Severe Winter Weather, Snow/Ice - Sun 25th Feb (Onwards) READ MOD NOTE POST #1

Pussyhands · 27-02-2018 4:04pm

RAPDILY CHANGING SCENES IN WICKLOW

http://www.wicklowcam.com/

George Sunsnow · 27-02-2018 4:04pm

Very very heavy now in Arklow
White out

highdef · 27-02-2018 4:04pm

A lightning strike detected just off shore of Wicklow too

Mafra · 27-02-2018 4:05pm

Had a really nice snow shower at short while ago and sun back out now. It’s left it’s mark on the Blackstairs already. The windward side should have gotten a better coating as there was quite a breeze while it was snowing.
Hard to see in pic. Better in reality.

ninebeanrows · 27-02-2018 4:05pm

Going on latest radar appearance of Irish Sea things will deteriorate a little quicker this evening than suggested by likes of Harmonie which suggest a 9/10pm kick off

MeTheMan · 27-02-2018 4:06pm

Rodar08 wrote: »

Surprisingly here in N. Donegal were having the same little light (very light) snow flakes blowing in the wind and i didn't expect that at all at this stage.. bodes well? Or does it mean nothing?

Been blue skies and sunshine here all morning and then clouds got slightly darker and wind picked up a tad. Sunshine is still breaking through tough.

My thinking is(I'm no expert) because it's coming in from the northeast we are getting a wee touch of it. I think when it swings more East and the real snow starts it will be mostly further south.

Red Honeysuckle · 27-02-2018 4:07pm

Snow falling outside Nenagh.

pad199207 · 27-02-2018 4:07pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

Going on latest radar appearance of Irish Sea things will deteriorate a little quicker this evening than suggested by likes of Harmonie which suggest a 9/10pm kick off

How you think Kildare will fare this evening WC?N7 corridor area.

jamesbere · 27-02-2018 4:07pm

It's actually a beautiful day in Cork, I wish it would stay like this.

Timistry · 27-02-2018 4:07pm

Graupel shower outside Clonmel

Timistry · 27-02-2018 4:07pm

Graupel shower outside Clonmel

Elmer Blooker · 27-02-2018 4:08pm

Rougies wrote: »

Not a bad idea imo, focus people's attention on tonight and tomorrow first. Everybody on the street is talking about Thurs/Fri but many people will be in for a surprise before then.

Good point but I think the uncertainty also has a lot to do with the 48 hour forecast.
It must be a real nightmare for forecasters as it is unusual for a low to track up from the south in winter, I can't remember seeing it before?
In summer its common enough for a low to move up from the south from Biscay, it always brings a spell of fine weather to an end with thundery rain and is often called a "Spanish plume" ... but in winter .....

shell820810 · 27-02-2018 4:08pm

Snowing heavy in Co Derry

ninebeanrows · 27-02-2018 4:09pm

pad199207 wrote: »

How you think Kildare will fare this evening WC?N7 corridor area.

10-15cm for your accumulation by 9am

George Sunsnow · 27-02-2018 4:09pm

Absolutely chucking it down in Arklow and gathering up

pad199207 · 27-02-2018 4:10pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

10-15cm for your accumulation by 9am

What! :O

Rodar08 · 27-02-2018 4:11pm

shell820810 wrote: »

Snowing heavy in Co Derry

Really?

Villain · 27-02-2018 4:11pm

My two webcams only 5km apart show how hit and miss these showers are:
https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/968500722571579393

Youtube stream has both my cameras, you can switch between them on desktop version of YouTube.
https://youtu.be/f2N8QpeASB0

dacogawa · 27-02-2018 4:12pm

The showers on the radar in the Irish sea seem to be holding together a lot better and even intensifying a bit, just passed the Isle of Man and heading in a Dublin direction right in time for rush hour, hopefully they will hold together and this shall start it off...