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

Murphdog94

It's still snowing here in Dublin 16 (Granted it's very light)
But I'm still hopeful.......
It's been snowing for an hour now, not a great covering though because it started off really heavy and then went really light.

snowjon

YES!!!!

Moderate snow falling in Bangor

munsterlegend

Weathercheck wrote: »

Aye looks like it will head down western side of country, just as usual!

Its all either too far east or too far west!

is it likely to spread far inland or is that too difficult to predict until later in the day or tomorrow?

Dublin_Gunner

InKonspikuou2 wrote: »

Nope no jokes. I'm up in the north of finglas close to st margaret's. Good riddence to it. Just been ice here anyways. When it decides to fall as snow it can stick around all it wants.

I'm just off McKee Avenue. Has been a nightmare to walk on for the best part of a week now.

Did enjoy the snow though

francosp

Is that a significant streamer developing in the Irish sea on course for North Dublin or am I just deluded ?

ninebeanrows

snowjon wrote: »

YES!!!!

Moderate snow falling in Bangor

Yes radar shows Irish sea awakening from its slumber at quite a pass.

Nice slot moving in over you.

DOCARCH

North Irish Sea looking pretty good on 1030 radar! The showers moving thru the north of England earlier this morning some to have really pepped up activity for us.

irish1967

Another light flurry here. Now bright blue skies for a while

Snowaddict

Latest Hirlam Guidance, recently updated, suggests snow showers becoming more organised into the early afternoon & penetrating inland into Eastern & Southeastern areas, again one to watch..



In addition, it has light snow showers beginning in the East & Southeast later on Friday as the easterly flow develops..

As indicated on this morning's ECWMF 00Z Precipitation charts, the flow towards the weekend, is likely, at this stage confidence is about 70%, to turn into ENE, before backing almost due Easterly. This represents two features:

1. There will be the threat of snow showers off the Irish Sea, with a deep cold pool being advected west.

2. A frontal feature, could quite possibly approach from the S/SE later in the weekend, as indicated on last night's FAX chart - this represents the threat of more organised outbreaks of precipitation - which is why today's Met Eireann forecast has continued to mention the risk of wintry showers in Eastern & Southeastern areas.

Beyond this, a continental influence is likely to hold until Day 6 at least. The supply of cold air will be cut off for a time, with the formation of an elongated High over Scandinavia, however we will have a deep cold pool in place over Ireland. 850mb temperatures should eventually decrease towards -4 to -7 across the country, but may remain constant at this. Also note that we no longer need 528 Dam air for snowfall much later in the week. In such air, it can snow with Dam Heights up to 535 and even higher at times.

There is currently great uncertainty to Day 10, but good confidence to Day 6.

SA

ninebeanrows

I think most of the east coast should get a few showers.

But some really big echoes could give some very heavy snow into Wicklow.

snowjon

Weathercheck wrote: »

Yes radar shows Irish sea awakening from its slumber at quite a pass.

Nice slot moving in over you.

This is a great site - people actually seem interested in the weather in Bangor!

The radar has exploded into life just off the coast here :
http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

Total white out here now WC,I'm gonna take more pics!
It's the gift thta keeps on coming!

You could snowboard easily in my yard at the moment in nice deep powder

Elmer Blooker

francosp wrote: »

Is that a significant streamer developing in the Irish sea on course for North Dublin or am I just deluded ?

So I've noticed
The area west of the Isle of Man is really pepping up now. I kept looking to this area last night but there was nothing, early days yet though.

DOCARCH

I think it's another days work down the tubes!

maquiladora

Snowaddict wrote: »

Latest Hirlam Guidance, recently updated, suggests snow showers becoming more organised into the early afternoon & penetrating inland into Eastern & Southeastern areas, again one to watch..
n the risk of wintry showers in Eastern & Southeastern areas.

Oh I like that chart. Would surely see some snow in Waterford if that came off, right? :pac: Hope the HIRLAM is right here...haven't seen a flake yet!

LookingFor

Heavier here now than before (d15). Seems to be a bit of hail mixed in.

Derryleigh

Its been hell down here in the Wesht for the past three weeks but of course it doesnt get bad til it hits Dublin!!

ninebeanrows

Black Briar?

Are you reading for a dumping!!?

ffarrell

Light to moderate falls of now and graupel here in Castleknock, West Dublin and radar is looking good.:D:D:D:D:D

Snowaddict

maquiladora wrote: »

Oh I like that chart. Would surely see some snow in Waterford if that came off, right? :pac: Hope the HIRLAM is right here...haven't seen a flake yet!

I know the feeling, same really in KK so I hope so too, although with the way things have gone lately I wouldn't bank on it unfortunately! Seems to be a snow shield in operation

ffarrell

That should READ SNOW and Graupel. Still snowing.:D

ibarelycare

Blanchardstown here, nice flurry coming down but seems more haily than actual snow. Road is white already, only been coming down for about 5 minutes!

Drapper

very heavy in d15, carpenterstown

ffarrell

Heavy hail and snow now....getting heavier. Place whiter than ever!!!! Blizzard now:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D!

ibarelycare

ibarelycare wrote: »

Blanchardstown here, nice flurry coming down but seems more haily than actual snow. Road is white already, only been coming down for about 5 minutes!

Stopped now, boooo

snowjon

HEAVY HEAVY snow here now:D HUGE flakes

PauloMN

Where in Meath are you ibarelycare? Wall to wall sunshine here in Trim.

paulhac

Snowaddict wrote: »

Latest Hirlam Guidance, recently updated, suggests snow showers becoming more organised into the early afternoon & penetrating inland into Eastern & Southeastern areas, again one to watch..



In addition, it has light snow showers beginning in the East & Southeast later on Friday as the easterly flow develops..

As indicated on this morning's ECWMF 00Z Precipitation charts, the flow towards the weekend, is likely, at this stage confidence is about 70%, to turn into ENE, before backing almost due Easterly. This represents two features:

1. There will be the threat of snow showers off the Irish Sea, with a deep cold pool being advected west.

2. A frontal feature, could quite possibly approach from the S/SE later in the weekend, as indicated on last night's FAX chart - this represents the threat of more organised outbreaks of precipitation - which is why today's Met Eireann forecast has continued to mention the risk of wintry showers in Eastern & Southeastern areas.

Beyond this, a continental influence is likely to hold until Day 6 at least. The supply of cold air will be cut off for a time, with the formation of an elongated High over Scandinavia, however we will have a deep cold pool in place over Ireland. 850mb temperatures should eventually decrease towards -4 to -7 across the country, but may remain constant at this. Also note that we no longer need 528 Dam air for snowfall much later in the week. In such air, it can snow with Dam Heights up to 535 and even higher at times.

There is currently great uncertainty to Day 10, but good confidence to Day 6.

SA

I dont think I can take anymore disappointment Mark so I'm going to ignore those charts !!!!:(!!!!!!!:(:(:(

Snowaddict

paulhac wrote: »

I dont think I can take anymore disappointment Mark so I'm going to ignore those charts !!!!:(!!!!!!!:(:(:(

I know the feeling Paul, but the Irish Sea is really coming to life now in the past 1.5 Hours.. You could well see something yet.

SA

Brainz

any snow due for leixlip - from clondalkin and heard its bucketing down up there but none down the road here in leixlip !