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

nacho libre · 26-01-2021 12:35am

Pangea wrote: »

I remember the same for Christmas Day 2009 i think, i maybe wrong perhaps 2010 , all the forecasts had warmer air pushing in, It snowed here and I had a white Christmas that day and the cold ended up staying until into January.

I remember you posting about it at the time. It was Christmas 2009. I had freezing rain from it.

Winterman1234 · 26-01-2021 12:37am

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

An ice day is a day where the air temperature stays sub zero throughout the day. You had plenty of those this winter?

Sorry for misunderstanding!, I have probably had zero "ice days" then. Days were under foot remains frozen and never thaws I meant, which in many winters are few and far between here.

Nqp15hhu · 26-01-2021 12:39am

Winterman1234 wrote: »

Sorry for misunderstanding!, I have probably had zero "ice days" then. Days were under foot remains frozen and never thaws I meant, which in many winters are few and far between here.

Yes I understand!

booferking · 26-01-2021 12:42am

nacho libre wrote: »

I remember you posting about it at the time. It was Christmas 2009. I had freezing rain from it.

Yea was Christmas 2009 -7c here most of the day with fog and snow on the ground then a front came in late afternoon and it rained was really strange event as was 0c while raining.

Dancewithme · 26-01-2021 12:51am

[SNIP]

-5 going to work this morning and +5 coming home from work. North Galway. Sigh.

pad199207 · 26-01-2021 12:54am

Dancewithme wrote: »

- 5 going to work this morning and +5 coming home from work. North Galway. Sigh.

[snip]

There’s a great bunch of people on here and with plenty of knowledge and experience and a welcome place to learn and grow with meteorology.

26-01-2021 12:54am

Something is trying to spit from the sky here near Arklow
Not sure what yet
-0.2c
Dewpoint -3.3c
Wetbulb -1.4c

Dazler97 · 26-01-2021 1:02am

It's raining here in Carrick on Shannon, still snow in the garden, 1c at the moment

26-01-2021 1:16am

Light sleet here near Arklow
A lot of flakes in it
Flat calm
Wasn't expecting that here
Definitely full snow on the hills here,fulfilling the saying for up there, that when there's snow on the ground,some more has to come to take it away
Currently 0.4c
Wetbulb -0.9c
Dp -2.7c

I obviously don't have a sounding balloon but there must be a strong mild layer above the inversion cooling that's enveloping ground level
Its making a good effort I have to say

Nqp15hhu · 26-01-2021 6:31pm

There is still plenty of snow here above 250 metres. With a very slow melt at 300 metres. Not sure how long it will last but the snow is still powdery and frozen on the grass, which is a surprise.

It does appear to have snowed there last night as there is a coating of snow in the centre of the road.

26-01-2021 6:55pm

It looks like it's had a lot of rain fall on it and it could not be refreezing in current temps
There's no way that's powder snow any more

Kermit.de.frog · 26-01-2021 7:42pm

We need to keep a close eye on Sunday. Increasing snow event potential. Particularly North Connaught, Ulster and North Leinster for now.

nacho libre · 26-01-2021 7:53pm

I know its extremly unlikely but it would be great if this became an all snow event. I have gotten greedy since the last fall!

Donegal Ken · 26-01-2021 7:56pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

We need to keep a close eye on Sunday. Increasing snow event potential. Particularly North Connaught, Ulster and North Leinster for now.

That's for sure. Ecmwf picking up on this since Yesterday. Gfs and GEM also showing something on Sunday possibly into Monday.

Nqp15hhu · 26-01-2021 7:57pm

As stated the snow melt above 300 metres is very slow. It is only 3c and the snow is frozen and quite deep.

(Yes it is frozen on the grass, I stepped on it and had to push hard to get it to compress).

Nqp15hhu · 26-01-2021 7:58pm

Donegal Ken wrote: »

That's for sure. Ecmwf picking up on this since Yesterday. Gfs and GEM also showing something on Sunday possibly into Monday.

Yes and again it looks to be a South Ulster only snow event. Yet again.

Donegal Ken · 26-01-2021 8:03pm

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

Yes and again it looks to be a South Ulster only snow event. Yet again.

Still around 5 days out but regardless its a possible snow event and may not even come to that but if you love snow you should be happy to see the model projecting this within a good enough timeframe. If we where still to see something like this on models come Thursday evening into Friday then I would have good confidence some areas will see some snow by the end of Sunday.

Kermit.de.frog · 26-01-2021 9:53pm

Something like this on Aprege is near best case for Sunday. The more system is elongated on approach and sliding southeast in it's shape like this the better for the rest of us in terms of snow fall.

arpegeeur-0-114.png?12

Chance is there. Let's see how this evolves.

Nqp15hhu · 26-01-2021 10:00pm

If the rest of the island gets snow from a low, I receive nothing. So only better for the southern half, which has already received snow from a depression.

JCX BXC · 26-01-2021 10:11pm

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

If the rest of the island gets snow from a low, I receive nothing. So only better for the southern half, which has already received snow from a depression.

Oh yeah, I'm realllllll happy with my 20mins of wet sh*te that settled on nothing.

It's not a competition you know, the weather isn't doing you wrong.

gerrybhoy · 26-01-2021 10:18pm

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

If the rest of the island gets snow from a low, I receive nothing. So only better for the southern half, which has already received snow from a depression.

Bet your brilliant fun at parties eh

pistolpetes11 · 26-01-2021 10:27pm

Think we are pretty much done here , hopefully the next one is not too far away .......

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

Comments