snow talk

20-02-2005 11:14am #1

Ok closed the other thread and renamed it back to amber.

This is the red snow alert thread post it all here.

Already been some snow showers in the East,as reported by Mothman and w.check.
And I has some nice snow here earlier too.

ninebeanrows · 20-02-2005 11:19am

After looking at the latest charts this week could well
be the most exciting week ever

Even from Tuesday the whole country gets a go
but the East will be constently hammered by snow
heavy snow showers from tomorrow

Really could be a great dumping in the east this week

Dare i say 20cm's in places

Watch Dublin grind to a halt by Monday evening

lucernarian · 20-02-2005 11:20am

Blue skies here

At this late stage, does it still look likely for the likes of me to get a day off tomorrow? I'd say 10 cms would do the trick

billy the squid · 20-02-2005 11:21am

http://www.met.ie/recentweather/

whereabouts in the country is casement ?

ninebeanrows · 20-02-2005 11:22am

No mate the real fun starts tomorrow so you wont have 10cm's by the
morning maybe 1cm's or 2 at most the real fun starts tomorrow as
the winds swing east and dump snow in the east all week

Scubadevils · 20-02-2005 11:55am

Only up from bed a short while and looks like I may have missed some snow showers from reading the threads. Just out the back garden and feels, dare I say it, spring like! Sun out with a bit of warmth in it.

20-02-2005 12:11pm

Casement is in Baldonnell in southwest co Dublin.

Snowing lightly again now here in Arklow and has remained breezy and cloudy

kenmc · 20-02-2005 12:18pm

Nothing in dublin14 - sunny, clear skies. goddamn cold though - was out doing a bit of painting in the garden, fingers like ice blocks. AND i've to play rugby this afternoon.... eek!

billy the squid · 20-02-2005 12:21pm

thanks earthman.

listening to fivelive at the moment it would seem that parts of the UK are grinding to a halt. matches being canceled and roads being closed.

Lafortezza · 20-02-2005 12:30pm

4 degrees in the airport, moderate icing has been reported by incoming flights. Nice blue skies for the most part, no aerodrome forecasts for snow here though (at least for today).

ninebeanrows · 20-02-2005 12:36pm

no need to get paranoid about "England" getting all the snow
i promise our time will come this week

billy the squid · 20-02-2005 12:39pm

no one is getting "paranoid" just making a report, oh and dont predict there being much of it here .

20-02-2005 12:39pm

Weathercheck wrote:

no need to get paranoid about "England" getting all the snow
i promise our time will come this week

Given that this is not the "real" cold air yet and theres already snow falling on the coast and at sea level with temps above 2c(which is a real sign of a cold athmosphere) then Tuesday onwards really does have the potential to be mad in the East as it will be colder-much colder and the wind will be from the East so bringing in whatever snow is out there.

Gonzo · 20-02-2005 12:41pm

so far very spring like outside, not a cloud all morning and doesnt feel too cold just yet. well that sun misleading, its only 2C when i checked the temperature :eek:

magpie · 20-02-2005 1:02pm

Beautiful sunny spring morning here, about 5 mins walk from Dublin bay.

If it's going to be 'The Day After Tomorrow' as predicted by hyperboleman I think a meteor strike will be required to tilt the earth off its axis, thus dropping temperatures catastrophically and giving us all time off work.

20-02-2005 1:06pm

magpie wrote:

If it's going to be 'The Day After Tomorrow' as predicted by hyperboleman I think a meteor strike will be required to tilt the earth off its axis, thus dropping temperatures catastrophically and giving us all time off work.

ha ha

Day after tomorrow is actually tuesday and that will be a very snowy day in the east

(yes I did see the film-dont expect that-expect more snow than seen in a while though)

Villain · 20-02-2005 1:19pm

It will be interesting to see the Farming Weather report at 1!

L5 · 20-02-2005 1:22pm

Weathercheck, what would you say chances of snow in Dundalk are?
Its sunny clear skies right now. Doesnt feel like were set for any snow at all !

ninebeanrows · 20-02-2005 1:26pm

L5 very good tomorrow morning you could get a few cm's
and then all week you'll be pounded by snow showers

BBC Countryfile classic snow coming into Ireland tomorrow morning

Irish Meto ready to be pounded by many a egg

L5 · 20-02-2005 1:27pm

Weathercheck wrote:

and then all week you'll be pounded by snow showers

sweet

20-02-2005 1:29pm

irish1 wrote:

It will be interesting to see the Farming Weather report at 1!

Just seen the UK country file one on BBC1

Bands of snow moving East to west... all week
They didnt mention a break down to milder weather as such but that some milder air would get into the flow in NE Scotland.

As regards snow in Dundalk-dont concern yourself with today, as I said earlier this is only the anti-pasti

When the winds swing into the East,you will see some showers during the week and some could be heavy.

Wcheck mentioned "fetch" earlier, basically if you have a large section of Sea due East of you the more showers you are likely to get.

satanta99 · 20-02-2005 1:32pm

i'm in cork at the moment and the drop in temperatures is noticable, it seems to have dropped a few degrees over night. I'm resigning myself to the fact the only sort of wintery showers I'll see will, in my opinion, be the slushy variety. This is one of the view times I wish i lived on the east coast so I'd be in with a chance with getting a good lash a snow!

chump · 20-02-2005 1:47pm

I'm predicting 15feet of snow by thursday morning.
Can't wait, bring it on!

20-02-2005 1:54pm

chump wrote:

I'm predicting 15feet of snow by thursday morning.
Can't wait, bring it on!

Considering you are weatherchecks older brother-why doesn't that surprise me...

ninebeanrows · 20-02-2005 1:56pm

Like they say a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse...

ninebeanrows · 20-02-2005 2:04pm

A few flakes in the wind now

ninebeanrows · 20-02-2005 2:12pm

Charts showed snow in the east in the latest MetO forecast
for tomorrow morning but the prsenter mentioned sleet, touch and
god it would seem goof forecast but still iffy bout the snow
which they shouldnt be

joe316 · 20-02-2005 2:27pm

just after seeing the sky news weather looks fairly promising for where i live, cant wait , so what do ye think my chances are of a large accumilation in north kildare( 20 miles from dublin)

20-02-2005 2:34pm

high enough mid week

Scubadevils · 20-02-2005 2:36pm

Earthman, do you still reckon what falls tonight wont be snow?

20-02-2005 2:38pm

Felixdhc wrote:

Earthman, do you still reckon what falls tonight wont be snow?

I'm inclined to expect snow now more so than sleet given what happened here this morning.

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