Potential Snowfall & Cold Spell Discussion (Wednesday/Thursday 30/12/09)

ninebeanrows

New thread for continued discussion of potential snowfall and severe gales tonight, Wednesday and Thursday.;)

jenzz

hey WC - Any idea when we should hit a bit of colder air ? Still temp 5 & DP 2.9.... Lil bit too high for snow lol

IMBACKLATER

forecast

leahyl

Brilliant vids Kerry 1960 - thanks for uploading:)

IMBACKLATER

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/194970/100246.jpg

WolfeIRE

10.40PM Snow Report

Guys - this is best I could do based on boards.ie reports.

Lumi

Lashing rain here and 2.1c - all of the earlier snow has melted

IMBACKLATER

Deep Easterly

Kerry66 wrote:

Here are some vid links for local conditions today ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqj-Q8Gi1Dc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veiql34PUZo

this around 6pm , heavy snow has continued since .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00jL4zwZpzk

Kerry, thanks a million for those vid clips! Great stuff.

Takeshi_Kovacs

leahyl wrote: »

Brilliant vids Kerry 1960 - thanks for uploading:)

Yeh nice vid, wish i had a video camera myself to show what it was like up and around Kells Glenbeigh... practically whitetout at times. BTW what road is that?

leahyl

IMBACKLATER wrote: »

You've posted that 3 times now.....;)

D2D

Long time stalker, first time poster in here:)

It's spitting rain up here, by the UCC in Cork.

Deep Easterly

WolfeIRE wrote: »

10.40PM Snow Report

Guys - this is best I could do based on boards.ie reports.

Thanks once again Wolf. I am surprised there was snow reports south of Tuam all the way to Galway City. The whole area is not known for its great elevation (averages around 30m asl), I am higher here, closer to 40m asl and further away from the sea, so needless to say I am a little aghast that all I got is rain!

but not surprised.

ch750536

I have numerous icicles and snow sticking to verical walls.

:eek:

Drummer Mummer

Howling gale and lashing rain here, sounds like the roof is going to take off

mickger

Rain finally stopped here, temp is on the rise from 2.9c about 40mins ago to to 3.3c now.

WolfeIRE

Has been snowing for 9 hrs now. It really is amazing folks. I am 450ft above sea level. I know that the snow line has been dropping all evening and it is now just a mile or two outside ennis which is not much above sea level. There are very few cars on the main road between ennis and miltown malbay - perhaps one every 15-20 mins. The snow is 3-4 inches deep on road. I have not seen anything like this here since 1995.

more to come too

leahyl

WolfeIRE wrote: »

Has been snowing for 9 hrs now. It really is amazing folks. I am 450ft above sea level. I know that the snow line has been dropping all evening and it is now just a mile or two outside ennis which is not much above sea level. There are very few cars on the main road between ennis and miltown malbay - perhaps one very 15-20 mins. The snow is 3-4 inches deep on road. I have not seen anything like this here since 1995.

more to come too

wow - amazing and it's as calm as could be here in Cork City - well the Northside anyway- not a snowflake or raindrop in sight.....the weather is fascinating:)

Deep Easterly

Rain is actually getting a little heavier here, but surprise surprise, temp is now starting to rise. Now on 2.0c and rising.

kerry1960

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Kerry, thanks a million for those vid clips! Great stuff.

Cheers DE , official snow depth a few hrs ago was 10cm , has continued snowing since so i would reckon a few more cms on top of that .

Pangea

This cold spell is really something , just look at ocean fms headlines, its all weather related! http://oceanfm.ie/
I seen on a programme the last day about the 47 and 62 snow that electricity in the uk had to be cut off becuz of the snow , imagine what it would be like if that had to happen, it snowed everyday for 3 months in the uk that time in the 47 snow.


Water supplies continue to cause problems

Donegal County Council is continuing to ration water with supplies being turned off at night in most areas in the South of the County.

This is in order to ensure that there is enough supply during the day time hours.

The affected areas are mainly Bundoran, Ballyshannon, Rossnowlagh, Ballintra, Donegal Town, Frosses and Inver.



