Weds 30th early hours + morning: Munster/south Leinster snow and ice

Reiketsu

Snowing lightly here and lying (Dungiven, County Derry)

pauldry

Definite snow tonight nationwide.

Many many people will wake happy but the wind will return tomorrow and snow will become sleet n hail

Gaoth Laidir

Donegal Ken wrote: »

Snowing now on the N15 road between Barnesmore and Ballybofey at Lough Mourne, Donegal. Recent road cam image attached

Latest road-side weather from that location.

Station : N15 Lough Mourne
Organisation : Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Time : 29.12.2020 23:00 Europe/Dublin

Air Temperature (1) 0.4 °C

Dew Point Temperature (1) -0.8 °C

Relative Humidity (1) 92 %

Rain State (1) medium

Wind Speed (1) 0.7 m/s

Wind Direction (1) 179 °

Max Wind Speed (1) 1.3 m/s

Surface Temperature (1) -1.4 °C

Gaoth Laidir

Reiketsu wrote: »

Snowing lightly here and lying (Dungiven, County Derry)

Glenshane Pass weather

Station : A6 Glenshane Pass
Organisation : DFI Roads

Time : 29.12.2020 23:00 Europe/Belfast

Relative Humidity (1) 98 %

Rain State (1) l.snow

Wind Speed (1) 3.9 m/s

Surface Temperature (1) -1.3 °C

SouthWesterly

What's the story with heading to Dingle from tralee tomorrow.
Is it a trip to be avoided?

Danno

Overcast now in South Laois from the cloud shield ahead of tonight's system. Air temp is +0.1c and dew point is -1.0c. The 10m wind is a light SW at 2mph, gusting 5mph.

All that's needed in that mix is precipitation, and lots of. 87m above sea level (ASL)

Gaoth Laidir

SouthWesterly wrote: »

What's the story with heading to Dingle from tralee tomorrow.
Is it a trip to be avoided?

No problem whatsoever, unless you go over Carrauntoohil.

hawkwing

Danno wrote: »

Overcast now in South Laois from the cloud shield ahead of tonight's system. Air temp is +0.1c and dew point is -1.0c. The 10m wind is a light SW at 2mph, gusting 5mph.

All that's needed in that mix is precipitation, and lots of. 87m above sea level (ASL)

SE Tipp,150m ASL,ice on cars-getting cloudy--surely something will appear here if anywhere..

SouthWesterly

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

No problem whatsoever, unless you go over Carrauntoohil.

The highest I'd go would be conor pass

Neddyusa

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Just trying to cover both bases tbh.

Fact is it's nigh on impossible to call because of the margins either way.

Some will certainly get snow, question is how many?

The precip is coming on shore now in the southwest and shortly in to south Connaught.

By the way - the province is called Connacht.
The other name belongs to a British lord

munsterlegend

SouthWesterly wrote: »

The highest I'd go would be conor pass

I’d stay away from that route in the morning.

YanSno

18z ICON is going further south, line from Clare to Waterford precipitation even lighter and patchier. I had a quick look at the satellite images and it looks to be aligned as forecasted by ICON.

munsterlegend

YanSno wrote: »

18z ICON is going further south, line from Clare to Waterford precipitation even lighter and patchier. I had a quick look at the satellite images and it looks to be aligned as forecasted by ICON.

It was bound to go pearshaped.

Donegal Ken

I know this tread doesn't include the northwest and north snow risk but as I mentioned earlier snow streamers moving giving accumulations now in parts of the northwest. Latest image was send to me showing the back of Errigal Road, Donegal in the last 20 Minutes.

Image attached

YanSno

munsterlegend wrote: »

It was bound to go pearshaped.

Harmonie high res is also going the same way.

Gaoth Laidir

Tonight's TAFs. Not great reading.

