COLD SPELL Jan 28th Onwards: Wintry Showers/Frosty, Some Snow Accumulations

FWVT · 26-01-2015 8:13pm

Some areas in the south and east will get almost no precip while the Atlantic coast will get pasted. This is water-equivalent precip total (mm) from today up to 12Z Saturday. The brightest blue in the south relates to just 1 mm of precip. This would equate to a max of around 2 cm of snow if it all fell as snow. Tens of cms in along the Atlantic, however.

mickger844posts · 26-01-2015 8:14pm

For those in the South East obviously we are not in the best location when it comes to a North Westerly but with winds near gale force i would be relatively confident of a least some shower activity. A very similar set up in Feb. 2013 delivered a few cm's of lying snow in Waterford City. Wednesday evening should make for interesting radar watching.

www.waterfordweather.com

Saganist · 26-01-2015 8:14pm

Interesting view on the 3d GFS model of the cold airmass approaching us.

Click anim on the left when the 3d model loads.

http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfse_3d.php?lat=53.9&lon=-7.65&ech=6&zoom=3.4

space2ground1 · 26-01-2015 8:19pm

mickger844posts wrote: »

For those in the South East obviously we are not in the best location when it comes to a North Westerly but with winds near gale force i would be relatively confident of a least some shower activity. A very similar set up in Feb. 2013 delivered a few cm's of lying snow in Waterford City. Wednesday evening should make for interesting radar watching.

www.waterfordweather.com

Count me in!

hollster2 · 26-01-2015 8:27pm

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/?cam=tsrobo3 coming down strong now in NewYork wow!

munsterlegend · 26-01-2015 8:38pm

FWVT wrote: »

Some areas in the south and east will get almost no precip while the Atlantic coast will get pasted. This is water-equivalent precip total (mm) from today up to 12Z Saturday. The brightest blue in the south relates to just 1 mm of precip. This would equate to a max of around 2 cm of snow if it all fell as snow. Tens of cms in along the Atlantic, however.

That's brought us all down back to earth! can it be hard to predict how far inland the shower activity gets?

Iancar29 · 26-01-2015 8:43pm

munsterlegend wrote: »

That's brought us all down back to earth! can it be hard to predict how far inland the shower activity gets?

Yeah it depends on how strong the trough is to keep showers active as they cross the country , this time round its looks to be alot better than last few chances imo , but still will come down to radar watch i think for us in the East and further south.
:cool:

guitd · 26-01-2015 8:46pm

I have an outdoor event at noon on Wednesday foe about 2 hours in Galway city what would the experts on here forecast what it will be doing around that time dry/rain/snow ???? tks

Iancar29 · 26-01-2015 8:50pm

guitd wrote: »

I have an outdoor event at noon on Wednesday foe about 2 hours in Galway city what would the experts on here forecast what it will be doing around that time dry/rain/snow ???? tks

borderline sleet/snow showers as its the middle of the day , will all depend on the temp/dewpoint spread.

munsterlegend · 26-01-2015 8:54pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

Yeah it depends on how strong the trough is to keep showers active as they cross the country , this time round its looks to be alot better than last few chances imo , but still will come down to radar watch i think for us in the East and further south.
:cool:

We got a lot of snow recently and only a dusting forecast. Will be all
radar watching from Wednesday afternoon on. I think we'll do ok though. We usually do from the north west here.

nacho libre · 26-01-2015 9:10pm

While not likely to be as epic as December 2010, this still looks like a great event to experience. I would love to be there for it!

ken76 · 26-01-2015 9:12pm

Any update with these charts on the outlook for Dublin? I'm not sure what I'm looking at ðŸ˜¯ many thanks

yorlum11 · 26-01-2015 9:25pm

Interesting few days ahead. Faster and more potent than the last N/W outbreak, I would expect NI and down the Western seaboard to fare the best but nowhere to be ruled out. Radar watching and reports on here is the order of the day on this. Enjoy the ride!

Redsunset · 26-01-2015 9:26pm

For those living east and South east. The North and West is best folks in these set ups. Dublin nearly always needs a raw easterly to experience copious amouts of snow. Not saying you won't see any but will be alot less than what others will experience so non event for many.

maquiladora · 26-01-2015 9:27pm

Donegal will be the place to be!

JCX BXC · 26-01-2015 9:36pm

Now, hows clare looking?

Kermit.de.frog · 26-01-2015 9:42pm

Redsunset wrote: »

For those living east and South east. The North and West is best folks in these set ups. Dublin nearly always needs a raw easterly to experience copious amouts of snow. Not saying you won't see any but will be alot less than what others will experience so non event for many.

It's definitely an event for the west and north, no doubt about that. I think most will see some snow though through this period.

