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

  • 09-02-2018 8:20am
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    Registered Users Posts: 23,348 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Might as well get the ball rolling here so as to put the other thread to rest finally.

    Potential hazards:

    Ice
    Snow
    Low Temperatures


    Areas most at Risk:

    Ulster
    Connaught
    West Munster


    During Saturday evening a much colder northwesterly airflow will become established over the country bringing heavy snow showers to primarily (but not exclusively) the western half of the country Saturday night and more widespread through Sunday with accumulations likely (finally some daytime snow ;) ). Snow showers will continue in western and northern areas through Sunday night and Monday (occasionally some drifting to eastern parts).

    On Monday evening rain moves in from the west and could turn to snow for many but, if not, particularly the northwest is at risk. It may also turn to snow more generally before moving in to the Irish sea later Monday night.

    Keep an eye on this as any snowfall would be significant.

    Cold throughout.

    Night time temperatures will range 0 - -5c during Saturday, Sunday and the first part of Monday night. Temperatures during Sunday will also be very low - just above freezing generally but lower where snow lies.

    This looks disruptive for the western half of the country and occasionally could be disruptive in eastern parts also especially Saturday night and in to Sunday.

    Most of all enjoy it if you can :eek:

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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    Is this as promising as last night in terms of cold enough uppers?


  • Registered Users Posts: 23,348 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Is this as promising as last night in terms of cold enough uppers?

    Couple of degrees lower generally

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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Rebelbrowser


    6z gfs precipitation chart for 6pm Sunday....

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    Think we are looking good for precipitation to be snow (see charts below), we just need the precipitation. As last night showed, Feb is the best time for westerly sourced snow as sea temps are so low so modification is minimised.

    Uppers...

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    2m temps..

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    Rather spectacular dew points...

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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,089 ✭✭✭pad199207


    6z gfs precipitation chart for 6pm Sunday....

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    Think we are looking good for precipitation to be snow (see charts below), we just need the precipitation. As last night showed, Feb is the best time for westerly sourced snow as sea temps are so low so modification is minimised.

    Uppers...

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    2m temps..

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    Rather spectacular dew points...

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    Usually if the temperatures are there it means that the precipitation isn’t there :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    Are the winds strong to bring the showers inland? Hopefully a trough will develop.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,312 ✭✭✭Nettle Soup


    You the man Kermit!

    You gave me snow when pessimism reigned.

    My hopes are high again.


  • Registered Users Posts: 23,691 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Are the winds strong to bring the showers inland? Hopefully a trough will develop.

    That would be the gravy alright, nice bit of deep Greenland express contrast over the sea temps, could get a few beefy troughs.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭pauldry


    Even though i hate this cold isnt this a brilliant Winter for wintryness

    Remember 2012 - 2017 when we used to fantasise about temperatures going below 10c ...in five days.

    Now its non stop wintry showers with the odd day at 9c


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Rebelbrowser


    pauldry wrote: »
    Even though i hate this cold isnt this a brilliant Winter for wintryness

    Remember 2012 - 2017 when we used to fantasise about temperatures going below 10c ...in five days.

    Now its non stop wintry showers with the odd day at 9c

    Absolutely. I don't think my area had charts as good as next Sunday more than once or twice in a reliable timeframe in the last 5 years. Now its just another chance at getting snow. We would have been on page 50 of this thread by now last year!


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,462 ✭✭✭giveitholly


    Yeah it has been a great winter for snow,nearly everyone has seen some fall,I know some people crave this beast from the east so hopefully it delivers for the east coast in the next few weeks


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Rebelbrowser


    Euro 04 for Sunday morning....

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    Would be lovely to have a snowy day on a Sunday. I can play in the snow and pretend I'm only doing it for my kids......:)


  • Registered Users Posts: 908 ✭✭✭downwiththatsor


    Yeah it has been a great winter for snow,nearly everyone has seen some fall,I know some people crave this beast from the east so hopefully it delivers for the east coast in the next few weeks

    Nearly but not everyone has seen some fall I am afraid :(
    So far that is ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,462 ✭✭✭giveitholly


    Nearly but not everyone has seen some fall I am afraid :(
    So far that is ;)

    Yeah hopefully that changes for you


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,005 ✭✭✭pilly


    Yeah it has been a great winter for snow,nearly everyone has seen some fall,I know some people crave this beast from the east so hopefully it delivers for the east coast in the next few weeks

    We have but I'd like to see a big deep snow that lasts a couple of days.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,462 ✭✭✭giveitholly


    pilly wrote: »
    We have but I'd like to see a big deep snow that lasts a couple of days.

