Cold Spell - Snow & Ice Possible Thursday 8th / Friday 9th

Gaoth Laidir

DOCARCH wrote: »

Knock reporting light snow at 4pm (and 3c).

Temp 2.8, dewpoint -2.4, wbt 0.8. Just on the edge...

Pangea

Hills turning white here already in Donegal,

mickger844posts

Skies cleared nicely for a few hours here in Waterford City but cloud is building from the West now. Max Temp got to 6.4c but is falling fast. Current data Temp 4.7c DP -2.2c Wetbulb 2.2c
Definitely worrying to see the front so weak but let’s not call it a failure just yet. Hopefully we will see at least a covering.

www.waterfordcityweather.com

Harry Palmr

Glorious afternoon down here, the sun had a bit of actual warmth in it as the wind was down to nothing. Micks website says max of 6.4°C at 15:32.

Edit, beaten to it!

(we should have a different weather forecast here - something like "it'll be about typical for this time of year")

curfumsarinn

I don't know what it says about this town, or their regard for forecasts, but here in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, I can hear the ice-cream van jingle his way around. I sh*t you not.

JCX BXC

Knock still reporting snow at 4:30, temperature down to 2c and DP -1c.

Soccarboy11

Car showing 7°c here in cork city. Feels colder but.. Shame

Gaoth Laidir

JCX BXC wrote: »

Knock still reporting snow at 4:30, temperature down to 2c and DP 1c.

DP -1 °C. That's a huge jump in 30 minutes, from -2.4 at 4 pm.

Harry Palmr

curfumsarinn wrote: »

I don't know what it says about this town, or their regard for forecasts, but here in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, I can hear the ice-cream van jingle his way around. I sh*t you not.

We had one quite near by on Saturday. Sure who wouldn't want a 99 with a flake?

pauldry

I hate to use bad language but

Ta se ag cur baisti

weatherfiend

Harry Palmr wrote: »

We had one quite near by on Saturday. Sure who wouldn't want a 99 with a flake?

A flake with a sky full of flakes 🀣

Bio Mech

The radar looks reasonable to me. The two initial frontal bands of precipitation look to be merging and there are more bands moving in behind. Plus plenty of showers beyond that.

Could be worse. Hopefully the temps are low enough by the time it arrives (Dublin/Kildare border).

JCX BXC

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

DP -1 °C. That's a huge jump in 30 minutes, from -2.4 at 4 pm.

Dewpoint flying up here in West Clare too!

Temperature down to 4.8c (Down by 1.0c since 4pm), Dewpoint had gotten up to 2.7c , fallen back to 2.3c (Amazing right?)

beefburrito

I think it'll snow in Clare,im in East Clare, I've no way of measuring the temperature until I get through the forest to the car.
But the temperature has dropped significantly and I can see the Shannon estuary from here.

The cloud is getting lower too...

konman

To my untrained eye the front seems to be stalling and merging on the radar, can anyone confirm this?

munsterlegend

pauldry wrote: »

I hate to use bad language but

Ta se ag cur baisti

As a lad in a box used to say 'uafasach'.

JCX BXC

beefburrito wrote: »

I think it'll snow in Clare,im in East Clare, I've no way of measuring the temperature until I get through the forest to the car.
But the temperature has dropped significantly and I can see the Shannon estuary from here.

The cloud is getting lower too...

Unless the temperature drops by a good 3/4c by the time the band moves from West Clare to East, I doubt it, hate to burst your bubble!

JCX BXC

konman wrote: »

To my untrained eye the front seems to be stalling and merging on the radar, can anyone confirm this?

Doesn't seem like it to me. Maybe take a few more updates into account?

beefburrito

JCX BXC wrote: »

Unless the temperature drops by a good 3/4c by the time the band moves from West Clare to East, I doubt it, hate to burst your bubble!

Ah don't worry, it'll snow here in the Banner.....
it'll be like 63 lol

Villain

2.6c with a DP of -0.3c in my frost hollow.

pad199207

Front is looking a little more encouraging

Bio Mech

JCX BXC wrote: »

Doesn't seem like it to me. Maybe take a few more updates into account?

Does seem like it to me. Based on 5 min radar updates up to 4.45pm

Supercell

Very brief event, just two hours according to the most recent taf for Dublin Airport, would be nice if we did get a cm or two here that said

TAF EIDW 051100Z 0512/0612 13006KT 9999 FEW018 SCT030
BECMG 0513/0516 17005KT
BECMG 0518/0521 24006KT
BECMG 0521/0523 4000 -SN BKN006
PROB30
TEMPO 0523/0602 0800 FG -SN BKN002
BECMG 0601/0603 29012KT BKN012
BECMG 0603/0605 32012KT 9999 NSW FEW012 SCT025

JCX BXC

Knock reporting light snow grains, at 1c with a DP of -0c at 5pm.

Also down to 1c at Dublin Airport with a DP of -4c (And hence a Wet Bulb of around -1c)

BLIZZARD7

2.3c in D14, DP reading at 1c which I suspect is wrong.

George Sunsnow

My siobhán really ramped it up a bit for the east on RTÉ one just now!

Soccarboy11

At 4:10 the temps were 7°c in cork city, they are now 4°c so that's a fast drop of 3°c

gabeeg

George Sunsnow wrote: »

My siobhán really ramped it up a bit for the east on RTÉ one just now!

What did your Siobhan say?

George Sunsnow

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

2.3c in D14, DP reading at 1c which I suspect is wrong.

What station are you using?

Work it out manually

http://www.weather.gov/epz/wxcalc_rh

JCX BXC

TAF's issued.

Knock now has sleet valid from now, despite the falling snow.

Dublin has light snow from 10pm-12am, with a chance of further light snow until 2am.

Sleet possible in Cork from 11pm.