Greenland Express: Snow showers possible from Monday night

Carb

Still snowing in mid Monaghan. Probably around 5 or 6 cm sitting on the roof of the car at the moment.

D9Male

dmcsweeney wrote: »

I've only really been looking at the GFS, but going by that this event hasn't really started yet and I'd expect nothing much down here until 6pm so not really worried by the lack of activity at the moment.

That's correct, the high resolution models showed chance of appreciable snow for most areas won't start until after dark.

DOCARCH

Light sleet shower (arriving) in Dublin 16. 3.2c atm.

mallards

Heavy snow now coming down near the Wicklow gap and sticking

BLIZZARD7

Light sleet in D14.

dmcsweeney

STATUS ORANGE

Wind Warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork and Kerry
This evening and for a time tonight, storm Fionn will bring very strong westerly winds to Atlantic coastal counties with mean wind speeds of 65 to 80 km/h and gusts of up to 120 km/hr, strongest near coasts with a risk of flooding.

Issued:Tuesday 16 January 2018 10:00
Valid:Tuesday 16 January 2018 15:00 to Wednesday 17 January 2018 03:00

This could make things interesting.

sryanbruen

dmcsweeney wrote: »

STATUS ORANGE

Wind Warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork and Kerry
This evening and for a time tonight, storm Fionn will bring very strong westerly winds to Atlantic coastal counties with mean wind speeds of 65 to 80 km/h and gusts of up to 120 km/hr, strongest near coasts with a risk of flooding.

Issued:Tuesday 16 January 2018 10:00
Valid:Tuesday 16 January 2018 15:00 to Wednesday 17 January 2018 03:00

This could make things interesting.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057830752

Periscal

mallards wrote: »

Heavy snow now coming down near the Wicklow gap and sticking

Hi Mallard, are you going down towards Hollywood from gap or dotards Glendalough, was wondering if it snowed in Hollywood from that passing shower just now, wet flakes appearing now in Tallaght finally

pad199207

Snow just ending here now. Easily the heaviest fall of snow of the season for here.

I should complain about the NWlys more often, seems i get a decent fall of snow right after it!

munsterlegend

pad199207 wrote: »

Snow just ending here now. Easily the heaviest fall of snow of the season for here.

I should complain about the NWlys more often, seems i get a decent fall of snow right after it!

Did it stick?

Gaoth Laidir

A light shower of wet snow just passed Tallaght (100 m).

Mr Bumble

Snow shower delgany...chunky flakes

pad199207

munsterlegend wrote: »

Did it stick?

Just to the grass a bit

DOCARCH

Sleet turned briefly to wet snow here in Dublin 16. 2.8c atm.

IP freely

Snowing very heavily here just outside Letterkenny, Co.Donegal now. Its hanging around too.

Mafra

Heavy sleet Kilkenny just now

Alun

The missus has just texted me to say she's seeing some flakes of snow from her office window in Leopardstown.

pauldry

Rain and mess of hail in Sligo

seamus

Alun wrote: »

The missus has just texted me to say she's seeing some flakes of snow from her office window in Leopardstown.

Just down the road in Blackrock and it's at best heavy sleet, but mostly just rain. The hills don't seem to have gotten anything more than a dusting, if even.

munsterlegend

Loads of heavy squally showers here in north cork but not cold enough for snow. Such a waste!
After 4/5 this evening we might have a chance.

Mobhi1

Grey skies here but no precipitation. The temperature and DP have risen as well. The temperature's now 2.9C and the DP's now above 0 @ 0.3C.

Alun

seamus wrote: »

Just down the road in Blackrock and it's at best heavy sleet, but mostly just rain. The hills don't seem to have gotten anything more than a dusting, if even.

She's a little higher up than Blackrock, up near the racecourse, around 100m ASL.

patneve2

Rain to sleet shower with a few flakes mixed in just passed here. Expecting an interesting (but not not epic, obviously) afternoon.

pilly

munsterlegend wrote: »

Loads of heavy squally showers here in north cork but not cold enough for snow. Such a waste!
After 4/5 this evening we might have a chance.

Stupid question I know but when people say it's not cold enough for snow, how cold does it have to be?

Also, I often remember my mother saying it was too cold for snow, is this true?

munsterlegend

pilly wrote: »

Stupid question I know but when people say it's not cold enough for snow, how cold does it have to be?

Also, I often remember my mother saying it was too cold for snow, is this true?

I think dew points is the issue where I am anyway. Probably around 1 but need it around 0. I will let an expert explain fully!

snowjon

Whiteout in Belfast - really heavy snow now

mallards

Periscal wrote: »

Hi Mallard, are you going down towards Hollywood from gap or dotards Glendalough, was wondering if it snowed in Hollywood from that passing shower just now, wet flakes appearing now in Tallaght finally

Hollywood side. Snow has stopped for the minute with a light dusting. But if the showers can reach us they will turn to heavy snow up here for sure.

Gaoth Laidir

Still mostly rain reports around the country.

Lying snow reported at 11 am:

Glenanne (161 m) 9 cm
Lough Fea (225 m) 7 cm
Ballypatrick Forest (156 m) 4 cm
Knock Airport (200 m) 2 cm

The hills south of Dublin have a watery dusting above about 250 m.

Kristopherus

pilly wrote: »

Stupid question I know but when people say it's not cold enough for snow, how cold does it have to be?

Also, I often remember my mother saying it was too cold for snow, is this true?

3 Degrees C or less used to be the rule of thumb.

sryanbruen