Heavy Snow - Ulster, Connaught, Munster, North Leinster

mackthefinger · 11-03-2011 10:56pm

Snowing here in County Armagh since four o'clock, still coming down thick.
Garden covered, not really lying on the roads yet, just back from shopping. More expected tonight apparently.

Harps · 11-03-2011 11:00pm

Still nothing here, raintoday's had light yellow over us for hours but its been dry all evening, met eireann seems to be more accurate for a change.

Its slowly pushing further north so hopefully we'll get something soon enough, its been stalled on the Donegal border all day!

darkman2 · 11-03-2011 11:01pm

This is how things may generally work out (18z GFS)

6am

12pm

6pm

The purple colours represent snowfall.

NIALL D · 11-03-2011 11:11pm

is any snow expected around tipp area tonight or tomorrow

thanks

redsteveireland · 11-03-2011 11:15pm

faw1tytowers wrote: »

snow and sleep in north Galway!

how can you sleep ^ when there's snow around?

redsteveireland · 11-03-2011 11:17pm

eastbono wrote: »

Positively balmy here in south cork... snow... dont think so:(

snow in Cork was never a runner

mountainy man · 11-03-2011 11:25pm

Snowing again here for the last hour after an interlude of rain/sleet, its sticking now on roof and grass . I could see the snow line move lower down the mountain before dark as temps dropped (my theory!).

irish1967 · 11-03-2011 11:29pm

All clear here so far. Looking at radar its missing me by a whisker. Grrrr.

MiNdGaM3 · 11-03-2011 11:33pm

NIALL D wrote: »

is any snow expected around tipp area tonight or tomorrow thanks

Do you mean Tipp town? None tonight I'd say, tomorrow afternoon or evening would be the best shot, but even then it's quite unlikely away from high ground.

mojopolo · 11-03-2011 11:50pm

After lots of rain today and a bit of sleet earlier we now have wet snow falling in Belfast. It doesn't look like it will lie though.

Lumi · 11-03-2011 11:51pm

Still snowing in Galway city - not sticking though.
Temp 0.8C, DP -0.6C

WallyGUFC · 11-03-2011 11:56pm

Snowing in Claregalway on and off. Wait, maybe it's GRAUPEL only! The last cold snap and boards really educated me!

Pangea · 12-03-2011 12:24am

Great to hear reports of snow falling

, well done folks your snow dancing has worked.
MET UK have upgraded the risk in NI to an Orange colour.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ni/ni_forecast_warnings.html

nacho libre · 12-03-2011 12:31am

everywhere turning white now:D:D:D

well done to min, his reverse psychology seems to have paid off:p

sean555 · 12-03-2011 12:32am

Starting to stick in galway city as well.

delw · 12-03-2011 12:36am

nacho libre wrote: »

everywhere turning white now:D:D:D

well done to min, his reverse psychology seems to have paid off:p

nacho dnt forget the rest of the "no more snow gang"

MiNdGaM3 · 12-03-2011 12:36am

Keep the snow reports coming, even though I'm going green with envy!
Even just seeing a wintry shower or 2 would be nice, no chance in Cork though.

Min · 12-03-2011 12:37am

nacho libre wrote: »

everywhere turning white now:D:D:D

well done to min, his reverse psychology seems to have paid off:p

Very mild here, you can keep the cold dandruff problem :pac:

Harps · 12-03-2011 12:39am

Finally arrived here in the past while, little more than a sleety drizzle at the moment but at least its something.

Lumi · 12-03-2011 12:39am

sean555 wrote: »

Starting to stick in galway city as well.

Yep! Heavy snow falling now and cars and grass are all lovely and white

talkabout · 12-03-2011 12:43am

Few flakes here in the last five minutes, time to check rain today

Cakes. · 12-03-2011 12:46am

Any chance of Dundalk getting some snow ?

delw · 12-03-2011 12:46am

Fionagus wrote: »

Yep! Heavy snow falling now and cars and grass are all lovely and white

wont pretend not to be very envyous,not a chance of any here but to all who get snow "nice one& enjoy"

Danno · 12-03-2011 12:48am

Temperature gradient wall! Gurteen 3c, Roscrea 8.4c with roughly 10 miles in between the two!

redsteveireland · 12-03-2011 12:49am

Wasn't expecting anything until tomorrow, looked out now and the car is covered in snow and there is a small bit lying on the grass. It seems to have turned back to a snow rain mix now though.

Just checked MTs update so I think I'll stick my sig after this post...

monster1 · 12-03-2011 1:15am

Snowing here for a good while http://img858.imageshack.us/i/20110312001.jpg/

Pangea · 12-03-2011 1:22am

1.8c here at present, wet snow falling.

