Snow Risk Tonight (Monday AM) & Low Temps this Week

ninebeanrows

There is a small risk of snow affecting eastern and northern areas of the country from midnight tonight until 12am tomorrow as some very cold air pushes westwards.

The front will likely be quite weak and broken but after a frost some places could see a dusting tomorrow morning. And it will turn increasingly cold through the day with dewpoints falling sharply from 6am.

Unfortunately the major cold outbreak that we hoped for fell like so many do but we'll have to take what we can from this weak attempt.

It will however be a bitterly cold week with light easterly winds and harsh frosts.

Temperatures are predicted to fall to as low as -7/8c on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday nights with daytime temperature hovering around freezing throughout.

So be careful and hopefully we'll maybe grab a -10c this week and even get a surprise dusting of snow tonight.

arctictree

Nice one WC. I'll be keeping an eye on it! Should we see the first specks on the radar then around midnight?

ninebeanrows

I'd say from 3am.

GFS 12z throws up something very interesting.

Wednesday morning.

Precip and temps of -4c

Would be marginal due to upper air being around -2c but huge potential

dm09

Hi,

Long Time Viewer of this Forum, First Time Poster!!

Firstly I'd like to Thank all the posters who took the time and effort over the Christmas period to keep us updated on this current cold spells progression - made for some very intersting reading!

It'd would be really great to see something interesting from this cold spell before the atlantic wins over!, even if it is just a light dusting of snow!!!

This chart looks very interesting for North Leinster Tommorow

ninebeanrows

Tuesday night looks interesting

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rtavn664.png
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rtavn6617.png

As for tonight, watching the radar will be crucial.

Temperatures should fall back to -2c in many places and it will be frosty, then the front with the really cold upper air catching up with it at this point will cross into the northeast and east.

Mind you the front will be very broken, but some areas could get a dusting or a cm.

Hal1

dm09 wrote: »

Hi,

Long Time Viewer of this Forum, First Time Poster!!

Firstly I'd like to Thank all the posters who took the time and effort over the Christmas period to keep us updated on this current cold spells progression - made for some very intersting reading!

It'd would be really great to see something interesting from this cold spell before the atlantic wins over!, even if it is just a light dusting of snow!!!

This chart looks very interesting for North Leinster Tommorow

That would have to be in the 6 - 12 hr range for me to belive it. Gfs has let us down before, so its FI imo.

ninebeanrows

The latest TAF for Dublin Airport

EIDW 041700Z 0418/0518 26008KT 7000 FEW010 SCT050 BECMG 0418/0421 VRB03KT PROB30 TEMPO 0501/0509 5000 -RASN BR BKN008 BECMG 0507/0510 08011KT

200motels

It's going to be cold up to Wednesday and gradually get milder after that with the Atlantic breaking through next weekend, that's according to Met Eireann. Hope not but I'll bet they'll be right this time when it's going to get mild.

ninebeanrows

200motels wrote: »

It's going to be cold up to Wednesday and gradually get milder after that with the Atlantic breaking through next weekend, that's according to Met Eireann. Hope not but I'll bet they'll be right this time when it's going to get mild.

It will be cold and frosty until Friday.

ninebeanrows

Band is currently slowly pushing towards us.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

Surprised nobody is at all interested in this!

Probably our best shot for snow this winter to date!


Icy and -2c out there, hardly could have a better base.

Scubadevils

I think after the last two weeks of potential armageddon etc, we have lost all hope!

Scubadevils

As you said already, it will probably be patchy... will it gain any strength while traveling over the Irish sea?

Danno

Which band WC - The NE or the SW???

The SW one is too mild with rain and 6c temps...

ninebeanrows

Danno wrote: »

Which band WC - The NE or the SW???

The SW one is too mild with rain and 6c temps...

NE Danno

Should clip the east around 0300 onwards

Scubadevils

Felixdhc wrote: »

As you said already, it will probably be patchy... will it gain any strength while traveling over the Irish sea?

I see... said the blind-man. :pac:

Danno

The front over the SW has stalled now and should retreat back out into the SW Atlantic.

danni2

Ok 2 Questions

This band in the NE will it be cold enough snow?
And if it makes it to the east how far inland will this band move?

Danno

Hard one to call Danni2. But here are two links to the cloud movement and our own met.ie prediction...

http://sat24.com/Region.aspx?country=gb&sat=ir&type=loop
and
http://www.met.ie/forecasts/3hour.asp

The air aloft should be just about cold enough to sustain snow if the front makes it intact.

danni2

Danno wrote: »

Hard one to call Danni2. But here are two links to the cloud movement and our own met.ie prediction...

http://sat24.com/Region.aspx?country=gb&sat=ir&type=loop
and
http://www.met.ie/forecasts/3hour.asp

The air aloft should be just about cold enough to sustain snow if the front makes it intact.

Ok thanks for the info Danno

shamwari

I've looked here at http://www.raintoday.co.uk/, the track of the precipitation looks like it will miss us

forkassed

Hmm.. on previous experience the temps will probably rise as the front approaches, bringing temps just the wrong side of marginal.

