Light Snow - Overnight Wed/Thu 6th/7th January 2021

An Ri rua · 08-01-2021 1:22am

redsteveireland wrote: »

We get freezing rain and Eastern Spain is forecast to get 40-70cm of snow this weekend :eek:

The snow in Espan(y)o is mostly a foot or so.

Gonzo · 08-01-2021 1:40am

An Ri rua wrote: »

The snow in Espan(y)o is mostly a foot or so.

the snow coverage in Spain will be quite remarkable over the next few days. Alot of inland Spain is mountainous but this does seem alot for one of Europes warmest countries.

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compsys · 08-01-2021 1:47am

Gonzo wrote: »

the snow coverage in Spain will be quite remarkable over the next few days. Alot of inland Spain is mountainous but this does seem alot for one of Europes warmest countries.

As a snow lover almost nothing, and I mean nothing, infuriates me more than seeing it snow in Madrid, in SPAIN! of all places (or Athens) and not here.

I'd say Spain sees more snow than we do most years - even at lower levels :rolleyes::rolleyes:

redsteveireland · 08-01-2021 8:20am

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

Yes... 850hPa down to -8c. And soundings looking good.

From watching the radar loop you should have seen snow in your location overnight?

RugbyLad11 · 08-01-2021 9:18am

compsys wrote: »

As a snow lover almost nothing, and I mean nothing, infuriates me more than seeing it snow in Madrid, in SPAIN! of all places (or Athens) and not here.

I'd say Spain sees more snow than we do most years - even at lower levels :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Madrid is forecasted to drop to a chilly -13 on Monday.

pauldry · 08-01-2021 10:14am

The brudder went back to Spain yesterday and lots of pics of snow from the plane. I was shocked to when he told me it was Spain he was flying over. I thought it was from over Dublin. Some parts of the North have had loads since Monday. He showed me more pics from outside his house and its the proper dry snow too not the icy slush we get.

-13c is low for Madrid though even though it is at a high elevation. I only remember it going to -7c in the past number of years.

Supposed to be -7c here tonight. Have Met Eireann taken into account the veil of cloud moving down from the Northwest

Granadino · 08-01-2021 10:15am

I'm in Granada, and lots of snow just outside the city. Nothing in the city as of yet though. Bloody cold here.

Danno · 08-01-2021 10:37am

pauldry wrote: »

He showed me more pics from outside his house and its the proper dry snow too not the icy slush we get.

To be fair the snow we got here was very powdery for an Atlantic based front. I remember commenting yesterday morning when it was snowing, how the snow fell like you'd see on the Yellowstone Park documentaries.

On the ground yesterday jest before noon, it was tough going to roll up the snow to make a snowman for the kids, it took ages. Snowballs were "fluffy" if that is an appropriate way to describe it!

Still between 1cm and 2cm on the ground here and temperatures of around -2c. Overnight lows -3.2c owing to a persistent but light breeze from the NNW-NW direction.

Mr Bumble · 08-01-2021 10:41am

Woowoo....lashing down for the last hour....near Glen of the Downs

Rebelbrowser · 08-01-2021 10:45am

Forgive me stupidity but looking at the charts and especially the upper temps, I don't understand why it would snow in Spain with those temps (looks like -1 to -4 uppers) and certainly don't understand why Madrid would get down to -17. What am I missing?

Mr Bumble · 08-01-2021 10:49am

Nice streamers off the coast and plenty more to come with a bit of luck

Mr Bumble · 08-01-2021 11:05am

A few more because I'm giddy. Streamer from south of Bray through to NewtownmountKennedy by the look of it, dropping about four cm

eigrod · 08-01-2021 11:06am

Greystones getting a nice covering this morning

redsteveireland · 08-01-2021 11:17am

I notice that netweather radar doesnt pick up the lighter preciptiation at all, nothing showing over Wicklow for example compared to met eireann

Gaoth Laidir · 08-01-2021 11:29am

Rebelbrowser wrote: »

Forgive me stupidity but looking at the charts and especially the upper temps, I don't understand why it would snow in Spain with those temps (looks like -1 to -4 uppers) and certainly don't understand why Madrid would get down to -17. What am I missing?

A lot of inland Spain, including Madrid, is higher terrain. Madrid itself is around 650 m amsl. But there is already cold in place, and as it will be a frontal event you don't need such cold uppers.

