Snow watch II:Snow Harder

Gonzo · 22-02-2005 7:11pm

just home now and had a lil hail shower with some snow flakes mixed in it so looks like the temperatures are starting to drop well again:)

Villain · 22-02-2005 7:14pm

anyone in Laois online, some interesting clouds over that direction.

Weathercheck can you give a rough estimate of the areas that might see snow tonight?

the evil belly · 22-02-2005 7:25pm

any chance of snow in cork? tis ****ing cold here

ninebeanrows · 22-02-2005 7:27pm

Once things start to get going i'll post my thoughts

4.1c here :mad:

Scubadevils · 22-02-2005 7:28pm

Weathercheck wrote:

Once things start to get going i'll post my thoughts

4.1c here :mad:

What like, when its snowing out you will tell us its snowing?

are you going all met eireann on us?

super_furry · 22-02-2005 7:29pm

Raining here. Sack of arse, I'm officially giving up hoping now.

Ba_barbaraAnne · 22-02-2005 7:30pm

Send some snow down the West - my kids want a snow day!

Mothman · 22-02-2005 7:31pm

4.8C in Wicklow. Just had shower with some hail,

22-02-2005 7:37pm

And the temperature in the middle of the Irish sea is 5.8c which is warmer than last night...

kleefarr · 22-02-2005 7:41pm

Kilkenny city outskirts (E)

Clear skies, cold not quite freezing I think. Damp from a shower of rain we had around 3:30.

ninebeanrows · 22-02-2005 7:42pm

4.3c :eek: :mad:

Eeek...

ninebeanrows · 22-02-2005 7:46pm

1 plus is that every shower today has been of hail or sleet.
Hailing now

22-02-2005 7:48pm

Weathercheck wrote:

4.3c :eek: :mad:

Eeek...

Couldnt be anything else when its 6c out at sea I s'pose.

Ah well the rain and hail when it hits the shore will surely turn to snow on the high ground and maybe well inland...

Supercell · 22-02-2005 7:58pm

Is 2.3c on my trusty old thermometer in the back garden in Rathgar, which is pretty much on a par with last night.
The temp seems to be falling more rapidly inland (at least here) than yesterday evening, on my way home from work by the coast it was raining, 15 mins later near home it was sleet/snow ..though perhaps the shower had been falling longer here.
Think that on the Wicklow mountains and some inland areas, people might do well again tonight (comparitively - would say from about 8-10 miles inland there may be some accumulations).

Supercell · 22-02-2005 8:02pm

Just had a look on http://www.nra.ie/RoadWeatherInfo/Map/data/htm/WeatherTable.htm , seems that the lower temps in this area are mainly due to that heavy shower as other areas around Dublin and to the north are Warmer, Sandyford, just down the road from here, is reporting 0.6 c , while Dublin Airport is 4.4 c at ~18:00, a considerable difference.

ninebeanrows · 22-02-2005 8:18pm

Moderate accumalations

mmmm i smell sumting fishy

Very cold and frosty overnight with clear spells and occasional wintry showers. Showers fairly isolated in many Western areas, but more frequent elsewhere, with some heavy snow or hail showers at times. Coastal Counties of the North and East especially at risk, with moderate accumulations in places. Winds easing, lowest temperatures falling zero to -3 degrees, with a widespread sharp to severe frost and icy patches.

Looking at the latest NMM High Res charts they go for snow
tonight and into tomorrow morning too with a band working
into the midlands by midday. There usually very reserved
with snowfall etc..maybe hope yet.

If we were to get 10 minutes of hail the air temperature would fall
to around freezing and then snow would fall on top of the frozen
hail on the ground, certainly this feature is a talking about

Wouldnt start worrying about it until around midnight, cloud formations
are forming and echoes on the radar should shoot up when actvity
reaches the point where precipitation is going to fall.

3.9c here now :rolleyes:

Ray777 · 22-02-2005 8:21pm

Weathercheck wrote:

If we were to get 10 minutes of hail the air temperature would fall
to around freezing and then snow would fall on top of the frozen
hail on the ground, certainly this feature is a talking about

Here in North Wicklow, we've just had 10 minutes of hail. It's thawing quickly though

22-02-2005 8:25pm

Weathercheck wrote:

3.9c here now :rolleyes:

Well at least its dropping...
you're actually warmer than Dub airport which is now 3c and casement at 2c which is looking good for those areas later if they fall a bit further.

Darwin · 22-02-2005 8:31pm

2.2C in my part of Laois and still falling. Just had a light rain shower.

ninebeanrows · 22-02-2005 8:44pm

Down to 3.1c with variable cloud

Pleasantly surprised with the drop

22-02-2005 8:47pm

Weathercheck wrote:

Down to 3.1c with variable cloud

Pleasantly surprised with the drop

yeah theres less wind you see, tiz dropping like a stone here too 2.9 now.

Dont be surprised wcheck if it goes nearer to 0 with you soon enough

ninebeanrows · 22-02-2005 8:54pm

Tis attempting to snow here...sleet

2.5c

ninebeanrows · 22-02-2005 8:59pm

Shower just clipped here looks like there has been a decent dolloping
further north..over to Gonzo where the shower looks to be on top off..

2.1c now

ninebeanrows · 22-02-2005 9:06pm

mmm temp stuck at 2.1 encouraging

Meanwhile the low pressure seems to be in Scotland with winds now
variable.. Not expecting many showers until later although a nice thick
band heading into wicklow and wexford

highdef · 22-02-2005 9:12pm

Got that one too Weathercheck - It was heavy enough. The hail/sleet/ice pellets lasted slightly longer on the cars and driveway than previous showers today - Good sign - Still not expecting anything to lie tonight. Suppose that's a good thing coz if it does snow I'll be doubly happy!

22-02-2005 9:12pm

Weathercheck wrote:

band heading into wicklow and wexford

Yeah a lot of cloud here now and a temp of 2c, theres very little wind and there were a few large hail pellets on the car when I looked out a moment ago but it is dry here right now-I'll post when it precipitates.

ninebeanrows · 22-02-2005 9:15pm

Down to 1.8c now with what looks like a shower heading
in from the east

joe316 · 22-02-2005 9:18pm

snowing in clane, north kildare

kleefarr · 22-02-2005 9:21pm

Kilkenny City outskirts (E)

Menacing looking cloud overhead. No precipitation yet. Feels around 2/3 oC.

22-02-2005 9:23pm

SNOWING here now (phew!!)
Breeze is up

Snow watch II:Snow Harder

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