-UPDATE 2100h -The 5pm Dublin, Shannon and Connaught Airport TAFs (see below) have been amended this evening as follows:
DUBLIN (amended 1926h)
EIDW 071929Z 0719/0818 02008KT 9999 -RA SCT010 BKN015
TEMPO 0719/0802 4000 RA BKN007
BECMG 0721/0724 34008KTPROB40 TEMPO 0801/0804 2000 -SN BKN005
BECMG 0803/0805 28012KT NSW BKN030
PROB30 TEMPO 0807/0811 3000 -SN BKN008
BECMG 0809/0812 25015KT
TEMPO 0814/0818 25018G28KT -SHRA SCT018CB=
Spells of Moderate Rain to 2am, with a medium chance of Light Snow from 1am to 4am, and slight chance from 7am to 11am. Light Rain Showers from 2pm.
SHANNON (amended 1815h)
EINN 071815Z 0718/0818 36012KT 5000 -SN SCT010 BKN015
TEMPO 0718/0724 2000 BKN005
BECMG 0800/0802 9999 NSW SCT020
BECMG 0802/0805 30012KT BKN020
PROB40 TEMPO 0804/0808 3000 -SN BKN005
BECMG 0806/0809 27015KT
BECMG 0809/0812 24015KT
TEMPO 0811/0818 25017G27KT SHRA SCT018CB=
Light Snow to 2am. Medium chance of Light Snow from 4am to 8am. Moderate Rain Showers from 11am.
CONNAUGHT AIRPORT (KNOCK) (amended 1900h)
EIKN 071900Z 0719/0818 36010KT 9999 BKN010
BECMG 0721/0724 33007KT
BECMG 0800/0802 30010KT
PROB40 TEMPO 0802/0804 2000 -SN BKN005
BECMG 0804/0806 9999 SCT020
PROB40 TEMPO 0805/0812 3000 -SHSN BKN005 SCT018CB
BECMG 0809/0812 25015KT
TEMPO 0812/0818 26017G27KT 5000 -SHRASN SCT018CB=
Medium chance of Light Snow from 2am to 4am, and of Light Snow Showers from 5am to midday. Light Sleet Showers from midday.
Irish Weather Online's Synoptic Forecaster Fergal Tierney writes: Here is an update on the Aviation Forecasts, based on the latest TAFs, issued at 5pm this afternoon, and valid from 6pm today until 6pm Saturday. I will decode the parts relating to precipitation in red italics underneath each one.
Note that these forecasts are valid only for within a 5-mile radius of the airport and so may or may not be representative of the wider region, depending on local effects, such as microclimates, topography, etc.
DUBLIN (71m amsl)
EIDW 071700Z 0718/0818 06008KT 9999 -RA SCT010 BKN016
TEMPO 0718/0802 4000 RA BKN007
BECMG 0721/0724 34010KT
PROB30 TEMPO 0800/0802 2000 -RASN BKN005
BECMG 0802/0804 28012KT NSW BKN030
PROB30 TEMPO 0807/0811 3000 -SN BKN008
BECMG 0809/0812 25015KT
TEMPO 0814/0818 25018G28KT -SHRA SCT018CB=
Moderate Rain to 2am. Slight chance of Light Sleet from 2am to 5am, and of light snow from 7am to 11am. Light Rain Showers from 2pm.
SHANNON (6m amsl)
EINN 071700Z 0718/0818 36012KT 9999 SCT010 BKN020
TEMPO 0718/0724 4000 -RASN BKN008
PROB40 TEMPO 0718/0724 2000 -SN BKN005
BECMG 0802/0805 30012KT
PROB40 TEMPO 0804/0808 3000 -SN BKN005
BECMG 0806/0809 27015KT
BECMG 0809/0812 24015KT
TEMPO 0811/0818 25017G27KT SHRA SCT018CB=
Light Sleet, with medium chance of Light Snow, to midnight, and from 4am to 8am. Moderate Rain Showers from 11am.
CORK (154m amsl)
EICK 071700Z 0718/0818 33015KT 5000 -RA BKN006
TEMPO 0718/0724 2000 RA BR BKN002
BECMG 0800/0803 9999 SCT020
BECMG 0806/0809 27010KT=
Spells of Moderate Rain to midnight.
CONNAUGHT AIRPORT (KNOCK) (203m amsl)
EIKN 071700Z 0718/0818 36010KT 9999 SCT030
BECMG 0721/0724 33007KT
BECMG 0800/0802 30010KT BKN015
PROB40 TEMPO 0802/0804 2000 -SN BKN005
BECMG 0804/0806 9999 SCT020
PROB40 TEMPO 0805/0812 3000 -SHSN BKN005 SCT018CB
BECMG 0809/0812 25015KT
TEMPO 0812/0818 26017G27KT 5000 -SHRASN SCT018CB=
Medium chance of spells of Light Snow from 2am to 4am and of Light Snow Showers from 5 to midday. Light Sleet Showers from midday to 6pm.
BELFAST ALDERGROVE (81m amsl)
EGAA 071705Z 0718/0818 03005KT 9999 BKN012
TEMPO 0718/0801 6000 -RASN BKN008
PROB40 TEMPO 0718/0724 1200 SN FZRA
BECMG 0801/0803 SCT018
PROB30 TEMPO 0803/0818 3000 -SHRASN SHSN BKN012
BECMG 0810/0913 30015G25KT=
Light Sleet to 1am. Medium chance of Moderate Snow to and Freezing Rain to midnight. Slight chance of Light Sleet Showers from 3am to 6pm.
Further TAFs will be issued at 11pm tonight. For the latest decoded TAFs and METARs (observations) use this site.
