Cold Spell Discussion (Ireland): Cold/Frosty/Icy with Snow for some

Dead_Rabbits

I'm feeling like this at the moment, really peed off! Apparently -8 uppers above and constant drizzle on the ground!

snowstorm445

munsterlegend wrote: »

Latest Met Eireann up date for Munster a bit of a downgrade? Only snow in places! I fear the worst unless in an elevated area.

http://www.met.ie/forecasts/regional.asp?Prov=Munster

Munster includes many areas with mild climates, including West Cork and parts of Kerry. It won't snow everywhere, but I suspect most of the areas away from the far southwest (and inland Kerry) might see it.

paddy ocon

everything has stopped here in citywest bright and sunny here now

lolie

Snowing here again the past half hour. Heavyish but wet stuff, all yesterday's snow all gone.

jo06555

So now is the time we all go down the slide yes???

Bigcheeze

Latest met e update is a definite downgrade for today

Mostly cloudy in the north and east with scattered outbreaks of rain or sleet, turning to snow on higher ground, but tending to die out this afternoon. Brighter in the west and south with isolated rain or hail showers affecting western coasts. Highest temperatures 2 to 4 degrees Celsius in the east, 5 to 7 degrees Celsius further west. Light to moderate, southeast to east or variable winds.

Mr Cumulonimbus

Using dew point calculator and taking the info from the latest Met Eireann weather reports according to the Phoenix Park automatic weather station, there's a negative dew point in that part of Dublin right now. Improves chances of snow I'd guess.

Phoenix Park: temp 2c, H 85%, DP -0.22.

patneve2

bit of convection S of the Isle of Man on latest 12 15 radar

Bertser

Light snow here in Blessington, Co. Wicklow.

whitebriar

Min wrote: »

It was that small bit on the radar that hit here, nothing much just light snow, virtually stopped now, but it did drag the temperature down, which is a good sign for anyone who wants snow.
At the moment around here, evelation is what matters.

There's an inch of snow down to just above coolgreaney in north wexford now and all across the hill below croghan 4 miles west of me.
There were floods there yesterday so what is that a drop of snowline,where snow is settling by a good 1000ft?
Mixed precip here.

eastmayo

It would be nice if we cud get rid off this cloud and let us have a hard frost tonite..low cloud and foggy misty weather here..temp 2.3..dew point 2.

munsterlegend

snowstorm445 wrote: »

Munster includes many areas with mild climates, including West Cork and parts of Kerry. It won't snow everywhere, but I suspect most of the areas away from the far southwest (and inland Kerry) might see it.

Yes I suppose seeing snow from these events very rare from my experience. We need a good hard frost tonight to get the cold air in before tomorrow evening.

fontenoy7

eastmayo wrote: »

It would be nice if we cud get rid off this cloud and let us have a hard frost tonite..low cloud and foggy misty weather here..temp 2.3..dew point 2.

Blizzarding again in the dublin mountains just up from kilakee rd. -2 temp and snow drifts everywhere. Spectacular.

Daniel2590

fontenoy7 wrote: »

Blizzarding again in the dublin mountains just up from kilakee rd. -2 temp and snow drifts everywhere. Spectacular.

Any pics?

mono_mac

Near carrickmacross In monaghan : http://db.tt/OHVRSpS9

ninebeanrows

As has been mentioned there is some development over the Irish Sea with 850hPa temps nearing -8c n the area maybe the trusty old Irish Sea will pump up some wintry showers.

temperature wise now, I would be watching the dp rather than the air temp. We **should be getting some dryer lower DPs but were not going to get the -2 DPs until after 6pm

eastmayo

fontenoy7 wrote: »

Blizzarding again in the dublin mountains just up from kilakee rd. -2 temp and snow drifts everywhere. Spectacular.

Good for u...try and get some pics...its all white here as well...by that i mean white with fog...sad.

ZX7R

Weathercheck wrote: »

As has been mentioned there is some development over the Irish Sea with 850hPa temps nearing -8c n the area maybe the trusty old Irish Sea will pump up some wintry showers.

temperature wise now, I would be watching the dp rather than the air temp. We **should be getting some dryer lower DPs but were not going to get the -2 DPs until after 6pm

Hope your right Weathercheck tempertures starting to rise where i am(suncroft) starting to loose faith if we will see anything in my area

Dead_Rabbits

Weathercheck wrote: »

As has been mentioned there is some development over the Irish Sea with 850hPa temps nearing -8c n the area maybe the trusty old Irish Sea will pump up some wintry showers.

temperature wise now, I would be watching the dp rather than the air temp. We **should be getting some dryer lower DPs but were not going to get the -2 DPs until after 6pm

Thx Weathercheck, sitting staring at a Air Temp all day will just send people spare. I really want those clouds above me to start appearing closure to the ground, until then its just a waiting game!

patneve2

First image is radar at 12, second is radar at 12 45. As WC said, the Irish sea is bubbling up some showers. Not sure at this stage, but they will prob hit roughly from Dublin Airport Northwards (might be wrong here, I hope so cause that would mean no snow for me!)

Mars rover

Up in Stepaside, mountains look brilliant some snow lying on the ground in places near the village mountsins look like a snow gun went mental on some of the trees higher up! but looking out over the sea it's very dark out there............

Rougies

patneve2 wrote: »

First image is radar at 12, second is radar at 12 45. As WC said, the Irish sea is bubbling up some showers. Not sure at this stage, but they will prob hit roughly from Dublin Airport Northwards (might be wrong here, I hope so cause that would mean no snow for me!)

Interesting to note that there's no dreaded Isle of Man shadow. (yet )

Will Calibos escape the Anglesey shadow though! :P

lolie

Bbc weather a few mins ago shows the band of rain approaching the southwest tomorrow eve but seems to fizzle out as it goes inland on monday.

ninebeanrows

patneve2 wrote: »

First image is radar at 12, second is radar at 12 45. As WC said, the Irish sea is bubbling up some showers. Not sure at this stage, but they will prob hit roughly from Dublin Airport Northwards (might be wrong here, I hope so cause that would mean no snow for me!)

Yeah think so looks like say Donabate northwards to south Down at the moment but could grow/did out etc

BEASTERLY

A summary of my thoughts for Sunday night/Monday. Might be a failure of a forecast but sure. NOTE, RED AREA FOR ABOVE 300m ONLY!

thomasj

Rain today forecast for 15.45 today, any idea how accurate the meteo group are?

ninebeanrows

Back to -1.1c DP at M2 buoy

Mr Cumulonimbus

Weathercheck wrote: »

As has been mentioned there is some development over the Irish Sea with 850hPa temps nearing -8c n the area maybe the trusty old Irish Sea will pump up some wintry showers.

temperature wise now, I would be watching the dp rather than the air temp. We **should be getting some dryer lower DPs but were not going to get the -2 DPs until after 6pm

M2 Buoy 1pm: temp 3.3, DP -1.1

DP at midday was -0.3. Nice drop.

BLIZZARD7

thomasj wrote: »

Rain today forecast for 15.45 today, any idea how accurate the meteo group are?

Ive used that for the past few years and seems to be quite accurate for Dublin anyway.




Dan

Rougies

BEASTERLY wrote: »

A summary of my thoughts for Sunday night/Monday. Might be a failure of a forecast but sure. NOTE, RED AREA FOR ABOVE 300m ONLY!

Looks about right. You left out the possibility of showers for the east and north though. *shakes fist*