Cold Spell Forecasts and Synoptic Forecast Discussion - 26/11/1020 onwards

Gonzo · 27-11-2010 1:37am

can see all the lightning to my south over Dublin but clear stary skies here. Im not expecting anything here for the rest of the night, hopefully a few flakes by the mornng but get the feeling even if we do see some snow in meath, that we will lose out badly to areas south of dublin centre in general. Sky News and RTE are both in agreement that the snow will be mostly Wickow, Wexford and South Dublin.

ffarrell7 · 27-11-2010 1:37am

Lightening everywhere as I look outside and starting to cloud over but no snow yet IN Blanchardstown.

eigrod · 27-11-2010 1:37am

Is this snow likely to stay on the ground all through the day tomorrow ?

inabina · 27-11-2010 1:38am

loud thunder, sandyford. -1.1C.

bizarre!:)

psycho-hope · 27-11-2010 1:39am

snow starting to fall here in kilcoole, but only small amount, tho it is staying, settling on the hail that fell earlier, better stop soon have to work in the am and the bf has to get home to finglas

thetonynator · 27-11-2010 1:40am

The jealousy is killing me . . .:mad:

maquiladora · 27-11-2010 1:45am

thetonynator wrote: »

The jealousy is killing me . . .:mad:

Would be very surprised if you didnt see snow either tomorrow or next week!

BEASTERLY · 27-11-2010 1:47am

temp is -1.6, dewpoint -3.0, wind picking up and huge shower rapidly approaching.

People who are not weather nuts are missing out, this really is the joy of all joys:)

rilz · 27-11-2010 1:48am

Snow to move into east coast overnight. Dublin in prime position to get a dumping of 5-10cm

McNuggy10 · 27-11-2010 1:52am

rilz wrote: »

Snow to move into east coast overnight. Dublin in prime position to get a dumping of 5-10cm

Guys, I'm a newbie poster, but a serial lurker... can anyone link me to the satellite imagery there using to see it approaching?

Lightening is goin mental over here in clondalkin it's surreal looking lads!
DYING for this snow to come now !!

IvySlayer · 27-11-2010 1:53am

I'm tired....but tempted to stay up to watch the snow come in!

Redsunset · 27-11-2010 1:53am

Hold on a minute,What month are we in again??

November, Simply incredible stuff.

I see the Wicklow sponge is at it again,thats it leave fcuk all for me later why don't ya.

Defcol · 27-11-2010 1:53am

Any of the forecasters think there'll be any chance here with this event?

27-11-2010 1:54am

IvySlayer wrote: »

I'm tired....but tempted to stay up to watch the snow come in!

me too!! Im holding my head up with one hand

Hurry bloody up snow:) did see some promising clouds in distance, so fingers and toes crossed.

thetonynator · 27-11-2010 1:54am

maquiladora wrote: »

Would be very surprised if you didnt see snow either tomorrow or next week!

You know me . .the eternal pessimist . . .

I could have coined the phrase ''due to cutbacks the light at the end of the tunnel has been switched off'' . . if i'd put some thought into it!!

ffarrell7 · 27-11-2010 1:59am

No wind at all otherswise the shower activity would be more intense...clouding up by still no snow just heavy frost in West Dublin.

TheMilkyPirate · 27-11-2010 2:03am

McNuggy10 wrote: »

Guys, I'm a newbie poster, but a serial lurker... can anyone link me to the satellite imagery there using to see it approaching?

Lightening is goin mental over here in clondalkin it's surreal looking lads!
DYING for this snow to come now !!

Here: http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp

Here: http://www.sat24.com/gb

And here: http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=&jaar=-3&soort=loop1uur

M.T. Cranium · 27-11-2010 2:30am

Upgrading our boards forecast to warn of localized blizzard conditions as winds increase from the NE overnight ... looking at recent obs in western Scotland and the radar, putting 2+2 together, can't escape thinking that very heavy snow streamers could develop more widely soon, and sweep in over parts of Ulster (incl Donegal), Mayo, and Leinster.

Amounts of 10-20 cms cannot be ruled out in these squalls.

ollie1 · 27-11-2010 2:36am

Snowing in South Dublin

darkman2 · 27-11-2010 2:36am

Well im missing the fun so far by a few miles but keeping a keen eye on the front coming out of Britain. MT what do you think? Does it keep solid or fade and reinvigorate - im betting the latter.

darkman2 · 27-11-2010 2:38am

ollie1 wrote: »

Snowing in South Dublin

I told you so:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Where is Su Campu - is he not on to deny it? Much like last April then:rolleyes:

Saganist · 27-11-2010 2:41am

darkman2 wrote: »

I told you so:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Where is Su Campu - is he not on to deny it? Much like last April then:rolleyes:

DM. Any chance of that band hitting Nrth Dublin ?

darkman2 · 27-11-2010 2:44am

Saganist wrote: »

DM. Any chance of that band hitting Nrth Dublin ?

It's so bloody close - I can not only hear but feel the thunder. Maybe. It's unlikely though. I hope so. It would give a good base for later on.

BTW who is staying up for obs? Im gonna be up.

TheMilkyPirate · 27-11-2010 2:47am

darkman2 wrote: »

It's so bloody close - I can not only hear but feel the thunder. Maybe. It's unlikely though. I hope so. It would give a good base for later on.

BTW who is staying up for obs? Im gonna be up.

obs?

ollie1 · 27-11-2010 2:47am

Thunder really loud here now and it stop snowing

darkman2 · 27-11-2010 2:51am

baraca wrote: »

obs?

Observations.

TheMilkyPirate · 27-11-2010 2:53am

darkman2 wrote: »

Observations.

