Saturday PM (10th) - Tuesday AM (13th), Snow and Ice

pad199207 · 11-02-2018 12:06am

I think people are taking this TAF thing a bit too seriously now...

:o:o

JCX BXC · 11-02-2018 12:10am

And pretending I didn't read anything about the TAF's above, the 11pm update has some interesting info attached.

Shannon has a prob 30 chance of showers of Snow with Hail (not Graupel!) from 7am-12pm, and Knock has showers of snow Graupel from 2am right through to midnight tomorrow.

Gaoth Laidir · 11-02-2018 12:14am

The 2300Z TAFs for Sligo, Casement, Dublin Airport and Cork Airport give slight chance of sleet showers, no snow.

Shannon slight chance of sleet or graupel/hail showers from 7 am to midday.

Knock snow/graupel showers from 2 am.

All above forecasts generated by human experts in Shannon, using more tools and knowledge than any of us here on boards.

Kermit.de.frog · 11-02-2018 12:17am

[Mod Snip]. I have no problem with TAFs used sparingly and explained. This is not happening.

I, and others here, want to make sure information is easily given and accessible to other posters and onlookers. Otherwise what is the point?

Anyway back OT.

The sub -6 850 hpa isotherm (the colder airmass) is in over the western coastal counties now so the transition to sleet and then to snow should be fast there between now and just after midnight.

Between then and around 3 am for that potential to spread across the rest of the country. Depends on whether you have precipitation of course.

Meteorite58 · 11-02-2018 12:19am

Mod Note: Gaoth Laidir you have made your point now time to move on and get back on topic.

Kermit.de.frog you have made your point now time to move on and get back on topic.

vicwatson · 11-02-2018 12:31am

Make love not war. Love this thread

George Sunsnow · 11-02-2018 12:32am

Don’t you mean make snow not heat

pauldry · 11-02-2018 12:34am

2.9c in Sligo now.

Was 3.5c for 2 hours. Thought my weather station was broke.

Raining

Just looked at Satellite and the real cold stuff still off to NW. Will be 1.5c in an hour and sleeting id reckon with a repeat of Thursday night in rural Sligo.

Kermit.de.frog · 11-02-2018 12:39am

Just looking across the models and another slight upgrade for snow potential Monday night. It currently looks a rain to snow event. Could be some disruption Tuesday morning.

Gaoth Laidir · 11-02-2018 12:39am

EURO4 forecast for 6 am. Some showers making it across.

Kermit.de.frog · 11-02-2018 12:45am

3.2/1.9c @ Howth

Happygosad33 · 11-02-2018 12:51am

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

The 2300Z TAFs for Sligo, Casement, Dublin Airport and Cork Airport give slight chance of sleet showers, no snow.

Shannon slight chance of sleet or graupel/hail showers from 7 am to midday.

Knock snow/graupel showers from 2 am.

All above forecasts generated by human experts in Shannon, using more tools and knowledge than any of us here on boards.

Funny when it comes to climate change you refuse to believe the experts. A selective grunt.

beefburrito · 11-02-2018 12:51am

In Ballyheigue now in Kerry,heavy sleet shower unbelievable.....right on the coast,can see the beach from here

Meteorite58 · 11-02-2018 12:54am

Happygosad33 wrote: »

Funny when it comes to climate change you refuse to believe the experts. A selective grunt.

Mod Note: Happygosad33 has recieved an infraction for being uncivil as had already received a warning re same.

vicwatson · 11-02-2018 1:00am

George Sunsnow wrote: »

Don’t you mean make snow not heat

That aswell !

Gaoth Laidir · 11-02-2018 1:03am

Updated warnings for Belfast City and Derry Eglington airports. No update to Aldergrove.

Belfast City

Snow
Issued at: Sat 10 Feb 2018 - 23:35 UTC
Valid from: Sun 11 Feb 2018 - 06:00 UTC
Valid to: Sun 11 Feb 2018 - 12:00 UTC
SNOW (OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED) IS LIKELY TO OCCUR AT THE AIRFIELD. MODERATE SNOWFALL IS FORECAST, WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1CM. SNOW TYPE WET. VISIBILITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 600M IN THE SNOWFALL, WITH A MINIMUM VISIBILITY OF 800M.