This is the first phase of a cold snap that is open ended for the moment. Plenty of chances to come for everyone over the next 5 days at least.

coconnellz · 26-01-2015 9:43pm

maybe i might use the 8 euro bus eireann direct ticket to donegal

smallwonder · 26-01-2015 9:43pm

maquiladora wrote: »

Donegal will be the place to be!

When do you think this event will hit us? Will it be early or late on Wednesday?

icesnowfrost · 26-01-2015 9:44pm

yeah i think on this one the and north and west will do well but i can see the midlands and northeast getting a good dusting.
but so far this winter has been great for the north and west.

maquiladora · 26-01-2015 9:48pm

smallwonder wrote: »

When do you think this event will hit us? Will it be early or late on Wednesday?

Rain turning to snow before noon.

joe199 · 26-01-2015 9:48pm

Heading to Manchester friday morning lads till Sunday eve how's the likelyhood of seeing some of the white stuff?

Nabber · 26-01-2015 9:51pm

Couldn't have made it any better than this

joe199 · 26-01-2015 9:52pm

Heading to Manchester friday morning lads till Sunday eve how's the likelyhood of seeing some of the white stuff?

maquiladora · 26-01-2015 9:52pm

Latest HIRLAM showing snow showers reaching further inland by late Wednesday though still falling as rain (green) in parts of the west and southwest.

JCX BXC · 26-01-2015 9:53pm

Redsunset wrote: »

For those living east and South east. The North and West is best folks in these set ups. Dublin nearly always needs a raw easterly to experience copious amouts of snow. Not saying you won't see any but will be alot less than what others will experience so non event for many.

Another non-event screamer. We shall see if its a non event afterwards. I respect your point about the easterlies,but everything is not focused on the east coast and their is nothing stopping Dublin getting snow.

May I add, when Dublin did get an easterly, all I heard was aload of depressed calls to Joe Duffy:)

vizualpics · 26-01-2015 9:56pm

I reckon there will be some streamer activity off the Atlantic in the North West aswell with the strong winds and temp difference. We got some great streamers back in the 2010/2011 event, coming in through Killala Bay, North Mayo. Will be interesting to watch!

Oneiric 3 · 26-01-2015 10:00pm

GSM precipitation forecast for Wednesday midnight:

With the scale of those showers ramming up against those western & northern hills we hopefully will see some nice lightning displays during the night.

Image from Vedur.is

Kristopherus · 26-01-2015 10:05pm

Did anyone notice the summary graphic on the RTE weather forecasts shows the winds on Tueaday to Saturday as howling from the EAST !!!!!

JCX BXC · 26-01-2015 10:07pm

Kristopherus wrote: »

Did anyone notice the summary graphic on the RTE weather forecasts shows the winds on Tuesday to Saturday as howling from the EAST !!!!!

I did actually. I was wondering if it was an error or what.

leahyl · 26-01-2015 10:10pm

munsterlegend wrote: »

But cork is in the west of the country?! We should see snow showers with plenty of showers forecast.

Eh we're in the south....? Last time I checked anyway - the city I mean!

Pangea · 26-01-2015 10:14pm

Of course I have to be in the only Green part of Donegal in Maguiladoras map.

Oneiric 3 · 26-01-2015 10:15pm

Kristopherus wrote: »

Did anyone notice the summary graphic on the RTE weather forecasts shows the winds on Tueaday to Saturday as howling from the EAST !!!!!

Don't know about that, but just for fun, the GSM025 has a possible snow event for the east coast next Monday night as a trough moves down into the Irish Sea.

Would put a big question mark over that for now though.

hollster2 · 26-01-2015 10:16pm

Do you think West Wicklow will have a chance of some snow?

AnotherYear · 26-01-2015 10:18pm

Bbc weather for the week ahead. Cold to linger in to next week according to their fc http://www.bbc.com/weather/features/30995308

maquiladora · 26-01-2015 10:18pm

Pangea wrote: »

Of course I have to be in the only Green part of Donegal in Maguiladoras map.

Thats just for that particular hour. Plenty of snow showers over Donegal before then.

Gonzo · 26-01-2015 10:27pm

AnotherYear wrote: »

Bbc weather for the week ahead. Cold to linger in to next week according to their fc http://www.bbc.com/weather/features/30995308

on that forecast they showed a nice wedge of snow moving south across eastern counties this saturday. alot can change between now and then tho.

mountainy man · 26-01-2015 10:28pm

Got my food supplies in today, going to nip over the mountain to Arigna to get coal tomorrow then it can do whatever the *@#k it wants then. I have brought my shovel indoors, It should be interesting. The very last of the previous snow disapeared this morning, it was from the roof avalanche and had frozen hard on the ground.

