Severe winter storm- Severe Blizzards and Heavy Snow this evening/night - Take Action

ninebeanrows

Warnings:

Extreme warning issued by UK Metoffice for Northern Ireland - Take Action

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_warnings.html?day=1

Met Eireann snow/wind warning

http://met.ie/forecasts/warnings.asp


Didn't think i would have the privelege of opening another thread for an upcoming snow event this winter, how wrong was i.

A near perfect winter snow-storm scenario
Midnight Tuesday



Overnight precipitation will tend to die to drizzle away from more southern and far northern parts as the Low pressure system reorganises itself.

With the low pressure centre meandering around Dublin bay over the coming hours with a slack flow around the centre until around midday tomorrow.

From around noon tomorrow the storms gradient will steepen as a result of the ingestion of some very cold air from the north, winds will veer from variable and strengthen to Northerly gales and severe gales along some eastern coastal districts. Meanwhile temperatures will drop sharply through the day along with dewpoints.

During morning a band of moderate rain with snow on mountains will stretch from ulster down through the Leinster coast.

Towards 6pm as a steep gradient develops as a result of the interaction between the cold and warmer air extremely heavy precipitation will develop over Ulster and push south through much of the country. The precip will readily turn to heavy snow through the evening and spread south through the night.

Winds will will strengthen to gale force Northerly as the heavy snow pushes south. Temperature will drop to 0c or just below towards dusk with moderate and heavy falls of snow even at this stage to low lying areas.

The snow will moderate overnight and push eastwards but will continue till around midday Wednesday in eastern and northeastern areas.

Temperatures Wednesday will struggle to reach 2-3c as the accumulations of snow thaw quite slowly as cold northerly winds follow behind the storm system.

Accumulations of snow over the Mournes mountains could exceed 50 cm's with falls of over 20-30cm's over the Wicklow mountains.

Accums of upto and potentially above 5-10cm's will occur widely through low lying areas of Leinster, the Midlands, Ulster and some other areas during Tuesday night into Wednesday.

I would urge extreme caution as this could well be one of the severest single weather events of this winter.

We are nearing April however and the snow should thaw relatively quickly during Wednesday but with the very cold airmass still in place and little sunshine likely, the thaw may not occur as fast as would normally be expected following a late March snowfall.

irish1967

No sign of any sleet or snow here yet. Snow shield will probably hold YET AGAIN ! . Had this typed for previous thread so seems a shame to waste it.

ellieh1

Snowing very heavily in Limerick city at the moment

PistolPete78

so we could see more snow tomorrow night down limerick way??.... its fairly coming down here now. settling on grass/cars... who knows for the morning!!
Nice start to the thread by the way:)

irish1967

Yeah WC. Excellent start to a thread. Let's hope it 100% correct. Would an excellent end to a great winter.

pauldry

Sligo remains snowless with drizzle falling and I think we will escape the worst of Tuesdays perfect storm with the East and North getting most of the exciting stuff. Ben Bulben will probably get its usual dose though so at least the scenery around the town should be nice for the end of March.

I remember in 2003 we got snow at the end of March and beginning of April in Sligo and then we had a very good Summer afterwards. Wouldnt it be great for this snow to signify such an event again. Does anybody in the Limerick area have any photos of this really heavy snowfall that they are getting down there because I am mad jealous.

Speak Now

Severe spring storm

danni2

Moderate sleet with bits of snow continue falling here, feeling quite cold outside also.

cian1500ww

Cold here (Maynooth), no sign of snow yet. Back home (Leitrim) they've had snow showers and high winds. Will the east coast see more of the action tomorrow ?

IvySlayer

Us folks in Dublin only have rain so far!

Speak Now

IvySlayer wrote: »

Us folks in Dublin only have rain so far!

As forecasted! The change is slowly taking place.

Alicat

Come on snow!

Stevecw

IvySlayer wrote: »

Us folks in Dublin only have rain so far!

In Dublin during the week, so hope we are due a bit of snow tonight or tomorrow, if it says east will shud be hit. Want a bit to bring home for the weekend, preferably enough to shape into an white chocolate easter egg!! But chances are it will all just be rain & I will actually have to go buy a few real eggs

danni2

Well if we do see some decent snow tomorrow, not only it will be the perfect end to winter but also the perfect revenge over England after all the snow they got.

