Snow potential this week.

SpitfireIV

GavinH wrote: »

What is the highest Temperature that you can have snow?

I'm not entirely sure myself Gavin, but your dew point would want to be zero or below and an air temp of 2/3c max?

ninebeanrows

Back to shleet again.

So close.

Villain

I think we all need a trip up kippure on Saturday to feed our habit!

Mr Benevolent

Probably have more of a chance of getting thunder then snow in Dublin

arctictree

2.7c here. I can see the precip in the distance about to arrive.

The mountains around here are covered in snow. I'd say a good 6 inches near the summits.

GavinH

3 Degrees here with a dew point of 1, so I think when the precipitation hits Cork, it will fall as sleet at the best.

ninebeanrows

We are talking 1 degree here and we would have lying snow. SO close.

It goes from sleet to wet snow to sleet.

GavinH

Temp up to 4 in Cork now.

ronbyrne2005

arctictree wrote: »

2.7c here. I can see the precip in the distance about to arrive.

The mountains around here are covered in snow. I'd say a good 6 inches near the summits.

Im getting bus to enniskerry and going hiking tomorrow. Where should i head for for a bit of sneachta?

ninebeanrows

We gots wet snow!

So frustrating watching all this precip go to waste.

The routine continues...... sleet----wet snow

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sleet

Scubadevils

+1 on the wet snow - yay!!! Not sticking though, but beggars can't be choosers

Redsunset

im am just goin to go mad all the precip seem to be avoiding me.its gone toward dublin wicklow cork kerry and so on.prob that one degree too warm for it to snow anyway.im like a junkie needing his fix of proper snow here.i think middle of nexy month will be interesting with this warming in the strat.could be mental cold.but anyhow back to today and maybe passing showers later might produce better for us all.

arctictree

ronbyrne2005 wrote: »

Im getting bus to enniskerry and going hiking tomorrow. Where should i head for for a bit of sneachta?

Make sure you get out early as a warm front is forecast for the afternoon.

I dont really know enniskerry. I would get the Glendalough Bus if I was you!

http://www.glendaloughbus.com/timetable.html

chalkie

ronbyrne2005 wrote: »

Im getting bus to enniskerry and going hiking tomorrow. Where should i head for for a bit of sneachta?

Maybe you should reconsider unless you are particularly experienced and well equiped? Weather to turn bad tomorrow in the afternoon and rain will probably fall as sleet/snow on hills, at least for a time. Not quite the weather to be out hiking in...

Joe

ch750536

Ive had light snow all day so far, bit of thawing too.

Still a good 2inches everywhere at the mo.

ninebeanrows

Quite heavy sleet/wet snow here.

So so close.

Precip seems to be dying out on the radar with more into the west.

soccerc

Clondalkin

Wet Snow

2c DP +.5c

nacho libre

Still the crappy cold rain falls. i've given up on seeing any snow out of this now. Time to move on and look forward to Friday's snow potential.

ninebeanrows

nacho libre wrote: »

Still the crappy cold rain falls. i've given up on seeing any snow out of this now. Time to move on and look forward to Friday's snow potential.

You say that now but i reckon you'll see some snow showers this evening as 850hpa temps hit -6c.

Lumi

nacho libre wrote: »

Still the crappy cold rain falls. i've given up on seeing any snow out of this now. Time to move on and look forward to Friday's snow potential.

I hear ya !! Its been lashing 'orrible rain in Galway since 10. IS there really a snow potential on Friday??:mad:

JanuarySnowstor

Well it will soon be Cork's turn judging by the radar to lap up some of this sleet:D
Still quite heavy looking, will temps now start to fall back a bit

Mr Benevolent

Frustrating to see snow 2km away on mountains and having rain here!

Martron

with all this precipitation about will the temps drop tonight with a chance of snow? i saw a bit of wet stuff i want to feel the crunch beneath my feet!!!!!

GavinH

Precipitation just went off the Radar in Cork. Waiting for it all day.:mad:

munsterlegend

GavinH wrote: »

Precipitation just went off the Radar in Cork. Waiting for it all day.:mad:

which radar did it go off?

nacho libre

Weathercheck wrote: »

You say that now but i reckon you'll see some snow showers this evening as 850hpa temps hit -6c.

i hope so weathercheck. i never mind being proven wrong when it comes to snow:)

GavinH

Ahh, it went off the google earth overlay, but not on the Met.ie one. There is hope yet.

nacho libre

Fionagus wrote: »

I hear ya !! Its been lashing 'orrible rain in Galway since 10. IS there really a snow potential on Friday??:mad:

well, according to the bbc weather charts and some of the models there is but after what's happened so far during this cold period it would be a mistake to get your hopes up too high.

munsterlegend

GavinH wrote: »

Precipitation just went off the Radar in Cork. Waiting for it all day.:mad:

all just rain here in north cork(near Mallow)..fairly grey just like yesterday afternoon..

GavinH

The same here in Ballincollig, temp just went up to 5 as well.