Big Freeze Chat/ Discussion - Colder air returning Today/More Snow - 30/11/2010

kenmc

I'm bored now
I wanted to build a snowman, but the snow is too slushy.

Eastcoastryan

Great Post Calibos!! Quick question, I am in Bray.. we did really well over the weekend with streamers from the Irish Sea, over the past hour or 2 the DP has been going up and down between -0.9 ans +0.5, the temp is quite high at 4.1C, surely this is too high for widespread snow along the coast? Do you see both going down?

flamegrill

Nead21 wrote: »

2.5 degrees in Carlow Town

My little LCD has it as -0.7C over near the new GoKarting place in Graiguecullen!

El Horseboxo

diarmuid79 wrote: »

serious thaw on in d15 serious drip drip going on cant see anymore serious snow!!! coming in the next few days :mad::mad::mad:

I'm putting a few bets on later. Can i borrow your crystal ball?

Girrrrseach

heavy snow flurries in Finglas right now!

allyano16

What is graupel? Are they hail stones?

madds

Coming down in Leixlip again. Wind speeds have increased and the flakes are small.

Cashel Mc

Can anybody tell me when everyone says east leinster i.e Wicklow does that apply to west Wicklow aswell. Reason i ask is im just under the west side of the mountains and was wondering would my location and chances of snow be affected by the mountains, because only have a few cm s so far?

piskins72

chucking down here now big time!!! proper blizzard like

IvySlayer

allyano16 wrote: »

What is graupel? Are they hail stones?

Soft hail basically.

homolumo

El Horseboxo wrote: »

I'm putting a few bets on later. Can i borrow your crystal ball?

You should start a weather betting log

Here in in county Waterford it is literally snow one minute sunshine the next. Mad.

NufcNavan

Small graupel shower here in Navan but it has stuck. Skies beginning to darken now..

Eastcoastryan

Eastcoastryan wrote: »

Great Post Calibos!! Quick question, I am in Bray.. we did really well over the weekend with streamers from the Irish Sea, over the past hour or 2 the DP has been going up and down between -0.9 ans +0.5, the temp is quite high at 4.1C, surely this is too high for widespread snow along the coast? Do you see both going down?

Both will go down tonight with a big drop overnight.
The dp is the one to watch.
Theres a strong possibility of thundersnow on the east coast tonight and overnight and into tomorrow on a hit and miss basis,some parts doing better than others due to where the streamers head.
Bray to Gorey to wexford is at a high risk

SnowY32

Sun is splitting stone in cork city!! this snubble is bollocks :mad:

mickger844posts

Definitely a major thaw in Waterford City today. All the main roads around the town are clear. Winds have changed to a ENE direction and they are bitterly cold too. We have had everything here today, Snow, Sleet and rain but the main feature has been DP rising, thawing and the wind direction change.
Currently the Temp is 2.3c DP 0.4c. Should be interesting to see if we get any snow this evening and tonight.

More Stats and Detail @ www.waterfordcityweather.com

Heroditas

In the space of two minutes we have gone from clear skies up by Willsbrook in Lucan to a blizzard!

DOCARCH

Can see on http://www.sat24.com/gb the very slight change in wind direction over the Irish Sea (from ENE to NE) that should swing the heavier showers back towards Dublin CC and the south of Dublin.

2.5c DP -2.1c

Heroditas

Clear sky again!

Cantona's Collars

Remember folks this thread is a bit too addictive.

lucy2010

Deleted User wrote: »

Both will go down tonight with a big drop overnight.
The dp is the one to watch.
Theres a strong possibility of thundersnow on the east coast tonight and overnight and into tomorrow on a hit and miss basis,some parts doing better than others due to where the streamers head.
Bray to Gorey to wexford is at a high risk

Hi BB . TBH ive had feck all thaw. roads still covered outside - friend just called up from wicklow & she was pretty shocked how bad we have it here ( she abandoned jeep at entrance to estate) School just txt to say open tomo. Is there a likelyhood of that ? Snow chances tonight ??

rmarie1

Does anyone know when an Post are going to get their act together and start delivering post again?

dacogawa

The M2 has dropped to -1.3 now, light soft hail in D4

MilanPan!c

mickger844posts wrote: »

Definitely a major thaw in Waterford City today. All the main roads around the town are clear. Winds have changed to a ENE direction and they are bitterly cold too. We have had everything here today, Snow, Sleet and rain but the main feature has been DP rising, thawing and the wind direction change.
Currently the Temp is 2.3c DP 0.4c. Should be interesting to see if we get any snow this evening and tonight.

More Stats and Detail @ www.waterfordcityweather.com

According to that Waterford will get snow from 6PM to 6AM

d'Oracle

Heroditas wrote: »

Clear sky again!

You would not even bat an eyelid if it was rain.
But freeze it and its astounding.

Big Nasty

DOCARCH wrote: »

Can see on http://www.sat24.com/gb the very slight change in wind direction over the Irish Sea (from ENE to NE) that should swing the heavier showers back towards Dublin CC and the south of Dublin.