FWVT · 26-01-2015 10:31pm

munsterlegend wrote: »

FWVT wrote: »

That's brought us all down back to earth! can it be hard to predict how far inland the shower activity gets?

The model accumulated precip is pretty accurate and does reflect where the bulk of the precipitation looks like falling. For showers to survive inland we need a forcing mechanism, e.g. an upper shortwave, strong shear, etc., and these seem lacking. Strong deep layer shear in the southern half of the country, but that is where other conditions are less favourable.

We will see the remains of some showers making it across the country, but at that stage they will be dissipating all the while as they run out of juice.

FunkSoulSista · 26-01-2015 10:41pm

Is it going to snow on my street in Dublin?

Only kidding, always love the pre snow hype, extra hyped up watching Fox News coverage of "Blizzard'15"!! Great input from everyone here about our potential snowmaggedon, thanks to all who post.

Redsunset · 26-01-2015 10:46pm

Carnacalla wrote: »

Another non-event screamer. We shall see if its a non event afterwards. I respect your point about the easterlies,but everything is not focused on the east coast and their is nothing stopping Dublin getting snow.

May I add, when Dublin did get an easterly, all I heard was aload of depressed calls to Joe Duffy:)

A non event screamer. Ha I've heard it all now. I'm actually bigging it up. Care to read my previous posts. I was answering a question about Dublin prospects. Thanks for the chuckle though.

John.Icy · 26-01-2015 10:55pm

If I got a euro for everytime it's been asked will the East/South/Dublin etc get any snow when it's been addressed at least 5 times per page and the places most at risk are in the thread title, I'd have enough money to send all the coldies on here to Canada for a few weeks.

JCX BXC · 26-01-2015 10:59pm

Redsunset wrote: »

A non event screamer. Ha I've heard it all now. I'm actually bigging it up. Care to read my previous posts. I was answering a question about Dublin prospects. Thanks for the chuckle though.

I have previously said how annoying it is for people to say everything is a non event. Sure its okay to say it, but the minute any not of snow it on the horizon the word "non event" is passed back and forward like there is no tomorrow. You can't tell the weather exactly and the northerly wind looks like it may even turn easterly next week, some non event.

I'm not back seat modding, I'm not trying to flare up an argument. I'm saying its rather negative and you can't really use the word I'm any meaningful conversation about forecasting weather further than two days away.

I had posted about me going beserk before, but somehow it was deleted without explanation.

Anyway the snow looks more promising than all winter. Hopefully the country will get a nice comprehensive covering of lasting snow, but the chances of that are always very limited:)

Pangea · 26-01-2015 11:02pm

What sort of depths are we looking at for the North West? I see DWC saying up to thirty cms, seems a bit ambitious.

JCX BXC · 26-01-2015 11:04pm

Pangea wrote: »

What sort of depths are we looking at for the North West? I see DWC saying up to thirty cms, seems a bit ambitious.

Thirty would be Interesting....

irish1967 · 26-01-2015 11:07pm

Pangea wrote: »

What sort of depths are we looking at for the North West? I see DWC saying up to thirty cms, seems a bit ambitious.

I think he may have taken cms an thought theyvwere inches and covered them to cms again 😉

Baggy Trousers · 26-01-2015 11:09pm

mountainy man wrote: »

Got my food supplies in today, going to nip over the mountain to Arigna to get coal tomorrow then it can do whatever the *@#k it wants then. I have brought my shovel indoors, It should be interesting. The very last of the previous snow disapeared this morning, it was from the roof avalanche and had frozen hard on the ground.

Are you going to mine the coal yourself?

Redsunset · 26-01-2015 11:14pm

Carnacalla, look the thread is only for the event on Wednesday and Thursday. Next week yes looks more appealing as towards maybe an easterly. Now leave it at that.

JCX BXC · 26-01-2015 11:16pm

Redsunset wrote: »

Carnacalla, look the thread is only for the event on Wednesday and Thursday. Next week yes looks more appealing as towards maybe an easterly. Now leave it at that.

Im fine with that. I may just leave this here.

icesnowfrost wrote: »

Ahem!

my god, its beautiful.

Redsunset · 26-01-2015 11:32pm

Redsunset wrote: »

For those living east and South east. The North and West is best folks in these set ups. Dublin nearly always needs a raw easterly to experience copious amouts of snow. Not saying you won't see any but will be alot less than what others will experience so non event for many.

And I'll just leave this here again. If it's read properly it makes perfect sense. That is all.

COLD SPELL Jan 28th Onwards: Wintry Showers/Frosty, Some Snow Accumulations

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