Feb 29th - Snowfall/Wintry Conditions

Donegal Storm

pauldry wrote: »

Snow not due until early morning so no need to lamppost watch tonight

And from tomorrow morning the sun will quickly melt anything that does fall. We had probably 6-7cm here early this morning yet by 2pm you could see the grass again. Still lying snow anywhere that was in shade all day but anywhere that got even an hour's sun is long gone.

Tomorrow night probably the best chance for any worthwhile lying snow but even then the usual Atlantic caveats apply!

nthclare

Sleety mix here outside of kilnaboy, in the commons in the Burren.

3.5 Celsius in the car

watlantic

Strong NW jet in models and GFS shows promisingly low temp. for tomorrow (Tues.) night at 500 hPa :

Kermit.de.frog

Looks like there is potential for some locally more significant falls in places tomorrow - particularly later tomorrow. Big showers.

BLIZZARD7

Sleet appearing in the rain in D14, temp 3.0c, down from 4.3c 30 mins ago.

Kermit.de.frog

Been watching this frontal zone approaching the south/southeast over the last few runs and there is a chance of more prolonged spell of snow overnight Wednesday but it depends on how far north the occlusion is thrown.

redsteveireland

Actually some evidence on some sleet/snow on the grass in Galway city this morning.

munsterlegend

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Been watching this frontal zone approaching the south/southeast over the last few runs and there is a chance of more prolonged spell of snow overnight Wednesday but it depends on how far north the occlusion is thrown.

Met Éireann mention that too but have it as rain/sleet and skimming the south coast. Their text forecast seems to have snow mostly over high ground it seems.

Kermit.de.frog

munsterlegend wrote: »

Met Éireann mention that too but have it as rain/sleet and skimming the south coast. Their text forecast seems to have snow mostly over high ground it seems.

Sorry, I don't do fence sitting :pac:

For me it's win or lose, sink or swim, do or die, tayto or walkers, sausage or pudding, bacon or eggs.... :pac:

It's gonna snow :cool:

Graces7

As we were told.. " Wait and see"!

Rain here. Bitterly cold. Y;day there were still three small snow patches atop a far mountain but no doubt they will be washed away.

SO COLD!

M.T. Cranium

Would expect some volatile showers in this very cold flow, uppers get steadily more conducive for snow to become the main ingredient in any showers, and rates of precip falling from cloud to ground will tend to favour pellet types of precip, so don't be surprised anywhere in the country later today to be near or in brief but impressive wintry showers. They will tend to develop more frequently after a few hours as the better uppers arrive (at some point late afternoon or early evening thicknesses near or below 516 dm). This won't be confined to only higher ground but it will be hit-or-miss enough that regional forecasting is difficult, luck of the draw with lines of showers moving rapidly across the country.

I am not that pumped about the Wednesday late south skim thing, usually those turn out to be extensive high cloud and a few spits of drizzle at the Kinsale energy platform, but hey, this is the best week of the year for snow, right?

daheff

Flying into Dub from UK Tonight ...any chance flight will be disrupted??

RoisinD

1st flash lightning, thunder with approaching rain. NW Clare

SleetAndSnow

Dark clouds on all sides in cork city, looks to be a heavy sleet shower moving in. Cold breeze starting to pick up

Kermit.de.frog

Just had a Flurry



In all seriousness though, remain calm, snow coming :cool:

munsterlegend

Sleety shower here near Mallow.

Hoodie88

Very dark at Cork Airport, Wet Snow / Sleet falling!

munsterlegend

Hoodie88 wrote: »

Very dark at Cork Airport, Wet Snow / Sleet falling!

Showers seem to be packing a punch alright. Hopefully will be a few of snow later when conditions more favourable.

Hoodie88

We will stay positive!!!!

Kermit.de.frog

munsterlegend wrote: »

Showers seem to be packing a punch alright. Hopefully will be a few of snow later when conditions more favourable.

Next shower likely to have some snow shortly for you (within next 30 minutes).

Thewife

What’s the chances of Waterford getting snow Kermit ?

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Next shower likely to have some snow shortly for you (within next 30 minutes).

Hoodie88

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Next shower likely to have some snow shortly for you (within next 30 minutes).

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Mint Sauce

Sligo Town.

7.15am. What's it like outside Mintsauce? Ah just a light dusting on the car windscreens.

8.00am. Light fall of sleet. Does not add to dusting.

8.15am. Light dusting on car windscreens, is actually frozen on, and very cold out. Could we get a snow event yet?

munsterlegend

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Next shower likely to have some snow shortly for you (within next 30 minutes).

What’s different about the next shower?! Really don’t expect anything until late afternoon.

Kermit.de.frog

Thewife wrote: »

What’s the chances of Waterford getting snow Kermit ?

Pretty good particularly this evening and overnight. Hard to be specific in showery regimes but you will get something....how much? Dunno.

Kermit.de.frog

munsterlegend wrote: »

What’s different about the next shower?! Really don’t expect anything until late afternoon.

Snow level is dropping now all the time. It's almost at sea level in the southwest (inland).

Rx713B

Will we see anything in Dublin

Graces7

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Next shower likely to have some snow shortly for you (within next 30 minutes).

Hey look! A pig just flew over...( only joking!)

Precipitation here of the wet and chilly kind.

Rebelbrowser

Dew points still too high for snow IMHO. Temps are about 3 around the place (certainly here in Munster) so you'd need dew points of -2 or below methinks. current dew points are as per below....

_Brian

Rebelbrowser wrote: »

Dew points still too high for snow IMHO. Temps are about 3 around the place (certainly here in Munster) so you'd need dew points of -2 or below methinks. current dew points are as per below....

We had 30 minutes of soft snow tuere from 8am, here in east cavan. 610ft altitude.