Meanwhile sleet is turning more to snow now:D

danni2

danni2 wrote: »

Well if we do see some decent snow tomorrow, not only it will be the perfect end to winter but also the perfect revenge over England after all the snow they got.

Meanwhile sleet is turning more to snow now:D

What a brain dead comment...

Hope the snow is something to remember, couple of days off work would be fun !

irish1967

No... Revenge is sweet.

Timistry

Its been raining in Kerry for most of the day. Has gotten very gusty in the past few hours. The rain is now lashing against the windows and the wind is whistling outside:D 5C in Valentia still so the cold air has not arrived yet. Hopefully it will dig in before midday tomorrow. Are we too far SW to be affected by this event?

yellowlabrador

Snow in Dunmanway, Strong gusts of wind and cooling rapidly. It was quite balmy round 8pm and I was stating to think that we would escape. But lovely big snowflakes are whizzing past my window. If only it would stick.

danni2

Deleted User wrote: »

What a brain dead comment...

Hope the snow is something to remember, couple of days off work would be fun !

Eh i don't think so!!

nacho libre

danni2 wrote: »

Well if we do see some decent snow tomorrow, not only it will be the perfect end to winter but also the perfect revenge over England after all the snow they got.

Meanwhile sleet is turning more to snow now:D

indeed. nice to turn the tables on them for once:D

barney 20v

What is with the obsession with snow on here?
And how exactly will this be"the perfect revenge over England after all the snow they got. "

IvySlayer

barney 20v wrote: »

What is with the obsession with snow on here?
And how exactly will this be"the perfect revenge over England after all the snow they got. "

We were jealous :mad:

Hopefully they'll be jealous of us now!

bernardo mac

Would not agree about it being a great Winter.Know of families who lost loved ones prematurely,due to extreme weather conditions.

Slick50

barney 20v wrote: »

What is with the obsession with snow on here?
And how exactly will this be"the perfect revenge over England after all the snow they got. "

Must be the dry powdery type.?

Cionád

barney 20v wrote: »

What is with the obsession with snow on here?

Some people like snow. Some people like fast cars. Some people like horror movies. Would be boring if everyone had the same interests don't you think?

patneve2

barney 20v wrote: »

What is with the obsession with snow on here?
And how exactly will this be"the perfect revenge over England after all the snow they got. "

Gosh you are such a fool! If someone has an obsession with planets or astronomy, I don't go on the astronomy forum saying "what's your obsession with planets"...same goes for EVERYTHING. Everyone has their OWN interests, be it pin-up porn or snow...

danni2

IvySlayer wrote: »

We were jealous :mad:

Hopefully they'll be jealous of us now!

Exactly

sunbabe08

i dont know what i'm seeing. but it looks like snow falling on the windows. wet snow

danni2

Proper snow falling now:D not sticking though.

Min

Temperature falling fast here now, no accurate measurement but the thermometer is about 3C give or take.

I hope there is no snow in the morning.....

Min

patneve2 wrote: »

Gosh you are such a fool! If someone has an obsession with planets or astronomy, I don't go on the astronomy forum saying "what's your obsession with planets"...same goes for EVERYTHING. Everyone has their OWN interests, be it pin-up porn or snow...

Or a love of temperatures in the low 20's....

snow ghost

danni2 wrote: »

Well if we do see some decent snow tomorrow, not only it will be the perfect end to winter but also the perfect revenge over England after all the snow they got.

Well said danni2!

They had it too snow-good this winter, whilst we mostly watched on the sidelines being teased by it.

I wasn't getting too excited about this snow potential a couple of days back, my snow radar had switched off with the onset of spring - but if weathercheck's prediction comes to fruition should be great, even though I may not see any myself, should be very interesting - bring it on!:)

nacho libre

steady rain here still. i hope there will be snow by morning:D

thetonynator

patneve2 wrote: »

Gosh you are such a fool! If someone has an obsession with planets or astronomy, I don't go on the astronomy forum saying "what's your obsession with planets"...same goes for EVERYTHING. Everyone has their OWN interests, be it pin-up porn or snow...

mmmm . . pin up porn . . .:D


anyway, back on topic, raining heavily here at the moment and quite mild, i'd say 4-5 degrees . . .

nacho libre

Min wrote: »

Or a love of temperatures in the low 20's....

stop torturing yourself min:p you know well there is going to three - four inches of snow on the hills of Kilkenny by tomorrow morning;)

NickDrake

Heavy snow in Mallow for last hour

cherryghost

sleet this afternoon has turned to rain this evening

Min

nacho libre wrote: »

stop torturing yourself min:p you know well there is going to three - four inches of snow on the hills of Kilkenny by tomorrow morning;)

lol
I would happily send Owen that or yourself.

