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Frost, Ice and Possible Snow Showers this Weekend (13th-16th Dec 08)

JanuarySnowstor · 2008-12-10 22:07:27

Models are now starting to upgrade the chance of a serious snow event for the SouthWest of Ireland this Saturday. The latest 18z run has temps of 0-2 all day Sat and Sun with -7 showing Sat night over Kerry The beeb 5 dayer is even on board if you check out Sat for Cork airport Will good ol Gerry mention the word shleeet:D

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#152 14-12-2008 1:26pm
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Well im near duagh and our roads were cover in frozen snow/hail this morning!About an inch or two on the cars,starting to melt know but the roads are bad!

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#153 14-12-2008 1:48pm
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It seems this week is going to be full of mild muck with bands of rain crossing the country most days. well, we got snow this weekend so i'm satisfied. although, a polar low or a succession of snow-bearing troughs, right from Greenland, sometime this winter would be most welcome.

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#154 14-12-2008 1:52pm
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kerry1960 wrote: »

Thawing rapidly , just snapped this pic, looking over Tralee with Slieve Mish in the distance.

That is a spectacular photo. The other ones of your front garden are good too.

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#155 14-12-2008 1:58pm
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nacho libre wrote: »

congratulations:D:D

unfortunately, it's been raining on and off all morning here.

Thanks Nacho. It's been mostly cloudy this morning with rain, sleet and wet snow mixed in. I don't think I will see anymore snow now, but I was delighted to see some snow last night.

Roll on the next cold spell!!

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#156 14-12-2008 2:38pm
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kerry1960 wrote: »

and furthermore :

A final word to JANUARY SNOWSTER .......take a bow .......you called this one right for me mate , not as cold as expected but that does not bother me in the slightest , snow is snow , im struggling to recall the last time i had snow before xmas .........long long time ago .

Thanks glad you got to see some

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#157 14-12-2008 4:38pm
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CrowdedHouse wrote: »

I can see a dusting of snow on the Clare Hills/Burren across the Bay from Rinville

Went for a drive up the road this morning/afternoon and no snow to be seen anywhere on the Burren, must have melted in the sunshine. Absolutely beautiful clear, sunny if cold day and we could clearly see the Twelve Pins covered in snow across the bay.

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#158 14-12-2008 5:30pm
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kerry1960 wrote: »

and furthermore :
A final word to JANUARY SNOWSTER .......take a bow .......you called this one right for me mate , not as cold as expected but that does not bother me in the slightest , snow is snow , im struggling to recall the last time i had snow before xmas .........long long time ago .

Lol...
about an inch or so of snow above 600ft is not a serious snow event!

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#159 14-12-2008 7:18pm
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Tis for those of us above 600ft.

Back in the box with ye.

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#160 14-12-2008 9:27pm
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There was nearly an inch of snow in Johnstown County Kilkenny which is only 135m high.

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#161 14-12-2008 11:16pm
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had nothing here over the weekend, not even a patch of frost. Temps above freezing all weekend.

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#162 14-12-2008 11:35pm
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Lol...
about an inch or so of snow above 600ft is not a serious snow event!

Well excuse me , which part of Siberia are you from then.

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#163 14-12-2008 11:47pm
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Hasnt melted here yet.

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#164 14-12-2008 11:53pm
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Yet another non event for us here in the east.

I'm packing up and moving to a big mountain in the north west.

Whats house prices like out that direction?

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#165 15-12-2008 12:14am
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Lol...
about an inch or so of snow above 600ft is not a serious snow event!

Sorry Black Briar but at one point there was an inch of lying snow here too and i'm on low ground. according to some people we wouldn't have any this weekend. so i was chuffed to just get some snow. Anyway it's seldom we get significant snow events in Ireland. also, i don't recall anyone actually saying it was a significant fall of snow.

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#166 15-12-2008 12:32am
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Snow line was called correct down in the SW from GFS and lowered the further north you go across the western seaboard.

Knew you Kerry lads would stand a better chance of getting snow

Seems like it was mostly only hilly areas that got any appreciable settling snow. Nice one to all who got snow, not even a frost here.:(

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#167 15-12-2008 12:58am
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My last pic of this event.....24 hrs later.......and that 'orrible' green grass is back......:o.......boo hoo hoo.......

(the lights of Tralee in the distance)

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#168 15-12-2008 9:29am
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kerry1960 wrote: »

Well excuse me , which part of Siberia are you from then.

spoiled by the 80's easterlies lad!

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#169 15-12-2008 1:11pm
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Looks like you could nearly lock this thread now

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#170 15-12-2008 3:25pm
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j1979p wrote: »

Looks like you could nearly lock this thread now

Good point. It has ran its course I think. Well done to JS and others for making a fair call and congrats to all who got to see some snow. Looking forward to the next snow thread which I hope will be just around the corner.

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