Widespread Snow Showers Thurs 12th/Fri 13th Jan 2017

glightning

Showers up here in inland NI are still of rain at the moment. A few more hours before they transition I think.

snaps

It's ok lads please calm down. This thread has gone a bit NW nuts.

I do live high up granted, but this winter has been quite extreme.

All that matters is that the regular posters know me and who I am.

Currently wind is gusting here up to 80km/HR, -12 and approx 40cm lying snow. It's currently snowing from a band of precipitation from a warm front hitting the cold eastern air.

Kamili

I have to chip in too and thank all you very knowledgeable folk in posting updates, charts and of course your explanations. Really enjoying the thread,

Bring on the Snow!

Captain Snow

And so it Begins.:)

mirrorwall14

Holy crap that 6 o clock weather was something for snow watchers. I cannot believe there has been an upgrade. An UPGRADE??! That never happens!!

Villain

Harmonie 18z upgrades showers tomorrow evening for eastern areas back to 06z almost.

There is going to be a lot radar watching tomorrow evening and the small swings in wind direction could be evil to watch

Rougies

MidMan25 wrote: »

The models seem to overplay the effect of proximity to the sea on snowfall.

Indeed, the global models just don't have the resolution. For example the distance between grid points for the GFS is 28km. Lets say a grid point lies exactly on the coast and the model says "rain" because of proximity to the sea, the map will then show rain 14km inland too, when in reality it could be turning to snow just 1 or 2 km inland.

the high res models like HIRLAM and Euro4 etc are obviously a lot better.

sean555

GFS 18Z snow cover

Villain

BTW the title of this thread should be changed to Orange in line with Met Eireanns warning

Captain Snow

Villain wrote: »

Harmonie 18z upgrades showers tomorrow evening for eastern areas back to 06z almost.

There is going to be a lot radar watching tomorrow evening and the small swings in wind direction could be evil to watch

Im going to the pub tomorrow evening to get slaughtered and watch radar till i get thrown out or fall out the door. Hopefully into a bed of snow...:p

irish1967

Ok. Time I popped up after a very long absence as SNOW is on the way. Here's a slide show I made in 2010 using the pics posted on the weather board.
Ah yes ... those were the days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sA4EnDjWSs

Rougies

Villain wrote: »

Harmonie 18z upgrades showers tomorrow evening for eastern areas back to 06z almost.

There is going to be a lot radar watching tomorrow evening and the small swings in wind direction could be evil to watch

What's your source on the Harmonie model if you don't mind me asking?

sean555

Hirlam 18Z showing good amount of snow showers every where.
Just three examples below.

Villain

Rougies wrote: »

What's your source on the Harmonie model if you don't mind me asking?

I know someone who has access is all

Rougies

Villain wrote: »

I know someone who has access is all

Any chance of installing a spy camera in their lunchbox or something? :P

hotwhiskey

irish1967 wrote: »

Ok. Time I popped up after a very long absence as SNOW is on the way. Here's a slide show I made in 2010 using the pics posted on the weather board.
Ah yes ... those were the days.

Not working IRISH....

Soccarboy11

Corks missing out on it all it looks like from all the charts lol

davidsr20

Are we talking a short event here or snow for the whole day

snowstorm445

Soccarboy11 wrote: »

Corks missing out on it all it looks like from all the charts lol

Don't know what charts you're looking at? Could be quite slushy and I doubt it it will settle but snow is definitely on the cards for Cork tomorrow.

Oscar Bravo

and dont forget while most will see some snow dont be to disappointed if you see very little

JCX BXC

davidsr20 wrote: »

Are we talking a short event here or snow for the whole day

God help you should read the thread.

Showers will be around all day, until late tomorrow night. Depends on where you are and the positioning of the showers.

pedigree 6

A screen grab from tonight's BBC weather forecast.

Soccarboy11

Was looking at theatedt ones posted here. The city parr (about 5 mins away from that) is white which was an area for no snow etc.

Hopefully though! Haha. People who do get snow keep us updated though!

irish1967

hotwhiskey wrote: »

Not working IRISH....

Fixed

Captain Snow

The snow showers are now blasting into the north west coast of Scotland.

In another 2 hours ish they will start piling into the NW coast of Ireland.

Soccarboy11

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

and dont forget while most will see some snow dont be to disappointed if you see very little

Lol this has definitely happened in years gone by 😂😂

irish1967

irish1967 wrote: »

Ok. Time I popped up after a very long absence as SNOW is on the way. Here's a slide show I made in 2010 using the pics posted on the weather board.
Ah yes ... those were the days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sA4EnDjWSs

Fixed link

pauldry

Gerry Murphy said it would snow lots tomorrow

And thered be lying snow Friday

He better not be lieing...

littlema

hotwhiskey wrote: »

Not working IRISH....

Worked grand for me on the first posting.......and it's very evocative!!
BTW ....did ye see BBC forecast just now??
And I live in Sligo looking across at Mountainyman. !!!

redsteveireland

pedigree 6 wrote: »

A screen grab from tonight's BBC weather forecast.

Will you tell him to move? I can't see if there is snow over my house.