Snow-ice Warning for Ireland 13 / 14 Dec 2017

sryanbruen

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

When? Only once in my life have I seen snow from a northerly and that was just after Christmas 2000, I did see a lot of sleet on Christmas Day 2004 and that's about it. The heavy snowfall at the end of Feb 2001 was a n'easterly.
Other than that - sweet f a.

1.0c here at the moment. Clear with a lot of cirrus.

January 2010, February 2010, December 2010, March 2007, March 2006, October 2008, December 2004, December 1993, December 1999, January 1994, December 1995. I could go on and on with examples.

Gaoth Laidir

Light sleet at Dublin Airport

METAR EIDW 132000Z 26021KT 8000 -RASN FEW015 BKN026 BKN050 02/M00 Q0990 NOSIG=

PukkaStukka

noobsnow95 wrote: »

Thunder and Lightning here in Limerick city, followed by heavy hail shower.

Recent report on social media of a plane leaving Shannon receiving a lightning strike

Edit: the folks in the aviation forum are already on the ball:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=105551550&postcount=5427

Gonzo

back to light rain now.

Soccarboy11

just getting some wet snow here in Cork, better then nothing and didn't see anything over last weeks event. Melting the minute it hits anything because everything is wet from rain but! Take what I get

James Bond Junior

jacksie66 wrote: »

Power nearly went out here in The Crescent. Lights flickered for a few minutes.

I am just down the road towards town and our lights had a flicker too

Gaoth Laidir

Amazing similarities at Dublin and Casement (11 NM apart) at 8 pm.

Temperature: DUB 1.5, Casement 1.5
Dewpoint: DUB 0.1, Casement 0.3
Station pressure: DUB 980.4, Casement 979.9
Weather: DUB Light Sleet, Casement Light Rain

megapixel

My sister is out around Lough Gur and they lost power at 19:45. Big bang heard before hand

Elmer Blooker

sryanbruen wrote: »

January 2010, February 2010, December 2010, March 2007, March 2006, October 2008, December 2004, December 1993, December 1999, January 1994, December 1995. I could go on and on with examples.

Northerlies in January and December 2010? You don't get Irish Sea streamers from a northerly.
Temp up from 0.9c to 1.5c now.

sryanbruen

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

Northerlies in January and December 2010? You don't get Irish Sea streamers from a northerly.
Temp up from 0.9c to 1.5c now.

(Though the 5th January one is kind of a northeasterly too)

P.S. Never once did we mention Irish Sea streamers in our discussion here, just snow. I've given you examples of us here in Dublin having snow from northerlies.

Anyway, let's get back on topic.

nagdefy

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

That chart shows snow turning to sleet and then rain as less cold air moves in from the Atlantic.

I wouldn't be sure re. that conclusion.

That pattern has been prevalent with the shower activity all day and the heavy precipitation well inland turned to a wintry mix and snow at lower levels in the midlands.

Gaoth Laidir

Slight downgrade for snow chance in 8 pm Casement TAF. Now mentioned as a remote chance

TAF EIME 132000Z 1321/1406 26018G28KT 9999 SCT010 BKN035 TEMPO 1321/1406 4000 SHRASN BKN008 BKN016CB
PROB30 TEMPO 1321/1406 1200 SHSN BKN004 =

pistolpetes11

Another damp squib in Newbridge , unless temps are supposed to drop, temp has risen to 2.1 and dp 1

loveisdivine

On and off here the last couple of hours, but nice big flakes now,

Hill Of Faughart in Louth

Oscar Bravo

Plenty of heavy showers will continue in the west, not as many further east

Oneiric 3

A single but brilliant flash of white-blue lightning at around 6.45pm this evening as I walking to the shop. Came from a definite NW direction.

Beechwoodspark

That wind combined with the dampness/rain, really is unpleasant to be out and about in tonight

Oneiric 3

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Another damp squib in Newbridge , unless temps are supposed to drop, temp has risen to 2.1 and dp 1

Has risen to 4.0c here. Beat that!

CrowdedHouse

Big burst of hail Roscrea, place turned white in a minute

Gaoth Laidir

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Has risen to 4.0c here. Beat that!

Ballyhaise has risen from 1.0 to 2.6 from 8 to 9 pm, with the dewpoint rising from 0.5 to 1.9. A similar jump at Mullingar.

Oscar Bravo

Blustery and showery.... 9pm

Mace head gusting 59 knots
Newport,Mayo, 50 knots
Sherkin 48
Valentia 46
Shannon 44

Oneiric 3

Some thunderous gusts of wind here now, with 10 min mean speed shooting up to 20 knots in minutes. Where did this come from???

Edit: make that 22 knots mean currently.

914

A mix of sleet and rain falling in Waterford City

konman

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Plenty of heavy showers will continue in the west, not as many further east

Hey Oscar, what site are you getting that radar image from?

CrowdedHouse

Twitter!

JCX BXC

The gusts have caused my weather station to lean to the left, that'll be fun to fix!

Spanish Eyes

It is only interesting if there is SNOW.

Everything else is for other threads. So sorry but that's the reality!

Nettle Soup

It's a bitter wet cold out there tonight. Stove is on full blast!

Danno

A brutal shower just gone through South Laois. Massive boom of thunder overhead - the lightning was very close because the lights flickered and the thunder went off pretty much straight away. Impressive downblast of winds too - the 10 minute average went over 30mph and a 45mph gust was recorded. Immense hail fell throughout. Alot of surfaces white from hail. All happened between 9.30pm and 10pm. Very cold out there. 2.8c/1.6dp. Peak precip rate of 19mm/hr. Total over 11mm for the day now.

James Bond Junior

Temp climbing from between 2.5c and 2.9c to a balmy 3.9c in the last 90 minutes. Thunder seems to have passed, although we are getting the odd heavy hail shower.