Snow / Ice warning Mon 21 pm to Tues 22 Jan 2019

Oneiric 3 · 21-01-2019 4:15pm

Just to harp back to a point I made yesterday about how much the Arctic has warmed, here is some data based on decadal temperature anomalies for the month of January in the region (N of the 80th Parallel and based around the 61-90 average)

60s: -1.60c
70s: +1.39c
80s: -0.34c
90s: -0.06c
00s: +2.98c
10s: +5.00c. (2019 inclusive)

Not much more needs to said.:(

Data: DMI.

Gaoth Laidir · 21-01-2019 5:31pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

For further clarification, Dublin only mentions rain, and Shannon has rain/graupel showers mentioned.

I think Met Éireann seem to always use GS (graupel/"small hail") when in fact they mean hail. Even in non-snow situations they use it rather than GR to mean hail. I've never seen them use GR at all. Anyway, graupel or hail, we'll see if we get any!

Gaoth Laidir · 21-01-2019 7:02pm

Just had a noisy 10-second fall of hail mixed in with the rain here in Celbridge.

diceyd · 21-01-2019 7:10pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Just had a noisy 10-second fall of hail mixed in with the rain here in Celbridge.

Same here, d11

SEPT 23 1989 · 21-01-2019 7:11pm

Torrential rain and a flash of lightning

Newcastle Dublin

DOCARCH · 21-01-2019 7:25pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Torrential rain and a flash of lightning

Newcastle Dublin

Thought I saw a flash around then when I was looking out at the heavy rain/hail.

Villain · 21-01-2019 8:03pm

Pretty sudden drop once the rain went through

https://twitter.com/carlowweather/status/1087416264916639749?s=21

SleetAndSnow · 21-01-2019 8:05pm

temps at 3.2 at my part of cork city, dropped fast aswell after the rain, was at 6 before that.

Gonzo · 21-01-2019 8:06pm

rain has just cleared here, however there is lots of surface water. That will most likely freeze later tonight under clear skies, so I would expect some dangerous roads in the morning.

sdanseo · 21-01-2019 8:10pm

Cold rain followed by negative temps bodes well for any snow. Anything that falls until about 10am, for most of us, will be sleet or snow and stick immediately.

As mentioned by previous posters, if no precip, perfect conditions for black ice. Please be careful if driving, roads will be extremely dangerous in a setup like this. More so for us here with no legal requirement for winter tyres and so 90% of motorists running on all-seasons which are essentially useless below zero.

Mortelaro · 21-01-2019 8:11pm

Like Vilain, drop of circa 3c on clearance here,the 6.6c max was only an hour ago
Not much rain here ,only started around 4pm

https://twitter.com/Arklowweather/status/1087424347659292672?s=19

Donegal Storm · 21-01-2019 8:16pm

Heavy showers with a mix of hail and sleet Letterkenny, dirty night out there

DOCARCH · 21-01-2019 8:18pm

Knock reporting sleet at 1900.

mountainy man · 21-01-2019 8:40pm

Had a short snow shower, the roof of my van is white.
SE Sligo.

Reckless Abandonment · 21-01-2019 8:42pm

mountainy man wrote: »

Had a short snow shower, the roof of my van is white.
SE Sligo.

What colour is the rest of the van ??

mountainy man · 21-01-2019 8:44pm

Reckless Abandonment wrote: »

What colour is the rest of the van ??

Ha! dark blue

Marengo · 21-01-2019 8:58pm

mountainy man wrote: »

Ha! dark blue

A mountainy area in Sligo is a good oul spot fot snow, from westerlies, north westerlies, northerlies. I think hills in Cavan can get it from all spots.

Easterlies probably the only one not so good. You're guranteed a snowfall or two every winter above 250m.

My homeplace is high ground south east Laois. Usually we get snow every winter, very seldom we don't. However a north westerly has often dried up by the time it's down here.

