Cold discussion 18th Jan onward - cold for at least 5 more days, some snow

Redsunset · 19-01-2015 2:51pm

I'm afraid away from the far North east, we will just have to enjoy the brief snow before the transition. Too much warm air arriving. But yes stranger things have happened. The computer currently says NO!

Dew points

weatherfiend · 19-01-2015 2:53pm

Rebelbrowser wrote: »

Well its a promising start, falling as snow along the western seaboard though admittedly mostly in North West where it was always looking good. grace7 though has put the cat amongst the pigeons with reports of Kingdom snow. Perhaps its her altitude though.

Hope it wasn't the feral cat Grace

Blondie919 · 19-01-2015 2:53pm

ZX7R wrote: »

Yellow Snow and ice warning from met eireann

I saw this headline and read it as "yellow snow". I was thinking it must be some weird kind of snow, perhaps mixed with something yellow.

As Frank Zappa said, "Don't you eat that yellow snow".

Oscar Bravo · 19-01-2015 2:54pm

Snow has arrived in Castlebar. 2 degrees.

heffoo · 19-01-2015 2:54pm

WheatenBriar wrote: »

That's a scarily good sign
Where's your breeze coming from, off land?

Hills above Tinahely, yes
Village I'm not ruling out yet
Dewpoint still sub zero in Arklow by the sea for example but the temp is rising
Currently 2.7 dp -1c

Any breeze south or SE there is off the sea and would rise it a lot
Less so Tinahely though

Sorted in knockananna so I hope

Strangegravy · 19-01-2015 2:54pm

Very light snow failing here Castletroy, Limerick. I presume it'll turn sleety soon?

WheatenBriar · 19-01-2015 2:55pm

Dublin airport TAF mentions Rain only

WheatenBriar · 19-01-2015 2:59pm

heffoo wrote: »

Sorted in knockananna so I hope

Definitely
Familiarise yourself with your phone's camera while you wait and how to upload them with our posts to this thread

heffoo · 19-01-2015 3:02pm

WheatenBriar wrote: »

Definitely
Familiarise yourself with your phone's camera while you wait and how to upload them with our posts to this thread

Will do ðŸ˜႒ was -6.5 at 8.45 this morning. Still -2 up until an hour ago don't know if it's rising much since.

Graces7 · 19-01-2015 3:05pm

weatherfiend wrote: »

Hope it wasn't the feral cat Grace

Well it would help of they found their own food just now!

The12thMan · 19-01-2015 3:07pm

not even misting in cork

Tactical · 19-01-2015 3:08pm

ZX7R wrote: »

Yellow Snow and ice warning from met eireann

Very sensible. One should never eat yellow snow or ice

sunbabe08 · 19-01-2015 3:08pm

ninja snow for cork city? its cold enough

NufcNavan · 19-01-2015 3:13pm

Sorry to be a pain, but is there a good chance of snow for the Navan/Meath region tonight?

KingdomRushed · 19-01-2015 3:15pm

NufcNavan wrote: »

Sorry to be a pain, but is there a good chance of snow for the Navan/Meath region tonight?

I would say a much better chance than Dublin. Especially on higher ground. See the met warming. Navan is as north leinster as it comes and should be in firing line.

Lenny5 · 19-01-2015 3:16pm

Heavy enough snow shower now in Castlebar

Kermit.de.frog · 19-01-2015 3:17pm

Snow in Galway City a little unexpected. Positive sign.

hotwhiskey · 19-01-2015 3:19pm

Grab this from AA weatherwatch...

ffarrell7 · 19-01-2015 3:20pm

KingdomRushed wrote: »

I would say a much better chance than Dublin. Especially on higher ground. See the met warming. Navan is as north leinster as it comes and should be in firing line.

Dublin is also North Leinster....higher areas of South Dublin should do well...I expect some snow for a while in west Dublin but I feel it will be a wettish nature....

Kermit.de.frog · 19-01-2015 3:24pm

This is as hi res as the GFS gets - 0.25. Usually high level of accuracy.

12-574UK.GIF?19-6

From the 6z. A slight upgrade for the east on the 00z.

Graces7 · 19-01-2015 3:24pm

Looking at the Munster forecast for tomorrow on met... heavy and wintry showers for tomorrow afternoon..

Oscar Bravo · 19-01-2015 3:25pm

Place turning white very quickly in Castlebar now

Rebelbrowser · 19-01-2015 3:27pm

Graces7 wrote: »

Looking at the Munster forecast for tomorrow on met... heavy and wintry showers for tomorrow afternoon..

Yeah, Wednesday in fact looks interesting on the high res models - dp / temps / thickness all better but precipitation will be scarcer.

naughto · 19-01-2015 3:27pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Place turning white very quickly in Castlebar now

It will be white in an hour I'd say

weatherfiend · 19-01-2015 3:28pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Place turning white very quickly in Castlebar now

Delighted for you but pics pleeeeeeeeeease!!!

Larbre34 · 19-01-2015 3:33pm

The slow progress of the front could be good news for the east, by the time it arrives darkness will have fallen and temps will be falling away and taking the DP down with it.

highdef · 19-01-2015 3:42pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

The slow progress of the front could be good news for the east, by the time it arrives darkness will have fallen and temps will be falling away and taking the DP down with it.

Well as long as there is precipitation left by the time it gets to the east, of course. Here in a sheltered area of North kildare, the temp peaked a while ago at 0.9c. Down to 0.8c now so that bodes well for later. Still very frosty too and the ground is frozen.

Kermit.de.frog · 19-01-2015 3:44pm

Up to a balmy 2c at Casement.

signostic · 19-01-2015 3:46pm

one of the few manned Irish stations

METAR: EIKN 191430Z 15009KT 9000 -SN SCT020 BKN035 M00/M01 Q1009 BECMG 3000 BKN008

http://en.allmetsat.com/metar-taf/united-kingdom-ireland.php?icao=EIKN

Mayo_Boy · 19-01-2015 3:51pm

Blizzard like conditions and snow beginning to stick here in crossmolina north mayo

EDIT: Dying off now with just tiny flakes floating about

Cold discussion 18th Jan onward - cold for at least 5 more days, some snow

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