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

Tabnabs

DOCARCH wrote: »

Got to 9.4c here. It was sunny here for a while. I suspect Casement was similar.

I think there has been rain/and drizzle along the coast.

An appealingly wet and windy day since about 10am along the Dublin coastline.

Saganist

Nice bit of cold creeping down at +60h

Mr Cumulonimbus

The uppers chart at +30 doesn't seem great for alot of the country, but there seems to be a battleground for northern parts of Ulster. There are, what, roughly -1 uppers on the Louth/Armagh border while -8's are grazing the Antrim coast. A fair contrast for less than 100 miles distance.

dopolahpec

RedmanDublin wrote: »

We have been hearing there is going to be a lashing of snow for some time now. Does anyone dare to say what are the chances this is actually going to happen % wise?

I have a feeling it will all just fizzle out. I hope I am wrong though!

For Dublin, I would say you will see snow fall at some stage, but only 5- 10% for snow sticking at low elevations tomorrow, ie marginal, considerably higher in the mountains.

Tomorrow's event is very very marginal. Better chance of snow on Monday/Sunday, but don't get excited until you see the Sunday morning forecasts.

Nothing is ever locked in.

dacogawa

I think this is going down to the wire (in & around Dublin), it's so close at 60h & 66h you can smell it, hope the 18 brings an upgrade...

Donny5

BEASTERLY wrote: »

Familiar with Tonlagee but the road might be a bit high considering the conditions? Ill wait and see what actually happens first anyway. Thanks.

Yeah, if the snow comes down, then to be honest, none of the suggestions are really safe. Even getting to Laragh at times during the big freeze took 4WDs and the right tires. Going near the Sally Gap is a bad idea in icy or snowy weather unless you have the above and a winch. If the R755 is clear, then starting in Glendalough is your best bet, I think.

fontenoy7

I think there is a much better chance on Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday for Dublin area. Definite snow on high ground as of this evening though.

davidsr20

Rougies wrote: »

Looks ok for Irish Sea showers at 54h

Can someone that knows there stuff tell us what's happening on sat please as there's a bit of a downer on it now!

TV4Ever

Check out the UKMO. Much better than GFS

Slashermcguirk

Dont generally care about what BBC have to say about weather in Republic of Ireland but they have snow for east Ireland from 3am through tomorrow.

Will just have to see how things pan out, upgrades, downgrades then upgrades again followed by downgrades, never seen so many twists and turns. crazy stuff

BEASTERLY

No real difference in the GFS worth noting. Any changes are so small out to 84 hours that high res models will show bigger differences anyway.

downwiththatsor

Sunday night looks promising for all but its at +87h i will be keeping the bubbly on ice for a while:D Alot of swings and roundabouts to come before then.

Calibos

SnowDrifts wrote: »

Depending on the snow line, park here (Not really a car park as map shows - that was just a filming day a few years ago). From here, you can walk up to the foot of Djouce Mountain. That will take about 20 min. You can then walk to the summit of Djouce (750m). Depending on the snow depth, this could take around 1.5 hours.

There should be a good covering of snow there from tomorrow on.

Is there not a locked gate on that piece of land?? ie. it was only opened up by the land owner for the film production and the gate is locked generally.

I've often thought that spot would be perfect for stargazing sessions. Our groups attendance has grown so much that we've outgrown some of our other favoured spots. Counted over 100 cars in that aerial view a few weeks ago. You could actually have a full on starparty with room for a shed load of cars and scopes.

However, the last time I was up there the gate was locked and google streetview shows a locked gate too.

Anyway, irrelevent for the purposes of the question poser. Theres some parking space just a little further up the road to the north.

DOCARCH

There are a load of crows here today going absolutely nuts! Maybe they now its going to snow!

Mr Cumulonimbus

The 12Z UKMO +12 and +18 uppers charts aren't good for snow me thinks.:(.

Better at +24.

snowstreams

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

Why does that not surprise me, Wicklow mountains are just unreal for snow. Might go up there and take some photos at the weekend if it's even accessible!!! They are like the scottish highlands when it comes to snow. Ski resort potential :-)))

If only they really had ski resort potential though!
You could run it once every 3-4 years id say. Thats the way they run the resorts in northern england in the pennines at 600m. They dont open most years but when they do open, they make the most of it.
Kippure is fairly accessible and that ski run in spring 2010 on the north east slope was pretty good.

Villain

Ha stock up on sleep because you won't get any Sunday night!!

leahyl

In that case, perhaps I should take Monday off......:pac:

Evil_g

SnowDrifts wrote: »

Depending on the snow line, park here (Not really a car park as map shows - that was just a filming day a few years ago). From here, you can walk up to the foot of Djouce Mountain. That will take about 20 min. You can then walk to the summit of Djouce (750m). Depending on the snow depth, this could take around 1.5 hours.

There should be a good covering of snow there from tomorrow on.

Is rambling around the Wicklow Mountains in heavy snow a good idea?

SnowDrifts

Calibos wrote: »

Is there not a locked gate on that piece of land?? ie. it was only opened up by the land owner for the film production and the gate is locked generally.

Yeah, as I said in my post, it was only for filming. The gate is always closed (it is private land). There are plenty of places to park outside the gate/along the road however.

BEASTERLY

Evil_g wrote: »

Is rambling around the Wicklow Mountains in heavy snow a good idea?

Yes, of course.

Calibos

Evil_g wrote: »

Is rambling around the Wicklow Mountains in heavy snow a good idea?

Would you like that coffin in Teak or Mahogonay Sir?

Mr Cumulonimbus

Better uppers for the northern area of the country at +30 and +36 on the UKMO. Snow still possible. But the transition from rain to snow may be later than initially thought.

ninebeanrows

The GME way of handling tonight's low pressure cell is the way we want it!

Green Diesel

Evil_g wrote: »

Is rambling around the Wicklow Mountains in heavy snow a good idea?

Handy way to make the six one news.

BEASTERLY

GFS sticks to its guns and ends the cold spell quicker on this run post 120. I fear we know the way this will go from recent experience.

pad199207

BEASTERLY wrote: »

GFS sticks to its guns and ends the cold spell quicker on this run post 120. I fear we know the way this will go from recent experience.

Highly unlikely

maquiladora

A pretty poor GFS for prospects of a sustained, more cold spell. Sad to see things aren't going to way of yesterday's ECM & GEM. Hopefully its wrong.

compsys

BEASTERLY wrote: »

GFS sticks to its guns and ends the cold spell quicker on this run post 120. I fear we know the way this will go from recent experience.

Really? Are we looking at the same charts? +126, +132 and +138 has -6 uppers pushing West again and skirting the North and East.

snowstreams

Donny5 wrote: »

Yeah, if the snow comes down, then to be honest, none of the suggestions are really safe. Even getting to Laragh at times during the big freeze took 4WDs and the right tires. Going near the Sally Gap is a bad idea in icy or snowy weather unless you have the above and a winch. If the R755 is clear, then starting in Glendalough is your best bet, I think.

A safe enough place to go would be to glencree. You would still need snow socks or chains there. But there is plenty of traffic about so you shouldnt end up in a ditch on your own. From there its only a 40min walk (in deep snow) to the kippure gates. And then another 1hr (in deep snow) to the top of kippure.

But the snow is usually epic by the time you get to the kippure gates. The gates could well be buried under the snow! I have pictures somewhere.