Saturday PM (10th) - Tuesday AM (13th), Snow and Ice

Oneiric 3 · 13-02-2018 01:14AM

Danno wrote: »

Interesting passage of the front here, freezing rain, then hail, then sleet. South Laois

That cold air is definitely cutting into the south quicker than it is further north. Still 3.0c here with just a light wind.

RobertKK · 13-02-2018 01:15AM

Temperature starting to fall rapidly in north east Kilkenny.

Gone from 5.5C to 3.9C in a few minutes.

RobertKK · 13-02-2018 01:16AM

Danno wrote: »

Snowing and sticking in South Laois. 0.8c

We will have it soon here then

pad199207 · 13-02-2018 01:16AM

Now it’s turning very interesting

Oneiric 3 · 13-02-2018 01:18AM

GFS has some brief snow for Dublin/Kildare for around 3am, and Apegge (don't know how to spell it right -- and I don't care) has none.

Will be interesting to see which one was closer to the mark come morn.

RobertKK · 13-02-2018 01:24AM

RobertKK wrote: »

Temperature starting to fall rapidly in north east Kilkenny.

Gone from 5.5C to 3.9C in a few minutes.

2.3C now and falling nicely before the main part of the front.

Gonzo · 13-02-2018 01:26AM

still very windy here and feeling relatively mild. Very little rain so far tonight, the ground is only barely wet. Gonna call it a night on this one I think!

Danno · 13-02-2018 01:27AM

South Laois. Accumulating beginning on grass and cars at 1.20am.

Currently 0.6c with dewpoint of -0.4c.

Interesting precip, very fine white drizzle descending like a fog from the sky.

pistolpetes11 · 13-02-2018 01:27AM

I’m tucked up in the bed but can get an ice like substance banging off the window , I’m going to say hail , temps taking a sudden plunge now ,

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Rougies · 13-02-2018 01:30AM

John.Icy wrote: »

No worry at all of falling snow in Dublin anyway as long as there's no precipitation.

Didn't one of the hi res models have Dublin in a very low precip bubble yesterday? Good call, though with the direction the front has been approaching so far you would expect the Wicklow mountains to keep Dublin mostly dry.

A few runs from various high res models alluded to the Wicklow mountain precip shadow over Dublin alright. Quite concerning, especially when the main generator of precip is from southerly winds clashing with the NWerlys.

pad199207 · 13-02-2018 01:34AM

Hail and freezing rain here now. Temps plummeting

pistolpetes11 · 13-02-2018 01:35AM

Don’t think I’ve witnessed such a sharp drop in temps before .

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patneve2 · 13-02-2018 01:35AM

Hopefully the Dublin rain shadow will disappear when the wind turns more to the WSW

Danno · 13-02-2018 01:35AM

Temps

Winds

Kermit.de.frog · 13-02-2018 01:39AM

I mentioned the temperature gradient with this front is super sharp. Rain - snow in minutes in the right locations.

RobertKK · 13-02-2018 01:41AM

Snowing on the hills of North Kilkenny.

pad199207 · 13-02-2018 01:43AM

Cars and grass covered here now in an instant. Torrential

pad199207 · 13-02-2018 01:46AM

This is the first time I think I’ve witnessed this phenomenon

I can honestly say now that the place is white. About 15 mins ago it was 6c and blowing a gale.

Snowbiee21 · 13-02-2018 01:47AM

pad199207 wrote: »

This is the first time I think I’ve witnessed this phenomenon

I can honestly say now that the place is white. About 15 mins ago it was 6c and blowing a gale.

Unreal!

John.Icy · 13-02-2018 01:48AM

With the rate and direction the cold air is moving - up to at least Pad in Naas, not inconceivable that parts of Dublin see snow from the get go if this pesky shadow effect clears off - falling onto dry ground.

Oh to be home in S.Kildare where I'm sure there's a covering by now.

Cantona's Collars · 13-02-2018 01:49AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I mentioned the temperature gradient with this front is super sharp. Rain - snow in minutes in the right locations.

It will need to be for any snow in the SE. Temps rose tonight here to 6c from half that earlier in the evening with heavy rain falls since about 11pm.

Kermit.de.frog · 13-02-2018 01:50AM

John.Icy wrote: »

With the rate and direction the cold air is moving - up to at least Pad in Naas, not inconceivable that parts of Dublin see snow from the get go if this pesky shadow effect clears off - falling onto dry ground.

Oh to be home in S.Kildare where I'm sure there's a covering by now.

Wind direction will be shifting imminently so the shadow will go. We will need some intensity maintained though.

JeffK88 · 13-02-2018 01:52AM

In Newbridge. Can confirm a very wet covering and continuing to snow quite heavily

Kermit.de.frog · 13-02-2018 01:52AM

Shadow broken now.

pad199207 · 13-02-2018 01:52AM

All still very slushy but a covering none the less

Donegal Storm · 13-02-2018 01:52AM

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

I’m tucked up in the bed but can get an ice like substance banging off the window , I’m going to say hail , temps taking a sudden plunge now ,

Exactly the same here, I'd already lay down for the night when I heard hail against the window, nothing to see when I got up to have a look out though

lucernarian · 13-02-2018 01:54AM

pad199207 wrote: »

This is the first time I think I’ve witnessed this phenomenon

I can honestly say now that the place is white. About 15 mins ago it was 6c and blowing a gale.

I once saw that in the space of 20-25 minutes. To see that in 15 minutes must be incredible.

Kermit.de.frog · 13-02-2018 02:01AM

Started to rain here in North Dub. The sharp temp drop has not reached us yet though I can feel it getting colder.

Not ruling out some disruption here in the morning...

pad199207 · 13-02-2018 02:03AM

Back of the front dying out rapidly

Kermit.de.frog · 13-02-2018 02:20AM

Turning to snow here fast. North Dub, ground barely wet.

Saturday PM (10th) - Tuesday AM (13th), Snow and Ice

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