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Snowing in Rathdrum Co. Wicklow tonight?

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  • 06-10-2011 12:55am
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    Yrag2E
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    apparently so. Light snow fell in Rathdrum tonight.


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    vonbarracuda
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    Yrag2E wrote: »
    apparently so. Light snow fell in Rathdrum tonight.

    :eek:


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    Harps
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    Surely not possible that early in the night? Would have been 6 or 7 degrees at the lowest


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    Mothman
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    Dewpoint was above 6C at the time, certainly not snow.......well maybe in my dreams :)


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    Speak Now
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    Snow in Rathdrum? bet it wasn't the icy stuff.


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    DOCARCH
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    Agree with MM.

    Snow this morning falling on Scottish Mountains (down to about 3,500 ft).

    See http://www.cairngormmountain.com/webcam


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    NIALL D
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    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Agree with MM.

    Snow this morning falling on Scottish Mountains (down to about 3,500 ft).

    See http://www.cairngormmountain.com/webcam


    i would well believe it snowed in scotland at that height , but its fairly doubtful alright that it snowed in rathdrum @ 6oC !!!


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    odyboody
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    Meteor shower in my back garden last night:eek:
    I don't have photos to prove it either but just as believable


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    *eadaoin
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    I saw someone tweet about this last night too, don't know where abouts in Wicklow they're living, but said it was snowing very lightly around 11 last night. Eased off after a short period of time.

    Don't know if it's true or not, but I've no reason to not believe their tweet, they seemed just as stunned as me!


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    sparrowcar
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    Similar to posted in other threads/forums... Pictures or GTFO :D


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    Pangea
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    dsmythy wrote: »
    Snow shower reported at Finner Camp, 3.2mm


    The wicklow one is probably just another twitter rumour but at least with Met Eireann we have something to go on, Finner was showing the coldest temperatures last night than any of the other stations when I check so it may of happened. I saw snow fall at 5C last year with positive dew points.


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    Iancar29
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    My dad heard this in work this morning , he just told me there on his lunch , so i came straight on this!.... It sure would be some crazy localised event if it did!... anyone have a radar image for the time at least?...isnt there some1 with a weather station there, or am i thinkin of Avonmore?


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    Mothman
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    Pangea wrote: »
    Originally Posted by dsmythy viewpost.gif
    Snow shower reported at Finner Camp, 3.2mm
    The wicklow one is probably just another twitter rumour but at least with Met Eireann we have something to go on, Finner was showing the coldest temperatures last night than any of the other stations when I check so it may of happened. I saw snow fall at 5C last year with positive dew points.

    From Met E website
    Many of the measurements come from automated instruments with no human supervision. These are generally very reliable but, as with any system, human or automatic, errors can happen from time to time. During automatic operation, the "Weather" is estimated by an optical instrument. Classification of weather-type is significantly more difficult than measuring temperature or pressure and the result is occasionally incorrect. In particular, you may see a very occasional report of snow during periods of foggy weather.


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    Frankish
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    Its hail stoning here in Kerry on and off all morning and its absolutely freezing. No thermometer but guessing about 4degrees


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    Speak Now
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    Frankish wrote: »
    Its hail stoning here in Kerry on and off all morning and its absolutely freezing. No thermometer but guessing about 4degrees

    4degrees :eek: i'd be surprised if it's under 10.

    Wonder was it some hail that fell in Rathdrum last night?


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    martic
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    From DonegalDaily today, sleet reported at Glenveagh national Park

    http://www.donegaldaily.com/2011/10/06/snow-falls-in-donegal-as-county-is-battered-by-high-winds-and-driving-rain/


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    Iancar29
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    martic wrote: »
    From DonegalDaily today, sleet reported at Glenveagh national Park

    http://www.donegaldaily.com/2011/10/06/snow-falls-in-donegal-as-county-is-battered-by-high-winds-and-driving-rain/

    That could of EASILY been hail...


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    martic
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    That could of EASILY been hail...

    Haven't a clue what it is, I seen the report and thought I'd share it on here, I'm in east Donegal and so far here today its heavy gusts and a lot of rain.


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    Mothman
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    That could of EASILY been hail...
    And its a photo from last winter.
    See article in June


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    Iancar29
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    Mothman wrote: »
    And its a photo from last winter.
    See article in June


    AH YE of course ! ha


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    Pangea
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    Mothman wrote: »
    From Met E website In particular, you may see a very occasional report of snow during periods of foggy weather.

    Yeah I seen that before, only there was no fog last night.

    Mothman wrote: »
    And its a photo from last winter.
    See article in June
    They use that photo all the time when talking about snow, they are not claiming it to be from this morning of course, but a reader like yourself who is not familar with the site might think otherwise. It is misleading.


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    Mothman
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    Pangea wrote: »
    Yeah I seen that before, only there was no fog last night.
    The point is that it is unreliable and a report of snow or other unlikely reports should not be taken at face value with out checking other parameters such as temp, humidity etc.


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    HellFireClub
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    It wasn't snow, it was GRAUPEL!!!

    :D:D:D


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    Pangea
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    Mothman wrote: »
    The point is that it is unreliable and a report of snow or other unlikely reports should not be taken at face value with out checking other parameters such as temp, humidity etc.

    I agree thats why I said
    Pangea wrote: »
    Finner was showing the coldest temperatures last night than any of the other stations when I check so it may of happened. .

    It may of been a snow shower last night or it may not have been, at least we have something to go on rather than a rumour.
    Hopefully ME will clear it up.


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    sparrowcar
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    There was a wedding in Rathdrum last night...it could have been confectionary? :D:D


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    Tom Cruises Left Nut
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    sparrowcar wrote: »
    There was a wedding in Rathdrum last night...it could have been confectionary? :D:D

    Sweets ? :confused:


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    Iancar29
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    HellFireClub wrote: »
    It wasn't snow, it was GRAUPEL!!!

    :D:D:D

    WHATS GRAUPEL????????? .......;):rolleyes:;)


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    sparrowcar
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    t|nt|n wrote: »
    Sweets ? :confused:

    I'm such a muppet :rolleyes:

    I obviously meant confetti :o

    Bit tired today ;)


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    gbee
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    sparrowcar wrote: »
    I obviously meant confetti :o;)

    I read confetti ~ I had to go back to see ????


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    Wine Goddess
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    Ditto! I read confetti or at very least I knew exactly what u meant!


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    pauldry
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    i read confetti too.

    jeez. theres an experiment there somewhere on human awareness.

    maybe it was raining sweets after all


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