Snow-ice Warning : Wednesday 27 Dec. 2017 21:00 to Fri 29 Dec 10.00

mickmackey1 · 28-12-2017 2:20pm

Chucking it down right now in mid-Limerick, beginning to settle.

nacho libre · 28-12-2017 2:23pm

It seems we will get nothing out of this first band of precipitation, and it might have gone the wrong side of marginal for us tonight. Tomorrow it looks like rain here as well. Still we had a dusting overnight from a heavy shower that lasted around 15 minutes.
Well done to those in the snow starved south who got snow this morning.

kerrycork13 · 28-12-2017 2:37pm

Anyone have any reports of what it's like round banteer mallow area? Have to travel that way shortly from kerry

Xenji · 28-12-2017 2:49pm

Dry and crisp in Castlebar, the only whiteness is the leftover frost from last night, 1.8C currently.

Rebelbrowser · 28-12-2017 2:54pm

nacho libre wrote: »

It seems we will get nothing out of this first band of precipitation, and it might have gone the wrong side of marginal for us tonight. Tomorrow it looks like rain here as well. Still we had a dusting overnight from a heavy shower that lasted around 15 minutes.
Well done to those in the snow starved south who got snow this morning.

Not sure anyone got anything much more than a few flakes. Had about 10 mins of wet snow that didnt settle here. The famine continues as far as I am concerned!

Soccarboy11 · 28-12-2017 2:55pm

Freezing cold here in cork City, rain got rid if the frost though early.on before I woke up. No snow here sadly. Just a few rain showers.

JCX BXC · 28-12-2017 2:56pm

The radar returns over West Clare would make you expect theres heavy precip here, but there's none!

ltdslipdiff · 28-12-2017 3:03pm

Cold light rain here in Carrick on Suir South Tipp

jackrussel · 28-12-2017 3:05pm

Rebelbrowser wrote: »

Not sure anyone got anything much more than a few flakes. Had about 10 mins of wet snow that didnt settle here. The famine continues as far as I am concerned!

You haven’t seen the pictures from Newmarket/mallow/kanturk then?

George Sunsnow · 28-12-2017 3:09pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

The radar returns over West Clare would make you expect theres heavy precip here, but there's none!

That’s common with the radar and snow
It’s been commented on ever since this forum opened
It’s precipitation that’s not reaching the ground

Gaoth Laidir · 28-12-2017 3:19pm

Was at the Cliffs of Moher earlier and at 200 m in an easterly wind it was just cold, icy rain. In Lahinch now and the sun's just starting to make an appearance.

JCX BXC · 28-12-2017 3:28pm

Clearing up now with the sun peaking in and out, temperatures starting to climb too. 3.2mm of sleet today

I'm very aware of evaporation of precip on the radar, commonly seen when precipitation is light or even moderate, however with such strong radar returns it's very strange to see nothing more than spitty sleet or nothing at all!

Gaoth Laidir · 28-12-2017 3:33pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

Clearing up now with the sun peaking in and out, temperatures starting to climb too. 3.2mm of sleet today

I'm very aware of evaporation of precip on the radar, commonly seen when precipitation is light or even moderate, however with such strong radar returns it's very strange to see nothing more than spitty sleet or nothing at all!

Semi-melted snow has a much higher signal-return on radar than either snow or rain due to the liquid layer on the much larger snow particle. The returned signal is proportional to the 4th power of droplet diameter. That may be why returns look bigger.

kerrycork13 · 28-12-2017 3:36pm

jackrussel wrote: »

You haven’t seen the pictures from Newmarket/mallow/kanturk then?

Where are those pics

highdef · 28-12-2017 3:53pm

A narrow but enlarging band of precipitation has suddenly appeared in the past 15 minutes, stretching from Sligo to Naas....hmmm. I can see virga falling from the clouds at my location in North Kildare. Interesting

jackrussel · 28-12-2017 3:57pm

kerrycork13 wrote: »

Where are those pics

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ninebeanrows · 28-12-2017 4:03pm

highdef wrote: »

A narrow but enlarging band of precipitation has suddenly appeared in the past 15 minutes, stretching from Sligo to Naas....hmmm. I can see virga falling from the clouds at my location in North Kildare. Interesting

Hirlam did indeed suggest something like that would happen- i wonder is it hitting the ground.

Kermit.de.frog · 28-12-2017 4:06pm

The model playing a blinder today so far. I can visually see locally in Dub high level precip at the moment...

mickger844posts · 28-12-2017 4:12pm

Light rain here in Waterford City, Temp 3.4c DP 2.7c

www.waterfordweather.com

ninebeanrows · 28-12-2017 4:17pm

Don't see anything falling from that precip on the cams.

lolie · 28-12-2017 4:29pm

highdef wrote: »

A narrow but enlarging band of precipitation has suddenly appeared in the past 15 minutes, stretching from Sligo to Naas....hmmm. I can see virga falling from the clouds at my location in North Kildare. Interesting

It really pepped on the radar from 2.30. Showing as sleet on the netweather radar.

Edit: has weakened a lot on the last few radar returns. Sky clearing again overhead here.

RobertKK · 28-12-2017 4:33pm

Snowing 6 miles north east of Kilkenny, 220m asl.
Currently 1.4C.
Nothing major but it is readily sticking on the cold surfaces.

pad199207 · 28-12-2017 4:37pm

Sky looks to be getting organized here and you can see the white precip falling above

George Sunsnow · 28-12-2017 4:45pm

mickger844posts wrote: »

Light rain here in Waterford City, Temp 3.4c DP 2.7c

www.waterfordweather.com

Cloudy and calm in Arklow
Can see the darker cloud to the SW and West
3.1c
Dp -1c

George Sunsnow · 28-12-2017 4:56pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

Clearing up now with the sun peaking in and out, temperatures starting to climb too. 3.2mm of sleet today

I'm very aware of evaporation of precip on the radar, commonly seen when precipitation is light or even moderate, however with such strong radar returns it's very strange to see nothing more than spitty sleet or nothing at all!

One of our number here was reporting something similar near moynalty co Meath at the height of the not terribly marginal 2010 spell
Strong echoes,no precip
It’s more common than you’d think
You’d often see hail streaming across clouds that wouldn’t hit the ground and associated echoes
I’d imagine echoes from hail or ice crystals can give misleading radar images too when expecting more on the ground
Science is good but nature is always the winner in my opinion

dexter647 · 28-12-2017 5:00pm

Lightly snowing here now in south west Laois...Lovely to watch with a nice glass of port:D

.... Starting to stick now as well 126m asl

Gaoth Laidir · 28-12-2017 5:05pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

The model playing a blinder today so far. I can visually see locally in Dub high level precip at the moment...

Not sure that it is. It may have the precip right but as JCX says, it's not all hitting the surface, and of what is, a lot is rain. The Hirlam has a huge swathe of snow over the southern third of the country this afternoon but it's not turned out that way at low levels. That's why I don't put a whole lot of faith in the model precip-type forecasts.