National: Severe Cold/ Snow Discussion (Thanks to all!)

dacogawa

those 3 bits in the Irish sea seem to have ganged up on the 17:45

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

carlmwan

looking good for louth, meath and dublin

MGMTea

So if everything stays on course, we (Dublin) could be looking at an epic night instore ?

HellFireClub

darkman2 wrote: »

It is a very slow process also we have the added complication of winds going Southeasterly hence why I think that rain snow which is kind of stuck atm in the middle of the Irish Sea may end up on the Louth/Down coasts with lighter scattered showers further South. But at this stage forcasts are useless - it's just a case of watchig the radar for developments.

Shhhhh, you're not allowed say the "R" word in here!!! :D:D

kennyb3

looking that way, wouldnt say epic but we should get a nice bit

darkman2

MGMTea wrote: »

So if everything stays on course, we (Dublin) could be looking at an epic night instore ?

Don't know about others but im saying light or moderate scattered snow showers for Dublin. Don't be expecting too much!

lucernarian

Even now the 3 hour Met Eireann model is showing no snow in counties Louth, Meath or Dublin, not even at the Cooley Penninsula (over that time period). The satellite does suggest a few weak showers coming near the Co. Dublin coast but whether it reaches land or not in the next couple of hours is uncertain to my eyes.

MGMTea

darkman2 wrote: »

Don't know about others but im saying light or moderate scattered snow showers for Dublin. Don't be expecting too much!

oh right, well anything will do to be honest, not fussy :P

dacogawa

Just went outside (Dublin 4, 500 meters from coast) & the wind has definitely changed to east.

Also its bloody cold out there.

I want to go get some food/watch tv for a while but this is like watching a very, very slow car crash, I cant take my eyes off it!

ednwireland

bbc news just showed SE getting battered tomorrow night

just spent 5 hours clearing snow off the drive, dont want any more

carlmwan

Does anyone have the premium version of raintoday because this wait is killing me..:rolleyes::D

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Any chance of that wind bringing some snow to Laois/North Tipp?


I realise all of my posts in this thread have basically been annoying questions.:o:pac:

dacogawa

carlmwan wrote: »

Does anyone have the premium version of raintoday because this wait is killing me..:rolleyes::D

The premium has been way off in its '3 hour ahead' the last few days, all the posts here yesterday were wrong about the east coast

someone in skerries/rush keep an eye on the lamposts & put your hand out the window please

laurence997

carlmwan wrote: »

Does anyone have the premium version of raintoday because this wait is killing me..:rolleyes::D

I'm thinking the same thing waiting for these showers to land on the west:rolleyes:

mojopolo

Its just starting to snow again in Belfast . Light and powdery.

We had a fantastic afternoon on the sledges. Didnt see grass at all as the snow is that deep, even with all the sleighing.
It's definately the deepest snow I've ever seen in the city.:D

mickger844posts

Can confirm that the slight wind has changed direction to a SE here in Waterford City.

laurence997

How come on sat24 it shows all the clouds approach the west coast directly from the west, yet the showers appear to be approaching nearly directly from the south on the rainfall radar?

Brenireland

mickger844posts wrote: »

Can confirm that the slight wind has changed direction to a SE here in Waterford City.

maybe good for inland counties so...?

opr

To_be_confirmed wrote: »

Even now the 3 hour Met Eireann model is showing no snow in counties Louth, Meath or Dublin, not even at the Cooley Penninsula (over that time period). The satellite does suggest a few weak showers coming near the Co. Dublin coast but whether it reaches land or not in the next couple of hours is uncertain to my eyes.

Do you just see everything dying eventually ? I am confused.

The evolution the below link shows has things really starting to pep up around 7 with a small low forming later which I thought should see things further intensify.

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

Just looking at the difference in the radar images below you can see how things have already really intensified off the coast in the last few hours. I was expecting as the wind turned more easterly these would start to make land ?

3pm



6pm



Opr

-8 in Athlone, I've never seen it this cold so early in the evening!

johngalway

typhooner wrote: »

anyone from west side of galway on here, is there anything falling from the sky?

West Connemara here, dumped down up to 4.5 inches on us this afternoon.

Vizual Pics

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

Rain today is showing that band really intensifying on the west coast in the last hour and heading straight for west Mayo, I had almost given up on a top up today but this has just got interesting.

As I said earlier though even though it shows precip over Castlebar although very light its producing nothing! Fingers crossed!

mickger844posts

Brenireland wrote: »

maybe good for inland counties so...?

Mostly coastal regions of the east and south east would benefit, unlikely to reach the midlands.

Deank

More than likely Dublin, Meath, Wicklow, Kildare and perhaps Wexford should see some action if this hits land, it's not likely to reach further inland than Kildare.

NIALL D

QUESTION ;

if theres a wind blowing from the west and a wind blowing from the east , what happens ? would it push up to north direction or push down south ?

im in south tipp , so jus wondering which is our best bet to get snow frm ? east or west ?


jus waching rte weather , sounds good for sunday nite and monday :)

Brenireland

mickger844posts wrote: »

Mostly coastal regions of the east and south east would benefit, unlikely to reach the midlands.

ah,some loada ring:mad:

HellFireClub

What timing, my vodafone wireless gadget has just hit it's 10 gb limit, this is not as much fun on my iPhone...:rolleyes::mad::rolleyes:

laurence997

Anyone know if MT's gonna update today?

patneve2

I think we are really clutching at straws here on the E. Coast. Louth might get a cm or two (ESE winds will be a little stronger there), but south of there will only get a few flakes max. The flow is too slack, most showers will just die before they hit land. Anyways will be interesting to watch the radar in the next few hours.

chelseavera

Deleted User wrote: »

-8 in Athlone, I've never seen it this cold so early in the evening!

Can it actually snow at those temperatures. about the same in Castlebar - but maps suggest 'stuff' on its way....