Snow Ice Warning for Ireland 29 Jan to 03 Feb 2019 See Mod Note in OP

Danno · 30-01-2019 07:43PM

This will be an interesting event.

Will it go like:

- Christmas Day 2009: Very cold air in situ, freezing rain event.
- December 10th 2017: Starts off as very heavy rain, turns to snow and inland areas end up with around 5cm.
- March 21st 2017: Heavy wet snow with 8cm all the way through.

SleetAndSnow · 30-01-2019 07:44PM

Cork Airport predicting freezing fog here tonight, could cause even more dangerous conditions if it happens and comes down to the city.

jimmynokia · 30-01-2019 07:45PM

Looks like Dublin is not going to get any action then?

DOCARCH · 30-01-2019 07:47PM

Danno wrote: »

Christmas Day 2009: Very cold air in situ, freezing rain event.

Was just thinking about that and all the current temp reports on here. Cold, or very cold, in advance of front arriving, does not = snow.

Danno wrote: »

December 10th 2017: Starts off as very heavy rain, turns to snow.

For Dublin (at least) I am going for this. Rain to sleet to snow. Away from high ground, probably not much settling of snow.

Intensity of ppn will be important too.

lordlame · 30-01-2019 07:49PM

https://youtu.be/-Rt3RBWGzO8

Not even 12 months ago!!

redsteveireland · 30-01-2019 07:49PM

Danno wrote: »

This will be an interesting event.

Will it go like:

- Christmas Day 2009: Very cold air in situ, freezing rain event.
- December 10th 2017: Starts off as very heavy rain, turns to snow and inland areas end up with around 5cm.
- March 21st 2017: Heavy wet snow with 8cm all the way through.

4th scenario where it just rains and we see very little snow.

kittyn · 30-01-2019 07:49PM

DOCARCH wrote: »

Was just thinking about that and all the current temp reports on here. Cold, or very cold, in advance of front arriving, does not = snow.

For Dublin (at least) I am going for this. Rain to sleet to snow. Away from high ground, probably not much settling of snow.

Intensity of ppn will be important too.

We might be just high enough though Doc ....... 😉

Mount Vesuvius · 30-01-2019 07:50PM

Just checked the Euro4 too and it does look like hills and mountains with accumulations, a very messy cold rain, sleet affairs for the majority. Also even though temperatures are dropping well now, that wind will shift any cold surface layer easy. Close but no cigar unfortunately.

DOCARCH · 30-01-2019 07:51PM

DOCARCH wrote: »

For Dublin (at least) I am going for this. Rain to sleet to snow. Away from high ground, probably not much settling of snow.

BTW, of course I hope I am wrong....I would hope for blizzardly conditions all day and all night!

-1.5c atm in Dublin 16.

DOCARCH · 30-01-2019 07:53PM

kittyn wrote: »

We might be just high enough though Doc ....... 😉

Hopefully! You probably have better chance of seeing snow than me, as you have a bit more altitude.

Franz Von Peppercorn · 30-01-2019 07:59PM

Met hedging their bets there on RTE. Rain, sleet and snow.

Whenever I hear that though it’s nearly always rain.

Danno · 30-01-2019 08:00PM

Very little detail from Jean, though northern Midlands and Connacht look most likely for low level snow.

Rock Lesnar · 30-01-2019 08:01PM

Looking at the rte forecast there, it seems the BBC forecast at 6.15 this morning was fairly spot on for tomorrow, mostly rain with some sleet or snow on high ground in places

pad199207 · 30-01-2019 08:01PM

After that 18:55 forecast from Jean you would think what all the fuss is about or should there have ever been any fuss in the first place, let alone orange or red warnings.

esposito · 30-01-2019 08:02PM

Danno wrote: »

Very little detail from Jean, though northern Midlands and Connacht look most likely for low level snow.

“Rain certainly along south and east coasts”

Snow on hills and mountains but at times at lower levels especially midlands and inland Connaught. Jean Byrne

30-01-2019 08:03PM

diceyd wrote: »

Off topic, I hit that full site option, I can't get back to the weather threads, except this one, even the boards options and threads look different, any help would be great

Go down to where you clicked on full site. It should now say touch site. Click that, then click main boards header and you’re back to how it was.