The Spanish met have named this storm Filomena.

The lowest temperature ever recorded in the Madrid province was -15.8 at Madrid Barajas airport (607 m amsl) in February 1945.

Snowfall is forecast at altitudes raniging from 800-1200 m in the south to 400-700 m in the north, so not exactly a whiteout for everyone.

https://twitter.com/AEMET_Esp/status/1347167955507933188

08-01-2021 12:01pm

Madrid is at similar altitude to much of the wicklow mountains but crucially its 100s of kometersfrom the coast
So a northerly there has no sea influence at all and remember on occasion it gets cold enough at altitude in the Sahara desert for snow
So Madrid is no biggy

brianthomas · 08-01-2021 12:13pm

Hi guys,

Been a LONG time since I posted but always lurking in the background. Wanted to ask if there were any more updates on potential east coast snow showers this evening which was called out on this thread during the week. Not much chat on it so assume it may no longer be the case?

Thanks in advance

Rebelbrowser · 08-01-2021 1:30pm

AuntySnow wrote: »

Madrid is at similar altitude to much of the wicklow mountains but crucially its 100s of kometersfrom the coast
So a northerly there has no sea influence at all and remember on occasion it gets cold enough at altitude in the Sahara desert for snow
So Madrid is no biggy

Thanks GL and AuntySnow. Madrid for snow (but not -17) I got, but low level snow everywhere else confused me. I note GL is saying it won't be sea level everywhere else so that makes more sense.

Imagine how excited boards.es/weather must be right now all the same!

Gaoth Laidir · 08-01-2021 1:51pm

Rebelbrowser wrote: »

Thanks GL and AuntySnow. Madrid for snow (but not -17) I got, but low level snow everywhere else confused me. I note GL is saying it won't be sea level everywhere else so that makes more sense.

Imagine how excited boards.es/weather must be right now all the same!

The Madrid forum on Meteored is fairly active alright, as are the other provincial fora.

Calibos · 08-01-2021 1:54pm

compsys wrote: »

As a snow lover almost nothing, and I mean nothing, infuriates me more than seeing it snow in Madrid, in SPAIN! of all places (or Athens) and not here.

I'd say Spain sees more snow than we do most years - even at lower levels :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Nah, its the Syrian or Tunisian snow that really grinds my gears. Pretty sure I saved a snow cover map one year where the entire Northern Hemisphere (Eurasia, North America and Japan etc) down to the Med and parts of North Africa was Snow covered....and Ireland alone was an Oasis if green. The most northerly snow free part of the planet by far. ie. The Eurasian Snow cover stopped at the Welsh Coast, yet to our South France, Spain and parts of North Africa had Snow cover.

Gaoth Laidir · 08-01-2021 2:50pm

Madrid Barajas (609m amsl). Moderate snow and freezing fog at 13:30 local time. Temperature just below zero.

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pauldry · 08-01-2021 2:59pm

Sol in Madrid has the messy sleety stuff we get falling

08-01-2021 3:39pm

Granadino wrote: »

I'm in Granada, and lots of snow just outside the city. Nothing in the city as of yet though. Bloody cold here.

Lucky you. Beautiful part of the world. Very fond memories of hiking in the snowy Sierra Nevada just outside the city, and the Alhambra never gets old no matter how many times you visit.

adam240610 · 08-01-2021 6:08pm

https://imgur.com/a/VC6KMRJ
Few pictures of the snow from greystones I took this morning

Danno · 08-01-2021 6:22pm

adam240610 wrote: »

https://imgur.com/a/VC6KMRJ
Few pictures of the snow from greystones I took this morning

Lovely pictures!

What are the triangular spikes? either side of the level crossing?

adam240610 · 08-01-2021 6:35pm

Danno wrote: »

Lovely pictures!

What are the triangular spikes? either side of the level crossing?

They are anti trespassing panels! Would take a genius to get by them

Autosport · 08-01-2021 6:47pm

Snow stayed here yesterday and never thawed and now the roads are lethal. South Kilkenny

Calibos · 09-01-2021 12:22am

Danno wrote: »

Lovely pictures!

What are the triangular spikes? either side of the level crossing?

To stop/dissuade dogs and Livestock from accessing the railway line.

Light Snow - Overnight Wed/Thu 6th/7th January 2021

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