    I think everyone would😉


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Rebelbrowser


    12Z Hirlam is good...

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    Aperge just has rain but it had the same for last night.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Rebelbrowser


    12z GFS good too (and it has been uncharacteristically reliable recently)...

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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,746 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Big cold airmass flooding in again from later Saturday through Sunday introducing wintry precipitation, most of which falling in the W, NW and Atlantic coastal counties it would seem. Fresh winds ( windy on coasts ) giving a a hefty windchill. It will be interesting seeing the potential for snow closer to the time. Thunderstorm potential again mostly along Atlantic coasts. Will be nice to see the showers of whatever falls :)

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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Pangea


    pauldry wrote: »
    Even though i hate this cold isnt this a brilliant Winter for wintryness

    Remember 2012 - 2017 when we used to fantasise about temperatures going below 10c ...in five days.

    Now its non stop wintry showers with the odd day at 9c

    about time someone said it! :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭PukkaStukka


    It's been a pretty nondescript winter here in Dublin with not much in the way of snow


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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    The forecast for Sunday on Met Eireann pretty underwhelming after the news. It will be very cold but snow showers confined to higher ground. Hopefully upgrades tomorrow.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,876 ✭✭✭JanuarySnowstor


    The forecast for Sunday on Met Eireann pretty underwhelming after the news. It will be very cold but snow showers confined to higher ground. Hopefully upgrades tomorrow.
    Why would you think Met Eireann know more than us?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭typhoony


    the thread should be changed to Sat 10th to Fri 16th, with only a brief incursion of mild air on Wednesday it does seem like February will be a below average temperature month


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    Why would you think Met Eireann know more than us?

    What's your forecast then so we can compare Monday evening?!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭Donegal Storm


    Why would you think Met Eireann know more than us?

    Because they're a professional organisation full of qualified and experienced meteorologists with access to far more information than we have. You constantly complain about their forecasts in these threads then have nothing to say when the forecast is correct



    Didn't see the forecast after the 9pm news but the earlier one with Jean Byrne mentioned a mix of hail, sleet and snow on Sunday. It looks pretty much like a repeat of what we've seen countless times already this winter, high ground and inland Ulster will likely get snow while most other areas will have a chance of a brief dusting


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,027 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    It's been a pretty nondescript winter here in Dublin with not much in the way of snow
    Have you been up the mountains?


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,876 ✭✭✭JanuarySnowstor


    Okay here's why I complain about Met Eireann

    1) They ramped up the snow event last week and most got nothing.
    2) Last night most of Cork got a right pasting. Yet they didn't suggest the south was at decent risk even though uppers were -8
    3) Their regional forecast yesterday by provence was exactly the same for all four yet it was very evident places exposed to the North West were most at risk. Unprofessional imo.
    4) They seem to have most confidence in models like harmonie yet clearly models like gfs or ecm are superior.

    I don't complain for the sake of it and am on record as congratulating them when they do call it right


  • Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭King of Spades


    It's been a pretty nondescript winter here in Dublin with not much in the way of snow

    You’ve been unlucky. We’re only about 40 Kms northwest of you (albeit at 150 meters) and we’ve had snow cover 7 different times this winter, ranging from this morning’s dusting up to about 8cm on Jan 16th.

    It’s been unusual to have so much cold weather and snow coming from the west. And more to arrive by the sounds of it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Rebelbrowser


    Okay here's why I complain about Met Eireann

    1) They ramped up the snow event last week and most got nothing.
    2) Last night most of Cork got a right pasting. Yet they didn't suggest the south was at decent risk even though uppers were -8.....

    Ah now! Most of us had a 1cm on cars and grass.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 908 ✭✭✭downwiththatsor


    In 1917 they had heavy snow on April the 2nd! All is not lost, its only February and charts dont look too shabby, Sunday 9am from latest Euro4

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