County Manager addresses “unprecedented” water problems

Donegal County Manager Michael Mc Loone has said the water crisis which is affecting the county is unprecedented in its scope, with sparodic leaks all over the county.

Mr Mc Loone says reservoir shutdowns similar to those carried out last night will be put into effect again tonight, and said that extra staff have been called in to deal with the problems.

He repeated earlier calls from engineers to people not to use the emergency line to seek information, and said the council’s own website will be updated and regular updates will be posted through the media.

He also pledging to ensure that the emergency line, which is currently routed through a call centre in Cork, is answered as quickly as possible, and sais regular updates will be given through the media, and posted on the council’s own website www.donegalcoco.ie

Meanwhile, after tankers were sent to Muff again today to address shortages there, a tanker was deployed in Lifford this evening to serve the Croghan Heights area which had been without water for a long period.

WolfeIRE

Anyone who has not posted about snow in their area, could they please do so. Please state your location in proximity to the nearest village/town or landmark. Ta. Going to do one more of those snow updates and make it the final one. Hopefully, much of the country will be under a red dot this time tomorrow.


New ME update. No specified locations for tonight.

29 December 2009 21:53

Today Cold and windy tonight, with outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow. Lowest temperatures zero to plus 3 degrees.


Tomorrow

Wednesday: Mainly dry in the north and northwest; over the rest of the country there will be further outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow. Another cold, windy day with highest temperatures only 2 to 5 degrees in strong easterly winds.

Outlook

Cold spell continuing into the New Year. WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THURSDAY (NEW YEAR'S EVE) : Outbreaks of rain, sleet or snow in many areas at first, gradually moving away southwestwards Wednesday night or early Thursday as drier weather spreads from the north to all parts. Most places then staying dry through Thursday and Thursday night - but scattered heavy sleet or snow showers likely in the east and southeast, perhaps along the north and northwest coasts too. Strong, chilling northeasterly windy at first, easing off for Thursday night, allowing a widespread hard frost to develop, with a risk of icy conditions again. FRIDAY (NEW YEAR'S DAY), SATURDAY : Very cold. Dry throughout in most areas, but an ongoing possibility of scattered heavy sleet or snow showers - the north and northwest most at risk overall, though eastern areas still at risk on Friday. Widespread hard frosts, with ice and freezing fog in places - may linger through the day at times. As on Thursday night, nighttime temperatures falling to - 5 C or lower in places. Winds much lighter overall than on previous days, northerly or variable in direction.

Richyj_0

WolfeIRE wrote: »

Has been snowing for 9 hrs now. It really is amazing folks. I am 450ft above sea level. I know that the snow line has been dropping all evening and it is now just a mile or two outside ennis which is not much above sea level. There are very few cars on the main road between ennis and miltown malbay - perhaps one every 15-20 mins. The snow is 3-4 inches deep on road. I have not seen anything like this here since 1995.

more to come too

Sounds great, will you take a picture? Even tomorrow if not tonight?

VeVeX

leahyl wrote: »

You've posted that 3 times now.....;)

Pot and kettle spring to mind.

You posted at least 130 random comments in the last thread between today and yesterday.

Sierra Oscar

Horrid night here, rain and a howling gale.

leahyl

VeVeX wrote: »

Pot and kettle spring to mind.

You posted at least 130 random comments in the last thread between today and yesterday.

I was joking - i'm not trying to start anything so please stop

D2D

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

Horrid night here, rain and a howling gale.

