Risk of snow tonight (29th/30th) - Ulster, Leinster, Connaught

MidMan25

Meanwhile it's 13 degrees in Cork!

MJohnston

Lots of slush in D7. I don't think tonight is the night for snow here, but I still think it's coming this winter based on nothing other than gut feeling! This has at least been a way more interesting winter than the last few anyway.

Danno

Some huge temperature differences over very short areas - i.e Enistymon and Oranmore 0.5c and 10c respectively.

Of interest is Ennistymon, went from 4.5c to 10.2c in less than 10 minutes with a wind change from east to west.

https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=IENNISTY2#history/s20171229/e20171229/mdaily

Using a Davis there so it's pretty reliable.

Using the wundermap on that site linked above reveals a few interesting obvs.

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MJohnston wrote: »

Lots of slush in D7. I don't think tonight is the night for snow here, but I still think it's coming this winter based on nothing other than gut feeling! This has at least been a way more interesting winter than the last few anyway.

Looked outside and no slush..,only rain

Gaoth Laidir

Temp / DP / Weather at midnight

Dublin Airport 0.8 / 0.4 / Moderate Sleet
Casement 0.6 /0.2 / Moderate Sleet
Ballyhaise 0.2 / 0.0 / Snow
Mullingar 0.5 / 0.2 / Moderate rain
Oak Park 5.1 / 4.6 / Heavy Drizzle
Gurteen 4.2 / 3.6/ Moderate drizzle
Valentia 12.7 / 10.2 / Mist

Danno

Very weird temperature trends in some parts this evening. Upperchurch in Tipp is now reporting 12.2c after being around 5c or 6c all evening - a similar trend to Ennistymon as noted above. Meanwhile, Thurles is 5.2c and showing a slight decline. Johnstown in NW Kilkenny has dropped a degree also. At home, temperature is fluctuating too between 5c and 6c the last hour or so. Very strange to see this happening over very short distances.

DOCARCH

Rain, sleet and snow appears to have stopped now in Dublin 16. 1.2c atm. A lot of dripping outside! Nice while it lasted.

Kermit.de.frog

There is a very steep temperature gradient across the country.

Glad to see some saw at least some snow fall.

pad199207

Imagine if it were to freeze hard now. Place would come to a halt come Morning time.

Kermit.de.frog

icesnowfrost

Snow has turned to very light rain in drogheda 😢

mickger844posts

11.2c here in Waterford City with nearly 20mm of rain recorded for the 29th. What a mad little country we have weather wise with all these variants in relative short distances

www.waterfordweather.com

pad199207

mickger844posts wrote: »

11.2c here in Waterford City with nearly 20mm of rain recorded for the 29th. What a mad little country we have weather wise with all these variants in relative short distances

www.waterfordweather.com

Yeah they say it’s “fantastic” to have such differences in one country.

It’s beginning to piss me off now at this stage!

Danno

Ballybrittas 2.8c
Durrow 6.6c
Callan 11.3c

All similar distances apart (25 miles/40km)

Danbo!

Absolute manky drive from Celbridge to firhouse about an hour ago. Heavy sleet as I left that just got heavier and heavier along N4. M50 was a mess, people in middle lane doing 50-60, SUVs sticking to 120. Dropped a friend off and he slid out of the car, all surfaces in estates seemed to be like glass. Happy to get the car in the driveway unscathed and into bed.

Kermit.de.frog

I'd say there is a decent chance of those border counties seeing those 4 cms in the next hour or two.

Fitzo123

Still lightly snowing in Sligo.

booferking

We have about 2-3cms here tyrone not sure how long this will keep going for but very surprise by this snowfall.

Kermit.de.frog

booferking wrote: »

We have about 2-3cms here tyrone not sure how long this will keep going for but very surprise by this snowfall.

You have a bit to go yet but will pass in the next hour or two.

Danno

Another drop here in south Laois. 5.1c

Down the road in Ballyragget it is 6.9c!

Nekarsulm

Had about 1cm here in Cavan about 11pm. Nothing since, but just about freezing atm.

Danno

Another drop, back to 4.8c

Ballyragget is 7.0c

Winds still SE here in south Laois. Dropping almost calm though.

There is just 3.4 miles (5.5km) between the stations as the bird flies.

Unreal!

Reiketsu

Snowing and starting to lie here in Dungiven, County Derry. Wasn't expecting it so a nice wee surprise

q85dw7osi4lebg

Rain turned to sleet now back to rain.

Just south of Drogheda

Wine Goddess

Sleet turned to rain here in Firhouse. Temperature is 2.6c

_Brian

Three inches of snow here in Cavan, heavy damp stuff but local roads lethal.

Danno

Danno wrote: »

Another drop, back to 4.8c

Ballyragget is 7.0c

Winds still SE here in south Laois. Dropping almost calm though.

There is just 3.4 miles (5.5km) between the stations as the bird flies.

Unreal!

Durrow 4.6c
Ballyragget 8.1c

coconnellz

Had to drive through bailiborough a very scary drive indeed at least 5-7cm of lying snow even down to low levels!

Danno

Danno wrote: »

Another drop, back to 4.8c

Ballyragget is 7.0c

Winds still SE here in south Laois. Dropping almost calm though.

There is just 3.4 miles (5.5km) between the stations as the bird flies.

Unreal!

Durrow 4.4c
Ballyragget 9.1c

Danno

Now a 5c difference

Durrow 4.4c
Ballyragget 9.4c.

Just 3.4 miles directly between the stations. :eek: