Snow Red alert

nilhg

Started here ( Rathangan Co. Kildare ) as very light sleet at about 7.30 now has turned to snow and is just starting to stick on the grass. I don't think that it is heavy enough yet to accumalate much but you never know.

MackQ

Yip, getting quite a bit heavier here also. Temp falling also...

houseoffun14

snowing north of droghjeda for last 30mins,quite thick flakes. Starting to stick to shed roof.

Scubadevils

traffic sounds mental everywhere, M50 backed up from toll bridge to M1, not looking forward to that now shortly :mad:

ooooh
really got its act together now
big thick flakes
just west of Arklow co wicklow

DMC

Going to the train station an hour ago, steady light snow, certainly not sticking.

City centre now, same as above.

atgate

Light snow here in Walkinstown. Not sticking yet.

Scubadevils

heavier now but not sticking excpet for light dusting on cars.

I see met have us down for heavier stuff later today, anyone know when this should hit?

kenmc

quite heavy now in leopardstown, sticking on the racecourse grass, but not yet on the concrete....

RE*AC*TOR

Sandymount

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> UCD plenty of snow falling - no sticking, ground getting increasingly wet. Ah well.

mayordenis

none in waterford . . . yet it but its bloody cold so we'll see

Villain

Heavy snow falling in Leixlip for the last half hour, starting to stick on the grass, if this keeps up for anotehr hour or so it could get intertesting. Haven't seen snow like this for years.

Mothman

Continuing

Big flakes but precipitation rate is low. Only 0.1mm in 30 minutes.

Air +2.0C
Grass +1.1C
Dp -0.8C

Starting to stick here
The ground was and is bone dry and those flakes well they're having what looks like a soccer game down there
jeep is covered as are the silage bales
quite heavy snow at the moment and the sky has closed in and dark
just west of Arklow co wicklow

Mothman

I know I reported big flakes earlier, but they are so much bigger now.

Huge flakes now

Precipitation rate has probably doubled now, but still very low.

Air +1.7C
Dp -0.8C
Grass +1.1C

Villain

Anyone is carlow at the moment?? if so give us an update.

Mothman

Mothman wrote:

I know I reported big flakes earlier, but they are so much bigger now.

Huge flakes now

And getting even bigger

though they are quite wet.

A wonderful sight, considering I'm only a mile from sea and just 12m ASL

Villain

Latest radars show quite a bit of precip to come for teh next hour or two, pitty it ain't sticking on the wet ground.

Edinburgh is seen blizzards at the moment.

Very very very very heavy here now
havent seen snow as heavy in years
whole place is white-you would only see a few yards in front of you

RE*AC*TOR

Starting to be really thick and heavy - also starting to stick on the grass in UCD.

GuanYin

Congratulations Weathercheck - its a snow!

misswex

Snowing in Wexford

Darwin

Mountrath, Laois...sleet falling as snow at 8am. Temp is 1.9C and falling, though pressure is rising.

Villain

Bloody Wicklow mountains are taking all the snow from carlow. Still snowing in Leixlip, grass getting very white now.

lucernarian

I see someone to the north of Drogheda said it was snowing since approx 8 am. Where I am (3 miles due NNW of Drogheda) there has been some snow here for 4 HOURS!! . Consistent moderate to heavy snow since about 6am. And still falling. I said to myself earlier that it will only stop here at about 1pm and by the looks of the radar that appears to be the timescale.

I thought it was hillarious to see TV3 weather. They're in denial at this stage lol! He's talking of max temps of 7-8 Celcius while snow falls around him. He also used words like wintry showers, the map had one sleet icon and no snow icons at all!! He was suprised when he described that snow was "actually" falling:)

Accumulations at this stage are 3-4 cms generally, 5 on car roof. It's a total whiteout! I see this as a victory for the amateur forecasters and the likes of Weathercheck and co., who are doing a far better job at getting their predictions right than their professional counterparts. Well done guys

I'm off to check the dunleer NRA station. Has anyone else been having difficulties looking at any of the weather stations? Ive been getting errors all the time.

Update: I have to use the data table to see the stats, but I like what I see:) M1 Drogheda with lowest air temp in the country at -0.2 celcius, road temp 0.1 celcius.

lucernarian

Look at this!!
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/radar/ukuknirf.htm
The radar I used this morning for completely free, no login (at 7.10 am) is now subscription based! wtf? :mad:

kleefarr

8:30 sleet
9:15 light snow
9:40 heavy snow, large flakes

It's not settling though, ground to wet from the previous sleet.


It's snowing though!!!

billy the squid

morning all

http://www.nci.ie/ispy/cam4.yp

dublin city centre webcam (gardiner street) some snow on the cars as they ass. the ground looks wet though.

Over an inch of lying snow now just west of Arklow co wicklow and still snowing heavily

It's covered the grass, the tarmac, the cars everything and is crunching under my feet.
Big thick flakes

Villain

Reports from Castledermot of snowing starting to stick and falling heavy.