Any time you want to post a pic or YouTube, you have to go to full site again, do the do then click back to touch.

squarecircles · 30-01-2019 08:03PM

The dream is all but overly (for most),sadly.

Vxlkss · 30-01-2019 08:06PM

Okay now this is interesting, Met Eireann show Snow for Dublin come 12AM friday, with rain/sleet/snow showers 12PM Thursday.. it's going to be a very interesting day tomorrow.:pac:

https://gyazo.com/13d47dd4e548e5cc5ca0dad3c77ca918

Easterly Beasterly · 30-01-2019 08:08PM

Danno wrote: »

Very little detail from Jean, though northern Midlands and Connacht look most likely for low level snow.

Totally at odds with their online forecast... The graphic showed 100% rain everywhere and then the graphic showed snow in the East, South and West.
No consistency at all.

United road · 30-01-2019 08:09PM

Vxlkss wrote: »

Okay now this is interesting, Met Eireann show Snow for Dublin come 12AM friday, with rain/sleet/snow showers 12PM Thursday.. it's going to be a very interesting day tomorrow.:pac:

https://gyazo.com/13d47dd4e548e5cc5ca0dad3c77ca918

The same Met E who just put the nail in the coffin on this one for Dublin??

Pretzill · 30-01-2019 08:09PM

When we get a good fall of snow in Connacht often times there is none in Leinster - that big snow you had last year and all we got were icicles and a light dusting.

cnocbui · 30-01-2019 08:10PM

Galtees.

Vxlkss · 30-01-2019 08:11PM

United road wrote: »

The same Met E who just put the nail in the coffin on this one for Dublin??

Honestly this so confusing lmao:rolleyes:

esposito · 30-01-2019 08:11PM

Vxlkss wrote: »

Okay now this is interesting, Met Eireann show Snow for Dublin come 12AM friday, with rain/sleet/snow showers 12PM Thursday.. it's going to be a very interesting day tomorrow.:pac:

https://gyazo.com/13d47dd4e548e5cc5ca0dad3c77ca918

Yes, what I am very interested in is if Dublin gets snow showers tomorrow night and Friday morning. Might lead to some small accumulations Friday morning

dave1982 · 30-01-2019 08:14PM

See ye next year lads 🤣

cnocbui · 30-01-2019 08:14PM

DOCARCH wrote: »

BTW, of course I hope I am wrong....I would hope for blizzardly conditions all day and all night!

-1.5c atm in Dublin 16.

Luckily for you I went to Hogwarts - where's that wand... ah!
<secret incantation redacted>
And hey presto! - there you go.:

Captain Snow · 30-01-2019 08:16PM

We're going to be flat out on the snow tomorrow in Dublin ...

Vxlkss · 30-01-2019 08:17PM

pad199207 wrote: »

There was never going to be any snow for Dublin. It looked near guaranteed that coastal areas were well over the wrong side of marginal due to maritime influence.

I believe there might be some backedge snowfall come friday AM from the low, which is shown on the Met office UKMO graphics, (between 1-5AM) as the wind veers NE

pad199207 · 30-01-2019 08:20PM

Vxlkss wrote: »

I believe there might be some backedge snowfall come friday AM from the low, which is shown on the Met office UKMO graphics, (between 1-5AM) as the wind veers NE

Yeah true mate but I wouldn’t be trustworthy on any of them delivering snow on the immediate coast, perhaps sleet and hail at best.

pauldry · 30-01-2019 08:21PM

Well that was one full on snow day in Sligo

Snow angels 9am
Snowball fight with kids 930am
Basketsnowball 10am
Built Snowman 11am
Kerb Snowball 1140am
Snowman in back 12am
Lunch 1pm
Shovel snow with kids 2pm
Cycle in snow 3pm
Slide down hill in snow 330pm
Snowball fight part 2 with kids 4pm
Slide down hill in car 430pm

That will do till 2020. im soaked n feet hv lost all feeling.

Hope we get rain tomorrow .... curse me.

Snow Ice Warning for Ireland 29 Jan to 03 Feb 2019 *See Mod Note in OP *

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Snow Ice Warning for Ireland 29 Jan to 03 Feb 2019 See Mod Note in OP