Winter 20/21 - General Discussion

Third day in a row of blue skies, bright sun and icy roofs and cars in Cork City. In shaded estates roads are still covered in ice.

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Just been the most horrible wet rainy damp couple of days in Dublin. Give me 12c and windy over this crap any day.

You do repeat yourself...

Supercell, that photo gave me a giggle!

The 09Z ICON Flash has a bit more in the way of snow later this evening. It seems to highlight the higher ground areas, but as snow is currently falling down to 100-150 metres and this model is not showing it there may be hope for more lower levels this evening.

It's handy to have this extra run in between the other main runs as it's taking the latest observations into account.

And the flurries that'll move onshore tomorrow look more likely to bring a mix of hail, graupel, sleet and snow than today

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

We all do on this forum. If it's going to be crappy showery weather, can we at least have the temperatures higher!

No, we want temperatures to be lower for showers of snow!!!!!!!!

Sleety_Rain wrote: »

Just looking at coastal temperatures at the minute and a little bit colder this afternoon.

Looking at the charts, it is possible they will drop by 2 degrees further tonight,

Howth currently reporting 4.2/1.9

If they drop to 2.2/-0-.1 by 10pm tonight you would expect showers to fall as snow a few kms inland from the coast.

I expect some parts of inland east and south Leinster will have a small covering of snow tomorrow morning.

Looks like we'll be working off a narrow enough strip of action. With some wavering of where that is hitting. I was under it this morning but have had to watch everything move by just to my north since then.

Inland S.Dublin/North Kildare seems like a good bet as any angle of attack since last night seems to include these regions. Just need a bit more cold.

Throw central Dublin in there too.

Considering the time of year, considering the blocking seen in recent days, and the fact that Dublin is now subject to an easterly feed, it is quite disappointing that snow prospects are so meagre in the near term.

What is notable is the depth of the cold in the mid west region in the coming days, night time air temps will reach minima as low as -8C, I would expect people will see bodies of water with surface ice on them, that you may only see once or twice a decade. Canals and large ponds, ditches etc.

Dull and overcast in Naas at the moment, had a cold rain shower and hail so far today.

Reckless Abandonment wrote: »

I'll take B please Bob..

If ever we could do with some ninja snow it is tonight. Its one depressed country right now...

Showers becoming more organized in the Irish sea now. Won't amount to much in terms of snow away from high ground unfortunately. Well inland could get a few flakes too.

Classic double streamer either side of the Isle of Man with the dreaded IOM shadow in the middle. Almost looks like 2010, pity it's not as cold!

Gonzo wrote: »

the IOM shadow is of course affecting Meath but in this instance I don't really care as the showers are mostly of cold rain.

They're pretty benign showers too at the moment, even if they were snow it would be a bit disappointing!

Supercell wrote: »

This is the first time i've wished for the IOM shadow in an Easterly in January, count yourself lucky, it hasnt stopped raining/graupeling/hailing here since yesterday afternoon for more than 10-15 minutes.

Yep. Cloud Train aimed squarely at Bray with the Wind ENE giving the longest sea track possible....and of course its just rain and a bit of hail now and again.

So like yourself I'm actually wishing I was in the IOM shadow which is a shocking thing for me to say in January but its not worth a fiddlers being under a cloud train when it can't deliver. Much rather be having a crisp bright day like the NW quadrant of the country.