Snow watch 1

Danno · 22-02-2005 12:27AM

Mountmellick has seen nothing for hours?

Gosh, I AM lucky then!

Danno · 22-02-2005 12:30AM

Nice echos on the BBC midnight radar all down the east coast...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/live/radnirl1.jpg

Wisteria · 22-02-2005 12:30AM

I'm actually just beside Rosenallis but not a flake. I HOPE to wake up in the morning to a covering!

22-02-2005 12:37AM

Total white out blizzard here now in Arklow

Very strong wind with it

highdef · 22-02-2005 12:39AM

They must be just missing me Danno. Think I'm a little too far north. No Dublin city heat island effect here - I'm very near the east coast with an easterly so that won't bother me - Only the warm sea can keep the snow away from here - And it's doing a great job of that so far this evening!!!

Danno · 22-02-2005 12:56AM

Should be snow in North Laois now, big clouds to my north...

More to my east and NE, the 0030z radar is showing more, albeit light showers...

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk/radar/index.html

highdef · 22-02-2005 01:00AM

Just got another pathetic excuse for a shower. Started with an orange sky and a bit of hail and sleet. Roads were beginning to turn white and the hail sleet was blowing round. Then it eased a bit and turned to sleet, then stopped. All in all, a shower that lasted about 3 minutes. So much for the barrage of snow showers promised!!! Ground is just plain old wet again and not a chance of that freezing with temps being as high as they are :mad:

Danno · 22-02-2005 01:02AM

Too much salt in the air.

Danno · 22-02-2005 01:18AM

Very heavy echo over N wexford

embee · 22-02-2005 01:27AM

Snowing in Ardee, Co Louth now.

NOT sticking though.

Danno · 22-02-2005 01:29AM

Is there no frost on the east coast tonight?

It's -1 here and everything is frozen solid.

1 to 2cm lying snow aswell!

embee · 22-02-2005 01:33AM

Correction, the snow is beginning to STICK!

w00tage!

highdef · 22-02-2005 01:39AM

Still a couple of degrees above freezing here in Dublin so not a hint of ice - not here anyway - too much salt in the air

Anyway with the wind being as strong as it is, you really do need temps at or below freezing in order for anytype of freezing :cool:

DJB · 22-02-2005 01:39AM

Ok, snow has stuck!!!! In Navan.... nice blanket of snow covering the roads, paths, etc......

Scoob investigates......

highdef · 22-02-2005 01:40AM

Oh I'm off to bed - forgot to say. I'm sure I'll wake up to either dry conditions or damp conditions. Not expecting anything more exoctic than that!!

highdef · 22-02-2005 01:46AM

And just before I log off - It's raining!!!

Lainey · 22-02-2005 01:48AM

in athy.. snow is pelting down and sticking well.. think i go out throw snowballs at my dog...........

DJB · 22-02-2005 01:49AM

Lainey wrote:

in athy.. snow is pelting down and sticking well.. think i go out throw snowballs at my dog...........

I went out and threw some at the wall just in case there is no snow tomo! LOL

Danno · 22-02-2005 01:50AM

Hi Lainey, keep the Athy reports coming! What goes over Athy, goes over me in a half hour or so!

Lainey · 22-02-2005 01:52AM

DJB wrote:

I went out and threw some at the wall just in case there is no snow tomo! LOL

haha.. reason i throw them at dog is cos i'm a coward and am ****e at snowball fights.. ;-( ahh well.. snow lovely snow.. no college tomorrow

Danno · 22-02-2005 01:57AM

Thanks for the report Lainey!

The red light on the mast on the hill five miles away is not visible, so snow is on the way!

Did it last for long in Athy?

Astro1996 · 22-02-2005 02:02AM

Just had a passing sleet shower here in Tallaght.

Temp 2.2c DP -0.6c

Lainey · 22-02-2005 02:06AM

Did it last for long in Athy?[/QUOTE]

ahh its stopped now..

Danno · 22-02-2005 02:07AM

Snowing here now.

Was -1.3c now 0.4c.

Danno · 22-02-2005 02:17AM

Quite heavy snow now.

Danno · 22-02-2005 02:19AM

Just looking at the rain rate radar on Metcheck, there is a constant shower line from here right back up to Dublin!

If the wind stays the same direction, then an hour of snow is on for me!

It is following the N7/N8 line perfectly!

Danno · 22-02-2005 02:31AM

1 INCH LYING. Still snowing very hard.

Villain · 22-02-2005 05:54AM

Carlow only got another light shower, but the estate in carlow is white, anyone up yet with reports in kildare?? 'm going to drive, well at least try, to leixlip.

DJB · 22-02-2005 05:59AM

irish1 wrote:

Carlow only got another light shower, but the estate in carlow is white, anyone up yet with reports in kildare?? 'm going to drive, well at least try, to leixlip.

Navan is currently getting hit with a good snow shower. It's heavy enough and beginning to stick again!

Mothman · 22-02-2005 06:05AM

Looking at radar, it looks like plentyshowers in greater Dublin region.

A couple brief hail showers in Wicklow overnight. Min temp was a high 3.0C

Currently temp is 4.3C
Dewpoint -0.7C
Grass temp 1.7C

Cloudy.

Snow watch 1

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