Derry Eglington

Snow
Issued at: Sat 10 Feb 2018 - 23:34 UTC
Valid from: Sun 11 Feb 2018 - 06:00 UTC
Valid to: Sun 11 Feb 2018 - 12:00 UTC
SNOW (OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED) IS LIKELY TO OCCUR AT THE AIRFIELD. MODERATE SNOWFALL IS FORECAST, WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1CM. SNOW TYPE WET. VISIBILITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 600M IN THE SNOWFALL, WITH A MINIMUM VISIBILITY OF 800M.

beefburrito · 11-02-2018 1:05am

beefburrito wrote: »

In Ballyheigue now in Kerry,heavy sleet shower unbelievable.....right on the coast,can see the beach from here

The temp on my phone says 5 Celsius
But it's Baltic out there

Meteorite58 · 11-02-2018 1:09am

beefburrito wrote: »

The temp on my phone says 5 Celsius
But it's Baltic out there

3C near Tralee . Windchill reading of -1C

Snowbiee21 · 11-02-2018 1:10am

Shower of hail and snow, killybeggs

budweiser6 · 11-02-2018 1:25am

Dropped from 5c to 3c here in Limerick fairly quickly, feeling a lot colder. C'mon snow...for once give me some white gold here

pauldry · 11-02-2018 1:35am

Temp in Sligo gone up to 3.8c

Wheres snow?

pistolpetes11 · 11-02-2018 1:35am

Bit of a steep drop in temps there now ,

pm9PtUkRp

Chart courtesy of www.ospreyweather.com

redsteveireland · 11-02-2018 1:50am

First bit of snow here now, wind has picked up too.

pauldry · 11-02-2018 1:52am

Where are you Redsteve

Im only hopeful it will snow coz showers still havent arrived.

When they do id expect hail and snow but rain too

redsteveireland · 11-02-2018 1:55am

pauldry wrote: »

Where are you Redsteve

Im only hopeful it will snow coz showers still havent arrived.

When they do id expect hail and snow but rain too

Galway, about 25 kms east of the city.

Meteorite58 · 11-02-2018 2:02am

Plenty of showers to feed in overnight . Will be interesting to see the reports tomorrow.

The drop in Temperatures this evening.

pad199207 · 11-02-2018 2:03am

Down to 1.9c in N Kildare now

Kermit.de.frog · 11-02-2018 2:04am

2.8/1.4c @ Howth

pauldry · 11-02-2018 2:07am

Still 3.8c wet and windy. First shower arrived though.

23.1mm of rain in 24 hours and it was dry much of it

Things will get really interesting in about 6 days

-7c nights n dry snow possible

What a month

pauldry · 11-02-2018 2:13am

Scratch that its here

Hail the size of peas

Its gone to 2.6c

Lumi · 11-02-2018 2:16am

Flurries of snow in Galway city
Temp 2.4C
DP 0.9C

Kermit.de.frog · 11-02-2018 2:19am

Lumi wrote: »

Flurries of snow in Galway city
Temp 2.4C
DP 0.9C

Need to get that temperature down...

Happygosad33 · 11-02-2018 2:33am

Cavan and Cork Airport reporting snow 1am update met Éireann

Gaoth Laidir · 11-02-2018 2:36am

Happygosad33 wrote: »

Cavan and Cork Airport reporting snow 1am update met Éireann

It was sleet at Cork. Gets reported as Recent Snow on Met.ie for some reason.

kod87 · 11-02-2018 2:38am

Had a rain shower here in central tipp a few minutes ago, nothing remotely wintry about it

pauldry · 11-02-2018 2:42am

Theres a shower shield about 300 miles out from the direction this is coming from for Sligo

Very few showers for Sligo till 4am at least

Feck this

Bed

Roll on Monday

Kermit.de.frog · 11-02-2018 2:54am

Good shower activity in the west. Enough to deliver a half decent covering in most counties there by daybreak. I'm sure some will break through to the east.

2.3/0.9 @ Howth now

pauldry · 11-02-2018 3:13am

Yawn

Theres a clear slot to the Northwest

Mayo may get snow but Sligo no

Donegal yes
.
Galway dusting

Apart from NI not much other snow just in isolated areas