Still snowing heavy in leixlip, no let up.

Villain

Earthman wrote:

Over an inch of lying snow now just west of Arklow co wicklow and still snowing heavily

It's covered the grass, the tarmac, the cars everything and is crunching under my feet.
Big thick flakes

You lucky fecker, I think you might see a lot of it in the next few days, if the precip stays until 3 or 4 there won't be any time for a thaw.

Earthman, do you think many of the showers tomorrow will make it far inland and if so how far.

I bet Weathercheck is sitting in a class room with his eyes glued to the window.

Gonzo

been snowing in loughlinstown since about 8.45am and nothing is sticking anywhere, everywhere is really wet.

LFCFan

snowing in Blanchardstown since 8 this morning. Plenty of coverage on the grass and cars etc but the roads are just wet. I want to see blizzards. Any chance of some blizzards in the next few days?

billy the squid

if those wet roads freeze tonight your snow will stick tomorrow, but i wouldnt suggest you go driving in it tomorrow. if it does.

Ok guys in the absence of w.check I'll do my best...
But I have to work too unlike wcheck who I suspect will be mitching from tomorrow

This is a band of snow from a weatherfront caught up in the very cold air.

But folks the really cold air isnt here yet.

Expect drier snow showers and heavy ones from tonight and Irish1 I expect they will be heavy enough to get to tullow

It's mad here now ,i was out in it for 30 seconds and my jumper went white-it's piling up

LFCFan

all I want is a day off work. Is that too much to ask? 2001 is the last time I got a 'half day' because of the snow. I want a full day. Make it happen

Lafortezza

Dublin Airport: been snowing since about 7am, gotten heavier since about 9.30am, thin layer on the ground, temperatures just above freezing. Should start clearing up a bit from half eleven or twelve.

I have seen 3 people slip and fall so far. ha.

Gonzo

reading the forecasts doenst look too hopefull, they are playing down the snow showers now it seems, i dont think thre will be blizzards, just the odd snow shower on the east coast which may givea few inchs but with temperatures around 4C or 5C outside the showers what is on the ground will prolly melt fairly quickly once its stopped snowing. To have blizzards and snow taht sticks all day we would need temperatures of 0c and below to guarantee taht it sticks and lasts for a few days.

Don't be such a pessimist Gonzo

You wouldnt be saying that down here

Getting closer to 2 inches now just west of Arklow and snowing so heavy its like a fog in huge flakes

Borrows wchecks smileys :eek:


I'm about to get into my jeep now as I must head the 3 miles into Arklow-this should be interesting :eek: :eek:

billy the squid

I'm about to get into my jeep now as I must head the 3 miles into Arklow-this should be interesting

pics?

i see whe whole country at least seing snow fall within 24 hours to be honest. and if the wet surfaces freeze tonight, then no one will be going anywhere tomorrow. the

Darwin

Met Eireann are playing things down a bit - 3 day outlook talks of wintry showers near the east coast but:
"Overall the dry weather will remain unbroken"...."as a result many places will remain fairly dry at least up to next weekend"

billy the squid

billy the squid wrote:

pics?

I'm just leaving now-shall charge up the camera when I get back.

Wish me luck

Villain

Still snowing in Leixlip, I got reports that some roads in Kildare are turning white.

I might have have to drive to arklow Earthman to get some decent snow!! how are ya fixed for a cuppa?

hehe
strong tea you would need
gone now back laters

RE*AC*TOR

i'd say its easing off here (UCD)

billy the squid

Irish1 wrote:

Still snowing in Leixlip, I got reports that some roads in Kildare are turning white.

I might have have to drive to arklow Earthman to get some decent snow!! how are ya fixed for a cuppa?

just dont talk politics

http://www.met.ie/recentweather/

theres a couple of zeros for your edification ppl

Gonzo

only reason i was pessimist is where i am right now (loughlinstown) its been snowing like mad since after 8 and nothing is sticking but maybe thats just coz of all the sea air nearby:)

also notice taht met eireann have revised their forecast and playing down all the snow shower activity and higher temperatures even for the east coast, we'll see what happens.

Trotter

Snow in Waterford... Just slushy stuff , its not sticking.

Kaskade

Featuring in the news now

Met Éireann predicts cold snap for rest of week
21/02/2005 - 10:55:51

A cold snap that has led to snowfalls in the east of the country today is set to continue for the rest of the week, according to Met Éireann.

Forecasters said day-time temperatures would be around four to five degrees Celsius for much of the week, with further sleet and snow expected in the coming days.

Western areas are also set to experience the low temperatures, but Met Éireann said these areas should remain dry and bright, with some sunny spells.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/2005/02/21/story190329.html

kenmc

still snowing heavy in leopardstown. golf course in the racecourse is quite white. some lunatics looking for golfballs. ha, muppets. sticking to cars also, not to the ground though it's wet. slushy large snowflakes. can't see too well - quite a whiteout.