Cold: Snow/Ice - Sat 17th March Onward - READ MOD NOTE POST #1

HighLine

There will be some contrast in temperatures between now and tomorrow evening. Currently 10 degrees here in Wicklow with light winds and almost feeling warm.

Elmer Blooker

Vxlks wrote: »

Would this snow stick though due to it being a wetter week? (In Dublin specific) for parades and all.

The easterly wind will dry the ground so if it does snow and the showers are prolonged and heavy it should stick.

teddybones

Wicklow town received zero snow from streamers in the last event. We got loads on the friday night and all day saturday in the frontal event but will the wind bringing the streamers be north easterly enough for me i am wondering? Or will we get some frontal snow if the wind is pure easterly and we are scorned by the Anglesey shadow! My little girl was away for the last snow and would love some! I also tentatively stocked up on a few essentials but am hoping not to jinx it. I was on a family grouo thread and all i heard from wednesday to friday was whens the snow coming, ah it will never snow etc etc etc...nearly lost the will to live.

Cantona's Collars

BBC saying a small low likely to move up Sunday,not Emma scale but will add to streamers.

irishfeen

Majority looking like seeing some snow on Sunday but amounts looking quiet small.

Sunday 9am


Sunday 12pm

jdcv94

irishfeen wrote: »

Majority looking like seeing some snow on Sunday but amounts looking quiet small.

Looks continuous in Wexford

Cantona's Collars

jdcv94 wrote: »

Looks continuous in Wexford

Everyone I mentioned it to told me to fook off.:)

irishfeen

UK met office going with plenty of the white stuff too

twinkletoes

Looks like a small amount of snow alright for many Sunday am but if it freezes on top of that small amount roads will be like bottles on a busy bank hol weekend I think unless it thaws quickly??

monty_python

The south west looks like it will escape this weather front,. Am I right??

Squidvicious

irishfeen wrote: »

Majority looking like seeing some snow on Sunday but amounts looking quiet small.

Sunday 9am


Sunday 12pm

You do wonder why the ME emphasis is solely on Leinster and Cavan/Monaghan though with their warnings. On those charts, parts of Munster will see just as much as Leinster.

Oscar Bravo

The Eagle on Radio1 just there. Showery rain could spoil the parade in Dublin, then snow showers will become widespread in the east saturday evening and night and some will wake up to a few cm's of snow sunday but its all over by monday.

jdcv94

Squidvicious wrote: »

You do wonder why the ME emphasis is solely on Leinster and Cavan/Monaghan though with their warnings. On those charts, parts of Munster will see just as much as Leinster.

ME kept saying that Dublin would get the worst of storm Emma when it was always forecasted to be Wexford/Kilkenny/Carlow.

force eleven

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

The Eagle on Radio1 just there. Showery rain could spoil the parade in Dublin, then snow showers will become widespread in the east saturday evening and night and some will wake up to a few cm's of snow sunday but its all over by monday.

This,I think, will prove to be correct in terms of snowfall.

Squidvicious

hawkwing wrote: »

ME have no warning for Tipp/Waterford. Definitely the east of both counties are in the firing line for as much as some western parts of Leinster. Gerry as usual last night just rambled through the same forecast at 2130 as he did at 1830 and was almost afraid to mention a wintry shower.

Waterford has now been added to the warnings. ME are obviously watching Boards;).
https://www.met.ie/nationalwarnings/default.asp

I suspect that the warning will eventually be extended to all of East Munster. I would also not be at all surprised to see the warnings upped to amber for at least parts of Leinster/East Munster/Cavan/Monaghan.

Graces7

monty_python wrote: »

The south west looks like it will escape this weather front,. Am I right??

I fear so AGAIN. I know I have changed my tune since Donegal days but I would love to make a snowman.. West Mayo offshore.

wakka12

Why so few posts coming up to a fairly significant snow event ?!

irishfeen

Cork snow shield is UP!!

Squidvicious

Nice new toy for everyone:

http://manunicast.seaes.manchester.ac.uk/view.php?t=20180316&d=d02&p=12&l=0

Decent tool for forecasting precipitation. Looks like there will certainly be some about Sunday. Cork might even see a bit;).

DivingDuck

Chances of the airport being closed or flights being off on Monday?

I'm flying then for an important meeting on Wednesday, and I'm very concerned we'll have trouble getting away!

irishfeen

Squidvicious wrote: »

Nice new toy for everyone:

http://manunicast.seaes.manchester.ac.uk/view.php?t=20180316&d=d02&p=12&l=0

Decent tool for forecasting precipitation. Looks like there will certainly be some about Sunday. Cork might even see a bit;).

Very nice - any indication where they are getting their charts from?

The Specialist

wakka12 wrote: »

Why so few posts coming up to a fairly significant snow event ?!

Burnout after the last event I'd say, it's too late in March now to be getting excited about this - I couldn't care less about seeing snow this weekend. Hopefully it ****s off as quick as it comes and we can start getting some decent (and normal) spring weather.

Larbre34

DivingDuck wrote: »

Chances of the airport being closed or flights being off on Monday?

I'm flying then for an important meeting on Wednesday, and I'm very concerned we'll have trouble getting away!

Id say 50/50 chance of some delays and cancellations, not only due to wintry falls but knock on effects from UK and european hubs. Keep a close eye on the weather updates and your airline

Thud

wakka12 wrote: »

Why so few posts coming up to a fairly significant snow event ?!

I think the last event killed off a lot of the snow excitement

irishfeen

Still some big variations on where exactly the snow showers will fall.

Villain

Weather models struggle with streamers but Harmonie and hirlam usually have the best handle on them.

Subtle changes in wind direction can make all the difference, whatever about snow depths from showers the windchill will be a shock to many people and those with lambs out will be in trouble.

highdef

DivingDuck wrote: »

Chances of the airport being closed or flights being off on Monday?

I'm flying then for an important meeting on Wednesday, and I'm very concerned we'll have trouble getting away!

The airport won't be closed (I can't remember the last time it actually closed) and I don't have any worries that your flight will encounter issues taking off. If you've an early morning flight, my main concern would be ice on the roads first thing in the morning.

Pwindedd

Thud wrote: »

I think the last event killed off a lot of the snow excitement

Not here it didn't - missed the last lot so i'm watching this with great interest. Plus it's nice not to have TOO many posts to wade through for the juicy info

frash

Thud wrote: »

I think the last event killed off a lot of the snow excitement

I just picked up some better sleds for the kids in Argos so excitement is still alive

pilly

highdef wrote:

The airport won't be closed (I can't remember the last time it actually closed) and I don't have any worries that your flight will encounter issues taking off. If you've an early morning flight, my main concern would be ice on the roads first thing in the morning.

Eh it was closed 2 weeks ago!