Shannon (nought)

TAF EINN 292300Z 3000/3024 VRB03KT 9999 FEW020 BKN050 BECMG 3000/3002 BKN012 TEMPO 3002/3012 4000 -RA BR BKN005 PROB30 TEMPO 3008/3011 0500 FG BKN002 PROB30 TEMPO 3012/3018 4000 BR BKN005=

Kerry (valid up to 3 am only, sleet from midnight)

TAF EIKY 291700Z 2918/3003 33010KT 9999 FEW015 SCT020 BECMG 2918/2919 30007KT TEMPO 3000/3003 4000 -RASN BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 3001/3003 BKN007=

Cork (only a chance of sleet between 4-7 am)

TAF EICK 292300Z 3000/3024 24008KT 9999 FEW007 BKN050 BECMG 3003/3005 VRB03KT 3000 -RA BR BKN005 PROB40 TEMPO 3004/3007 -RASN TEMPO 3005/3013 0500 FG BKN002 BECMG 3013/3015 35010KT 9999 NSW FEW010 BKN020=

Waterford (sleet after 7 am)

TAF EIWF 292300Z 3000/3009 30010KT 9999 SCT018 BKN030 BECMG 3004/3006 VRB03KT BKN012 TEMPO 3007/3009 2500 -RASN BKN005=

Sligo (slight chance of sleet from 3-8 am)

TAF EISG 292300Z 3000/3009 30007KT 9999 FEW012 BKN020 TEMPO 3003/3009 4000 -SHRA BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 3003/3008 1800 -SHRASN BKN004 SCT015CB=

Nothing for Casement, Dublin, Donegal.

Best TAF is Belfast Aldergrove (slight chance of light sleet/snow showers all day, with a greater chance of moderate snow showers from 10 pm tomorrow night)

TAF EGAA 292256Z 3000/3024 31005KT 9999 FEW008 SCT025 TEMPO 3000/3024 BKN007 PROB30 TEMPO 3000/3022 5000 -SHRASN -SHSN BKN004 PROB40 TEMPO 3022/3024 0800 SHSN SHRASN BKN001=

Meteorite58

ICON not showing much snow if any but the French models are which is something as they never overdo the snow. Looks light .

EURO 4 giving it a pass also.

WRF is giving the most snow but it also has the lowest 850 hPa temperatures.

Meteorite58

4.2C and light rain in Tralee

very light NW wind

https://wow.met.ie/

Gaoth Laidir

Moderate drizzle at Kerry Airport.

METAR EIKY 300000Z AUTO VRB02KT 9999 DZ SCT041/// OVC070/// 03/02 Q1006=

Rebelbrowser

Even if there were to be record breaking blizzards tonight, that would still start as rain in Kerry. No one forecast anything other than that, so no problems with Kerry airport reporting same at this stage (for anyone misinterpreting that info from GL).

Danno

Live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2efT94xKfJMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2efT94xKfJM

Johnstown, NW Kilkenny County. Near the Munster-Leinster boundary.

Rebelbrowser

Meteorite58s post above actually gives me renewed hope for Cork snow....

Rebelbrowser

Met E update from just after midnight as follows

"...Tonight

Showers in the north and west, some falling as sleet or snow, with drier conditions and clear spells elsewhere early tonight. Rain will move in from the Atlantic over Munster, falling as sleet or snow in places later in the night. Very cold with frost and ice developing as temperatures fall to between 0 and minus 3 degrees. Westerly or variable breezes will be light.

Tomorrow

Very cold tomorrow morning with frost and ice. Rain, sleet and snow in southern areas will clear southeastwards during the morning and early afternoon, with bright spells and scattered wintry showers following from the northwest. It will stay cold through the day with temperatures only rising a degree or two above freezing, and just slightly higher in western coastal areas. Winds will be generally light or moderate, varying in direction and becoming northerly later in the day...."

Gaoth Laidir

My chart, based on Met Éireann's 06Z aviation chart. Not great.

Rebelbrowser

No sign of the rain even turning to sleet yet on the NW radar and intensity looking, well, not very intense! Early days but that needs to change soon

squonk

Heavy rain here in the past few minutes, falling as wet hail. N Clare

SouthWesterly

SouthWesterly wrote: »

What's the story with heading to Dingle from tralee tomorrow.
Is it a trip to be avoided?

Well. yes, because at the end of your journey you'll be in Dingle.

Rebelbrowser

Deleted User wrote: »

Well. yes, because at the end of your journey you'll be in Dingle.

You are forgetting that the alternative is to stay in Tralee!

Gaoth Laidir

Waterford tomorrow morning...

https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=u56Vy_1609166847

Kermit.de.frog

Rebelbrowser wrote: »

No sign of the rain even turning to sleet yet on the NW radar and intensity looking, well, not very intense! Early days but that needs to change soon

Try using this one instead. Does not differentiate sleet though.