Danno · 12-03-2011 1:27am

Roscrea V Gurteen difference increased, 8.6c V 3c as of 00z

Harps · 12-03-2011 1:40am

Getting heavier here but its still very wet so no chance of it sticking. Turning more and more to proper snow though, temperature slowly dropping

Amazing how sudden the temperature change is across the country, theres a line between Dublin and Limerick with a sudden 5 or 6 degree change

http://www.irelandsweather.com/

redsteveireland · 12-03-2011 1:45am

Heavy burst again here. All cars and grass white, not quite sticking to the road and paths. It strange because its alot heavier then the radar is suggesting.

Cutie18Ireland · 12-03-2011 1:46am

still snowing quite heavily here...

John.Icy · 12-03-2011 2:08am

Slights upgrade for us easties on 18z, uppers on 12z for today (Sat) were at minimum of around -1, now the 18z has the colder air apreading further across, with borderline -5 uppers..

Pangea · 12-03-2011 2:24am

Harps wrote: »

Getting heavier here but its still very wet so no chance of it sticking. Turning more and more to proper snow though, temperature slowly dropping

Amazing how sudden the temperature change is across the country, theres a line between Dublin and Limerick with a sudden 5 or 6 degree change

http://www.irelandsweather.com/

If your temperture keeps getting lower the snow will stick Harps.
Temp here is now 1.3c ,the precipation is taking more of a flaky form now. So still wet snow but heading towards the real stuff.

fizzycyst · 12-03-2011 2:36am

Jealous much? yes I am

Harps · 12-03-2011 2:50am

Pangea wrote: »

If your temperture keeps getting lower the snow will stick Harps.
Temp here is now 1.3c ,the precipation is taking more of a flaky form now. So still wet snow but heading towards the real stuff.

Yeah the temperature is still steadily dropping, currently 1.5C with a dewpoint of 0.1C, dropping 0.1C every 5-10 minutes. The flakes are getting big enough to stick for a while before melting but its too light to accumulate and I cant see it dropping below freezing tonight. Nice to see snow falling all the same!

mountainy man · 12-03-2011 2:55am

0.9 c. still snowing , about an inch now.

Deep Easterly · 12-03-2011 3:48am

A transparent blanket of anaemic looking slush here in Tuam currently.

Roll on summer and some big mama thunder*

*off topic but I couldn't care less.

rilz · 12-03-2011 3:48am

Snowing away in the east coast of Norn Iron -

redsteveireland · 12-03-2011 3:58am

Deep Easterly wrote: »

A transparent blanket of anaemic looking slush here in Tuam currently.

Roll on summer and some big mama thunder*

*off topic but I couldn't care less.

Couldn't agree more. I see the snow as some light entertainment before the main events of the summer.

Ahorseofaman · 12-03-2011 8:30am

snowing heavily here.wet but quite heavy

Cosmo Kramer · 12-03-2011 8:34am

Not sure if its particularly relevant to the title of this thread but I've just woken up unusually early for a Saturday morning to find its absolutely pelting down the white stuff here (in Glasgow, not Castlebar)...and the forecast is constant snow all day into this evening!

:D

So pleased I went shopping last night now!

ch750536 · 12-03-2011 9:18am

Snowing here for the last 3 hrs, car & grass covered, not sticking on the road though.

Cutie18Ireland · 12-03-2011 9:47am

Still snowing here lots on the ground..

noah45 · 12-03-2011 9:50am

Snowing in Athlone, and ground covered in blanket of white, not deep though

chrisbenny · 12-03-2011 9:55am

Snowing here in enniskillen this past couple of hours

dinorebel · 12-03-2011 10:04am

Roughly 2 inches here in Letterkenny(am pretty much at the highest part of town though)

sunbabe08 · 12-03-2011 10:05am

snowing here in the city. :eek: i heard on the radio snow on higher ground, didnt think it would ACTUALLY snow.

up for anything · 12-03-2011 10:16am

Damp and miserable here in Kilkenny City. Why does everyone else get the good stuff. :mad:

martic · 12-03-2011 10:38am

East Donegal at 9.30

redsteveireland · 12-03-2011 10:43am

redsteveireland wrote: »

snow in Cork was never a runner

I think I need some salt and pepper so I can eat my hat.
Back to mostly wet snow here which is melting away the earlier snow. Looks like a bit of a clearing over Galway on the radar,for now anyway.

Heavy Snow - Ulster, Connaught, Munster, North Leinster

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