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

eskimocat

irish1967 wrote: »

Sky going a great shade of pinky grey.. can see those showers approaching,, should be here in 5-10 mins:)

going to watch the sky like a hawk to see if they come my way, or if they just skirt around the coast like most did yesterday.

irish1967

Here we go again !! Yet another shower just starting. Candy.. I would say Killybegs was like here... not much last night but now having our second good shower since 9 am. Side roads pure white and compacted ice.Many unpassable. Main roads passable with extreme care.

eskimocat

can just see the tip of a pinky grey cloud way in the distance... fingers crossed its the messanger boy of the snow that you have now Irish

irish1967

eskimocat wrote: »

can just see the tip of a pinky grey cloud way in the distance... fingers crossed its the messanger boy of the snow that you have now Irish

I think for you to be hit you need to be watching the radar for a shower passing over Derry..anything passing over Letterkenny on radar I am getting

snowing like mad here again.
Have taken some photo's from my drive into Arklow town-will post these shortly.

irish1967

Heavy snow again.. wind howling now as it passes through... woohoo a mini blizzard

Pangea

Weathercheck wrote: »

For whats its worth, not much IMO!!

UKMO meso has that front moving through the bulk of the country tomorrow afternoon, sleet/rain on western coasts, snow inland.

Only time will tell, although since ive been getting snow showers on and off this morning I am hopeful .

Dr Galen

not a bot of smow here on the north dublin coast, though the bits we got previously haven't realy thawed in many housing estates tbh.

looking out to sea now though and there are lots and lots of clouds moving in. wind is still quite blustery, it picked up last night about midnight, before that it was pretty calm.

Johnny1999

Just looked out the window............nothing but blue skies!:mad:

dolliemix

Just started snowing in Dublin 6. Light snow but seems to be getting heavier.

Sticking to the ice on the ground but not on the rooftops

Its just stopped since I started writing this post

mchammer22

Very light showers again of graupel and its sticking! :DI can see dark clouds coming in from Irish sea also..What are the chances now of snow for south Dublin does anyone know?

eskimocat

irish1967 wrote: »

I think for you to be hit you need to be watching the radar for a shower passing over Derry..anything passing over Letterkenny on radar I am getting

yeah, had a look and nothing much happening up that direction that i can see, might just see the edge of yours in distance like yesterday. so frustrating to see it passing

irish1967

Pangea wrote: »

Only time will tell, although since ive been getting snow showers on and off this morning I am hopeful .

Whats it like now up your way? OH has to drive there to work.. snowing heavy here at the moment. Mad big flakes !!

Atavan-Halen

It's lightly snowing here in Dublin 14. Not much but it's sticking I hope it gets heavier today/tonight

Supercell

Just called in , snow day, not a hope in hell of me getting my car out today.
In other news, another snow shower beginning, finally its a winter wonderland after weeks of frankly a crap cold spell.

Dr Galen

snowing now in Donabate

Lady_North

Mystik Monkey wrote: »

snowing now in Donabate

Any chance that might be heading down the road to Swords? So sick of the ice out there, a decent snowfall would make up for it. At least the kids would be happy.

http://pix.sparky-s.ie/7b538.jpg

Thats the snow at my tyre before I left-fresh overnight snow.
more in a moment

joe316

Finally seeing snow in the daylight, snowing in ballsbridge

francie BradyII

Showers developing now to the north east, looks like they are on their way to meath/dublin, but they'll prob die out before they get here.

Bog Butter

Neven a mm of snow did I get last night. Ah well, will have to wait till next winter so!

gpod123

Had a light enough shower here in Donegal 30 mins ago. More more more!!

Atavan-Halen

Ooh, it's gotten very heavy now Yuss!

DOCARCH

Very light snow here atm. On and off here for the last hour. Every bit of it sticking as surfaces are so cold. 0.4c DP -4.0c

isle of man

Just started to snow here again.
just showers at the moment but its closing in around quite quick,

mchammer22

DOCARCH wrote: »

Very light snow here atm. On and off here for the last hour. Every bit of it sticking as surfaces are so cold. 0.4c DP -4.0c

Yes, am in Rathfarnham DOCARCH, think it will eventually get heavier??:D

Su Campu

I've started up the Aviation thread again here

Defcol

Anyone in the know care to comment on the developing clouds etc just of the north coast of Dublin now?

Dr Galen

Lady_North wrote: »

Any chance that might be heading down the road to Swords? So sick of the ice out there, a decent snowfall would make up for it. At least the kids would be happy.

hard to tell, the wind looks to be blowing in your direction, but then Swords is now about the same size as Texas so who knows what bits will get snow

the snow is continuing here but in an on/off type of way.

for the pro's here: when theres snow and hail at the same time is there a name for that?

uRbaN

Big Hailstones falling in Swords....not a bad start