Snow and Ice Warning : Thursday/Friday 7th/8th December

Kermit.de.frog · 07-12-2017 9:40pm

fraxinus1 wrote: »

Temperature has risen in south Donegal from 4.8 at 7.30 to 5.2 now according to my readings. Showers of rain. Unless there is a major change in conditions then there will be no snow.

This is the hazard of living near windward coasts with a strong wind unfortunately. However they will fall back notably even on coasts soon there as the trough moves through. No such issues further inland.

sryanbruen · 07-12-2017 9:42pm

joe199 wrote: »

I blame it on global warming

Oh please let's not start this rubbish.

Pipmae · 07-12-2017 9:42pm

RuthieRose wrote: »

Just a quick shower

We had the same here about an hour ago - East Meath.

dave1982 · 07-12-2017 9:46pm

I assume a level 3 warning for cork is a banker

Pretzill · 07-12-2017 9:47pm

It's early yet though. Many of us will be waking up to snow right?
It hasn't really started yet. :-)

Sunny Dayz · 07-12-2017 9:49pm

We are still trekking Northbound. Just north of Donegal town where it has turned wintery and windy. Just getting through Barnesmore as I type. I’m not driving btw.
Snow heavier now and accumulations on side of road.

squarecircles · 07-12-2017 9:54pm

When you see the pink radar returns over belmullet you know it's cold...

M.T. Cranium · 07-12-2017 9:59pm

This radar

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/radar/united-kingdom.html

gives a pretty good indication of the heavy banding of wintry showers. I would imagine some higher roads in Donegal, Derry and Tyrone will experience very nasty blowing snow from these, the warmish Atlantic is keeping sea level temperatures a bit too high for accumulating snow (hail might occur though), but 3-5 cms of snow could easily accumulate in a matter of hours overnight inland.

The 516 dm thickness contour has made landfall in Ulster, this is quite a low value for a northwesterly and would almost always give snow in an easterly. Thicknesses below 510 dm are quite rare in Ireland, from what I've seen over ten years, might have touched that once or twice in late 2010. So this is quite a potent outbreak. Also the one on Sunday night and Monday will have a real bite and it comes from more of a north or even NNE source.

Just getting fully back into the game here after days and days of moving and sleep deprivation, so have not totally gotten up to speed on next week, we may need a thread for it soon.

07-12-2017 10:00pm

Super-Rush wrote: »

Any rain even?

Not really. There was a hail shower around 6pm. It is quite windy though.

mhiggy09 · 07-12-2017 10:01pm

RuthieRose wrote: »

Snowing in Cavan

No snow yet where I am in south Cavan

igCorcaigh · 07-12-2017 10:05pm

dave1982 wrote: »

I assume a level 3 warning for cork is a banker

That's what I want to see, a Red Warning for snow

wakka12 · 07-12-2017 10:07pm

Wow I can't believe this is really possibly happening, Im not getting a bit excited until I see snow on the ground though

yorlum11 · 07-12-2017 10:10pm

A few beefy hail showers in Westport. Hoping later in the night will be more fruitful as regards sneachta!

M.T. Cranium · 07-12-2017 10:12pm

Some indications of lightning in wintry showers over north Connacht at present.

The coldest air will be overhead in upper levels around midnight to 0300h so this activity will probably go most of the night, a few reports of thundersnow or sleet may be coming in soon.

squarecircles · 07-12-2017 10:13pm

yorlum11 wrote: »

A few beefy hail showers in Westport. Hoping later in the night will be more fruitful as regards sneachta!

Still rain out here by the coast,with sporadic hail,no chance of snow/accumulations here unfortunately.

Rock Lesnar · 07-12-2017 10:15pm

I can now confirm it is snowing in north meath

mountainy man · 07-12-2017 10:17pm

Ground here is white from some heavy hail showers which turn to snow, very windy during showers and feels like house is being sand blasted.

s.e. Sligo 255m asl.

Nettle Soup · 07-12-2017 10:20pm

mountainy man wrote: »

Ground here is white from some heavy hail showers which turn to snow, very windy during showers and feels like house is being sand blasted.

s.e. Sligo 255m asl.

We should all go to your house for these events!!

mountainy man · 07-12-2017 10:22pm

Nettle Soup wrote: »

We should all go to your house for these events!!

Kettle's on, bring cake!:D

fraxinus1 · 07-12-2017 10:23pm

Has there been an upgrade for Sunday?

Oscar Bravo · 07-12-2017 10:24pm

9pm met reports

Mullingar,Gurteen and Ballyhaise reporting snow. Windy in the west also with Newport gusting 42 knots.

irishfeen · 07-12-2017 10:25pm

Raining here in North Cork, bitterly cold mind you!

sjb25 · 07-12-2017 10:26pm

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

This radar

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/radar/united-kingdom.html

gives a pretty good indication of the heavy banding of wintry showers. I would imagine some higher roads in Donegal, Derry and Tyrone will experience very nasty blowing snow from these, the warmish Atlantic is keeping sea level temperatures a bit too high for accumulating snow (hail might occur though), but 3-5 cms of snow could easily accumulate in a matter of hours overnight inland.

The 516 dm thickness contour has made landfall in Ulster, this is quite a low value for a northwesterly and would almost always give snow in an easterly. Thicknesses below 510 dm are quite rare in Ireland, from what I've seen over ten years, might have touched that once or twice in late 2010. So this is quite a potent outbreak. Also the one on Sunday night and Monday will have a real bite and it comes from more of a north or even NNE source.

