Snow in March?

dublinbusdude

Can anyone picture Snow for March coming??

I think it will!!

ole ole

no chance

dublinbusdude

ole ole wrote: »

no chance

Why??

JanuarySnowstor

Both Sunday and Monday night look likely.
Indeed Monday could see frequent snow showers across the country.

Saganist

Didn't we have snow last March ? I remember a small covering in North Dublin, around mid month.

bpmurray

Monday & Tuesday look like a possibility, although no more than a sprinkle.

mike2084

Not in Ireland, but back in 1987 the Cheltenham Gold Cup was delayed by 45 minutes due to a snow storm. Note how white the back straight is.

http://youtu.be/UXBlsEesDtw

vandriver

March 29th/30th 2010 were snowy.

Gonzo

We get snow in March almost every year but it's usually just night time dustings or snow showers that melt on impact. It's very rare to see lying snow for more than a day in March. Parts of Northern Ireland saw an exceptional event 2 years ago but those are once in a life time style of events and certainly something Ive never seen around here.

Orion

vandriver wrote: »

March 29th/30th 2010 were snowy.

That was 2013. Last year was lovely that weekend. I know for certain as I was cycling to/from Galway at the time

Birdnuts

There are indications on tonights models that the POV is about to start breaking down. That could spell a rather wintery March for us.

Kermit.de.frog

Two charts OP





Brought very heavy snow showers to the east.

To put it in perspective that is colder air than we had throughout both record winters in 2010. Of course the sun delivers that bit more energy in March so whilst at night snow settles quickly during the day it melts quickly.

Could happen again...eventually.

gerrybhoy

Snowed around Paddys day a couple of year ago

vandriver

Orion wrote: »

That was 2013. Last year was lovely that weekend. I know for certain as I was cycling to/from Galway at the time

It may well have been snowy in 2013,but the photo I have of my kids pelting each other with snowballs is dated 30/03/10.

ThaitaniumM

March 2013, Blanchardstown.

sparrowcar

ThaitaniumM wrote: »

March 2013, Blanchardstown.

I remember this pic/back garden from a few years ago. That mannequin put the fear of God in half the weather boardsies in a snowy night pic you posted... Would you not hide that creepy thing :-)

Alun

I remember being forced off the Maamturks on March 18th 2013 by a snow storm.

This was Lugnaquilla on 1st March 2014 too ...

Sunny Dayz

vandriver wrote: »

March 29th/30th 2010 were snowy.

You could be right there. We went to the Giant's Causeway that Friday (which was 2nd April and was Good Friday). We were travelling from Donegal across to Giant's Causeway and we encountered some high snow piled up along the side of the road in the North and we were near turning back.

Mars Bar

We had snow in March in 2006. I remember coz I was in 5th year and we had exchange students in our class. One of the girls had never seen real snow before so the teacher let us out to play in it. I can't find the pictures I had now!

Iancar29

March 27th 2013 , D11

Saganist

Iancar29 wrote: »

March 27th 2013 , D11
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Great photo, used to live just around the corner.

Elmer Blooker

Gonzo wrote: »

We get snow in March almost every year but it's usually just night time dustings or snow showers that melt on impact. It's very rare to see lying snow for more than a day in March.

You don't remember the first week of March 2001? (too young? :eek:) There was a very decent fall on Feb 28th, about 10-15cm maybe?, and it lay for the best part of a week and only thawed in places that got the sun all day as far as I can remember. I also remember recording temps as low as -8c that week.
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/archive/2001/brack/bracka20010228.gif

hotwhiskey

I posted this a couple a years ago, But I decided to post again as some people think snow in march is rare has hen's teeth.

I started on a new building site first week in May '97. Only the steel work of the new factory was in place I started the block work that week. Never forget it. We had no cover from the heavy snow showers that pounded us all day especially on the 6th in a biting North wind. Wind chill was -4 -5 that day if I can find the data again I will post it.

WheatenBriar

There was a good 6 to 8 inches of snow that stayed on the ground for a week in March 1978 across South Dublin,Wicklow and at its worst in East Wexford at sea level
I'll let anyone who has the time to dig out the charts as I don't have the date,I just know it fell over 2 or 3 days and on the second day it was awful heavy
Ice days aswell,yes in March that lasted a week.

Gonzo

WheatenBriar wrote: »

There was a good 6 to 8 inches of snow that stayed on the ground for a week in March 1978 across South Dublin,Wicklow and at its worst in East Wexford at sea level
I'll let anyone who has the time to dig out the charts as I don't have the date,I just know it fell over 2 or 3 days and on the second day it was awful heavy
Ice days aswell,yes in March that lasted a week.

I take it that during that spell of 1978 the IOM shadow played hell on North Dublin, Meath and Louth:)?

WheatenBriar

Gonzo wrote: »

I take it that during that spell of 1978 the IOM shadow played hell on North Dublin, Meath and Louth:)?

'Twas possibly a weather front,so not sure-I was too young to note the wind direction but there was no drifting,just a solid fall
I can remember the tv news had footage from Gorey co Wexford and it was plastered,similar to here

harry Bailey esq

St patricks day 2013 we had snow in balbriggan,it didn't stick for too long but its certainly possible to have snow in march

M.T. Cranium

Current charts are showing thicknesses around 520 dm over much of Ireland on Tuesday in strong westerly winds. This could lead to blizzards over higher ground in the northwest and widespread snow showers elsewhere.

pauldry

Personally I reckon wer in for a cold march until the last week

Snow on occasions but mostly blowy non impact stuff starting sunday night

uck51js9zml2yt

I think today answered all the earlier questions.
Yes it is snowing in March:)

Schadenfreudia

Snow in March is common! In fact, it snows more frequently in March than in December.

https://weatherspark.com/averages/28818/Dublin-Leinster-Ireland

I think 2010 with the extremely rare November snow has skewed people's view of the normal pattern.