Ireland Regional Weather Discussion 16/01/2018 Onwards

[booferking]

Eased off there for 20 mins but back on again radar looks good for another hour of heavy stuff me thinks.

Edited January 17, 2018 by booferking

[Nqp15h]

Doing something heavy. Sounds like rain.

Edited January 17, 2018 by Nqp15h

[gary1365]

Still snowing but not very heavy the sky seems to be getting very orange though.

[Sperrin]

Snow still pelting down here!

[Nqp15h]

Yup, sleeting at 0.6c. Has anyone seen a more rediculous climate than ours?

 

Edited January 17, 2018 by Nqp15h

[Sperrin]

What's the story with the next few days? Been too busy here and radar watching to keep up to speed.

[Juuyoku]

Still snowing lightly here. Sky has that nice orange hue. 

[Nqp15h]

4 minutes ago, gary1365 said:

Still snowing but not very heavy the sky seems to be getting very orange though.

To me it is just sleet. But it's very close as it is 0.6c here.

if it were to drop to 0c, i'm sure it would snow properly and lie.

Edited January 17, 2018 by Nqp15h

[Sperrin]

If you watch the loop on netweather radar you can see the NW edge of the precipitation continually pepping up and pushing back east through NI, wonder how long it will continue?

[gary1365]

2 minutes ago, Nqp15h said:

To me it is just sleet. But it's very close as it is 0.6c here.

if it were to drop to 0c, i'm sure it would snow properly and lie.

Yea I got up and looked out the window properly I think there is rain in it. 

[Rocheydub]

5 minutes ago, Nqp15h said:

Yup, sleeting at 0.6c. Has anyone seen a more rediculous climate than ours?

 

Again if I sound trite, I apologise. We are on the western end of a large continent and a warm ocean. This is our life! Suck it up!!!

[Nqp15h]

View out my fromt yard. Temperature is 0.5c and it is raining.

Don't understand how this can happen?

[Neiller22]

10 minutes ago, Sperrin said:

What's the story with the next few days? Been too busy here and radar watching to keep up to speed.

Looks quite good to be fair. Once I get this rain out of the way I can njoy what snow comes. Even though all apps and radar says it’s snowing with me but it’s actuslly chucking it down with rain! 

O my I actually might be getting sleet now! 

Edited January 17, 2018 by Neiller22

[Nqp15h]

6 minutes ago, Rocheydub said:

Again if I sound trite, I apologise. We are on the western end of a large continent and a warm ocean. This is our life! Suck it up!!!

Um, yes. But I can't see it raining at 0.5, anywhere else to be honest.

I mean that's half a degree from freezing. The freezing level should theoretically be no higher than 80 metres above me, so that shouldn't theoretically be enough time for the snow flakes to melt.

Edited January 17, 2018 by Nqp15h

[booferking]

Would say 9cm 

1 minute ago, Nqp15h said:

Um, yes. But I can't see it raining at 0.5, anywhere else to be honest.

I mean that's half a degree from freezing.

What your dew points?? Humidity

[Nqp15h]

Dew Point is -0c. Think wet bulb is the issue.

But amazed that snow can melt into rain through an 80 metre layer!

[Rocheydub]

5 minutes ago, Nqp15h said:

Um, yes. But I can't see it raining at 0.5, anywhere else to be honest.

I mean that's half a degree from freezing. The freezing level should theoretically be no higher than 80 metres above me, so that shouldn't theoretically be enough time for the snow flakes to melt.

Sorry young man, but you need to research what it takes to get falling snow first, and lying snow second... And thirdly, remember that we are an island on the cusp of warmth in the sea and potential cold in the continent. 

[ronan]

Snow has now stopped and temps have risen a bit. Definitely not your normal snow. Very wet! Hopefully stays in the ground till morning. 

 

[Nqp15h]

Rocheydub, the parameters are perfect for snow tonight, hence the big covering on higher ground.

Obviously the atmosphere is so saturated that any snow even slightly above freezing is getting washed out by the humidity. 

I don't know if that is a symptom of the low or what, but it is definitely impacting us. So, for us to get anything we're going to need really heavy shower to bring the temp below freezing.

Very disappointing, as this would've given us a few inches if it were only one degree colder.

 

Edited January 17, 2018 by Nqp15h

[Neiller22]

I would be very surprised if a snow warning is not issued for Northern Ireland for thurs eve through Friday. The charts look very snowy. Ronan u could end up with a good Wee total by sat morning! 

Edited January 18, 2018 by Neiller22

[Nqp15h]

Omg Nieller please don't. It's just not going to happen!!

[Sperrin]

Looks like the precipitation is finally dying out now over Donegal. I'm getting the last of the very heavy snow band. That will be over 6 hours of intense snow this evening. Probably the best continuous snow I've seen.

How long will it be until the showers start feeding in behind the front when it passes east? Or is that being greedy? Haha.

[ronan]

5 minutes ago, Neiller22 said:

I would be very surprised if a snow warning is not issued for Northern Ireland for thurs eve through Friday. The charts look very snowy. Ronan u could end up with a good Wee total by sat morning! 

I hope your right Neiller because if the BBC week ahead forecast is to be believed then we are back in the mild by next week. Just glad most of us has seen snow this week.

[Neiller22]

Yes next week def mild from Sunday. But I expect a warning tomorrow 

[Neiller22]

Mmm. Not the most inspiring bbc newsline weather update. Not sure that’s worth a warning now. Again hit or miss and altitude the game breaker.