COLD SPELL Jan 28th Onwards: Wintry Showers/Frosty, Some Snow Accumulations

Reckless Abandonment

FWVT wrote: »

The problem in here is that anyone who posts anything remotely negative when it comes to snow is shot down. Why is their opinion worth less than anyone else's? On the large scale there seems to be a much more progressive pattern setting up this week, so while there are some cold days to come, the trend thereafter looks like seasonal.

Not what you want to hear, but just keep the remote possibility in mind.

You can't come into a tread about snow full of snow lovers and talk it down and expect a warm welcome. Like it or not 90% of the people here want snow.

FWVT

Reckless Abandonment wrote: »

You can't come into a tread about snow full of snow lovers and talk it down and expect a warm welcome. Like it or not 90% of the people here want snow.

So do I, as much as anyone else, but I know that no matter how much anyone wants it, or says that it will or won't happen, it will not affect the outcome. It's not like just wanting it enough will turn rain to snow, or someone saying it won't snow will ruin our chances. It's a little more complicated than that.

Lumi

thanks to everyone who reported the backseat moderation/uncivil posts above
Can we get back to discussing the current cold snap please

Thanks

Kermit.de.frog

A little bit of good news and a little bit of bad on the ECM for Monday night depending on your perspective.

Good news is the trough is better defined.



Bad news is the warm sector is better defined too




So more precipitation with the ECM but potentially more marginal. The caveat is that the warm sector tends to close as it moves south so inland probably still getting away with it would be my intuition there.

On Wednesday another front approaches the northwest. This could bring some snow too for the western half of the country.

Speak Now

No shocks with the warm sector, was never going to be the plain sailing that F1 was hinting. Marginal is what makes the chase fun

Kermit.de.frog

Latest fax chart for Monday night



The front is occluded so the warm sector has closed - you would expect the precipitation to be snow. How much there is is another matter.

WheatenBriar

Similar line to this morning's radio forecast taken by Siobhan there on Rte 6:1 just now
Basically cold all week with plenty of opportunities for snow falling including frontal sleet and snow but not significant
The SW sleet and snow risk Monday night not really mentioned

I'm guessing, they're threading carefully on amounts types and distribution of precipitation due to Shannon entropy

RED L4 0TH

12Z Euro4 not showing any precipitation reaching the SW on Sunday night or Monday morning.

vistafinder

FWVT wrote: »

So do I, as much as anyone else, but I know that no matter how much anyone wants it, or says that it will or won't happen, it will not affect the outcome. It's not like just wanting it enough will turn rain to snow, or someone saying it won't snow will ruin our chances. It's a little more complicated than that.

Ha Ha!!! I have to say I was guilty of this when I found this site first:rolleyes:

It didnt take me long to figure out that it dont work:o

Come on now anyone else????

Kermit.de.frog

WheatenBriar wrote: »

Similar line to this morning's radio forecast taken by Siobhan there on Rte 6:1 just now
Basically cold all week with plenty of opportunities for snow falling including frontal sleet and snow but not significant
The SW sleet and snow risk Monday night not really mentioned

I'm guessing, they're threading carefully on amounts types and distribution of precipitation due to Shannon entropy

I suspect you won't be too unhappy with this chart WB.

Grandeeod

Carnacalla wrote: »

If you want to post negatively on here, either butter it up really well or don't post at all. I also don't see any problem with this:P

Okay so. You're all full of crap and haven't a clue about forecasting the weather. Plus you're all mad feckers begging for severe weather, while the rest of us don't want it. I arrived in Ireland a few weeks ago from where I live in the Canary Islands. The electric blanket is frying to a crispy level. I'm burning more oil that the ESB and my stocks of butane are costing a small fortune. I could be supping a cheap beer outside my local watching the setting sun. But no. I'm stuck in this artic death trap glued to this forum.:D

That said (here's the butter up) its a really great place to spend some time during poor weather and the opinions of posters is appreciated and the charts and forecasting is invaluable and interesting.

JCX BXC

How's Monday looking snow-wise?

Speak Now

Carnacalla wrote: »

Reality check: Alot people on here want snow, and they voice it pretty well. I don't know who you mean by "the rest of us".

Yes there's a lot of great opinions on here, if their wasn't I wouldn't use the weather fourm.

Why not go back to the canary islands if the current weather is too cold for you. Come on, you hardly expected to have to turn on the air conditioning!

I dont think you took Grandeeods post as it was intended! Telling him to go back to the canarys. Mind your manners.

Cead mile failte Grandeeiod.

Grandeeod

Carnacalla wrote: »

Reality check: Alot people on here want snow, and they voice it pretty well. I don't know who you mean by "the rest of us".

Yes there's a lot of great opinions on here, if their wasn't I wouldn't use the weather fourm.

Why not go back to the canary islands if the current weather is too cold for you. Come on, you hardly expected to have to turn on the air conditioning!

I was trying to be humorous with you based on what you said in your quoted post. I'm being supportive of the forum, but just trying to lighten the mood after the recent altercation. But, you know, if that's flying over heads, then I'll get back into my campbell stokes recorder.

JCX BXC

Ah come on, I deleted the comment before ye wrote them comments

Kermit.de.frog

Carnacalla wrote: »

How's Monday looking snow-wise?

Hi Carnacalla, give it another 12 hours I think. There is some divergence and differences regarding not only the southwest but also Monday night. It's a little frustrating at this time frame but can't be absolutely sure yet. I don't think it will get any clearer until 00z runs tonight.

Grandeeod

Carnacalla wrote: »

Ah come on, I deleted the comment before ye wrote them comments

You are forgiven.:D

elecktras weather bomb

moderate snow shower maynooth area

redsteveireland

elecktras weather bomb wrote: »

moderate snow shower maynooth area

Pics or GTFO ;-)

q85dw7osi4lebg

Report of light snow in Kilmessan, Meath.

diceyd

Not sure if already posted,worlds weirdest weather on ch.4 at 8

Kermit.de.frog

Anything that falls from now on should be snow so i'm not surprised at all. Not going to be many snow showers away from Ulster and north Connaught but given temperatures are falling toward freezing and will go below shortly anything that falls is likely to settle.

Reckless Abandonment

Bit of light snow In carlingford

Much lying snow on the hills in carlingford?

q85dw7osi4lebg

Dundalk could be in for a fall shortly.

Pretzill

Had falls of hail on and off all day accompanying those high winds - now as it's stilled the hail has a few soft flakes with it. Maybe a little snow in South Sligo tonight?

WheatenBriar

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I suspect you won't be too unhappy with this chart WB.

Isn't it a thing of beauty 2 tenny style

I'm trying to think of euphemisms/Metaphors, isn't it like we're in the living room of a several story building, with the upper story's used as freezers,the north poles the roof and one by onestarting with the first ceiling, they all cave in

RED L4 0TH

DP's appear good at the moment.

Cornilius

Its a pity we had those rain showers thursday night, we would have held a nice cover here in the shade anyway. Im surprised there isn't more snow reports this evening?

acassells80

Any snow for Dublin this evening