during through till early Evening. >10cm in places. Winds to veer Northeast this afternoon and towards nightfall. Heavy snow showers pushing onto the east coast from 6pm. Accumulations significant in places. (5-15cm) Snow risk continues overnight and through Wednesday in…

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#842 05-01-2010 9:56pm
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haines35 wrote: »

snowing in drogheda now

I jumped up and looked out my window when I read this, and ehm, it's not, Are you north of the Boyne?

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#843 05-01-2010 9:56pm
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WolfeIRE wrote: »

the north is certainly springing to life too

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

with the snow that is falling in parts of E, is this precip chart not completely wrong?

Yes its looking good. starting to get interesting

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#844 05-01-2010 9:57pm
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holly1 wrote: »

Are we in Clane Co Kildare likley to see any snow tonight????

Not likely Holly but not impossible either

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#845 05-01-2010 9:58pm
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Its amazing watching all the main cloud and precipitation returns showing the cloud heading directly for us and then it just seems to skirt around the outline of Ireland. Its like you can see the outline of the Hibernian snowshield deflecting these fronts as they approach the island.

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#846 05-01-2010 9:58pm
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highdef wrote: »

I could swear I just saw a flash of lightning out the window about a minute ago. Might be imagining it though. If it was, it would be slightly north of east of Howth. Also, i can hear the sea very loudly here and I am the guts of 2kms from where the waves would be crashing. Wind must be going to get bad so.

thundery showers were forcast.

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#847 05-01-2010 9:58pm
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holly1 wrote: »

Are we in Clane Co Kildare likley to see any snow tonight????

Think we will, but how much is anyone's guess. The more easterly that wind blows the better I think!

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#848 05-01-2010 9:59pm
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holly1 wrote: »

Are we in Clane Co Kildare likley to see any snow tonight????

I thought we are right in the firing line Holly tonight, experts: has that changed???

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#849 05-01-2010 9:59pm
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Kilkenny City outskirts..

Temperature: -3.2 °C
Dew Point: -3.5 °C

Woke to a thin covering of snow this morning, which hasn't melted in many places. Main roads are fine, but some of the small roads are treacherous. If it snows again tonight it'll be fun tomorrow.

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#850 05-01-2010 9:59pm
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highdef wrote: »

I could swear I just saw a flash of lightning out the window about a minute ago. Might be imagining it though. If it was, it would be slightly north of east of Howth. Also, i can hear the sea very loudly here and I am the guts of 2kms from where the waves would be crashing. Wind must be going to get bad so.[/quote

I take it you are not in Kildare at the moment:D,otherwise I would be very worried about those waves!!!!;)

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#851 05-01-2010 10:01pm
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holly1 wrote: »

highdef wrote: »

I could swear I just saw a flash of lightning out the window about a minute ago. Might be imagining it though. If it was, it would be slightly north of east of Howth. Also, i can hear the sea very loudly here and I am the guts of 2kms from where the waves would be crashing. Wind must be going to get bad so.[/quote

I take it you are not in Kildare at the moment:D,otherwise I would be very worried about those waves!!!!;)

Apologies. I will change my location so as not to confuse people

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#852 05-01-2010 10:02pm
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Weather Warning

Issued at 05 January 2010 - 21:00
Severe Weather Warning
Snow showers overnight and during Wednesday over east Leinster . Accumulations of 3 to 5 cm

Valid: 21:00 on 05/01/2010
to 15:00 on 06/01/2010
http://www.met.ie/forecasts/warnings.asp

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#853 05-01-2010 10:03pm
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is that an upgrade from ME?

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#854 05-01-2010 10:03pm
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highdef wrote: »

I could swear I just saw a flash of lightning out the window about a minute ago. Might be imagining it though. If it was, it would be slightly north of east of Howth. Also, i can hear the sea very loudly here and I am the guts of 2kms from where the waves would be crashing. Wind must be going to get bad so.

You prob did -Most of Ireland and UK under a storm watch http://www.estofex.org/

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#855 05-01-2010 10:04pm
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Light snow in Baldoyle/Sutton now....those clear skies hae given way to the darkness:D

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#856 05-01-2010 10:04pm
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typhooner wrote: »

is that an upgrade from ME?

Yep !

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#857 05-01-2010 10:05pm
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Yes bubonicus,killineer bit of height i suppose stopped now though:mad:

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#858 05-01-2010 10:05pm
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There is a LOT of potential in the Irish sea

Sorry for out of date sat image

https://www.loughlinstown.ie/
Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/

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#859 05-01-2010 10:06pm
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highdef wrote: »

holly1 wrote: »

Apologies. I will change my location so as not to confuse people

Thats ok Highdef,it's just that Tsunami was coming to mind:eek::p.

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#860 05-01-2010 10:06pm
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Looking good for the North

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#861 05-01-2010 10:07pm
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Supercell wrote: »

Latest sat image, quite high res, shows showers etc nicely.

SC whats your predictions for the evening given BB is gone on his hols to Enniskerry?:D

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#862 05-01-2010 10:07pm
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hotwhiskey wrote: »

Looking good for the North

Nice to see Killarney has moved so far west

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#863 05-01-2010 10:07pm
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kleefarr wrote: »

Kilkenny City outskirts..

Temperature: -3.2 °C
Dew Point: -3.5 °C

Woke to a thin covering of snow this morning, which hasn't melted in many places. Main roads are fine, but some of the small roads are treacherous. If it snows again tonight it'll be fun tomorrow.

where in kilkenny are you???
no snow last night in thomastown.

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#864 05-01-2010 10:07pm
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Supercell wrote: »

Latest sat image, quite high res, shows showers etc nicely.

Looking at that, there is a LOT of potential in the Irish sea..

Are you sure that's the latest sat pic SC? If it is, it looks very clear over southern UK, where they are getting a dumping atm?

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#865 05-01-2010 10:08pm
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Foghorn going in dunlaoghaire. Cabinteely just got dusting of snow.

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#866 05-01-2010 10:08pm
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Supercell wrote: »

Latest sat image, quite high res, shows showers etc nicely.

Looking at that, there is a LOT of potential in the Irish sea..

That's actually yesterdays SC i posted up tonight's a bit back:)
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63812454&postcount=829

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#867 05-01-2010 10:08pm
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started snowing here, sticking instantly. nice big flakes.

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#868 05-01-2010 10:09pm
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UK expecting 40 CM of snow.

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#869 05-01-2010 10:09pm
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DOCARCH wrote: »

Are you sure that's the latest sat pic SC? If it is, it looks very clear over southern UK, where they are getting a dumping atm?

Sorry, you are right, here is tonight's high res version , there is loads of streams developing clearly visible in it.

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#870 05-01-2010 10:10pm
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still nothing yet here in Dublin 6

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#871 05-01-2010 10:10pm
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snowing here in foxrock in south dublin. seems to be getting stronger too.

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