Compare that to Cork City where nothing is happening. Spitty rain, not much wind and not too cold

Deep Easterly

Only interesting aspect (or not) of the weather here today was the incredible lack of temperature change since last midnight to the present:



Currently at 2.2c. :rolleyes:

WolfeIRE

Richyj_0 wrote: »

Sounds great, will you take a picture? Even tomorrow if not tonight?

just took this on my crappy phone. No digital camera:rolleyes:

this is my driveway. Got home about an hour ago and footprints are already being filled in by continuing snow. I dug out one of the footprints to illustrate the depth. Sorry again for terrible pic. The other one is slightly better. taken at a neighbours house at about 7.30

cocoemma

Hi All,

I'm new at this, I just joined now.. I usually view these posts but I never joined, I'm absolutley facinated with the weather. I've just read through the threads and I find it quite interesting, I'm in Kildare and it's been raining non stop since 2 o clock today it started off with a little sleet then just heavy rainfall and strong winds ever since. It seems that the rain is easing now and it seems just a little bit too warm to snow or freeze over. What I find interesting from what I read is the fact it's snowing in clare all day, in waterford the rain has just stopped and cork is calm..

I checked RTE weather and it's seems promising for snow.. However I checked Sky News weather site and it just had all day today and tomorrow, Can anyone advise why both these reports are conflicting and what webiste can I get accurate weather reports understandably then weather changes so nothings for sure but the more accurate the better.. I'm looking forward to further chats in the future..:):)

Deep Easterly

WolfeIRE wrote: »

just took this on my crappy phone. No digital camera:rolleyes:

this is my driveway. Got home about an hour ago and footprints are already being filled in by continuing snow. I dug out one of the footprints to illustrate the depth. Sorry again for terrible pic. The other one is slightly better. taken at a neighbours house at about 7.30

Looks good to me! How is the wind featuring with the snow Wolf? It is quite blowy here at the moment, so with the snow down there it must be mad!

Trogdor

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Only interesting aspect (or not) of the weather here today was the incredible lack of temperature change since last midnight to the present:

GRAPH

Currently at 2.2c. :rolleyes:

Thanks for that DE yes the trend here is about the same, except warmer spanning 6.1C to 4.2C.. a lot further from snow here:p

WolfeIRE

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Looks good to me! How is the wind featuring with the snow Wolf? It is quite blowy here at the moment, so with the snow down there it must be mad!

not too blowy although the snow is certainly deeper towards ditch walls along road side, drains, side of house etc. When there is a gust you see a sheet of white outside thw window as rooftop snow is blown down. It is really amazing. Snow has lightened in the last half hour but I am sure it will do that on and off all night.

cocoemma

WolfeIRE wrote: »

just took this on my crappy phone. No digital camera:rolleyes:

this is my driveway. Got home about an hour ago and footprints are already being filled in by continuing snow. I dug out one of the footprints to illustrate the depth. Sorry again for terrible pic. The other one is slightly better. taken at a neighbours house at about 7.30

.. the pictures are fine, it looks like you got loads of snow.. it looks quite deep..:)
wow i'm so jealous:D

Rougies

cocoemma wrote: »

Hi All,

I'm new at this, I just joined now.. I usually view these posts but I never joined, I'm absolutley facinated with the weather. I've just read through the threads and I find it quite interesting, I'm in Kildare and it's been raining non stop since 2 o clock today it started off with a little sleet then just heavy rainfall and strong winds ever since. It seems that the rain is easing now and it seems just a little bit too warm to snow or freeze over. What I find interesting from what I read is the fact it's snowing in clare all day, in waterford the rain has just stopped and cork is calm..

I checked RTE weather and it's seems promising for snow.. However I checked Sky News weather site and it just had all day today and tomorrow, Can anyone advise why both these reports are conflicting and what webiste can I get accurate weather reports understandably then weather changes so nothings for sure but the more accurate the better.. I'm looking forward to further chats in the future..:):)

Welcome cocoemma! You might want to put your location in your profile so we'll know where you are when your tell us it's a complete whiteout at your location later this week

Deep Easterly

trogdor wrote: »

Thanks for that DE yes the trend here is about the same, except warmer spanning 6.1C to 4.2C.. a lot further from snow here:p

You may be further from the snow Peter, but I have yet to see any, so we are in the same boat. It is just cold cold rain at the moment.

