Cold Spell & Snowfall Discussion Part 2 (Eagle says Polar Low) Wednesday/Thursday

Robxxx7

Here just 7 miles west of Killorglin Co.Kerry, had a brief snower shower about 30 minutes ago followed by some sleet ..clouds have cleared now,and its currently dry and bright

Pangea

The bbc radar doesnt show any snow now for ulster , they did earlier.

vizualpics

Very high level clouds here in Ballina, look like cirrostratus...NRA give temp at -1.5.

nacho libre

i seem to near the divding line - cold and clear sky over head yet 10 miles further west there are clouds and they have the look of rain about them

Deep Easterly

Temp here now in positive figures. 0.2c with dp at -1c. Pressure 1017.5 mb and steady.

Bog Butter

What do ya make of this:

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/cold-weather-set-to-continue-into-march-441019.html

snaps

vizualpics wrote: »

Feels like the calm before the storm here in Ballina, North Mayo...Sky is really clouding up now and the clouds taking on that yellow/brown colour that they always get before snow...

But alarm bells are ringing as temps are rising fast, yesterday the frost on my windscreen of my parked car didnt melt (Its in the shade) Today its melting. Temp has gone from -1.1c around 10.45 now up to 2.1c. If anything its going to be rain.

redsteveireland

malman wrote: »

What do ya make of this:

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/cold-weather-set-to-continue-into-march-441019.html

I think that's called winter isn't it?

munsterlegend

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Well, the DMI.DK Hirlam 06z run has upped potential a little for the west:

Chart for 4pm today:



Image source: http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/index/danmark/vejrkort.htm

The telling, however, is in the reality.

Does it go beyond 4pm i.e when it pushes further south?

vizualpics

snaps wrote: »

But alarm bells are ringing as temps are rising fast, yesterday the frost on my windscreen of my parked car didnt melt (Its in the shade) Today its melting. Temp has gone from -1.1c around 10.45 now up to 2.1c. If anything its going to be rain.

Ya your probably right...I wont believe it until I see it..Doubting Thomas that I am..

Supercell

What an adventure getting to the shops. Had to be pulled out of drifts twice by local farmers.
More importantly my alcohol supplies are replenished.

redsteveireland

vizualpics wrote: »

Ya your probably right...I wont believe it until I see it..Doubting Thomas that I am..

I hope not, that means a repeat of christmas day. Probably take hours to get home on the ice.

Deep Easterly

munsterlegend wrote: »

Does it go beyond 4pm i.e when it pushes further south?

The same models has the blob of precipitation over the SW during the evening. You can see for yourself on the link I posted. Just click on "Nebhor"

WolfeIRE

vizualpics wrote: »

Ya your probably right...I wont believe it until I see it..Doubting Thomas that I am..

Relax lads. In the words of the Donegal Postman - "The snow will fall though the temps may rise, the fox has married the badger and the hare has shiny eyes. The sun is orange and the hills are red, the crow is building a nest inside the shed."

What a poet he is.

Anyway, check out http://www.irelandsweather.com/index.php or http://www.nra.ie/RoadWeatherInfo/Map/data/htm/WeatherTable.htm for temps.

Still -2c here

Min

So cold here today I put pajama bottoms on under my trousers for extra leg warmth as I have no long johns...plus an extra t-shirt to the t shirt I put on at the start of the cold spell.
It felt a bit extreme out today.

jenzz

morning all - sweet lord.. The snow is still same as yesterday. 10 cm solid snow now.. frozen solid.... Car is going no where ... funnily enough very few cars on road have moved... Walk into town me thinks.....

Deep Easterly

Temp close to a full 1.0c now. Looking forward to some lovely rain to turn into ice, melt the bit of snow that's left, and general make a pigs arse out of everything as the frost sets in again tonight.

Bog Butter

redsteveireland wrote: »

I think that's called winter isn't it?

Indeed it is rua. Apologies for causing you to go into a state of confusion. However I am of the opinion this is not a usual winter. If I may be so bold to say that. Indeed the fact the Posititive Weather Solutions felt the need to issue a weather statement on the continuation of this current weather would indicate to this. Your statement "I think that's called winter isn't it?" suggests that this is a regular old winter. I think not.

Zzippy

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Temp close to a full 1.0c now. Looking forward to some lovely rain to turn into ice, melt the bit of snow that's left, and general make a pigs arse out of everything as the frost sets in again tonight.

Where are you DE? -2.3 in Oranmore on latest IWN update...
Hope to God you're wrong on the rain, the roads will be lethal if that happens. I've to drive to Dublin Airport tomorrow and not looking forward to it!

Min

malman wrote: »

Indeed it is rua. Apologies for causing you to go into a state of confusion. However I am of the opinion this is not a usual winter. If I may be so bold to say that. Indeed the fact the Posititive Weather Solutions felt the need to issue a weather statement on the continuation of this current weather would indicate to this. Your statement "I think that's called winter isn't it?" suggests that this is a regular old winter. I think not.

It's not a regular winter, it was predicted by those who tell us what is happening with the climate it would be a normal to above average winter for temperature.
It was on CNN we are about 4 to 8C below normal.

Deep Easterly

Zzippy wrote: »

Where are you DE? -2.3 in Oranmore on latest IWN update...
Hope to God you're wrong on the rain, the roads will be lethal if that happens. I've to drive to Dublin Airport tomorrow and not looking forward to it!

In Tuam Zippy. 1.0c the IWN map dosen't seem to update very well NRA temps as it is currently 2 hours behind.

kleefarr

Kilkenny City outskirts..

Temp has risen quite a bit in the last three hours.

Temperature: -5.0 °C
Dew Point: -5.3 °C

Was -9.8 @ 9am.

The_Conductor

Maynooth- temperature constant, minus 5.8
Visibility falling, now 20m, in freezing fog.

WolfeIRE

Deep Easterly wrote: »

In Tuam Zippy. 1.0c the IWN map dosen't seem to update very well NRA temps as it is currently 2 hours behind.

updated about 5 mins ago i think
http://www.nra.ie/RoadWeatherInfo/Map/data/htm/WeatherTable.htm

gothwalk

smccarrick wrote: »

Maynooth- temperature constant, minus 5.8
Visibility falling, now 20m, in freezing fog.

Whereabouts in Maynooth are you? I'm fascinated by the microclimates - I've -2.7C in the SW corner of Kingsbry. The fog is every bit as bad here, though.

thomasj

I notice that netweather have a high probability of snow for dublin from tonight onwards
but it says small amounts.

how accurate would that be ?

Zzippy

Deep Easterly wrote: »

In Tuam Zippy. 1.0c the IWN map dosen't seem to update very well NRA temps as it is currently 2 hours behind.

Yeah, NRA updates very slow recently. Up to 1C in Claremorris and 0C in Knock now, seems to be warming up alright, -2.1 in Oranmore. I find Galway city centre usually about 2 degrees warmer than Doughiska, not far from Oranmore, so I suspect its getting above freezing here too.

Deep Easterly

1.1c now. Sun is shinning still. Actually, I hope it rains, I hope it turns black as hell, I hope it spills blood from the sky.

Graces7

So am I; I have a very bad feeling about today. Not usually this cranky.

Fog clearing here to clear and bright sun.

Dazzles the eyes.

redsteveireland wrote: »

I'm west of that line,fingers crossed....

wushu

thomasj wrote: »

I notice that netweather have a high probability of snow for dublin from tonight onwards
but it says small amounts.

how accurate would that be ?

Netweather are fairly on the ball with their forcasts:cool: