Cold week ahead, change is on the way ............

Cantona's Collars · 21-03-2013 02:46PM

pad199207 wrote: »

Rain is just starting here now

Temps seem to be falling too, was expecting a rise

3.9c,
DP @ 1.7c

Expect a lot more of it,been lashing down here in Wexford all day.If it was falling as snow,it'd be epic.

whitebriar · 21-03-2013 02:58PM

Just back from Croghan on the wicklow we xFord border.This pic was taken about 5 minutes drive above the snow line,which was at about 1100 ft
Snowing heavily at about 1500ft

Red Pepper · 21-03-2013 02:58PM

Mr Cumulonimbus wrote: »

Croagh Patrick today. More snow to sit on it in the next few days possibly.

Mr Cumulonimbus, I would appreciate it if you could post a pic of the reek tomorrow (Friday). Tempted to climb it at weekend if it's white.

Slashermcguirk · 21-03-2013 03:06PM

Whitebriar, nice pic !! grey sky is far more tolerable with a white snow base below

Snowmaker · 21-03-2013 03:09PM

whitebriar wrote: »

Just back from Croghan on the wicklow we xFord border.This pic was taken about 5 minutes drive above the snow line,which was at about 1100 ft
Snowing heavily at about 1500ft

Damn, I took the wrong afternoon off work to go snow driving!

Light drizzle in Malahide at the moment, blustery, chilly... meh...

Iancar29 · 21-03-2013 03:11PM

BBC Weather twitter page has been hacked lol

https://twitter.com/bbcweather

eastmayo · 21-03-2013 03:34PM

Temp droped from 5.3 to 4.6 in last hour...dew point 2..rain or sleet not far away now...near knock airport.

DOCARCH · 21-03-2013 03:34PM

3.3c DP 2.3c atm. Sleety/icy rain here (icy splodes on the car windscreen). 5.0mm so far today.

dopolahpec · 21-03-2013 03:47PM

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/expertcharts?LANG=en&MENU=0000000000&CONT=ukuk&MODELL=nae&MODELLTYP=1&BASE=-&VAR=rsum&HH=48&ZOOM=0&ARCHIV=0&RES=0&WMO=&PERIOD=

NAE currently showing almost 80mm ppn to fall in next 48 hours in Dublin area.

Super-Rush · 21-03-2013 03:49PM

DOCARCH wrote: »

3.3c DP 2.3c atm. Sleety/icy rain here (icy splodes on the car windscreen). 5.0mm so far today.

Same here in Carlow. Wind has picked up again.

Larbre34 · 21-03-2013 03:52PM

dopolahpec wrote: »

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/expertcharts?LANG=en&MENU=0000000000&CONT=ukuk&MODELL=nae&MODELLTYP=1&BASE=-&VAR=rsum&HH=48&ZOOM=0&ARCHIV=0&RES=0&WMO=&PERIOD=

NAE currently showing almost 80mm ppn to fall in next 48 hours in Dublin area.

I think someone mentioned earlier about that total potentially equalling the Oct 2011 event. It would, but at a rate of <2mm/nr as opposed to 20mm/hr which caused the intense river flooding, I dont think Dublin has much to worry about except surface water and windchill with a cold rain - until Saturday night anyway

Xenji · 21-03-2013 03:53PM

Nearly 11°C in Castlebar yesterday, now persistent gales and rain, temperature dropping quite fast now as well.

ninebeanrows · 21-03-2013 03:55PM

NAE pushes things about 20/30miles north. So any dream of massive snow for Dublin is now at 0.05%!

Petrol_Head · 21-03-2013 03:55PM

Dry here in Sligo town. Winds picked up A LOT in the past hour.

DOCARCH · 21-03-2013 03:57PM

Larbre34 wrote: »

I think someone mentioned earlier about that total potentially equalling the Oct 2011 event. It would, but at a rate of <2mm/nr as opposed to 20mm/hr which caused the intense river flooding, I dont think Dublin has much to worry about except surface water and windchill with a cold rain - until Saturday night anyway

In addition, no leaves to deal with at this time of the year (leaves that block drains).

Speak Now · 21-03-2013 03:58PM

dopolahpec wrote: »

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/expertcharts?LANG=en&MENU=0000000000&CONT=ukuk&MODELL=nae&MODELLTYP=1&BASE=-&VAR=rsum&HH=48&ZOOM=0&ARCHIV=0&RES=0&WMO=&PERIOD=

NAE currently showing almost 80mm ppn to fall in next 48 hours in Dublin area.

Already wettest day of the year so far in Waterford, 37mm at the moment! Anywhere getting this as snow is going to be seriously plastered if ground is high enough for it to stick.

gallag · 21-03-2013 04:00PM

Hard to follow this, I live in County Antrim, do I need to get whisky and logs in or will this come to nothing as per usual?

ninebeanrows · 21-03-2013 04:11PM

The small wave into the English channel Friday afternoon is nice to see, this could enable the cold air to advect back west into the back of the front and stall the front on the Irish east coast.

I'd like to see it developed on future runs

snaps · 21-03-2013 04:13PM

windy day here, No real rain as such. was 8c earlier but noticed its 5.2c now.

ninebeanrows · 21-03-2013 04:18PM

Front stalls and turns to snow Saturday.

We need this to trend.. we want the feature to the south of England ~30hrs to develop further

mickger844posts · 21-03-2013 04:19PM

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Already wettest day of the year so far in Waterford, 37mm at the moment! Anywhere getting this as snow is going to be seriously plastered if ground is high enough for it to stick.

I had to amend those totals Jerry as they didn't match with my other two rain gauges which i trust more in these conditions. Real total at 3pm was 13.4mm.

Really bad conditions though in Waterford City with a max gust of 71km/h recorded at my station and 80km/h at the Airport.

Petrol_Head · 21-03-2013 04:20PM

Temps falling steadily over past hour

http://www.nratraffic.ie/weather/default.asp?RegionId=0

ninebeanrows · 21-03-2013 04:28PM

Here Temp 4.4c/Dew 2.2c

Still barely any rain has reached my location.

patneve2 · 21-03-2013 04:29PM

Things going pretty much according to plan here in Dublin...temps varying from 3 in S Dublin to about 5 degrees on the coast. Temps probably wont go above 5/6 tomorrow and then will slowly drop as night falls, then rain will probably turn to sleet/snow tomorrow night (if the front plays ball and stays over us)

Regarding the North, I can see serious snowfalls over 200 metres, with a rain/sleet/snow mix below 100 metres.

hotwhiskey · 21-03-2013 04:32PM

Rain! Hopefully this changes as evening and night come along. Will keep you updated of any changes.

Elmer Blooker · 21-03-2013 04:36PM

who makes up this unbelievable rubbish? Pure fiction. The freezing level in Wicklow will be between 1450 and 1650 meters tomorrow! Imagine you depended on this forecast if you wanted to do some hill walking and then got caught in a blizzard.

http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Lugnaquilla/forecasts/925

Petrol_Head · 21-03-2013 04:39PM

Raintoday saying it's been raining here in Sligo for close to an hour. Can confirm it's bone dry.

whitebriar · 21-03-2013 04:43PM

mickger844posts wrote: »

I had to amend those totals Jerry as they didn't match with my other two rain gauges which i trust more in these conditions. Real total at 3pm was 13.4mm.

Really bad conditions though in Waterford City with a max gust of 71km/h recorded at my station and 80km/h at the Airport.

Depending on wind direction, my Davis can shake making the spoons drop and register rain that's not there in strong gusts and it looks like gusts down there are strong enough.
It can also under report as I suspect mine is today when the rain is driving.

irish1967 · 21-03-2013 04:48PM

Petrol_Head wrote: »

Raintoday saying it's been raining here in Sligo for close to an hour. Can confirm it's bone dry.

Raintoday, met.ie and meteo radars all showing rain here for over an hour... bone dry also.:rolleyes:

Trogdor · 21-03-2013 04:52PM

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

who makes up this unbelievable rubbish? Pure fiction. The freezing level in Wicklow will be between 1450 and 1650 meters tomorrow! Imagine you depended on this forecast if you wanted to do some hill walking and then got caught in a blizzard.

http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Lugnaquilla/forecasts/925

Haven't looked at any other charts, but that certainly seems match up to the freezing level charts on the GFS for tomorrow

Cold week ahead, change is on the way ............

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