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

onmebike

Slightly heavier fall in Lucan now. Road turning white. Temp 0.5, DP -3.6.

pistolpetes11

Eased up a little but still going strong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHW6Z7x6TEU

Pinch Flat

started off light / wet in Dublin 15 but falling steadily. Meant to be travelling down the country by car for work tomorrow - near limerick - going to get up at 6am and call it.

John.Icy

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Wasn't expecting this. Thick heavy snow settling on pavements now.

Send it to my part of D9

Meteorite58

Winds freshening and going N'ly on the Atlantic coast

George Sunsnow

No lamp posts here in the sticks outside Arklow so this will have to do

Settling


https://twitter.com/arklowweather/status/960662050111475712

pistolpetes11

Temp still coming down also 0.2 now with dp of -1.7

snowstorm445

Not sticking in Ringsend but coming down very nicely.

Assetbacked

Just sleeting a bit in Dublin City Centre. As per usual, won’t amount to anything here.

Meteorite58

A bit to go yet.

Gonzo

this was definitely looking like a lame duck a few hours ago with just snow mist and the radar didn't help things. However the past hour has really seen this intensify and it's starting to approach a decent snow fall.

The big difference between this and the previous falls is temperature, there is no thawing and everything that's settled now, should still be there by the morning. Close to 3 cms on the ground now, possibly more - at least an inch in old money.

Hopefully thaw will be minimal tomorrow with snow sticking around in shaded areas. Looks like the final flakes of snow from this band are making it through here now at my location.

sdanseo

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

UKMO aviation charts for 00Z and 06Z, showing the area of showers (A1) moving in with occasional snow and thundershowers by morning.

+TSSN. Seeing that on a chart even if it is above 200m beats all other weather porn.

sryanbruen

https://twitter.com/david_rochford/status/960662049985622016

snowstorm445

Have to say I think those models leaving central Dublin without snow accumulation were correct, plenty of snow but nothing settling. Hopefully other areas of the city are doing better.

PixelTrawler

D15. Almost 3 hours constant snow but its been light wet powdery stuff

George Sunsnow

Gonzo wrote: »

this was definitely looking like a lame duck a few hours ago with just snow mist and the radar didn't help things. However the past hour has really seen this intensify and it's starting to approach a decent snow fall.

The big difference between this and the previous falls is temperature, there is no thawing and everything that's settled now, should still be there by the morning. Close to 3 cms on the ground now, possibly more - at least an inch in old money.

Hopefully thaw will be minimal tomorrow with snow sticking around in shaded areas. Looks like the final flakes of snow from this band are making it through here now at my location.

Oh if Im waiting up ‘till 3am for that green snowstorm blob over Wicklow weathercheck PROMISED me and it doesn’t come,there’ll be hell to pay
For a start he’s milking the cows

weatherfiend

Now coming thick and heavy in D18 just below 3 rock. Cars and grass getting covered finally and wind seems to have picked up a little. Love the silence with snow!!

pad199207

3-4cm in Naas now

sdanseo

Proper big white fluffy flakes now in Malahide. Starting to finally stick to cars and grass, pavement has a few bits but not long before it's white if this keeps up.

cherryghost

Still moderate snow in Clondalkin, very nice.




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mickger844posts

As the temp drops that little bit more starting to stick to more surfaces here in Waterford City. Roads still wet but grass and cars have a covering at least.

Gonzo

snow almost stopped here now, just the odd flake coming down. About 3-4 cms on the ground, ice also starting to form underneath the snow.

Bio Mech

Dare I suggest that the last few radar updates show potential filling in of the precip on the second front. From Derry down?

sryanbruen

Not the best quality but...

jimbobaloobob

Nice and dry here in Galway not a bit of it. 7C
Enjoy the snow.

MJohnston

Weathercheck wrote: »

Arpege showed it as rain when I looked last two days though?

Nope, here's the 1st February 12Z:

pistolpetes11

sryanbruen wrote: »

Not the best quality but...

Coming down good there now , used to kill me when living in Dublin when cars would be driving on my snow !

Not a car has moved here in my end of the estate since 20:00

patneve2

Moderate snow now, sticking in spots. Let's see what happens, reckon we have until 3am in East Leinster

cherryghost

Some pretty heavy wintry showers following in now.

lucernarian

Bio Mech wrote: »

The band of precipitation along the east coast has really filled in the last hour or so. Looks like some easterly push back even. Louth down to Wicklow should see some failing for quite a while yet.

Ah now Some of that convergence that I was hoping for is happening, albeit right by the coast. There's nothing much at higher levels to slow the trailing edge of the front, so the band is tightening more than stalling. But I'll give you this, it's slowed down a bit in the last half hour!

I'd be especially happy if I wanted snow in Wicklow at the most recent weather reports. I still don't see more than 3cm at low level Dublin suburbs, but it's on the way nonetheless.