Amber Snow Alert

ninebeanrows

Wednesday spells powder in the east

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rtavn961.gif

Heavy power snow pushing inland :eek:

Really a dream week ahead

Scubadevils

I think I feel a bit more confident about it now, been so many let downs, not just this winter but for years! 2001 was good but from memory only lasted a day really. Other than that I think 1996 is the last decent bit of snow I can remember - if this week comes near that I will be happy!

billy the squid

weather checks button must be broken

ninebeanrows

Look at the Irish Met sneaking in the words snow in a few places!

Tonight
Cloudy, damp weather in the West and Southwest this evening will gradually clear away overnight. Elsewhere there will be largely clear skies. A few wintry showers of sleet or snow are expected near North facing coasts during the night. It will be a very cold night, lowest temperatures plus 3 to minus 1 degrees, coldest over the eastern half of the country with a widespread frost.
Tomorrow
20 February 2005
Wind speeds in km/h Tomorrow
Staying cold tomorrow but dry and bright for most areas. Counties along the North and East facing coasts are at risk of a few snow showers. Temperatures will typically reach 3 to 6 degrees in the cold northerly wind.

I saw that forecast when it was issued this morning and it was quite the different!

Danno

Heck, Laois and West Kildare look like doing the best from this Monday scenario!

The front hovers over us for 12 hours! WOW!

kleefarr

I'm sure there was sleet late last night. 2am. didn't last long though.

Weathercheck

Wenesdays precipitation looks mad-thats looking like a very snowy day along the East coast.

I wont even begin to talk of what some models are saying of thursday and friday as its too far out, but if it comes to pass(a lot of doubt) the country would be closed

Weathercheck wrote:

Wednesday spells powder in the east

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rtavn961.gif

Heavy power snow pushing inland :eek:

Really a dream week ahead

/Ramp
Is that -35c air by tuesday at 500hpa directly over Ireland?
That should deliver sub zero daytime temps in the East particularally if theres snow cover - bloody hell /Ramp

I agree with yer man on the radio.. Girls yez are going to have to wear your knickers

Gordon

Is there such a thing as a Yellow Snow Alert?

Carpenter

Earthman wrote:

Wenesdays precipitation looks mad-thats looking like a very snowy day along the East coast.

I wont even begin to talk of what some models are saying of thursday and friday as its too far out, but if it comes to pass(a lot of doubt) the country would be closed

/Ramp
Is that -35c air by tuesday at 500hpa directly over Ireland?
That should deliver sub zero daytime temps in the East particularally if theres snow cover - bloody hell /Ramp

I agree with yer man on the radio.. Girls yez are going to have to wear your knickers

are you saying were in for a bad snow fall

Carpenter

Carpenter wrote:

are you saying were in for a bad snow fall

I'm saying its going to be cold enough and the indications are that there will be active snow showers during the week along the East coast and temperatures near zero.
The snow will be a hit and miss affair because its in shower form but if you get it, theres little doubt that it will settle I think.

Danno

kleefarr wrote:

I'm sure there was sleet late last night. 2am. didn't last long though.

There was!

I was in Kilkenny City last night and there was sleet around 12am, some wet snow flakes around Freshford and Cullohill on the way home.

kleefarr

Danno wrote:

There was!

I was in Kilkenny City last night and there was sleet around 12am, some wet snow flakes around Freshford and Cullohill on the way home.

Thought so. I'm just on the outskirts of the City. It's pretty chilly out there now. Lots of heavy looking clouds in the sky.

Danno

It is 6.5c out there at the moment - http://www.nra.ie/RoadWeatherInfo/Map/data/htm/WeatherTable.htm

It is rounded up to 7c for this - http://www.met.ie/recentweather/

Eitherway, far too mild for sleet or snow at the moment.

And the radar is showing sweet FA in the lines of precip around us: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/n_ireland/rainfall.shtml

ninebeanrows

Bide your time people later tonoght and tomorrow is when
snow flurries will begin to arrive in the east and Monday
is bingo for the east but rain for the west

Danno

Any FAX charts in the 6z by 6z range for Sunday and Monday?

Danno

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/maps/britainsymbol3.jpg

Ooooh look, this does not happen often, and snow over Ireland is rarely pinned by the BBC, regardless of whether it will snow here!

Danno

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/maps/britainsymbol4.jpg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/maps/britainsymbol5.jpg

And there's more!

WOW!

Right, I am in official RAMP mode!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/maps/brwind036.jpg

Oh, those little blue arrows!

ninebeanrows

According to the 6z GFS 28mm of precipitation will fall in Dublin on Monday..

If that fell as snow it would accumalate to 28cm's, need i say anymore!! :eek:

ninebeanrows

Latest ensembles show total agreement on a 7 day freeze
with 7/10 going for a 12 dayer :eek:

Danno

Charts please, charts please Weatherceck!

ninebeanrows

Who would have thought at the start of February that we would
have a chance of entering our coldest spell and most prolonged spell
of weather in years! The cold spell WILL last until next Saturday
with most runs keeping it going until the following Wednesday :eek:

There are few words to describe what we are about to enter,
it is a weather lovers paradise! The coldest and most prolonged
spell of weather since well i dont know somewhere in the mid 90's anyway!

Snow showers will affect the east everyday next week i have never
experienced that! All i remeber from the worst of cold spells is one
big snow and that's it, not this time folks! This is something out
of a fanatasy world and boy you'll know it

There could be a 20cm's of lying snow in Dublin on Monday
for god sake :eek: :eek: :eek:

Scubadevils

boats moving up Grafton st by next Friday?

ninebeanrows

Flick throught the charts here
http://expert.weatheronline.co.uk/rart_frame.htm

And i got the totals from the wetterzentrale chart by
adding up the totals at 6 hour intervals

Ensembles here
http://expert.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/geturl/daten/profi/en/ensdia/03969_06.gif?59d244a18a7b5b2e385eec41049ab335

Carpenter

Weathercheck wrote:

Flick throught the charts here
http://expert.weatheronline.co.uk/rart_frame.htm

And i got the totals from the wetterzentrale chart by
adding up the totals at 6 hour intervals

Ensembles here
http://expert.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/geturl/daten/profi/en/ensdia/03969_06.gif?59d244a18a7b5b2e385eec41049ab335

hi weathercheck
carpenter here will i try get my money back after last weeks bet same bet again what u think pal

ninebeanrows

Yep this times a certainty

Danno

Okay okay Weathercheck, chill a bit!

We have seen quite a bit of snow this year already (compared to years since 1996)

It will snow, and there will be quite a bit for Dublin, after all you guys done poorly in the recent zonality setup snow showers.

I am very interested in the 3am to 12pm Monday period, looks very good for a regional part of Ireland:

North Kilkenny, North West Carlow, West Kildare, Laois, North East Tipperary, Offaly Westmeath, Meath South West.

Basically, a 30 - 40 mile radius of Mountmellick.

Carpenter

Carpenter wrote:

hi weathercheck
carpenter here will i try get my money back after last weeks bet same bet again what u think pal

This time,I'd keep the money firmly in my pocket if I were you if you live in the East

ninebeanrows

Think it will be abit to mild in them locations,

Monday will suit,
Wexford, Wicklow, Meath, Kildare, Dublin, Louth, Westmeath, Down,
Antrim and Armagh And also possibly Laois

Carpenter

dub

ninebeanrows

My personal opinion is Dublin will see about 10cm's of snow on Monday