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Snow-ice Warning for Ireland 13 / 14 Dec 2017

Meteorite58 · 2017-12-12 20:03:08

Worthy of a thread I think. Looks very wintry the next couple of days. National Weather Warnings STATUS YELLOW Snow-ice Warning for Ireland Scattered heavy thundery showers about Wednesday into Thursday. Rain will occasionally turn to sleet and possibly snow - accumulations of less than 3cm possible. Northwest areas will…

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#182 13-12-2017 09:05PM

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Elmer Blooker wrote: »

When? Only once in my life have I seen snow from a northerly and that was just after Christmas 2000, I did see a lot of sleet on Christmas Day 2004 and that's about it. The heavy snowfall at the end of Feb 2001 was a n'easterly.
Other than that - sweet f a.

1.0c here at the moment. Clear with a lot of cirrus.

January 2010, February 2010, December 2010, March 2007, March 2006, October 2008, December 2004, December 1993, December 1999, January 1994, December 1995. I could go on and on with examples.

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#183 13-12-2017 09:06PM

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Light sleet at Dublin Airport

METAR EIDW 132000Z 26021KT 8000 -RASN FEW015 BKN026 BKN050 02/M00 Q0990 NOSIG=

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#184 13-12-2017 09:10PM

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noobsnow95 wrote: »

Thunder and Lightning here in Limerick city, followed by heavy hail shower.

Recent report on social media of a plane leaving Shannon receiving a lightning strike

Edit: the folks in the aviation forum are already on the ball:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=105551550&postcount=5427

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#185 13-12-2017 09:12PM

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back to light rain now.

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#186 13-12-2017 09:14PM

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just getting some wet snow here in Cork, better then nothing and didn't see anything over last weeks event. Melting the minute it hits anything because everything is wet from rain but! Take what I get

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#187 13-12-2017 09:21PM

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jacksie66 wrote: »

Power nearly went out here in The Crescent. Lights flickered for a few minutes.

I am just down the road towards town and our lights had a flicker too

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#188 13-12-2017 09:22PM

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Amazing similarities at Dublin and Casement (11 NM apart) at 8 pm.

Temperature: DUB 1.5, Casement 1.5
Dewpoint: DUB 0.1, Casement 0.3
Station pressure: DUB 980.4, Casement 979.9
Weather: DUB Light Sleet, Casement Light Rain

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#189 13-12-2017 09:25PM

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My sister is out around Lough Gur and they lost power at 19:45. Big bang heard before hand

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#190 13-12-2017 09:33PM

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sryanbruen wrote: »

January 2010, February 2010, December 2010, March 2007, March 2006, October 2008, December 2004, December 1993, December 1999, January 1994, December 1995. I could go on and on with examples.

Northerlies in January and December 2010? You don't get Irish Sea streamers from a northerly.
Temp up from 0.9c to 1.5c now.

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#191 13-12-2017 09:35PM

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Elmer Blooker wrote: »

Northerlies in January and December 2010? You don't get Irish Sea streamers from a northerly.
Temp up from 0.9c to 1.5c now.

(Though the 5th January one is kind of a northeasterly too)

P.S. Never once did we mention Irish Sea streamers in our discussion here, just snow. I've given you examples of us here in Dublin having snow from northerlies.

Anyway, let's get back on topic.

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#192 13-12-2017 09:38PM

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Elmer Blooker wrote: »

That chart shows snow turning to sleet and then rain as less cold air moves in from the Atlantic.

I wouldn't be sure re. that conclusion.

That pattern has been prevalent with the shower activity all day and the heavy precipitation well inland turned to a wintry mix and snow at lower levels in the midlands.

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#193 13-12-2017 09:44PM

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Slight downgrade for snow chance in 8 pm Casement TAF. Now mentioned as a remote chance

TAF EIME 132000Z 1321/1406 26018G28KT 9999 SCT010 BKN035 TEMPO 1321/1406 4000 SHRASN BKN008 BKN016CB
PROB30 TEMPO 1321/1406 1200 SHSN BKN004 =

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#194 13-12-2017 09:53PM

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Another damp squib in Newbridge , unless temps are supposed to drop, temp has risen to 2.1 and dp 1

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#195 13-12-2017 09:58PM

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On and off here the last couple of hours, but nice big flakes now,

Hill Of Faughart in Louth

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#196 13-12-2017 10:08PM

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Plenty of heavy showers will continue in the west, not as many further east

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#197 13-12-2017 10:09PM

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A single but brilliant flash of white-blue lightning at around 6.45pm this evening as I walking to the shop. Came from a definite NW direction.

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#198 13-12-2017 10:10PM

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That wind combined with the dampness/rain, really is unpleasant to be out and about in tonight

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#199 13-12-2017 10:14PM

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pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Another damp squib in Newbridge , unless temps are supposed to drop, temp has risen to 2.1 and dp 1

Has risen to 4.0c here. Beat that!

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#200 13-12-2017 10:17PM

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Big burst of hail Roscrea, place turned white in a minute

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#201 13-12-2017 10:21PM

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Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Has risen to 4.0c here. Beat that!

Ballyhaise has risen from 1.0 to 2.6 from 8 to 9 pm, with the dewpoint rising from 0.5 to 1.9. A similar jump at Mullingar.

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#202 13-12-2017 10:22PM

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Blustery and showery.... 9pm

Mace head gusting 59 knots
Newport,Mayo, 50 knots
Sherkin 48
Valentia 46
Shannon 44

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#203 13-12-2017 10:30PM

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Some thunderous gusts of wind here now, with 10 min mean speed shooting up to 20 knots in minutes. Where did this come from???

Edit: make that 22 knots mean currently.

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#204 13-12-2017 10:32PM

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A mix of sleet and rain falling in Waterford City

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#205 13-12-2017 10:34PM

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Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Plenty of heavy showers will continue in the west, not as many further east

Hey Oscar, what site are you getting that radar image from?

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#206 13-12-2017 10:39PM

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#207 13-12-2017 11:09PM

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The gusts have caused my weather station to lean to the left, that'll be fun to fix!

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#208 13-12-2017 11:11PM

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It is only interesting if there is SNOW.

Everything else is for other threads. So sorry but that's the reality!

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#209 13-12-2017 11:15PM

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It's a bitter wet cold out there tonight. Stove is on full blast!

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#210 13-12-2017 11:27PM

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A brutal shower just gone through South Laois. Massive boom of thunder overhead - the lightning was very close because the lights flickered and the thunder went off pretty much straight away. Impressive downblast of winds too - the 10 minute average went over 30mph and a 45mph gust was recorded. Immense hail fell throughout. Alot of surfaces white from hail. All happened between 9.30pm and 10pm. Very cold out there. 2.8c/1.6dp. Peak precip rate of 19mm/hr. Total over 11mm for the day now.

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#211 13-12-2017 11:37PM

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Temp climbing from between 2.5c and 2.9c to a balmy 3.9c in the last 90 minutes. Thunder seems to have passed, although we are getting the odd heavy hail shower.

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