Winter 20/21 - General Discussion

acassells80

Just woke to a nice dusting near cabinteely. Is there more on the way?

Slashermcguirk

It’s only a very small dusting this time. Road etc white but more like icing sugar.

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I've been up since 6, not one snowflake in my part of D5.

BLIZZARD7

I can see the snowy dark cloud bank to my immediate East/South... Mainly clear and frosty here in D14 at the moment

Slashermcguirk

To be fair I think January 2021 has been quite good so far. No huge snowfalls per se but lots of counties getting a covering or two and lots of crisp cold winter days. Also nothing to suggest that there wont be plenty more snow by end of January.

Certainly a decent January in my opinion

Kermit.de.frog

acassells80 wrote: »

Just woke to a nice dusting near cabinteely. Is there more on the way?

Probably not at this point. Showers dying away south soon and whatever is left staying in the Irish Sea.

Villain

Check out the FI 120+ Thread and what ECM is showing today for some fun

lab man

Villain wrote: »

Check out the FI 120+ Thread and what ECM is showing today for some fun

On where

Gaoth Laidir

There's just enough of an offshore breeze down the east coast to tip the deicate balance in favour of the the snow there this morning. A little further out it's probably a lot more marginal.

Continues throughout the day.

Ukmo app virtual radar has updated to keep those showers offshore in the next couple of hours and die out southwards
They're hugging the Arklow coast atm
Looking at them from here,the cloud is moving fast south/slightly southwest
Wind here is NW 6 to 15kmh
Temp is1.1c
Dewpoint is -2.4c
Wetbulb is -0.4c
They've moved very close in the last half hour,it could be snowing at the beach for example,that's how close
I'm about 3kms inland
No cigar yet anyway

Mr Bumble

Oodles of snow for the last hour near the Glen of the Downs...i'm posting in the wrong thread....pix in the dedicated thread...

The Mig

Great cover of snow in Newtownmountkennedy

cold.stream

Dusting here in the Dalkey area. Light/moderate graupel shower in progress

Lip Out

The streamers mostly missed Wicklow Town unfortunately.

https://twitter.com/Arklowweather/status/1347487568078790657?s=19

awec

Snow is deep enough in north Wicklow for sledding, I'd say 3-4cm.

Calibos

https://www.facebook.com/groups/brayopenforum/media

sekond

awec wrote: »

Snow is deep enough in north Wicklow for sledding, I'd say 3-4cm.

Just about, for the lighter ones amongst us Was great for snowball fights though! Kids are suiting up again after a break for hot chocolate and breakfast. Still a few flakes falling here (just outside Greystones)

leahyl

On this day 10 years ago....:D

http://www.rte.ie/archives/2019/1211/1098490-slipping-on-ice/

esposito

leahyl wrote: »

On this day 10 years ago....:D

http://www.rte.ie/archives/2019/1211/1098490-slipping-on-ice/

*11 years ago

daniel_t1409

A bright, frosty morning in wexford. Very nice.

Charles Babbage

leahyl wrote: »

On this day 10 years ago....:D

http://www.rte.ie/archives/2019/1211/1098490-slipping-on-ice/

more like 11 years ago. Tempus Fugit.





We should also remember 39 years ago

https://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0109/843556-snow-causes-major-disruptions/

Artane2002

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

Very light dusting of snow again in D5.

lucky! no snow here but we still have lots of frost left over and lots of sunshine, I assume your part of D5 is closer to the coast than mine.

personally, I've really enjoyed this cold spell. 2 weeks of low single digits is pretty remarkable these days, better than the 14/15/16c we seem to get in winter these days. a bit of snow, plenty of frost, sub-zero nights and some nice winter sunshine, as much I love and want snow, winter isn't all about snow. at least we've had a spell of weather that somewhat resembles winter, unlike every year from 2015 bar 2017/18.

redsteveireland

AuntySnow wrote: »

Seems there's to be showers tomorrow in wicklow and wexford off the Irish sea
The UK met Office virtual radar has them
Met Éireann's app has them as snow here
Somehow I doubt that

They seem to be getting their fair share of snow this morning/afternoon

Thelonious Monk

Such a beautiful day in Dublin. The water I put out for the birdies this morning has a layer of ice on it now. Looks like it'll be -5c or so at 8/9am tomorrow, definitely going to go to the park to have a walk around while everything is frozen.

KingJeremy

Loving this cold spell. Sad to see it ending on Sunday. Didn’t get a flake of snow out of it (and it is cutting me up a little to see all the snow talk and snow pictures here) but fantastic to see the snow lovers enjoying and appreciating any snow fall that comes their way. We have had day after day of crystal clear blue skies, temps not getting above 3C, no wind and lots of glittering frost and ice. Fabulous :-D With the talk of another cold spelling coming second half of January, any chance for me finally seeing a bit of snow this season?

East Co Galway

Gonzo

after a two week cold spell we finally get cold enough for snow in the final days of it. Pity precipitation has been generally so poor throughout. Hopefully the next one will be properly cold throughout and much more unstable!

The lack of a cold pool in place is what kept the majority of this cold spell too marginal, but we just about got their in the end with most places seeing a few flakes and a temporary dusting, with a few places doing better than that.

gerrybhoy

1.30 and still like an ice rink out there

Danno

Very little thawing in south Laois - despite temperatures at +1.9c and a light breeze in brilliant sunshine. Anywhere that has lost snowcover, i.e. roads and pavements are dry once revealed. Snow is powdery sitting on top elsewhere though longer grass has lost most of it's cover in fields.

esposito

Gonzo wrote: »

after a two week cold spell we finally get cold enough for snow in the final days of it. Pity precipitation has been generally so poor throughout. Hopefully the next one will be properly cold throughout and much more unstable!

The lack of a cold pool in place is what kept the majority of this cold spell too marginal, but we just about got their in the end with most places seeing a few flakes and a temporary dusting, with a few places doing better than that.

In a way it’s similar to what often happens in summer, we finally tap into warm continental air for a day or two temp gets up to 25 C and then the Atlantic comes powering through and back to cool 16-19 C weather the next day!

I have to say though I’ve really enjoyed this cold spell, particularly the last few days with severe frosts and a light dusting of snow. More severe cold to come hopefully!

Calibos

2-3cm on Bray Seafront going by the car roofs. Hopefully its a good sign for later in the Month or February but even if this is our lot in Bray for this season, then I am happy enough. Its not often we have lying snow down on the beach in Bray. The little lady below has been around for the Feb 09 Snow, Jan 2010 Snow, Nov/Dec 2010 Snow and Feb/Mar 2018 Snow.