Cold Spell & Snowfall Discussion Tuesday/Wednesday (5/6 January 2010)

Speak Now

Hi Everyone,
Been glued to these pages for the last 3 weeks and have found the cold spell fascinating. Some amazingly optimistic forecast at times but the anticipation is 50% of the fun. Always been a snow lover myself and never realised there were as many weather freaks as me lol. How I laughed when I came across my fellow lamp post watchers!!!

Some of the models have been amazing to look at especially as they are always a few days out and in my heart I know they won't come off for this part of the south east. I'm expecting us to live up to our sunny south east tag with dry, sunny cold days and hard frosty nights for the next 7 days. The north easterlies just won't do it for Waterford/Kilkenny area.

With pressure due to build the next big event for me is in a weeks time as to whether the mild Atlantic gives the cold a shove or we get renewed easterlies that may give something white this way. It's been the longest prolonged cold spell in my memory and even though it hasn't delivered snow it's been exciting viewing on here and tv.
Seinfeld.

IMBACKLATER

yea hopefully something will materialise on thursday in the western seaboard area.

wether it snows on the east coast i honestly couldnt give a rats ass.

snaps

snow now turned to 100% rain here in mayo, good while it lasted. i see shannon radar is Back on line!

Rambling rose

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Hi Everyone,
Been glued to these pages for the last 3 weeks and have found the cold spell fascinating. Some amazingly optimistic forecast at times but the anticipation is 50% of the fun. Always been a snow lover myself and never realised there were as many weather freaks as me lol. How I laughed when I came across my fellow lamp post watchers!!!

Some of the models have been amazing to look at especially as they are always a few days out and in my heart I know they won't come off for this part of the south east. I'm expecting us to live up to our sunny south east tag with dry, sunny cold days and hard frosty nights for the next 7 days. The north easterlies just won't do it for Waterford/Kilkenny area.

With pressure due to build the next big event for me is in a weeks time as to whether the mild Atlantic gives the cold a shove or we get renewed easterlies that may give something white this way. It's been the longest prolonged cold spell in my memory and even though it hasn't delivered snow it's been exciting viewing on here and tv.
Seinfeld.

Cheers for that but do cross those fingers and chilly toes for Waterford & Kilkenny to get a decent covering over the next few days!!

Can anyone confirm my hopes?

IMBACKLATER

the rain has turned to 100 % rain in west mayo

ch750536

Couple of snow showers here, nothing substantial.

Rambling rose

Very cold and bright this afternoon with sunny spells. Dry apart from some wintry showers in the east later. Highs of only 0 to 3 degrees but feeling colder in a moderate to fresh northerly breeze. Frost and ice will linger in parts.

Tonight: Breezy and bitterly cold tonight with frost and icy patches. Wintry showers in the east becoming more frequent. Dry in the west and northwest. Low of 1 to -3 degrees, coldest inland. Moderate north to northeasterly winds will increase fresh overnight. Strong near the east and southeast coast.

Tomorrow: Wednesday, will be breezy and very cold with some sunny spells. Wintry showers will affect eastern and southeastern coastal regions. Highs of only 1 to 4 degrees. Winds will ease light to moderate by evening.

Duiske

Just in and had a quick look through the models. Seems to be a low pressure system forming to the west of Spain which is causing the differences between GFS and the other majors at the moment. GFS brings the low towards the N.African coast allowing the high to sink over us, while ECM has it off the Portuguese coast, propping up our high and allowing Easterlies.

ECM does look amazing. Long fetch Easterlies swinging around to N.East. Cold lovers heaven. The 06z tomorrow should be an interesting run.

Anything that fell early this morning is still lying here. Absolutely no thaw and roads are a disaster. The windchill is unreal. Feels like -10 out there and with the pressure gradient tightening tonight in the east/s.east, thats going to make it feel even colder.

Should be interesting watching the Irish sea radars tonight from about 8pm. Tense night ahead...again

paddybar

steady graupel falling here.temp1.3 dp -2.6

Pangea

Knock Airport closed due to heavy snowfall

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0105/weather.html

WolfeIRE

Knock Airport closed due to heavy snowfall

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0105/weather.html

edit: Hehe Pangea

kkontour

snowing again in coolaney, sligo

Pangea

WolfeIRE wrote: »

Knock Airport closed due to heavy snowfall

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0105/weather.html

edit: Hehe Pangea

lol too slow :pac::pac:

Welsh Wizard

Getting reports that North Wales is a white out...
I noticed a swirl on the radar... Was that the polar low that was mentioned last night...?
Really hoping for snow in Wicklow tonight...?

