Snow watch until Sunday 24th (N,W,SW most at risk)

pad199207 wrote: »

Curious question. If it’s a very wet snow what does it be put down as in a manned report?

They may, or just put it down as sleet (RASN) in that case.

Strangely, it's still down as rain at 09:30

METAR EIWF 220930Z 35004KT 310V030 9999 RA SCT012 BKN019 M00/M00 Q0993 R03/2/////=

Donegal Ken

Showers will turn increasing to snow today especially across Ulster with accumulations across parts of the northwest and north tonight. Latest traffic cameras show snow on the Coleraine Mountain road and Barnesmore Donegal have snow on them this morning also.

https://twitter.com/waterfdweather/status/1352548419886342144?s=21

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

It's a manned report. The tower controllers are trained observers. It's likely that it just turned to snow after 9 am. We'll see in the 09:30 report.

Curious question. If it’s a very wet snow what does it be put down as in a manned report?

Sleety_Rain wrote: »

Is it an auto metar? Doubt there is an observer at the station?

It's a manned report. The tower controllers are trained observers. It's likely that it just turned to snow after 9 am. We'll see in the 09:30 report.

These were the last 4 reports. They are automated overnight when the tower is not manned.

http://www.flywaterford.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=151

SAIE99 EIWF 220900
METAR EIWF 220900Z VRB03KT 9999 RA BKN018 M00/M01 Q0992=

SAIE99 EIWF 220830
METAR EIWF 220830Z 34003KT 9999 SCT025 M01/M02 Q0992=

SAIE99 EIWF 220800
METAR EIWF 220800Z 00000KT CAVOK M03/M03 Q0992=

SAIE99 EIWF 220730
METAR EIWF 220730Z AUTO 00000KT 5000 BR NCD M02/M03 Q0991=

ninebeanrows

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Maybe just since that report was issued.

Is it an auto metar? Doubt there is an observer at the station?

Would you look at that! The road from Limavady to Coleraine this morning!

Credit: Aerial Vision NI

Speak Now wrote: »

Its snowing at the airport.

Maybe just since that report was issued.

Belfast Aldergrove

Snow
Issued at: Fri 22 Jan 2021 - 05:19 UTC
Valid from: Fri 22 Jan 2021 - 11:00 UTC
Valid to: Fri 22 Jan 2021 - 19:00 UTC
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS ARE FORECAST MAINLY AFTER 1400 GMT, WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1CM. SNOW TYPE WET. VISIBILITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 600M IN THE SNOWFALL, WITH A MINIMUM VISIBILITY OF 2000M.

Derry Eglinton

Snow
Issued at: Fri 22 Jan 2021 - 05:35 UTC
Valid from: Fri 22 Jan 2021 - 12:00 UTC
Valid to: Fri 22 Jan 2021 - 18:00 UTC
SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED IS LIKELY TO OCCUR AT THE AIRFIELD BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

Speak Now

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

While just down the road it's raining at the airport. Small margins.

METAR EIWF 220900Z VRB03KT 9999 RA BKN018 M00/M01 Q0992=

Its snowing at the airport.

Still hovering at 0c here and quite a decent frost in Kildare,

Good few chances for snow this weekend coming up it seems according to the ECM and GFS so hopefully ALL will receive some of the white gold.

Speak Now wrote: »

Snowing heavy in Waterford city.

While just down the road it's raining at the airport. Small margins.

METAR EIWF 220900Z VRB03KT 9999 RA BKN018 M00/M01 Q0992=

Danno

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Danno should be having fairly heavy snow now

Snooze you lose?

A total of 0.6mm of sleet fell here despite air temperature of 0.0c to 0.1c during the shower. Must have been slightly milder air aloft.
Everything covered in a thick glaze though more patchy on concrete. Currently overcast and calm at 0.7c and patchy fog and haze. Unusual morning!

Speak Now

Snowing heavy in Waterford city.

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

Snowing and lying above 400 feet here. I am going to say that it’s possible I might finally get a covering tonight as the air cools.

https://streamable.com/gkkimx

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

Also the Met office still say that the snow will only lie on high ground. If the snow is already lying to 100 metres and the coldest air isn’t here yet I’m sure that’s a little pessimistic.

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

Well that’s nonsense. The colder air is over me.

Do you not see the contradiction?

DOCARCH

Mod Note: @Nqp15hhu Nobody has it in for you! Tone down the posting style. Please/thank you.

Very cool morning here with sleety snow. Temperatures are fine but the airmass is saturated so there is a sharp cut off line between snow and rain.

I expect this will continue throughout the day with the showers turning to pure snow to all levels by late evening.

teddybones

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

Well that’s nonsense. The colder air is over me.

I am a long time lurker in here and I am finding thread browsing uncomfortable because your tone comes across as condescending, aggressive and rude. Please be more respectful.

giveitholly

me,me,me,me,me,me,me,me.

cml387

However the snow in Clonmel is now disappearing pretty quickly.

March11

Snowing here between youghal and dungarvan.

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

There won't be a problem further south.

Well that’s nonsense. The colder air is over me.

Susiequattro

Snowing consistently since 8am here in south kilkenny. Snowflakes are much more what we are used to compared with the huge ones last week. All surfaces getting a nice dusting of powder. Typically I'm working nights this weekend ugh

Kermit.de.frog

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

Also the Met office still say that the snow will only lie on high ground. If the snow is already lying to 100 metres and the coldest air isn’t here yet I’m sure that’s a little pessimistic.

There won't be a problem further south.

Counting snowflakes on the bin lid here in Kildare this morning

Also the Met office still say that the snow will only lie on high ground. If the snow is already lying to 100 metres and the coldest air isn’t here yet I’m sure that’s a little pessimistic.

Villain

Rain in Carlow Town but sleet near Tullow and snow near Rathvilly this morning

https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/1352530683412017152?s=20