Weather forecast and outlook for the coming Weeks

Pangea

What do u mean by that century remark? Do u think snow is gona be a thing of the past by the end of the century?

kerry1960

There is an elderly man in my location who is a very keen observer of nature .......his initials are JH (and im sure he will get a kick from seeing his name on here ) one of those lads whos'e forever looking at say , frogspawn , crows nests , snails , wildlife behavior in general , whatever , and tbh over the years he has been spot on in some of his long range forecasts , amazingly so ....(erm , in other years he has been amazingly wrong in his forecasts).......anyway JH after several samples of our local produce.....hic....HAS CONCLUDED that winter is only starting ......so ye have been warned fellow scientists :rolleyes:.

Redsunset

chew chew chew spit spit cough cough,that 00z run was septic.06z better bring back my juicy cold in fi:mad:

Pangea

kerry1960 wrote: »

There is an elderly man in my location who is a very keen observer of nature .......his initials are JH (and im sure he will get a kick from seeing his name on here ) one of those lads whos'e forever looking at say , frogspawn , crows nests , snails , wildlife behavior in general , whatever , and tbh over the years he has been spot on in some of his long range forecasts , amazingly so ....(erm , in other years he has been amazingly wrong in his forecasts).......anyway JH after several samples of our local produce.....hic....HAS CONCLUDED that winter is only starting ......so ye have been warned fellow scientists :rolleyes:.

lol great , I believe that study of nature is pretty accurate in long term forecasts ,theres a post man up in Glenfin that does the same thing, havent heard anything from him in a while though ,he used to be on the donegal papers and was spot on about snow, if all the berrys were gone from the bushes or whatever then this was a sign the birds were stocking up for a cold snap.

kerry1960

Pangea wrote: »

lol great , I believe that study of nature is pretty accurate in long term forecasts ,theres a post man up in fintown or ballybofey that does the same thing, havent heard anything from him in a while though ,he used to be on the donegal papers and was spot on about snow, if all the berrys were gone from the bushes or whatever then this was a sign the birds were stocking up for a cold snap.

http://www.derryjournal.com/inishowen/Icy-conditions-set-to-continue.4828839.jp

Pangea

kerry1960 wrote: »

http://www.derryjournal.com/inishowen/Icy-conditions-set-to-continue.4828839.jp

wow, he got it pretty spot on this year then didnt he ,thanks for the link
Could to hear hes still at it.

Pangea

This is an interesting read too ,he talks about weather in general
http://www.finnvalleypost.com/2008/12/03/the-weatherman-cometh/

nacho libre

redsunset wrote: »

chew chew chew spit spit cough cough,that 00z run was septic.06z better bring back my juicy cold in fi:mad:

the gfs has backed away from it. if the ecm follows suit we've had it. anyway i'm going to enjoy this weekend with a view to it being our last snowfall
of the season. of course i hope it's not:)

Redsunset

nacho libre wrote: »

the gfs has backed away from it. if the ecm follows suit we've had it. anyway i'm going to enjoy this weekend with a view to it being our last snowfall
of the season. of course i hope it's not:)

yes ecm is the man to keep the eye on.i've a funny feeling it will materialise,perhaps after patrick's day,if not well feck it

Hal1

It can snow in April fact.

Redsunset

Hal1 wrote: »

It can snow in April fact.

forgot about that.right thats it im calling very cold toward end of month,im trusting ecm to deliver:D snow for everyone

Lumi

Yet more April snow - amazing or what!!:D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/understanding/1908_snowstorm.shtml


http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/philip-eden/The-1908-snowstorm.htm

Redsunset

hey i think thats 7 months now in a row to have snow on at least 1 day of each.one wonders what odds i could of had in bookies for that:rolleyes:

kerry1960

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=monthahead

Pangea

kerry1960 wrote: »

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=monthahead

Whats so great about that? It barley mentions snow

Redsunset

Pangea wrote: »

Whats so great about that? It barley mentions snow

pinch of salt!!! however it does mention that high pressure and they don't know where its goin.ecm seems to know and if that comes off,well its happy days then.waiting game now and hoping ecm keeps up the perfect trend

Hal1

Looks like a load of cóck tbh :pac:

nacho libre

well the ukmo had now sided with the gfs about this not materialising. i'd say it's only a matter of time before the ecm ruins all our dreams too. so my advice is stop watching the charts from now on until 15. it'll only lead to heartbreak:p

kerry1960

Correct me if im wrong (as usual), those sites just churn out automated maps on weekends ?, ie with no human input , in which case the models are best ignored till the 6z on mondays .

kerry1960

Pangea wrote: »

Whats so great about that? It barley mentions snow

Read that top bit , and i know he doesn't predict blizzards for donegal :mad: nevertheless he's forecasting below average temps

for march , so lets see what happens .

http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/bastardi-europe-blog.asp

Pangea

kerry1960 wrote: »

i know he doesn't predict blizzards for donegal :mad:

Dont be hating just because we get the majority of the snow in the country :P

kerry1960

kerry1960 wrote: »

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=monthahead

Woops , just noticed i posted the wrong link above , sorry , had meant to post this one ,http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/bastardi-europe-blog.asp

kerry1960

Pangea wrote: »

Dont be hating just because we get the majority of the snow in the country :P

Theres a few wicklow lads might have a differant opinion :D

200motels

redsunset wrote: »

pinch of salt!!! however it does mention that high pressure and they don't know where its goin.ecm seems to know and if that comes off,well its happy days then.waiting game now and hoping ecm keeps up the perfect trend

A bit of a change but it's so far off they'll change from day to day.

nacho libre

According to the BBC forecast it's going to become very mild from Tuesday right through to next weekend.

Pangea

UK Outlook for Sunday 15 Mar 2009 to Tuesday 24 Mar 2009:

Much of the country should start dry and quite sunny, although cloud and rain may spread into Cornwall on Sunday, and into the north and west of Scotland later on Sunday and during Monday. Temperatures should be near normal with a risk of overnight frost. Many parts should continue dry and sunny through the middle of next week. However, occasional cloud and rain may affect the north, where it could also become windy at times. There is also a risk of showers running down the east coast. The second half of next week and the following weekend should start much the same but there are hints that it will become less settled later. Temperatures should be near or a little below average, with a risk of overnight frost.

kerry1960

Well one thing for sure , no golf ball sized hailstones this paddys day , going by this ukmo chart next week looks like entering a springlike spell any clear spells will send temps well into the teens .... in like a lion etc ....tbh 'hopefully' its time to but winter 08/09 to bed , its been a long one .

nacho libre

one last hurray, for some, perhaps?

kerry1960

nacho libre wrote: »

one last hurray, for some, perhaps?

Nooooooooo..... go away

kerry1960

Lots of cold bottled up to the north still , winter could have a surprise or two yet :mad: imby hopefully not , hols for the next 5 days for me , sat the rugby match , sun kerry/ mayo , and sun/mon/tue nights the annual paddys day ....erm.... celebrations (pi55 up) :rolleyes: , to crown a perfect loooong weekend it would be nice to feel some warm sunshine at some stage , not asking too much are i .