Just getting fully back into the game here after days and days of moving and sleep deprivation, so have not totally gotten up to speed on next week, we may need a thread for it soon.

I'm no weather expert but M.t calling for a thread for next week sooo

Kermit.de.frog · 07-12-2017 10:27pm

Nettle Soup wrote: »

We should all go to your house for these events!!

Not sure we'd all fit

JCX BXC · 07-12-2017 10:28pm

Looks like a deluge of snow across the north, any photos anyone?

5.3c here in West Clare with a D.P of 0c, although quite high, the snow from 2 weeks ago here managed to drop the temperature by over 3c so hopes not completely gone.

Strangely, no air frost here get this year!

M.T. Cranium · 07-12-2017 10:28pm

There are no reporting stations on high peaks in Ireland (AFAIK) but in Scotland, the Cairngorm reporting site had winds over 150 km/hr at times between 06z and 15z and a peak gust of 201 km/hr at 14z.

Probably nowhere near that strong on high peaks in Ireland but it shows you how strong the wind is up there compared to down where people live.

sjb25 · 07-12-2017 10:28pm

Nettle Soup wrote: »

We should all go to your house for these events!!

It's like a methadone clinic for snow bunnies

Sunny Dayz · 07-12-2017 10:29pm

N13 road to Letterkenny accumulation of snow on road and a decent snow shower.
None on the ground in Letterkenny, it’s currently sleating.

Kermit.de.frog · 07-12-2017 10:32pm

Snow falling in Belfast, traffic camera method.

rilz · 07-12-2017 10:32pm

On the east coast sea level in Larne at moment and it chucking it down with the big white fluffy snow settling. Forgot what it looked like.

squarecircles · 07-12-2017 10:32pm

Significant snow accumulations Sunday in north and east met forecast

JCX BXC · 07-12-2017 10:32pm

Significant accumulations on Sunday in the north and east according to the Met Eireann forecast on RTE now.

IP freely · 07-12-2017 10:33pm

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

N13 road to Letterkenny accumulation of snow on road and a decent snow shower.
None on the ground in Letterkenny, it’s currently sleating.

Where abouts in on a height overlooking the N13 between Newtown and Manor and it's just very very wet.

You made me go outside to look. Ha ha ha.

robclay26 · 07-12-2017 10:35pm

Snowing near Delvin co. Westmeath, sticking pretty good

Rock Lesnar · 07-12-2017 10:35pm

Significant snow accumalations likely for the East and North on sunday, i better get out tomorrow and get stocked up, ha

jimmynokia · 07-12-2017 10:37pm

M.T. Cranium wrote:

Just getting fully back into the game here after days and days of moving and sleep deprivation, so have not totally gotten up to speed on next week, we may need a thread for it soon.

What's up next week??

stephenjmcd · 07-12-2017 10:39pm

Sunday looks like it could be fun

Orchard Rebel · 07-12-2017 10:43pm

Visiting the folks in South Armagh (near Monaghan border). Ongoing snow shower and a light dusting on the ground already. c.115m asl

Mech1 · 07-12-2017 10:50pm

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flaneur · 07-12-2017 10:51pm

I have to get to an event in Co. Monaghan on Saturday - would it be worth calling off?
My plan was to stay until Sunday and I can't really afford to get stranded...

Are we talking a sprinkling or enough to disrupt traffic ?

sdanseo · 07-12-2017 10:54pm

HIRLAM for tomorrow evening from the 18Z run. Every other frame for 24hrs either side shows -8 uppers or below, 1900hrs is around -7 but I chose it because look at that snow for us Dublin dwellers!

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Gonzo · 07-12-2017 10:55pm

another very light snow flurry here, the showers seem to make it intact as far as north Meath then start fragmenting very quickly between there and South Meath. Hopefully the large clusters of showers further north will survive the journey better.

CianRyan · 07-12-2017 10:55pm

I spend a lot of time stalking because I love big weather events of any kind but this absolute ramp of a thread deserves an obligatory excitement post! :pac:

I'll be curtain twitching all weekend here in Tallaght. Last time it snowed I spent time pull cars out of ditches on my way to work, up by view point. :rolleyes:

sdanseo · 07-12-2017 10:56pm

flaneur wrote: »

I have to get to an event in Co. Monaghan on Saturday - would it be worth calling off?
My plan was to stay until Sunday and I can't really afford to get stranded...

Are we talking a sprinkling or enough to disrupt traffic ?

If Met Éireann have called "significant" accumulations at +72hrs (when in Ireland snow is almost always a nowcast) then they are either very confident or very stupid.

Their form in the last few years, with remarkable consistency, has been anything but the latter.

Lumi · 07-12-2017 10:57pm

Snow shower in Galway city
Temp 2.7C
DP -0.4C

flaneur · 07-12-2017 10:58pm

Hmm.. probably not worth risking then.

I've got to head from the south coast to there so it's nearly a 400km drive home if I stick to motorway.

Kermit.de.frog · 07-12-2017 10:59pm

GFS not keen on anything significant for Ireland away from the far north on Sunday. Still knife edge.

redsteveireland · 07-12-2017 11:00pm

Snow/sleet here now, the wind that accompanied it is more notable though blowing snow in every direction but down.

Jimbob1977 · 07-12-2017 11:00pm

Limerick

3c

Light sleet

snowjon · 07-12-2017 11:00pm

Heavy snow here now - massive 50p size flakes - settling on all surfaces! Love it!!!!

Snow and Ice Warning : Thursday/Friday 7th/8th December

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