Snow and Ice Warning : Saturday(PM)/Sunday 9th/10th December - SEE MOD NOTE POST #1

squarecircles

Last glimmers of sunlight,Beautiful clear,calm,cold,crisp afternoon here in West Mayo,Mweelra mountains and sheefry hills to the south with a nice splattering of snow.

Lovely seasonal,festive atmosphere,as it should be always,given our latitude.

Hopefully anticipating the snowfall later.

fraxinus1

Shane O' Malley wrote: »

Not seeing Donegal on any of the warnings

Yip you’re right Donegal removed as is Sligo. I knew it wouldn’t happen here. And it’s currently 6 degrees here after a lovely still cold winter day.

squarecircles

Calibos wrote: »

Who woulda thunk that an Easterly wind would screw Dublin out of snow.

It's not the beast from the east though,with low 850 hpa temperatures not conducive to snowfall,just an onshore easterly off the Irish sea,which is unfortunately too warm.

grenouille1966

Calibos wrote: »

Who woulda thunk that an Easterly wind would screw Dublin out of snow.

Some parts of Dublin (hilly areas in South Dublin and west Dublin) will get snow and parts if Meath, Wicklow and Kildare will get zero. That's the way it will pan out...

sryanbruen

grenouille1966 wrote: »

Some parts of Dublin (hilly areas in South Dublin and west Dublin) will get snow and parts if Meath, Wicklow and Kildare will get zero. That's the way it will pan out...

Can I have your crystal ball? :cool:

gimpotronitus

Summary so far for Dublin boardsies:

Winter: check
Freezing sub-zero temps: check
Easterly winds: check
Lots of precipitation: check
Precipitation Type: cold, wet rain
Snow gods: assholes

That is all.

pad199207

grenouille1966 wrote: »

Some parts of Dublin (hilly areas in South Dublin and west Dublin) will get snow and parts if Meath, Wicklow and Kildare will get zero. That's the way it will pan out...

I’ll get your coat

Oscar Bravo

Cold and dry in most parts for the rest of today. More persistent rain will move in across the southwest.

mhiggy09

lolie wrote: »

Cavan gone off the warnings also. Hmmm

Worried about that although I'm on the Longford boarder so I'm still hopeful

KingBobby

I just spent the last few hours preparing the animals for snowfest, and now I come in the door to hear its cancelled

pad199207

2.1c
DP 0.9c
Naas

JanuarySnowstor

The South is very much at risk tomorrow evening and should be under some kind of warning. I expect Cork fans to see snow from about teatime to midnight

Kermit.de.frog

KingBobby wrote: »

I just spent the last few hours preparing the animals for snowfest, and now I come in the door to hear its cancelled

Which county?

BLIZZARD7

KingBobby wrote: »

I just spent the last few hours preparing the animals for snowfest, and now I come in the door to hear its cancelled

How high up are you?

SEPT 23 1989

tallaght saggart rathcoole areas are far enough from the sea to see a bit of action?

BorneTobyWilde

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

The South is very much at risk tomorrow evening and should be under some kind of warning. I expect Cork fans to see snow from about teatime to midnight

Tomorrow? I thought by then the rain would be well into the country and the cold air mass defeated.

BLIZZARD7

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

tallaght saggart rathcoole areas are far enough from the sea to see a bit of action?

I suspect some parts of these areas atleast will get lucky.

KingBobby

sorry I dont know how to do multi quote. south dublin 260m

BorneTobyWilde

How does Kilkenny City look?

Kermit.de.frog

KingBobby wrote: »

sorry I dont know how to do multi quote. south dublin 260m

You should get snow so...

pistolpetes11

1.9 c in Newbridge and DP 0.3 , come forth my snow overlords , I await you with Open arms

BLIZZARD7

KingBobby wrote: »

sorry I dont know how to do multi quote. south dublin 260m

You're still in the firing line as far as I can see, that bit of height should help. Better to prepare just in case anyway.

Danno

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

How does Kilkenny City look?

Literally on the edge between rain and snow - keep an eye on www.kilkennyweather.com for your current conditions.

Meanwhile, temperature has dropped further here in South Laois to 2.4c and dewpoint of 0.6c.

Worryingly is the wind direction - SSE.

Oneiric 3

Temp map (from M.Eireann) for 11pm tonight as the front moves in.



Curiously, the Estonian Hirlam model this morning had the bulk of snow potential up over north Mayo, Sligo & S. Donegal, which was at odds with other Hirlam outputs. A once off, or has it picked up on something?

esposito

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Tomorrow? I thought by then the rain would be well into the country and the cold air mass defeated.

Incorrect. It won't be defeated, the wind shifts to the north tomorrow night making it extremely cold in places

George Sunsnow

2.9c in Arklow dp is -1c
Flat calm
High cloud over head is noticeably moving southeast ie upper flow is northwesterly

Kermit.de.frog

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Temp map (from M.Eireann) for 11pm tonight as the front moves in.



?

Freezing rain...careful on pavements

Oneiric 3

Danno wrote: »

Literally on the edge between rain and snow - keep an eye on www.kilkennyweather.com for your current conditions.

Meanwhile, temperature has dropped further here in South Laois to 2.4c and dewpoint of 0.6c.

Worryingly is the wind direction - SSE.

No wind here at all. Smoke from chimneys going straight up. Dp 2c. Need a bit of wind to bring it down.

RobertKK

Had a high of 3.2C on the hills north east of Kilkenny city, currently 1.8C, dew point -1.5C

Kilkenny City reached 4C, currently 2.7C

Temperatures falling rather than rising with the incoming cloud...

mhiggy09

Oh how much I wish I was down in the slieve blooms. Looks like they are going to get buried over night and into tomorrow