Laducar

Heavy snow again in south Sligo. As heavy as this morning. Snow covering here since the Sunday before Christmas

DOCARCH

Lovely big bubbly clouds to my east.

-0.2c here with a DP of -2.1c. Barely went above freezing today (went to 0.2c at lunchtime).

jenzz

Welsh Wizard wrote: »

Getting reports that North Wales is a white out...
I noticed a swirl on the radar... Was that the polar low that was mentioned last night...?
Really hoping for snow in Wicklow tonight...?

Yeah those showers we were supposed to get on the east where they coming from? Looks like those ones coming across from Liverpool havent come towards us but curled back into Irish Sea

Slidey

Laducar wrote: »

Heavy snow again in south Sligo. As heavy as this morning. Snow covering here since the Sunday before Christmas

Where abouts in S Sligo Lauder?

Sleety stuff falling now in Ballisodare

maquiladora

12Z GFS rolling out now, let's see what it throws up....

Trogdor

Upper winds seem to be North-North East by now, some bubbly cumulus is coming in off the irish sea here anyway, surface winds still North-Westerly though keeping the temp at 1.6C/-3.1C for now

jenzz

jenzz wrote: »

Yeah those showers we were supposed to get on the east where they coming from? Looks like those ones coming across from Liverpool havent come towards us but curled back into Irish Sea

Thats the low pressure circulation.
It moves tonight seemingly bringing them closer.

Jenzz-whats the road off the N11 up to Enniskerry vilage like?
I've to go up there this evening which should be interesting...

WolfeIRE

new GFS run looks great for east.

Su Campu

Please note that due to copyright issues I will no longer be able to post Met Eireann aviation material on this site. I will still give summaries where I can

Speak Now

Duiske wrote: »

Just in and had a quick look through the models. Seems to be a low pressure system forming to the west of Spain which is causing the differences between GFS and the other majors at the moment. GFS brings the low towards the N.African coast allowing the high to sink over us, while ECM has it off the Portuguese coast, propping up our high and allowing Easterlies.

ECM does look amazing. Long fetch Easterlies swinging around to N.East. Cold lovers heaven. The 06z tomorrow should be an interesting run.

Anything that fell early this morning is still lying here. Absolutely no thaw and roads are a disaster. The windchill is unreal. Feels like -10 out there and with the pressure gradient tightening tonight in the east/s.east, thats going to make it feel even colder.

Should be interesting watching the Irish sea radars tonight from about 8pm. Tense night ahead...again

On current form the ECM would be my fav to be right

jenzz

Deleted User wrote: »

Thats the low pressure circulation.
It moves tonight seemingly bringing them closer.

Jenzz-whats the road off the N11 up to Enniskerry vilage like?
I've to go up there this evening which should be interesting...

Lethal - They are saying its passable but Daddy turned back this morning ( very unlike him - would have to be the martyr & tell the tale). Id try turn off at Kilcroney & go that way - Under more trees so more thaw - Then head in by back of powerscourt. Wouldnt chance it unless you have to as nothing bar n11 is gritted.

I can see those large white bubbly clouds heading toward Lucan, I hope.
Im at the stage now, where Ill have to see more snow to beleive it.Forecasts seem to be all over the place, some are saying snow others not, sky weather had no snow for dublin earlier, so Im lost

francosp

Bitterly cold here in Dublin CC,

There has been blue skies here all day however I can now see some cloud build up.

Heres hoping for snow

Min

Su Campu wrote: »

Please note that due to copyright issues I will no longer be able to post Met Eireann aviation material on this site. I will still give summaries where I can

It is a pity Met Eireann will not post them giving there is a member by the name 'Met Eireann' who posts stuff from Met Eireann.
Maybe it is a real person maybe a bot, I don't know.

jenzz

trogdor wrote: »

Upper winds seem to be North-North East by now, some bubbly cumulus is coming in off the irish sea here anyway, surface winds still North-Westerly though keeping the temp at 1.6C/-3.1C for now

DP well down compared to last night - shes some way to come back up to start the showers as rain

( I know clutching at big straws here)

F-Stop

Deleted User wrote: »

Thats the low pressure circulation.
It moves tonight seemingly bringing them closer.

Jenzz-whats the road off the N11 up to Enniskerry vilage like?
I've to go up there this evening which should be interesting...

There's plenty of traffic going up it now. It was gritted recently. Some side roads and paths in Enniskerry gritted recently also.