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

nifheorais

Laducar wrote: »

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

The noon snow in Galway city did not stick! A big cloud upon us again. Fingers crossed! The city has not had good snow since 2000.We had a little snow on xmas morning in 2004 but did not have enough for a snowman!:)

Fyr.Fytr

Large build up of cloud coming towards swords from NNE, Lots of cloud out to the east over the irish sea also, none of that coming this way

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Any idea when the winds are expected to shift ?

WolfeIRE

gfs is showing activity for NW and W tomorrow and Thursday morn

http://charts.netweather.tv/gfsimages/gfs.20100105/12/27/ukprec.png
http://charts.netweather.tv/gfsimages/gfs.20100105/12/39/ukprec.png

It has definitely upgraded the potential for Thursday
http://charts.netweather.tv/gfsimages/gfs.20100105/12/45/ukprec.png
http://charts.netweather.tv/gfsimages/gfs.20100105/12/45/uksnowrisk.png
http://charts.netweather.tv/gfsimages/gfs.20100105/12/48/ukprec.png

EDIT
add SW to that for Thur eve
http://charts.netweather.tv/gfsimages/gfs.20100105/12/51/ukprec.png

maquiladora

Yep, the NW probably looking the best over the next 48 hours on this GFS run.

Meanwhile BBC News reporting on a train in Mongolia running into a 7 foot snow drift and temps of -32 in China. Nasty.

Snowaddict

WolfeIRE wrote: »

gfs is showing activity for NW and W tomorrow and Thursday morn

Indeed, but the main feature is still staying offshore. However, it looks like Western Donegal & Mayo, as well as other coastal fringes could well see more snow showers. It would be best to keep this feature as offshore as possible anyway to avoid mixing of the air with a maritime influence.

SA

Winger_PL

Being a beginner, my understanding of GFS charts is probably far from good, but I see that the winds stay Norterly until around midnight, following approx. 12 hours of possible showers from Dundalk southwards, penetration up to around 30-40 miles, with some high accummulations possible locally. Wicklow mountains may certainly look like Alps by this time tomorrow. The night is supposed to look just like the last one was expected to be.

jenzz

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

A few showers pepping up there

linguist

Donabate looking east at 1545.

Tom Cruises Left Nut

linguist wrote: »

Donabate looking east at 1545.

Wow !

snow ghost

i102 radio news just reported that Knock airport has just been forced to close... only an hour ago they reported that Knock airport had reopened and was talking to the marketing executive who was saying it was all good... he must have spoke tooooo soon. :rolleyes:

Robxxx7

WolfeIRE wrote: »

gfs is showing activity for NW and W tomorrow and Thursday morn


EDIT
add SW to that for Thur eve
http://charts.netweather.tv/gfsimages/gfs.20100105/12/51/ukprec.png

looks like here in Kerry we will be deluged on Thursday

maquiladora

12Z GFS is bone dry with no precip from Thursday evening through to Friday.

Bog Butter

linguist wrote: »

Donabate looking east at 1545.

Wow looks like you're snowed in there!:p

Snowaddict

Notice also, out to T+84, when comparing 850mb temperatures, how GFS is painfully slowly falling into line with the other models regarding the Easterly/Northeasterly flow later in the week.

Meanwhile, GME 12Z holds firm out to T+108 with a strong Easterly flow:



SA

Would any west dubs here think we'd be in with a chance of sneacta tonight??:)

Wibbler

linguist wrote: »

Donabate looking east at 1545.

I have a very similar view looking east from Sandyford Industrial Estate. The cloud is slipping in a southerly direction and hasn't come any nearer all day. I can see the tops of the ESB chimneys at Ringsend from here and the direction the smoke is blowing tells explains why. When it starts blowing in my direction then it's game on. (of course before then, I'll be heading home).

Winger_PL

Jake1 wrote: »

Would any west dubs here think we'd be in with a chance of sneacta tonight??:)

I'd say yes, between midnight and 6am, but let's have our experts confirm that (or not

Su Campu

Jake1 wrote: »

Would any west dubs here think we'd be in with a chance of sneacta tonight??:)

99% sure

Trogdor

jenzz wrote: »

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)

Yeah i don't think there's too much risk in that area, even the dp at the m2 bouy is -0.5C what we need is ppn:), showers just off the coast seem to be growing a bit atm though, as in not on the satellite but i can actually see them:p

francosp

Jake1 wrote: »

Would any west dubs here think we'd be in with a chance of sneacta tonight??:)

There could be a good chance alright !

ragg

please let me get a snowday off work tomorrow

Tom Cruises Left Nut

We should hire everyone in Wales to blow west at the same time

jenzz

trogdor wrote: »

Yeah i don't think there's too much risk in that area, even the dp at the m2 bouy is -0.5C what we need is ppn:), showers just off the coast seem to be growing a bit atm though, as in not on the satellite but i can actually see them:p

Been out digging the ice off where it burst & froze last night.. Jesus shes cold out there ! Raintoday showing good few pepping up out there now - have you any idea where our snow will be coming from tonight. I thouht that belt from liverpool was coming over - obviously not as shes gone sth & back into wales a bit

Rougies

francosp wrote: »

There could be a good chance alright !

There just might possibly be a very good chance alright

eskimocat

Heavy looking clouds passing over head here again.. last time they passed about 30 or 40 mins ago they just spit out a few rain/sleet drops and passed on and seems from other posts to have dropped snow in south sligo instead Happy for ye but give us back our snow....lol

Defcol

Su, do you think it'll push in as far as Navan? or is that hoping too much?

Su Campu wrote: »

99% sure

maquiladora

A long way off, but Saturday looking better on the 12Z GFS run than the 06Z.

wushu

Just had small snow shower here in wicklow town some big snowflakes to start then small grainy snow for about 5 mins ...clouds seem to be building over the irish sea.. hopfully this is the start to some showers making landfall on the east coast:cool:

revr

I am goin pop over to Redcastle hotel in Donegal for a couple of days and play golf in the snow as it looks bone dry here in the east