Potential for Snow Showers this Week, 8-12th Dec

Strangegravy · 09-12-2014 6:18pm

Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »

I feel, based on this unsubstantiated information, the very least we should do is open a "Snowmaggedon The One Snow to Rule Them All - Warning Level 3" thread.
You know it's the right thing.

I hope to God I see this on here in my lifetime!

JCX BXC · 09-12-2014 6:22pm

The forecasted temperatures for Friday have went from 2-5c to 3-7c. Snow still forecasted, but I'd doubt much will be seem during daylight hours.

AnotherYear · 09-12-2014 6:22pm

Wintry outlook for NI met office-This Evening and Tonight:
Clear spells and wintry showers, some heavy with a risk of thunder, and falling increasingly as snow above 150m, perhaps occasionally to lower levels too. Westerly or southwesterly gales or severe gales with large waves affecting the north coast. Minimum Temperature 1C.

Wednesday:
Sunny spells, with blustery occasionally heavy, wintry showers with snow above about 150m. Very windy with gusts around 70mph on northern coasts and hills. Large waves affecting the north coast. Maximum Temperature 7C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Severe gales Thursday with a spell of heavy rain and hill snow. Less windy, brighter start Friday then rain and hill snow, but sunny spells and scattered snow showers Saturday.

pad199207 · 09-12-2014 6:23pm

Unreal monsoon just came through here in Naas. 165mm/hr rain rate

JCX BXC · 09-12-2014 6:23pm

pad199207 wrote: »

Unreal monsoon just came through here in Naas. 165mm/hr rain rate

Any hail?

Korat · 09-12-2014 6:24pm

I missed the last big snow in 2010, so I'm a bit curious about how bad things can get. Bring it on, snow me up.

highdef · 09-12-2014 6:41pm

Carnacalla wrote: »

Any hail?

On my satnav app (Waze), I see hail was reported at 17:15 on the N4 west near Adamstown (near Lucan)

fryup · 09-12-2014 7:03pm

Korat wrote: »

I missed the last big snow in 2010, so I'm a bit curious about how bad things can get. Bring it on, snow me up.

it was incredible a once in a lifetime experience, the whole country was white for a full month ...like being in Scandinavia

YouTookMyName · 09-12-2014 7:12pm

Korat wrote: »

I missed the last big snow in 2010, so I'm a bit curious about how bad things can get. Bring it on, snow me up.

In was a pain in the fúckin arse. The country ground to a halt. Pipes froze and burst, too many people slipping and hurting themselves.

Menas · 09-12-2014 7:12pm

highdef wrote: »

On my satnav app (Waze), I see hail was reported at 17:15 on the N4 west near Adamstown (near Lucan)

I drove on the m4 at about that time. No hail but cloudburst type rain. It was great!

fryup · 09-12-2014 7:33pm

YouTookMyName wrote: »

In was a pain in the fúckin arse. The country ground to a halt. Pipes froze and burst, too many people slipping and hurting themselves.

well at least it made a change from the rain

JCX BXC · 09-12-2014 10:12pm

YouTookMyName wrote: »

In was a pain in the fúckin arse. The country ground to a halt. Pipes froze and burst, too many people slipping and hurting themselves.

I quite enjoyed watching the local politicians slip and slide to their cars after a meeting one day.

Tactical · 09-12-2014 10:41pm

fryup wrote: »

it was incredible a once in a lifetime experience, the whole country was white for a full month ...like being in Scandinavia

It was pretty interesting alright

4 years later we're still talking about it. Lovely. I'd absolutely love it to happen again.

Blower in my vehicle stopped working and I had to wrap up nice and snug driving around. My journeys were taking around 5 hours eith frequent stops to de-ice the inside of my windscreen. My breath was condensing on the cold glass and freezing.

I must have looked some sight driving around in my outdoor gloves and balaclava

ninebeanrows · 09-12-2014 10:50pm

GFS 18z puts snow on the ground over central and eastern Ireland on Friday morning

... An ice day for some over the snow-fields

Kermit.de.frog · 09-12-2014 10:52pm

Once again the latest GFS showing the potential for snow on Thursday night in many places away from southern counties and Thursday itself over Ulster.

acassells80 · 09-12-2014 11:13pm

What are the chances for snow in Dublin on Thursday or Friday ?

red_bairn · 09-12-2014 11:19pm

Korat wrote:

I missed the last big snow in 2010, so I'm a bit curious about how bad things can get. Bring it on, snow me up.

same here. I was abroad in Korea although it was quite a mission to get to school there!

Iancar29 · 09-12-2014 11:33pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Once again the latest GFS showing the potential for snow on Thursday night in many places away from southern counties and Thursday itself over Ulster.

acassells80 wrote: »

What are the chances for snow in Dublin on Thursday or Friday ?

I think the N and NW will only do well from this setup , showers will die off quickly enough as they head SE were they'll only leave a dusting of snow at best on current models.

I think this is the best risk area map , even though the model gives risks for even further SE , but apart from the dublin/wicklow mountains im not keeping my hopes up.

Could be 5-10cms in places in the NW though :rolleyes:

Kermit.de.frog · 09-12-2014 11:45pm

We are relying on the occlusion moving south somewhat.

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JCX BXC · 09-12-2014 11:46pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

We are relying on the occlusion moving south somewhat.

FINALLY Clare may get some overdue snow.

acassells80 · 10-12-2014 12:08am

Iancar29 wrote: »

I think the N and NW will only do well from this setup , showers will die off quickly enough as they head SE were they'll only leave a dusting of snow at best on current models.

I think this is the best risk area map , even though the model gives risks for even further SE , but apart from the dublin/wicklow mountains im not keeping my hopes up.

Could be 5-10cms in places in the NW though :rolleyes:

So slim to none for Dublin !!