Richyj_0

WolfeIRE wrote: »

just took this on my crappy phone. No digital camera:rolleyes:

this is my driveway. Got home about an hour ago and footprints are already being filled in by continuing snow. I dug out one of the footprints to illustrate the depth. Sorry again for terrible pic. The other one is slightly better. taken at a neighbours house at about 7.30

Jeez, you really got proper snow! I don't think i've ever seen snow like that...

Trogdor

Welcome Cocoemma!

Deep Easterly wrote: »

You may be further from the snow Peter, but I have yet to see any, so we are in the same boat. It is just cold cold rain at the moment.

That'd be the rescue boat due to the amount of rain falling:p hopefully the colder air'll start kickin in soon:)

Bog Butter

No snow for me anyhow. Tis raining alright.

Pangea

Whats the biggest depth of snow reported in lowerlevels this evening? Is clare covered in snow now?

Cosmo Kramer

Looking at the BBC online forecast, it is now showing the front being pushed out off the coast to the west rather than down to the south like it was before, it's forecasting more snow for Mayo and Galway at the moment than it has been at any point in the last few days. It then shows it kind of regrouping a few hundred kms off the north west coast of Spain and having another stab at us again on Sunday, so with the cold air still sitting over us we could be looking at a similar marginal situation at the start of next week for more possible snow.

Also, I notived the last thread had over 65,000 views before it was closed, even though it was only started yesterday afternoon - just shows how much interest there is in the weather and how many people find this place informative for forecasts. :cool:

Villain

Temp rising here can't see anything apart from rain for me tonight

WolfeIRE

Pangea wrote: »

Whats the biggest depth of snow reported in lowerlevels this evening? Is clare covered in snow now?

Not too many posters on here from Clare by the looks of things. The fact that half the county is on dial-up doesn't help I guess. The map shows the latest from Clare based on what I have heard here and on the news.

By the way, have been looking at the latest gefs charts and it shows the west and midwest getting most of the snow from this front before it dies. The charts also now showing that east coast shower activity will not extend much past friday afternoon and will instead be concentrated on N and NW coasts. How bloody annoying for a lot of people here.

Meanwhile, that front is still progressing northwards nicely. Y'all come back now ya hear front! http://www.yr.no/satellitt/1.5941760

cocoemma

Rougies wrote: »

Welcome cocoemma! You might want to put your location in your profile so we'll know where you are when your tell us it's a complete whiteout at your location later this week

Hey Thanks Rougies, I just updated my profile there, i'm in kildare.. Hopefully it'll be reporting a complete whiteout

mickger

Raining here again temp of 3.4c. Don't hold out much hope for tomorrow either as the colders temps are just not making it here.

cocoemma

WolfeIRE wrote: »

Not too many posters on here from Clare by the looks of things. The fact that half the county is on dial-up doesn't help I guess. The map shows the latest from Clare based on what I have heard here and on the news.

By the way, have been looking at the latest gefs charts and it shows the west and midwest getting most of the snow from this front before it dies. The charts also now showing that east coast shower activity will not extend much past friday afternoon and will instead be concentrated on N and NW coasts. How bloody annoying for a lot of people here.

I totally agree Wolfe.. I think the N and NW have had enough snow and it's time to share.. I was soo looking forward to the snow espec that i'm off work i don't have to travel in it.. altough it still could change in the few hours even...fingers & toes crossed

Pangea

WolfeIRE wrote: »

The charts also now showing that east coast shower activity will not extend much past friday afternoon and will instead be concentrated on N and NW coasts. How bloody annoying for a lot of people here.

GREEAATT , Old reliable north west!

CianRyan

We've had nothing but rain, rain and more rain here in Tallaght all day.

Thinking of going on a drive to slightly higher ground to see if there's even a hint of snow.

Bah, I don't even have a proper temperature gauge in my house.
Msn weather says it's 3c with a real feel of -3c...

Lovely, all the chills with out the snows. :rolleyes:

There's hope for Thursday and Friday though.

I hope...

irish1967

Pangea wrote: »

GREEAATT , Old reliable north west!

+1

fryup

will ye forget about the snow, its justs rains on this damp rock of an island you should know that by now

eskimocat

night all, hope that when you awake its to a white carpet!