2.5c DP -2.1c

Excellent news - it's way too warm ATM though!

DOCARCH

lucy2010 wrote: »

Hi BB . TBH ive had feck all thaw. roads still covered outside - friend just called up from wicklow & she was pretty shocked how bad we have it here ( she abandoned jeep at entrance to estate) School just txt to say open tomo. Is there a likelyhood of that ? Snow chances tonight ??

Give it a couple of hours and I'd be very surprised if you don't have more snow.

Heroditas

rmarie1 wrote: »

Does anyone know when an Post are going to get their act together and start delivering post again?

Depends where you're based.
I got post delivered to me this morning.

Tomohawk

Most misunderstood word of the day - Blizzard!

"To be a blizzard, a snow storm must have winds in excess of 35 miles per hour (56 km/h). Additionally, blizzards must reduce visibility to 400 metres (1,300 ft) or less and must last for a prolonged period of time — typically three hours or more..."

As a loose description "blizzard-like" I don't mind...:p

Arklow and Bray both have had more snow than wicklow town.
The veering NE of the wind now will bring in more snow-it could be as bad or worse later in the night I feel as it was friday night into saturday.

Heroditas

Tomohawk wrote: »

Most misunderstood word of the day - Blizzard!

"To be a blizzard, a snow storm must have winds in excess of 35 miles per hour (56 km/h). Additionally, blizzards must reduce visibility to 400 metres (1,300 ft) or less and must last for a prolonged period of time — typically three hours or more..."

As a loose description "blizzard-like" I don't mind...:p

Nope, it was most definitely a blizzard

Sonovagun

My gut feeling is that this is gonna be a non-event! We did well this morning, can't see us getting anymore

DOCARCH

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Excellent news - it's way too warm ATM though!

Temps will drop in showers and naturally as the sun goes, temps will drop anyway. With dewpoints falling, it means pretty mostly snow falling.

LookingFor

rmarie1 wrote: »

Does anyone know when an Post are going to get their act together and start delivering post again?

This I'd like to know too. The footpaths here are likely to remain icy for some time. I'm waiting on a package from the UK for over a week now...it really should have come at the end of last week, but at this rate it could be next week before I get it!

edit - dark in D15 now. snow dancing in the air.

lucernarian

The only time I've seen a proper blizzard was on the morning of 27th February 2001. A few days afterwards, I was still finding 4 foot drifts in the fields near where I lived.

Drummerboy2

Light snow/sleet falling in Dun Laoghaire now

Sonovagun

Sonovagun wrote: »

My gut feeling is that this is gonna be a non-event! We did well this morning, can't see us getting anymore

In all fairness,there are technical reasons why there should be more snow in the East tonight.
No doubt I've jinxed it by saying it.
Temps at 5000ft asl are going to be sub -10c traveling over a warm 12c irish sea and thats a recipe for huge lake effect snow showers to develop.

ffarrell7

snowing in Castleknock, Dublin 15 again.:D:D

partyatmygaff

Major thaw in the Castleknock area. Skies are dark and completely overcast. Very light sleet falling now.

The dew point better fall a few degrees

Edit: Spoke too soon, there's snow dancing around the air. Not sleet either!

Netanya

Got a good bit of snow and then graupel now coming back to snow again in Kilcock over the last half hour to hour.

I don't care what it comes down like once it's not rain and it sticks.

Fitzo

Anything heading Galway City direction?

Mayo Exile

Cooley/Mourne Mts shadow effect blocking off precipitation to Dundalk area with wind being currently NE.:(. Can see showers heading inland to the south of here. Is the the wind going to stay NE? If it backs easterly it could improve things.

EDIT: M2 buoy dewpoint gone from -0.6 at 1400 to -1.8 at 1500. A nice drop!

helimachoptor

a light but ongoing snow shower in blanch for the last 15-20 mins.

errlloyd

Gonna say "blizzard like" in D18 now.

Horizontal snow, was perfectly clear 3 minutes ago.

madmac187

Hey all, in Laois it's trying to snow but it wont , alot of the snow has thawed unfortunately. Anyone think we will get anymore in my direction, Im in Rathdowney, in Laois????

Big Nasty

DOCARCH wrote: »

Temps will drop in showers and naturally as the sun goes, temps will drop anyway. With dewpoints falling, it means pretty mostly snow falling.

I was hoping for that last night too but then again we didnt have the help off the siberian winds! Need to drop the guts of 5C though - that's a fair amount!

DominoDub

Conformation on wind direction change over Dublin City Center ...! Now coming from the North

ffarrell7

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Major thaw in the Castleknock area. Skies are dark and completely overcast. Very light sleet falling now.

The dew point better fall a few degrees

Edit: Spoke too soon, there's snow dancing around the air. Not sleet either!

yeah not heavy unfortunately in D.15:mad:

ffarrell7

Although it is now!!!:D:D:D:D in D.15

MGMTea

snow coming down pretty heavy in Dublin 11 and it's sticking infact temperatures fell prettty quickly !

Xxhaylsxx

Heavy snow maynooth