Ireland Regional Weather Discussion 14/1/14 21z ------->

[patneve]

high ground in some parts of NI looks good for 4/5cm in my opinion

[Neiller22]

Yeah the better your elevation the better your chance. I'm not convinced low lying areas will see to much. Anything with a bit of elevation 80+ will get a covering

[Sparky72]

The only problem is ill have to stay up really late or get up really early if I want to see anything. (or not go to bed at all!) 

[Neiller22]

Well if it's going to snow your should be around 11ish though will start as rain. If I was u I would stay up late! May be the only snow that u see!!!

[The Eagle]

Temperature down to 5c in Dublin ahead of the band. Already intermittent reports of sleet/snow in the west.

[WillinGlossop]

Hows mullingar going to fare?

[joggs]

Good luck to you guys in Ireland,from a snow starved west yorkshire lol

Edited January 31, 2014 by joggs

[The Eagle]

Hows mullingar going to fare?

 

 

Expect sleet/snow in the next couple of hours after rain. Probably the wet variety but it's something!

 

 

On radar it's the second narrower band that should give sleet and snow to low levels.

 

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

 

 

And then in the very early hours another band will bring more snow but this will be short and should turn to rain after day break.

Edited January 31, 2014 by The Eagle

[BornFromTheVoid]

That rain band is really intensifying as it moves north east, could bring some very heavy rain and squally conditions to the east in the next few hours.

 

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

[bobbarley]

Feels cold enough for snow tonight, a good ground frost has already started!

[The Eagle]

Heavy snow being reported in Clare, Galway and Mayo.

[BIG LAD]

lots of pics on boards.ie of snow in castlebar co, mayo. roads and pavements white. must be a decent chance of lying snow up here. heavy rain falling here now.

[Neiller22]

And that's at sea level! A good sign indeed. But time will tell? Won't believe it until I see it

[sundog]

Raining heavily here atm,temp 5.4c. Hope to see a bit of snow when it turns colder before the night is out.

[The Eagle]

Snow reported in Co Limerick,sleet in Co Westmeath. Sharp thermal gradient across the country atm. It's still 5c in North Dublin.

[Sparky72]

Raining here. Met office changed their forecast to sleet for here.

[BIG LAD]

sleet now visible on car windscreen here. temp is 3.5c. good sign.

[BornFromTheVoid]

Temperature still falling here in Cahir, from 5.4C to 2.7C in the last 90 minutes. Any precip should at least have a wintry mix to it now.

[BIG LAD]

gettin sleetier by the minute here. first few flakes of snow now visible in the rain?sleet. great lampost watching!

[BIG LAD]

rain/sleet is now sleet/snow. temp must be falling all the time.

[mountain shadow]

Heavy Rain here at 450 feet. No sleetiness at all.

[BIG LAD]

snow starting to settle here! huge flakes now.

[Rocheydub]

Heavy driving rain. No wintery mix at all!

[BIG LAD]

ground completely white here now! heavy snow still falling. cant believe how quick this went from cold rain to lying snow. amazing.

[Neiller22]

Yeah. I'm losing faith. Least some people got snow in ireland. The wait goes on