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Snow and Ice Warning : Saturday(PM)/Sunday 9th/10th December - SEE MOD NOTE POST #1

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Sunday will be an event for many Northern and North Western areas. With regards to other areas it's a delicate situation.

To summarise:

Rain will move in from the southwest on Saturday night but will meet embedded very cold air over the country. It will turn to snow as it moves northeastward. It's a classic "battle ground" scenario between different air masses.

It will fall as snow initially over North Leinster (it will turn back to rain for a time). Over Ulster and most of Connaught it will fall as heavy snow throughout the event. Large accumulations in these parts. I would be of the opinion at least an orange warning is needed for these parts as of now - possibly red nearer the time.

Later on Sunday as the system begins to unwind and move away it returns to snow over Leinster and turns to snow in Munster with accumulations here. Not as significant but could still be disruptive.

As it clears it gets very cold and icy - another hazard in itself. Temperatures will plunge Sunday night well below freezing. Coldest night of the year so far.

This looks a severe event in the north and northwest including northern Connaught right now.

There is still the risk of significant snow further south as well. This is not 100% nailed in terms of where this will effect. Regardless many are going to see a significant snowfall.

I think it is safe to say this will be the most significant frontal snow event the country has seen in many years for the areas effected.

This is 48 hours out. There is no doubt it will be impactful.

Another risk is flooding, a lot of water associated with this.

I would advise people in the north and northwest - and Connaught - to keep up to date on forecasts and be prepared.

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nacho libre

This is painful, the one time it looks like we will get an epic snowfall i'm not there. I expect it will be 13 degrees on Christmas day when i am over there. Still i should not be mean spirited, i hope you all enjoy the snow! I am looking forward to the pictures too!

irishrover99

snowstorm445 wrote: »

Small chance for Rathfarnham and higher parts of Dublin, highly unlikely to see anything but sleet towards the coast.

2 degrees now in rathfarnham but feels warmer? . iPhone app is showing between 70 - 100% chance of snow between 2-7 am so since I use this app a lot for cycling and its usually bang on, I'd say rathfarnham has a good chance of being hit, but it could change in 10 minutes

Kamili

United road wrote: »

This is heartbreaking!! Im 140m ASL (Stepaside)
Im thinking no chance any white gold then!!

I hear ye! Just looking forwards to to some interesting photos from outside Dublin instead

Someone make us a snowman.. pretty please!!

John_Rambo

Just a quick thanks to the experts and the localised reports. Lots lurking and not posting, but appreciative.

NufcNavan

Accuweather on the phone reckons snow for Navan but not judging by those charts

April1

Will it snow is Waterford City?

nagdefy

United road wrote: »

This is heartbreaking!! Im 140m ASL (Stepaside)
Im thinking no chance any white gold then!!

For Dublin..who knows. Anyone remember the 6th January 1994?:) Wasn't exactly predicted..

Nabber

What are people gutted about. The prediction was rain turning to snow. Action should kick in at 3am.

Anyone at 250m asl or more should see the white stuff a little sooner.

Autochange

jambofc wrote: »

raining in Kilkenny......gutted really thought we had a good chance,maybe back edge stuff for us tomorrow

No chance. I'll send you a pic of the snowman or possibly snowmen I make.

flaneur

Any predictions for bordered area between Monaghan and NI?

George Sunsnow

Sleety rain now here near Arklow
Air temp up to 2.7c
Dew point up to 1c

Oscar Bravo

10pm, heavy rain getting into the South west

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George Sunsnow

Rapidly rising here near Arklow now
3.2c

road_high

April1 wrote: »

Will it snow is Waterford City?

Does it ever snow in the thick of the sunny south east?!

konman

Snowplough/gritter at the ready in Ballindine in Mayo at 9pm this evening.

harr

2° In south kildare now the warmest in a few hours. Still dry and little wind definitely feeling warmer.
In two minds if I want snow or not , I have to travel up towards the northwest tomorrow for a funeral.
Any other time I would be loving the taughts of a big fall.

TheChosenOne_

I'm in the North Kildare area, just curious as to whether we should expect snow here? Haven't really been following the situation

amadangomor

flaneur wrote: »

Any predictions for bordered area between Monaghan and NI?

Here you mean?

pistolpetes11

pad199207 wrote: »

Just a little less enthusiastic about this whole thing now

Why is that ?

DellyBelly

United road wrote: »

This is heartbreaking!! Im 140m ASL (Stepaside)
Im thinking no chance any white gold then!!

No thank goodness. Can be treacherous up that way in the snow.

barney 20v

TheChosenOne_ wrote: »

I'm in the North Kildare area, just curious as to whether we should expect snow here? Haven't really been following the situation

Read the thread or MT cranium updates....

George Sunsnow

3.7 c in Arklow now
Dp up to 2c

That would rise the snow line close to 300 metres in this area

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DellyBelly

April1 wrote: »

Will it snow is Waterford City?

You should be safe from this event in Waterford I'd say. Still will be very cold

snowstorm445

GFS has backfront snow spreading across the south coast by evening, bringing some accumulation even down to Cork city.

nagdefy

Nabber wrote: »

What are people gutted about. The prediction was rain turning to snow. Action should kick in at 3am.

Anyone at 250m asl or more should see the white stuff a little sooner.

I know, it reminds me of people saying it was dead calm where they were, what was all the fuss about, 12 hours before Ophelia was due to arrive!!

Getting cranky in my old age but if people would just listen to the forecast, read a few pages of a thread rather than being expected to be spoon fed an answer on when and will it snow in my back garden!!:rolleyes:

Tzardine

I am on the Kildare / Laois boarder. The wife is at her Christmas party and I have to pick her up later on when its over.

All I want to do is go to bed and wake up to the snow fest in the morning. Instead I will probably be driving through the bloody thing at 3am.

DellyBelly

TheChosenOne_ wrote: »

I'm in the North Kildare area, just curious as to whether we should expect snow here? Haven't really been following the situation

Hopefully ye should be okay and miss out on the heaviest of the snow. May get a little but nothing to worry about

kittyn

DellyBelly wrote: »

No thank goodness. Can be treacherous up that way in the snow.

You seem very sure about that? What chart are you reading to come to that conclusion? Besides I feel this will be a very much so nowcast situation

Nabber

The main portion of the storm will move in rapidly tonight and spread rain at first into the west, south and midlands. At about a line from mid-Clare to south Kilkenny, this rain will begin to turn to sleet and then snow a bit further north, so that accumulations will begin around midnight from Galway to Carlow. The further northward advance of this snow may be limited to about Sligo to central Meath with smaller amounts in flurries further north than that.

From MT on daily weather thread.

TheChosenOne_

DellyBelly wrote: »

Hopefully ye should be okay and miss out on the heaviest of the snow. May get a little but nothing to worry about

Hopefully? I was hoping I would get snowed in as I'm supposed to be working tomorrow