What will torture me is the cold, just when I had got use to milder weather, it all goes flake shaped :pac:

barney 20v

patneve2 wrote: »

Gosh you are such a fool! If someone has an obsession with planets or astronomy, I don't go on the astronomy forum saying "what's your obsession with planets"...same goes for EVERYTHING. Everyone has their OWN interests, be it pin-up porn or snow...

i am such a fool? .........
If failing to understand why people are wishing for something which places strain on everyday life and has the potential to claim lives makes me a fool then "GOSH" i must be..
I followed the threads about the jan snow fall with fascination ...this thread however is a lame duck imho .

delw

so lets cut to the chase,i no the east&north are in for a beating 2mo but what are the chances of snow sticking in the big smoke
on another note any1 no what weather goina b like in holland/belguim for easter as heading for football tournement

pistolpetes11

barney 20v wrote: »

i am such a fool? .........
If failing to understand why people are wishing for something which places strain on everyday life and has the potential to claim lives makes me a fool then "GOSH" i must be..
I followed the threads about the jan snow fall with fascination ...this thread however is a lame duck imho .

Then move on and dont read it .

Min

barney 20v wrote: »

i am such a fool? .........
If failing to understand why people are wishing for something which places strain on everyday life and has the potential to claim lives makes me a fool then "GOSH" i must be..
I followed the threads about the jan snow fall with fascination ...this thread however is a lame duck imho .

You're not a fool and I don't want snow either.

speaking of ducks, got this tweet: OMGFacts
Anatidaephobia is the fear that somewhere in the world, there is a duck watching you.

barney 20v

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Then move on and dont read it .

is it true that personal abuse is not allowed on boards....?

anyway, i will follow this non-event with curiosity just to see how excited you folks get about 9-10 mm of snow

Pangea

patneve2 wrote: »

be it pin-up porn or snow...

There should be no 'or' , that should be replaced with an 'and' :pac:

Pangea

No snow here yet, its been sleeting , ground is very wet.

owenc

barney 20v wrote: »

i am such a fool? .........
If failing to understand why people are wishing for something which places strain on everyday life and has the potential to claim lives makes me a fool then "GOSH" i must be..
I followed the threads about the jan snow fall with fascination ...this thread however is a lame duck imho .

Makes everything look nice... Can play in it .. Gets rid of depressing green grass for once!!

danni2

snow ghost wrote: »

Well said danni2!

They had it too snow-good this winter, whilst we mostly watched on the sidelines being teased by it.

I wasn't getting too excited about this snow potential a couple of days back, my snow radar had switched off with the onset of spring - but if weathercheck's prediction comes to fruition should be great, even though I may not see any myself, should be very interesting - bring it on!:)

Cheers snow ghost, I just had to say that:) I was in England there a few weeks ago and my relatives and friends over there were really teasing me about all the snow they got and I said one day we'll get our revenge and they all just laughed. Well I guarantee you they wont be laughing tomorrow:D

Anyway snow is easing now and turning sleety.

owenc

Pangea wrote: »

No snow here yet, its been sleeting , ground is very wet.

Yep same here but temp is dropping should be snowing within next few hours and is while windy

Min

owenc wrote: »

Makes everything look nice... Can play in it .. Gets rid of depressing green grass for once!!

As a farmer I take exception to green grass being depressing.
It was that depressing deep freeze and burnt grass.



Warm weather and sexy green grass > snow and messy slush

Coles

This is going to be very tough on farmers, particularly as the growth of grass has been so delayed. If this turns out as bad as Weathercheck suggests then there will be huge numbers of livestock lost.

Supercell

Parts of Ireland had a seriously snowy winter this year , not just engerland had all the sneachta you know.
Those same parts want one last snow day before the summer