Current Weather Conditions - December 2008

Snowbie

mike65 wrote: »

True we seems to be stuck in a rut.

Ah Mike, you can't begrudge the cold lovers some cold for a change. Look on the bright side and at the very least, the gas ain't going up in January.;)

0.4C
Dp -0.6C
Clear, no mist/fog yet
Wind west

Danno

Still mild here. 4.4c. The Castlecomer Pleatau (Eastern Nore Valley) is the divide between the mild foggy muck and the frost. I am 5 miles too far west!

arctictree

-2.9c here now. Its chilly out there!!

Danno

According to the NRA, Portlaoise is 3.1c and Newbridge is -1.6c. That is a relatively short distance of say 25 miles or so, how come there is not a substantial rain belt seperating the two temperature profiles???

ninebeanrows

Deleted User wrote: »

:eek::eek:
Frost set in here about 2 hours ago
Currently +1.3c

Amazing how we forget what temps we used to get in such a short time.

Has been the most prolonged cold period i can remember. I suppose it's just passing by relatively unnoticed due to the lack of snow.

Snowbie

Max of 3.8C today
0.0C atm
Clear and calm

Snowbie

Danno wrote: »

According to the NRA, Portlaoise is 3.1c and Newbridge is -1.6c. That is a relatively short distance of say 25 miles or so, how come there is not a substantial rain belt seperating the two temperature profiles???

http://www.irlweather.com/wxsatellite.php
The reason is mid to high level cloud preventing radiation cooling. While it's clear over towards the east coast, there is no blanket of cloud to keep the temp up.

ninebeanrows

Snowbie it must be really cold out there! Your thermo just went below 0c!

Must be -5!!

Supercell

Icy wonderland outside, everything sparkly. Current temp -2.1°C and falling slowly.

Hal1

Mist / fog -4oC at casement.

Snowbie

Weathercheck wrote: »

Snowbie it must be really cold out there! Your thermo just went below 0c!

Must be -5!!

Hmmm is that -5C or -5WC.
Super analysis there WC, keep 'em coming kid

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-0.3C here
Dublin AP -2C
Casement -2C
Birr 4C
Belmullet 6C

DOCARCH

0.0c here atm. Min overnight of -2.1c

low was -1.3c
currently 1.2c dp -o.2c
Cloudy

Deep Easterly

Was drizzely last night with fogbanks running in off the bay. Is drizzley now with mist and low cloud and mildness. Just packed with interest. :rolleyes:

rhonin

Miserable dull misty morning.

Snowbie

Low of -0.8C 0230 on the rise since then slowly.
1.3C atm
Cloudy but calm

LEIN

No frost again this morning. Cloudy with no wind. Same as snowbie.

mike65

Wet on the ground, damp in the air.

Gonzo

got to -4 last night but got milder before dawn, frost was largely gone by 9am.

damp, feeling milder, 3C

nacho libre

steady rain now. current temperature is 5.6c

ongarboy

what I find interesting about this prolonged cold spell is that for the first 10 days of Dec, according to met.ie monthly climate data, is the avg temp has been 2.1 for Casement and 2.5 for Dublin Airport - almost 3 degrees below avg for Dec. This of course doesn't even take into account the freezing temps in the last few days of Nov including the record Nov low maximum for Dublin Airport of 0.7degrees on Nov 29th. I'm wondering do we have to go back 20 years since we've had such a continuous spell (fortnight) of average low temps. As someone else said, what doesn't make it seem that significant is the lack of snow but I've definitely seen more ice and frost this last while then in entire recent winters

patneve

any snow atm over higher ground in wicklow? Currently 3 deg and drizzle both in Dublin and Casement...

Supercell

patneve wrote: »

any snow atm over higher ground in wicklow? Currently 3 deg and drizzle both in Dublin and Casement...

None here, dew point far too high. However above 600 metres i wouldnt be surprised to see snow as its been drizzling on and off most of the afternoon.

DOCARCH

2.8c here atm Max today (so far) of 4.3c - although this may go above this if and when rain arrives.

Supercell

Currently 2.1°C and falling slowly. Air very stagnent, was in Wicklow earlier and some of the housing estates looked smothered in their own chimney smoke, pretty gross actually, easily visible from a distance.

Supercell

Light sleety stuff outside, current temp 1.6°C

Supercell

Cold cold rain here right now, is probably sneachta at Sally Gap. A spin with a 4x4 could be good craic this evening.

LEIN

Cold light rain.

ninebeanrows

Heavy sleety rain here now, definately ice in it.

LEIN

Rain getting heavier now.

No white frozen particles have been witnessed falling with the rain.