Cold Snap,Frost,Ice,Snow Showers - Saturday December 14th -16th

Gonzo · 14-12-2019 11:18am

light sleet shower a few minutes ago. Showers seem to be breaking up as they reach Meath.

pad199207 · 14-12-2019 11:21am

Naas

https://twitter.com/kildaremet/status/1205791085630545921

catrat12 · 14-12-2019 11:24am

Snowing heavy Glencullen

DOCARCH · 14-12-2019 11:25am

Light sleet/snow shower in Dublin 16. 2.6c atm.

The Mig · 14-12-2019 11:33am

Light sleet/snow in Newtownmountkennedy

Graces7 · 14-12-2019 11:35am

Apocalyptic hailstorm as I was lighting the fire.. Had just got in from bringing turf in from the ocean facing back, maelstrom out there

downwiththatsor · 14-12-2019 11:48am

Might be a good bit more by morning

pad199207 · 14-12-2019 11:51am

Yellow warning coming out for this evening and tonight I’d say

odonopenmic · 14-12-2019 11:52am

Just stopped snowing near Roundwood 312masl but it's a little wet. Would imagine it might thaw a bit. About 0.5cm

JP85 · 14-12-2019 11:57am

Lightly snowing here in Straffan, kildare

SEPT 23 1989 · 14-12-2019 11:58am

Snowing

Newcastle Dublin

pad199207 · 14-12-2019 12:01pm

Status Yellow - Snow/Ice warning for Ireland

Wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow with localized accumulations, especially on high ground, and icy stretches on roads and footpaths.

Valid: 11:00 Saturday 14/12/2019 to 11:00 Sunday 15/12/2019

Issued: 10:00 Saturday 14/12/2019

downwiththatsor · 14-12-2019 12:02pm

Pad199207 beat me to it, warning is out

Lucylou35 · 14-12-2019 12:03pm

Few flakes blowing about this morning in oldbawn d24. Wasn't expecting it! Just looked out as im typing this and theres more white stuff falling! Sleety mix I think.

Kutebride · 14-12-2019 12:12pm

No precip at all in Meath.
Blue skies.
Bitter cold Brrrrrrr.

Mortelaro · 14-12-2019 12:12pm

Heavy cold rain
Arklow

ZX7R · 14-12-2019 12:12pm

pad199207 wrote: »

Status Yellow - Snow/Ice warning for Ireland

Wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow with localized accumulations, especially on high ground, and icy stretches on roads and footpaths.

Valid: 11:00 Saturday 14/12/2019 to 11:00 Sunday 15/12/2019

Issued: 10:00 Saturday 14/12/2019

Bugger that ,I will get a lift to work tonight

Mortelaro · 14-12-2019 12:20pm

Mortelaro wrote: »

Heavy cold rain
Arklow

Wet snow now

Mortelaro · 14-12-2019 12:25pm

Mortelaro wrote: »

Wet snow now

And rain

Graces7 · 14-12-2019 12:27pm

Sky was blue and the sun dazzling a minute ago; now gone dark and any minute now....

west mayo offshore island

Kermit.de.frog · 14-12-2019 12:28pm

Main event so to speak gathering in the southwest with showers dieing off ahead of it.

Will turn to sleet/snow as it moves north but still unclear as to where this will impact most.

squarecircles · 14-12-2019 12:36pm

met eireanns third update since 0600

Seems a very fluid situation

Today

Cold and blustery with sunny spells and scattered wintry showers. Cloudier conditions with some patchy rain and sleet soon into the Southwest and will move Northwards over the country this afternoon and evening turning to snow in parts, especially on high ground. Moderate to fresh and gusty southwest winds will be strong near coasts, with gales for a time near the North coast.
Tonight

Cold tonight with further wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow an ongoing risk of thunder. Wintry showers gradually becoming confined to the Northwest as the night goes on with good clear spells developing. Minimum temperatures of -3 to +1 degrees with frost and icy patches forming and some freezing fog as winds ease overland.
Tomorrow

Sunday will be cold with sunny spells. Wintry showers in the Northwest of Ulster will die out through the morning. Further wintry showers will develop in Munster, Connacht and South Leinster during the day becoming more widespread in the evening with some hail, sleet and snow especially for high ground, and the ongoing risk of thunder. Highest afternoon temperatures will range 2 to 4 degrees inland over the northern half of the country, but 5 to 8 degrees further south and near coasts. Light to moderate southerly winds will increase strong around Southern coasts.

YanSno · 14-12-2019 12:37pm

That feature moving up from the southwest is likely to fizzle out as it reaches the Midlands thus precipitation will be light and patchy.

Gonzo · 14-12-2019 12:56pm

YanSno wrote: »

That feature moving up from the southwest is likely to fizzle out as it reaches the Midlands thus precipitation will be light and patchy.

not really expecting anything from this in Meath. It probably won't even make it this far north. Tonight will probably be clear and frosty.

billie1b · 14-12-2019 1:07pm

Gonzo wrote: »

not really expecting anything from this in Meath. It probably won't even make it this far north. Tonight will probably be clear and frosty.

Sun is shining in Clonee, light breeze, nice and fresh out

lcasey90 · 14-12-2019 1:32pm

Clear skies but a stiff breeze
Some sleeet in rain last night, but not much
Looking forward to hopefully some snow tonight with my fire going

Midlands Town, ireland

Storm 10 · 14-12-2019 2:06pm

We have a dog cloud down South now ðŸ€£ðŸ€£

Gonzo · 14-12-2019 2:15pm

sunny and blue skies here in Meath but feeling cold and quite windy at times.

