Cold Spell Discussion (Ireland): Cold/Frosty/Icy with Snow for some

Iancar29 · 17-01-2013 1:50pm

Pangea wrote: »

Meteo times and Im outside the yellow line

Sorry Pangea... i should of been more thoughtful ...

You can still hope

http://www.meteotimes.net/2013/01/something-wintry-this-way-comes-ireland.html

maquiladora · 17-01-2013 1:53pm

UK Met Office just issued an Amber Warning for Northern Ireland.

Amber Warning of Snow18 Jan 2013, 12:00
Amber Warning of Snow

Valid From: 18 Jan 2013, 12:00
Valid To: 19 Jan 2013, 09:00
Issued at - 17 Jan 2013, 12:48
Valid from - 18 Jan 2013, 12:00
Valid to - 19 Jan 2013, 09:00

Rain will turn increasingly to sleet and then snow at all levels across Northern Ireland during the course of Friday afternoon and evening, with some placing receiving accumulations of 5-10 cm of snow overnight into Saturday and as much as 15-20 cm above 200 metres, with drifting in the strengthening east to northeasterly winds.

The public should be prepared for travel disruption.

Harps · 17-01-2013 1:54pm

fontenoy7 wrote: »

There were major freezes in the east in 2009, 2010 with massive snowfall for Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford areas although not for the South east in 2010.

There was major snowfall in Dublin for a week in 2008 as well. I am not being smart here but there was no major snowfall at low levels in the South during this period..a couple of days after Christmas.

I think people get the picture already, nearly every one of your posts talks about snow in Dublin and Wicklow!

Not a lot of point looking at the likes of GFS for tomorrow, high res models should have the specifics more accurate, I've always found NAE unreliable for rainfall projections but seems its the best available now the Hirlam models aren't available anymore. Coamps on weatheronline seems to have a very high res but can't say I've ever used it

irish1967 · 17-01-2013 1:59pm

BBC giving snow for full east coast from early tomorrow. (8am) Donegal getting it most of the day

Redsunset · 17-01-2013 2:02pm

Upgrades continue.

Spindle · 17-01-2013 2:02pm

Well I can confirm the wind has started to pick up in Cork. I await with bated breath the arrival of the rain, here is hoping that it turns to snow further up the country and then returns back to us with snow.

Min · 17-01-2013 2:05pm

Harps wrote: »

I think people get the picture already, nearly every one of your posts talks about snow in Dublin and Wicklow!

Not a lot of point looking at the likes of GFS for tomorrow, high res models should have the specifics more accurate, I've always found NAE unreliable for rainfall projections but seems its the best available now the Hirlam models aren't available anymore. Coamps on weatheronline seems to have a very high res but can't say I've ever used it

True, when other areas did get a lot of snow, including the south east as I know only too well!!!
Same for some in other areas of the country, Cavan comes to mind with that huge fall of snow in March 2010.
Beats anything elsewhere from the pictures I saw of it.

tylercollins · 17-01-2013 2:06pm

Never been so happy to see this!!!! Who's coming snow chasing tomorrow?

Blizzard 2010 · 17-01-2013 2:08pm

The Met O have a Be Prepared warning for the North

diceyd · 17-01-2013 2:09pm

hi guys,is it possible for anything to happen today?

ninebeanrows · 17-01-2013 2:10pm

diceyd wrote: »

hi guys,is it possible for anything to happen today?

No.

maquiladora · 17-01-2013 2:11pm

tylercollins wrote: »

Never been so happy to see this!!!! Who's coming snow chasing tomorrow?

I will be very jealous of you tomorrow.

UK Met Office going for up to 10cm at lower levels there tomorrow, and they are usually on the conservative side.

kingshankly · 17-01-2013 2:15pm

With all the rain forecast tonight it will be hard for any snow to stick

DOCARCH · 17-01-2013 2:15pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

For people hoping for widespread snowmageddon in the next 24 hours, I'd say this map pretty much sums up well what is more likely to happen, based on current models.

As anxious as I am to see snow....what makes me more anxious (well not really) is the prospects of posts tomorrow say the likes of 'you told us it was going to snow', etc., etc.

Pangea · 17-01-2013 2:16pm

Warning for Saturday and Sunday too
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ni/ni_forecast_warnings.html?day=2

Iancar29 wrote: »

Sorry Pangea... i should of been more thoughtful ...

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Thats better

Rabidlamb · 17-01-2013 2:17pm

ThreeLineWhip · 17-01-2013 2:17pm

I am dissapointed with nothing for the midlands.

SnowDrifts · 17-01-2013 2:18pm

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=map&map=Warnings&fcTime=1358337660&zoom=5&lon=-4.50&lat=55.74

20-30cm for parts of Wales on Friday. Impressive. I will report how much the Wicklow Mountains get tomorrow evening.

Reiketsu · 17-01-2013 2:20pm

Looks like I might have some fun getting to work tomorrow. The bus might not make it over the Glenshane :pac:

tylercollins · 17-01-2013 2:22pm

maquiladora wrote: »

I will be very jealous of you tomorrow. UK Met Office going for up to 10cm at lower levels there tomorrow, and they are usually on the conservative side.

My door is open to everyone who wants to come up for the weekend lol

I'll have plenty of video footage and pictures

compsys · 17-01-2013 2:22pm

That Sky News graph is showing 3 to 4 Celsius over much of Ireland.

Does that not seem a bit warm for snow?

Slashermcguirk · 17-01-2013 2:24pm

compsys wrote: »

That Sky News graph is showing 3 to 4 Celsius over much of Ireland.

Does that not seem a bit warm for snow?

I think it's the dew point temperature that is more important. I saw a snow shower pass through Dublin last weekend and I think it was 5 degrees

hollster2 · 17-01-2013 2:24pm

Just made it yay bring on the white stuff

pad199207 · 17-01-2013 2:24pm

Looks like a higher elevation show tomo

Speak Now · 17-01-2013 2:27pm

Id listen to our own met rather than sky news.

Slashermcguirk · 17-01-2013 2:27pm

pad199207 wrote: »

Looks like a higher elevation show tomo

Except it seems in parts of the north and east. Could well be snow at lower levels too. Will be interesting to see model updates later

compsys · 17-01-2013 2:28pm

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

I think it's the dew point temperature that is more important. I saw a snow shower pass through Dublin last weekend and I think it was 5 degrees

Yeah, I realise there's more factors to take into account for snow that simply the temperature (dew point, dam line, intensity of precipitation, on-shore breezes etc.)

However, I still would have thought that in most circumstances a temp of 2 or 3 degrees max is what is bearable for half-decent snow.

maquiladora · 17-01-2013 2:28pm

compsys wrote: »

That Sky News graph is showing 3 to 4 Celsius over much of Ireland.

Does that not seem a bit warm for snow?

You can get snow at 4c as long as dp temp isn't above freezing. Not likely to accumulate though.

arctictree · 17-01-2013 2:32pm

They look like max temperatures.

BEASTERLY · 17-01-2013 2:32pm

Harps wrote: »

I think people get the picture already, nearly every one of your posts talks about snow in Dublin and Wicklow!

Not a lot of point looking at the likes of GFS for tomorrow, high res models should have the specifics more accurate, I've always found NAE unreliable for rainfall projections but seems its the best available now the Hirlam models aren't available anymore. Coamps on weatheronline seems to have a very high res but can't say I've ever used it

Estonian HIRLAM. Very good, have seen it forecast individual showers before!

http://www.emhi.ee/index.php?ide=19,394,416,418

Cold Spell Discussion (Ireland): Cold/Frosty/Icy with Snow for some

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