Turning Colder Thursday - Wintry Showers/Snow to High Ground

CrowdedHouse

Where?

Snow shower in north Sligo.

Nqp15hhu

I got up at the crack of dawn thinking this snow would melt but it’s actually frozen solid and crunchy underneath.

highdef

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

Well guys that was a flop. We had a frost but all the showers cleared away when it got cold enough for snow.

You can see the localised effect of this event. The hills to my south have nothing on them but to my north do.

I have gone hiking. There is a thin covering above 700 feet. Bitterly cold in wind.

Waste of time event.

Why has it been a flop and waste of time? Snow was only forecast on high ground, as per the title of this thread. Anything at low levels would likely be rather localised. The forecast has been pretty much spot on so far. You've travelled to high ground to get your snow fix.....the high ground where snow was forecast to fall and stick, above 200m in your case, in your part of the country wherever that is.

You're probably one of only a few people in the country who is going for a walk on lying snow yet you also seem to be saying that it's a waste of time.

Snow line is dropping and there are some beefy showers that should arrive in from the Atlantic with the west and north getting the lion's share. I can only assume that you are in the north or west. Can you give any indication as to what part of the country you are in.....the name of the nearest town or mountain at time of posting would be very much welcomed by readers here who only know that you are over 200m ASL somewhere in Ireland.

Graces7

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Where?

Been asking this for days!

Graces7

We have " snail".. an icy mix of snow and hail all along the path here.

The ocean is still making a roaring sound...

West Mayo offshore

Goldfinch8

Nephin and some of the Mayo hills woke up to their first dusting of the season this morning.

ednwireland

my field this morning, just stopped snowing again now sw donegal

Supercell

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Where?

I think he/she is near/in Derry.

squarecircles

Snow

Xenji

Some brief sleet showers in Castlebar in the last half hour.

gordongekko

Snow in Mayo

amen

Snow flurries in Athenry but not sticking :-(

Oscar Bravo

Status Yellow - Snow/Ice warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Wintry showers today (Thursday) and overnight (Thursday night) with falls of hail, sleet and snow. Icy stretches and accumulations of snow in some areas.

Valid: 10:00 Thursday 03/12/2020 to 07:00 Friday 04/12/2020

Issued: 10:00 Thursday

Nqp15hhu

ednwireland wrote: »

my field this morning, just stopped snowing again now sw donegal

The event is VERY localised. I have never seen anything like it. There are hills two miles a part, one with two cm, another with nothing.

You must be at a relatively high elevation.

Nqp15hhu

highdef wrote: »

Why has it been a flop and waste of time? Snow was only forecast on high ground, as per the title of this thread. Anything at low levels would likely be rather localised. The forecast has been pretty much spot on so far. You've travelled to high ground to get your snow fix.....the high ground where snow was forecast to fall and stick, above 200m in your case, in your part of the country wherever that is.

You're probably one of only a few people in the country who is going for a walk on lying snow yet you also seem to be saying that it's a waste of time.

Snow line is dropping and there are some beefy showers that should arrive in from the Atlantic with the west and north getting the lion's share. I can only assume that you are in the north or west. Can you give any indication as to what part of the country you are in.....the name of the nearest town or mountain at time of posting would be very much welcomed by readers here who only know that you are over 200m ASL somewhere in Ireland.

I think it was the marginality and the saturation that was the issue. Temps sat at 2c for hours last night but did not fall to 0c until the morning after the showers had cleared.

The snow line is around 700 feet but the frozen snow line, as in the snow that won’t melt today is about 1,000 feet.

I don’t think there will be any low level snow showers today. It is warming up.

Donegal Storm

Supercell wrote: »

I think he/she is near/in Derry.

Coleraine perhaps..


The hills are all white in the distance here in Donegal but nothing more than some sleety showers locally, lying snow level looks to be around 300m

redsteveireland

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Coleraine perhaps..


The hills are all white in the distance here in Donegal but nothing more than some sleety showers locally, lying snow level looks to be around 300m

If you know, you know

Graces7

Al the mountains now are thick with heavy snow -heavy clouds.. it that filters down lower.

Gaoth Laidir

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

I think it was the marginality and the saturation that was the issue. Temps sat at 2c for hours last night but did not fall to 0c until the morning after the showers had cleared.

The snow line is around 700 feet but the frozen snow line, as in the snow that won’t melt today is about 1,000 feet.

I don’t think there will be any low level snow showers today. It is warming up.

Why the big mystery about your location? You were kindly asked several times where your reports are from, yet you deliberately refuse to say. Not sure what your thinking is but it's certainly not appreciated.

lostweekend3

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

The event is VERY localised. I have never seen anything like it. There are hills two miles a part, one with two cm, another with nothing.

You must be at a relatively high elevation.

Can you please calm down with all the posts. Don’t mind you posting, just don’t clog up the whole thread. Thanks.

CrowdedHouse

Odd flakes of wet snow near Roscrea

Temp 2.2°C Dew 1

Graces7

Where clouds and snow and mountain meld and merge..

Utter beauty..

please can someone add the photo? Thank you

highdef

Originally Posted by Nqp15hhu
The event is VERY localised. I have never seen anything like it. There are hills two miles a part, one with two cm, another with nothing.

What you are describing is completely normal. A heavy snow shower (maybe more than one shower) passed over one hill but the other hill (over 3km away) didn't get hit by any showers.

That is likely to be the sole reason for what you saw.

Danno

The Slieve Blooms had white tops this morning when I was driving near Moutmellick as the skies cleared somewhat. I'd say 375m was the lower extent of it.

highdef

Graces7 wrote: »

Where clouds and snow and mountain meld and merge..

Utter beauty..

please can someone add the photo? Thank you

Here ya go

Water John

Snow showers now here in Mid Cork, at 650ft.

Meteorite58

Was down in South Kerry this morning, heavy sleet showers under very dark cloud and then out into the bright again. Snow on mountains above about 2000 ft I would think. Very heavy hail showers here near Tralee. 3.7C

https://twitter.com/Meteorite58/status/1334489099563114496?s=20

aisling86

Water John wrote: »

Snow showers now here in Mid Cork, at 650ft.

Macroom Town also but ground too wet from earlier rain to stick

SouthWesterly

I have to ask... Will i be able to go out to the fuel shed with all this snow and sleet.?

At 176m. North kerry.


I'm sorry, I'll get my snow shovel and put it away

3.2c
89%humidity
Some hail but sun now shining.