Mortelaro · 14-12-2019 2:17pm

Covering of snow on the 2 Croghan mountains near Arklow

Gaoth Laidir · 14-12-2019 2:23pm

Only Knock has mention of snow in its TAFs. Less than 1 cm forecast up to 5 am tomorrow.

TAF EIKN 141100Z 1412/1512 25018G28KT 9999 FEW015 BKN030
PROB40 TEMPO 1412/1414 5000 -SHRASN SCT014 SCT018CB
BECMG 1414/1416 22012KT
BECMG 1416/1418 17007KT
PROB40 TEMPO 1416/1419 3000 -SHRASN BKN005 SCT018CB
PROB30 TEMPO 1416/1419 1200 -SHSN BKN002
BECMG 1419/1421 20006KT
TEMPO 1419/1502 3000 SHRASNGS BKN004 BKN014CB
PROB40 TEMPO 1419/1504 0800 -SHSN FG BKN001
BECMG 1501/1504 24006KT PROB40 TEMPO 1504/1510 0800 FG BKN001
BECMG 1510/1512 15006KT=

EIKN AD WRNG 02 VALID 141700/150500 SNOW FBL LESS THAN 1 CM FCST=

Danno · 14-12-2019 2:23pm

We had a slight dusting of snow here in south Laois this morning. Settled well on nearby hills above ~200m.

Donegal Storm · 14-12-2019 2:26pm

Plenty of wintry showers in Letterkenny all day, I think 'wintry mix' best describes it as there's random intervals of rain, hail, sleet, graupel and snow

nthclare · 14-12-2019 2:32pm

Cold in Ennistymon Co Clare, getting cloudy now.
6 Celsius but with cloud cover coming in that will probably cool things down.

All the paths are dry, drying for snow as they say.

But more than likely just hail rain and sleet here, too close to the ocean.

Tazio · 14-12-2019 3:22pm

Well technically it's snowing here near Riverstick Co Cork since 1405h. It's not sticking but it's cold and wet..

igCorcaigh · 14-12-2019 3:30pm

Tazio wrote: »

Well technically it's snowing here near Riverstick Co Cork since 1405h. It's not sticking but it's cold and wet..

Rain in city centre

kod87 · 14-12-2019 3:30pm

Does not like there is much if any meaningful precipitation on the way from this so even if conditions were favourable for snow it would not amount to much.

pauldry · 14-12-2019 3:30pm

Cold wind in Sligo but not cold temperature and 7c

Wind still far too strong for snow

leahyl · 14-12-2019 3:31pm

Snowing on northside of cork city but not sticking obviously - still, so pretty :-)

Itssoeasy · 14-12-2019 3:32pm

Looks like it's been making a token gesture to snow on the northside of cork city.

pauldry · 14-12-2019 3:34pm

Rain coming in off Atlantic now that will fall as rain in Western half of country but snow in midlands and East and North.

JCX BXC · 14-12-2019 3:35pm

1°c and sleet in Cork Airport at 2:30.

Gaoth Laidir · 14-12-2019 3:38pm

Just checking how the observations are matching the GFS model soundings. For Knock at midday the 06Z forecast run sounding matched the observed surface temperature and dewpoint (3.6/-0.5 C) very well. For Casement, the forecast temperature (3.9 C) was correct but the dewpoint (-1.6 C) was about 2-3 degrees too low compared to observed (0.9 C).

The forecast for 18Z is better, showing light-moderate precipiation in the form of snow, but it edges back out to marginal in the 00Z forecast. Again, this is the GFS, so a lamppost watch may prove to be more useful later on.

aidanodr · 14-12-2019 4:02pm

Wet sleety rain in carrigaline for about 15 mins around 2.20pm.

Blue skys now though and dry

JanuarySnowstor · 14-12-2019 4:31pm

Very cold today in Cork only between 1 and 3C now.
Was hill snow around early though just sleet on lower ground. Strange day who would have thought we would max out at 3C under a southwesterly wind!!

JanuarySnowstor · 14-12-2019 4:45pm

Looking at the 12z run what really stands out to me is a serious ice risk on Sunday night!! Everything comes together....saturated ground, winds easing and upper temperatures very low!! The gritters will have their work cut out I would think.

In the meantime further hill snow tonight for some areas with plenty reports of snow I would have thought. A line East of Galway through the Midlands after 10pm looks a good fit!

squarecircles · 14-12-2019 4:51pm

Falling as sleet now readily over the ocean, snow showers tonight in the west/northwest, fizzling out as it reach the Midlands and the east later tonight.

kod87 · 14-12-2019 4:53pm

Not much precipitation forecast for tonight, just light showers that will fizzle out quickly, might be a dusting for a few areas though.

sryanbruen · 14-12-2019 5:11pm

Slight dusting at Wicklow Mountain peaks but a little red sky to go along with it.

Meteorite58 · 14-12-2019 5:21pm

3.8C here in Tralee, Dp 0.6C. No recorded precipitation during daylight hours. Good coating on the mountains.

As squarecircles said above looks like the W, NW. N Midlands this evening, cloud bank showing up on the radar making it's way to the coast. Don't know if it will make it's way towards the E .Might even get a shower here in Kerry, I'll let ye know if we do

Meteorite58 · 14-12-2019 5:31pm

ECM not showing much precipitation from the occluded front set to pass up over the country tomorrow. Colder air the more North up the country.

Cold on Monday.

Cold Snap,Frost,Ice,Snow Showers - Saturday December 14th -16th

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