Gonzo · 21-01-2019 9:14pm

here in South Meath we get snow every winter, but for the majority of winters it usually amounts to nothing more than a bare and temporary dusting, usually from a north-westerly.

We usually have to rely on an easterly or north-easterly for any measurable snow. Last winter was an exceptional winter in my area with one decent snowfall from the north-west and several minor dustings before we even got to the Beast From The East/Storm Emma.

So far this winter not a flake, not even sleet or hail. If I don't see snow, even a bare dusting by 11.59pm on February 28th, this would be the first winter in my living memory with no lying snow whatsoever. I can't see February passing without lying snow of some description, so let's see what happens.

Snowbiee21 · 21-01-2019 9:16pm

Gonzo wrote: »

here in South Meath we get snow every winter, but for the majority of winters it usually amounts to nothing more than a bare and temporary dusting, usually from a north-westerly.

We usually have to rely on an easterly or north-easterly for any measurable snow. Last winter was an exceptional winter in my area with one decent snowfall from the north-west and several minor dustings before we even got to the Beast From The East/Storm Emma.

So far this winter not a flake, not even sleet or hail. If I don't see snow, even a bare dusting by 11.59pm on February 28th, this would be the first winter in my living memory with no lying snow whatsoever. I can't see February passing without lying snow of some description, so let's see what happens.

You may be in luck tonight

Meteorite58 · 21-01-2019 9:19pm

Big blustery shower of hail just gone through here near Tralee, wind avg 27 km/h atm, gusting close to 60 km/h

The last shower knocked the temp down by nearly 2C to 4.2C , Dp 2.1C . Front dropped 5mm

Plenty of big showers on the way in tonight, looks like snow in Northern counties atm

sryanbruen · 21-01-2019 9:19pm

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1087443351463493635

Kamili · 21-01-2019 9:26pm

There was a few flutters of snow and a clap of thunder at about 6.30pm up at 290m asl over Slieve Thoul near Brittas in Dublin earlier.

Meteorite58 · 21-01-2019 9:34pm

An opportunity to see how the models perform with predicting snowfall.

Icon not going there

ARPEGE underwhelming as well

Pretzill · 21-01-2019 9:35pm

Not quite as mountainy as Mountainy Man - just out for a walk and it's clear but crisp underfoot already - frosty and chilly. Winter has arrived with daffodils.

South Sligo
90M asl

Meteorite58 · 21-01-2019 9:37pm

Recent Temperatures and Dew points

Marengo · 21-01-2019 9:38pm

Gonzo wrote: »

here in South Meath we get snow every winter, but for the majority of winters it usually amounts to nothing more than a bare and temporary dusting, usually from a north-westerly.

We usually have to rely on an easterly or north-easterly for any measurable snow. Last winter was an exceptional winter in my area with one decent snowfall from the north-west and several minor dustings before we even got to the Beast From The East/Storm Emma.

So far this winter not a flake, not even sleet or hail. If I don't see snow, even a bare dusting by 11.59pm on February 28th, this would be the first winter in my living memory with no lying snow whatsoever. I can't see February passing without lying snow of some description, so let's see what happens.

It stays the bit longer with altitude. You'd get a day or 2 out of a snowfall that i'd find would be gone in 2 hrs in Portlaoise.

Hooter23 · 21-01-2019 9:38pm

I cant wait to wake up to 1-2cm of water tomoro;)

Snowbiee21 · 21-01-2019 9:40pm

Moderate snow. Donegal town.

Super-Rush · 21-01-2019 9:57pm

Met Eireann alert now only valid til 11 tomorrow morning.

tikkamark · 21-01-2019 9:57pm

There’s something magic about even the word snow to me maybe simply because we get feck all!If I don’t get any here in the next 4 weeks I’ve a trip to Iceland booked so hopefully see a bit there!

Snow / Ice warning Mon 21 pm to Tues 22 Jan 2019

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