I'm not going to bed anytime soon anyway.

opr · 27-11-2010 2:54am

darkman2 wrote: »

I told you so:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Where is Su Campu - is he not on to deny it? Much like last April then:rolleyes:

No idea on this particular argument but it must make the score something like.

Su Campu - 2300004484488

Darkman - 1

:pac: Well done

Opr

darkman2 · 27-11-2010 3:14am

Watch the main band of snow over Britain - it's intact and should gain over the Irish Sea due to instability created by the cold temperatures over warm water. Much the same reason for the continuos lightning off the Dublin coast.

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

pistolpetes11 · 27-11-2010 3:24am

opr wrote: »

No idea on this particular argument but it must make the score something like.

Su Campu - 2300004484488

Darkman - 1

:pac: Well done

Opr

You have more chance of being correct when you say it wont happen all the time ,especially on our little rock, sometimes I swear su is actually Gerry murphy ,

Problem is when he does his nay saying he backs it with very interesting info , so in a way I love and hate his posts

K-9 · 27-11-2010 3:47am

So this is thunder snow?

I remember ye all talking about this last December and saying how rare and exceptional it was.

Whoever has it, enjoy it. Sounds amazing.

I want more pics!

darkman2 · 27-11-2010 3:57am

K-9 wrote: »

So this is thunder snow?

I remember ye all talking about this last December and saying how rare and exceptional it was.

Whoever has it, enjoy it. Sounds amazing.

I want more pics!

It is quite stunning. Even those who don't have snow yet have quite a fireworks display tonight. Been going oon for hours.

patneve2 · 27-11-2010 4:00am

streamer for past 2 hours, bout 4-5cm on the ground...amazing! (dalkey)

snowww · 27-11-2010 4:00am

Any one know of chance of snow in castledermot in south Kildare near balltinglass

cuppa · 27-11-2010 4:03am

yea ive had blue flashes all night ,,can hear tunder a bit now (might be headphones blocking) ohh big tunder now,,and uk is snowing ,,this is mad stuff ,,love it ,,are we at the front now and uk it taken it.

edit thought it was snowing but its just really frosty cars ,D20

plein de force · 27-11-2010 5:12am

Everywhere covered in snow, hail now with frequent flashes of lightning in raheny

lucernarian · 27-11-2010 5:24am

I'd just like to say that my earlier comments were well wide of the mark, I did not expect such a comprehensive effect produced by a relatively small wind direction change for dublin. My idea behind the trough in scotland looks like it will indeed come to fruition after 6am though, so it's not all bad:)

And in payment for a bad forecast, I've been woken up by thunder.

Timing looks like it's within a km of me and I'm near Merrion Square.

jay93 · 27-11-2010 5:35am

im hoping this weather fecks off i have to get to dublin airport on monday morning for my lovely holiday to lanzarote

mad flashes in the sky here near drogheda altough the sky is mostly clear?

darkman2 · 27-11-2010 6:40am

Gonzo will be pleasantly supprised when he wakes up!

derekon · 27-11-2010 7:35am

Wow ! I not too far from the Phoenix Park and have awoken to a blanket of snow , beautiful and a great surprise!

I understand from recent posts, that Dublin is due to get more snow showers beweeen 8am-11am. However I note that the temperature now (at 6.30am) has increased to +1oC. But the dew point is -1oC....we should still be ok for snow then ?

Birdnuts · 27-11-2010 7:43am

Their appears to be some sort of discrete LP centre developing in the Irish Sea ATM - I wonder what that will mean for later today

roryc1 · 27-11-2010 8:29am

Looking a IWN site and temps on the east coast have shot up,

http://www.irelandsweather.com/

Feck Dublin airport reporting rain at 7am

irish1967 · 27-11-2010 8:44am

Congrats to all in the east who got their snow.. long may it continue though i notice temps are on the rise there now. Still showing minus temps here in Donegal Town. Looking at the radar on raintoday and met.ie we didnt have any percipition here during the night. Currently watching clouds banks about 100km north of malin head and hoping that they continue on their present course which would bring them to my front door.

derekon · 27-11-2010 8:53am

irish1967 wrote: »

Congrats to all in the east who got their snow.. long may it continue though i notice temps are on the rise there now. Still showing minus temps here in Donegal Town. Looking at the radar on raintoday and met.ie we didnt have any percipition here during the night. Currently watching clouds banks about 100km north of malin head and hoping that they continue on their present course which would bring them to my front door.

7.52am - I can just confirm that heavy graupel along with thunder and lightening has just commenced in the Dublin area. Very impressive however its settling car alarms off.

Are the temps dropping as the showers coming in ?

Why isn't rain falling in Dublin ?

Mr Benevolent · 27-11-2010 8:56am

Lightning off the coast of D13, graupel is turning to rain as temps rise.

BEASTERLY · 27-11-2010 9:30am

Still snowing here. The forecast winds looks like it will still have a good track of land to cross before it reaches here at wont be straight on like in bray due to the direction, hopefully won't rise the temp by that much, still below 0 here. Well, heres hoping!:rolleyes:

fricatus · 27-11-2010 10:07am

Woke at 5.20 for a pee, no snow, went back to bed, and when I awoke just before 9, I was greeted by a nice white wintry scene! :-)

snaps · 27-11-2010 10:13am

Is this the thread for future events and forcasts about what the GFS etc are rolling out? All these threads are having reports posted in them, Im getting confussed. I would like to see what the next week is looking like, what thread should I be looking at?

Rabidlamb · 27-11-2010 10:15am

Snowing in Castledermot (near Carlow) as we speak.
About 2cm stuck overnight & coming down steady now.

roryc1 · 27-11-2010 10:31am

GFS 6z rolling

Cold Spell Forecasts and Synoptic Forecast Discussion - 26/11/1020 onwards

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