Its been raining over in scotland from the same system

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/observations/index.html

Fingers crossed anyway.

Mothman

Dewpoint over Irish Sea is +2C = no snow

forkassed

ROCHES POINT(A) E 05 LIGHT SNOW 6 90 0.2 1021

2am..Roches point 6degrees with snow

highdef

Due to problems connecting to a work server from home, I've had to come into work. Seems to be some lightish precip heading for the Meath and Dublin areas shortly and some heavier stuff behind. Dublin AP at -4 as of 03:00.....could be interesting soon, me thinks. Almost glad I had to come into work!!!

Carroller16

Exciting

Mothman

forkassed wrote: »

ROCHES POINT(A) E 05 LIGHT SNOW 6 90 0.2 1021

2am..Roches point 6degrees with snow

It's an automated station, ignore

Snowbie

Temp fell to -1.4C at 0249 and on the rise since with the onset of cloud. As the front passed over here at 0600- 0700 temps(1.1c) and Dp(0.5C) above freezing.Might have been a little sleet but it is damp out instead of white. Our neighbours across the water id say done well again.

Mobhi1

I see on http://www.nra.ie/RoadWeatherInfo/Map/data/htm/WeatherTable.htmthat snow is being reported on the road at Clonmel with an air temperature of -2.5.

Mothman

Mobhi1 wrote: »

I see on http://www.nra.ie/RoadWeatherInfo/Map/data/htm/WeatherTable.htmthat snow is being reported on the road at Clonmel with an air temperature of -2.5.

Like Roche's Point and other ME stations, the NRA stations are automatic, so don't believe the text reports.
Apart from frost, there was no precipitation in Clonmel this morning

Snowbie

I'm just back from Portlaois and defo no snow down there but a lovely frosty landscape from freezing fog, otherwise a glorious cloudless day down there from morning untill i left.

Gonzo

not as cold today as I thought it would be, temps generally 4 to 7C across the country and woke up to no frost.

pistolpetes11

about 20mins ago had a slight bit of sleet and a tinkle of snow and some hailstones , by the look of the clouds in the sky we might be in for some more.

I am currently in Sandyford Dublin 18

ninebeanrows

If only there were some showers now DP of -4c at the M4 buoy.

arctictree

TBH - I was disappointed that we didn't get some snow here last night. I mean it was a cold easterly in early January!

Just looked at the GFS and there is another snow risk for Tuesday night, especially in the North East, not sure if any will make it here.

Also, a frost day for some tomorrow??

is the weather broken?:mad:

I was always told an east wind at this time of year would put the fear of God into ya! :pac::pac:

Mobhi1

Mothman wrote: »

Like Roche's Point and other ME stations, the NRA stations are automatic, so don't believe the text reports.
Apart from frost, there was no precipitation in Clonmel this morning

I meant to ask, seeing as it was automatic, how it could determine that there was snow on the ground (presumably it's a guess based on temp), or rain for that matter.

jambofc

in meath no rain or snow skys are clearing
sky's long range giving the cold weather to break by friday in ireland :mad:

danni2

Well I think the chances of snow is gone now, looks like staying dry but cold for the next few days with severe night frost, by the weekend it's a return to mild atlantic weather.

Gonzo

hopefully we'll see a few flakes in February, so far this winter has been just as crap as others so far in terms of snow but at least we've had some really cold temperatures and frosts rather than 4 continuous months of mild wet muck like we see other years. So far this winter ive yet to see a single flake of snow (altho it did snow at my location end of October when I was away).

200motels

danni2 wrote: »

Well I think the chances of snow is gone now, looks like staying dry but cold for the next few days with severe night frost, by the weekend it's a return to mild Atlantic weather.

Shame really I hate the Atlantic Weather.

TheGreenGiant

Heard on Morning Ireland there this morning on my way into college that this winter has been one of the coldest winters in a decade. I have to agree that it has been very cold, and especially tonight as they predict the temp could plummet to -6C. Pity about the snow, but as far as frost is concerned, we have had frost nearly every night now since the end of November. The last time I can remember a lot of frost was probably back in 2001. I hope though that we do get some of the white stuff before January runs out as February will pose a lesser chance of us getting any.

ninebeanrows

I suggest some sleet/snow possible towards tomorrow 6am along the east and northeast.

This falling after the coldest night for years.

Going to get down to -5c in Dublin Airport tonight.

Gonzo

I could be wrong but I think this is the most frost ive seen in a winter since 1991, that year also the last real proper prolonged snowfall we had. We've had about 25 nights of frost over the past 6 weeks and about 4 ice days. However Ive yet to see the insides of our windows ice up from the cold, havent seen that since the 80s.

Sierra Oscar

Weathercheck wrote: »

I suggest some sleet/snow possible towards tomorrow 6am along the east and northeast.

This falling after the coldest night for years.

Going to get down to -5c in Dublin Airport tonight.

Not sure of the exact temps here last night, but some lakes nearby froze solid overnight and remained frozen today.

The last time that happened was in the early 90's!