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Cold Spell Discussion [Snow showers hitting east from 4pm] ( New Years Eve 2009 )

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    #362
    Rougies
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    owenc wrote: »
    ment to begin at 18:53 and end at 19:53 but have no idea what it will look like am excited now didnt even realise!:D

    Don't get too excited, the moon will just get a bit darker for a while. It'll be nothing like a full eclipse. Would be interesting if you had a telescope though!


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    #363
    Villain
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    A few miles NE and 200 ft up and this is what I saw:

    vgrexd.jpg

    amv6ue.jpg


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    #364
    TheMilkyPirate
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    Heavy sleety rain here now trying its best to turn to snow


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    #365
    owenc
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    Rougies wrote: »
    Don't get too excited, the moon will just get a bit darker for a while. It'll be nothing like a full eclipse. Would be interesting if you had a telescope though!

    ok then as long as this cloud clears away!


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    #366
    Deep Easterly
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    -0.9c here now. Big fat yelly moon risin' in the NE sky. It looks, and feels, cold!


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    #367
    darkman2
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    Felixdhc wrote: »
    Tell me about it, here in Lusk I can almost touch the clouds that are to my south :(

    I'm defo going snow hunting over the next few days, if it won't come to me, I'll go to it gawd damn it! :pac:

    Im even closer then you are. The wind has turned just that bit too Northerly but the showers are intesifying now and will be of snow from now on and the wind is due to turn more Northeasterly again in the next couple of hours so im expecting a dusting later.


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    #368
    Villain
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    Croppy what temp and DP you got??


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    #369
    Bluefrog
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    ronbyrne2005 wrote: »
    Enough of your pornography.

    Its true, we'd all be f@*ked if that really did happen :D


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    #370
    SpitfireIV
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    Villain wrote: »
    Croppy what temp and DP you got??

    Air 0.6c and DP of -0.5c


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    #371
    ninebeanrows
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    Shower train is going to make a line about 2 miles to my south this evening i reckon

    Just on the edge of the cloud train to my southeast., literally on the EDGE


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    #372
    billy the squid
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    meteorologist on newstalk suggesting temps of -12 to -13 during the weekend,

    gonna need more icons on the website me thinks

    -9.gif is the lowest one they have.


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    #373
    ninebeanrows
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    By the way shower activity is expected to intensify this evening and towards 6am with some hefty snow showers likely and many areas along the eastern coast south of Balbriggan should be able to get an accumulation by dawn.


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    #374
    Deep Easterly
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    Rougies wrote: »
    I got depressed looking at the radar so I decided to make my own :)

    This is what I want to see later this evening :D

    100376.jpg

    Any chance you might pep up snow potential in Galway as well? :o:o


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    #375
    Rougies
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    Bluefrog wrote: »
    Its true, we'd all be f@*ked if that really did happen :D

    Ah jaysus, if I was going to make it realistic I'd just post up the real one from met.ie :);)


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    #376
    glossy
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    just off the topic,,,, any news of the new daddy wolfie


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    #377
    darkman2
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    Shower train is going to make a line about 2 miles to my south this evening i reckon

    Just on the edge of the cloud train to my southeast., literally on the EDGE

    According to the GFS high res the wind has gone temporarilly slightly more Northery but will turn more Northeasterly again soon. So we are in with a shout. Im also right on the edge of the cloud train. On the upside the short period of clear sky can do no harm for ground temps.;)


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    #378
    ragg
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    darkman2 wrote: »
    Im even closer then you are. The wind has turned just that bit too Northerly but the showers are intesifying now and will be of snow from now on and the wind is due to turn more Northeasterly again in the next couple of hours so im expecting a dusting later.

    Its so depressing here - so close yet so far. If it snows well all meetup for a snowball fight outside murrays at 12 :pac:


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    #379
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    So far this "artic air" is useless at this end of the country.

    I have a zero dewpoint under clear skies in the dark and 2 degree's and flat calm out in the middle of the countryside.

    I've had colder evenings with a southwesterly on any clear night in a normal winter.

    No doubt when or if showers come ashore here,they will be weak affairs and in their +1c dp's they will bring sleety rain.

    Severe winter me arse.
    In january '87 in a proper cold NE source,the river avoca froze and there was 6 inches of snow on top of it's ice.
    Now that was a proper winter.

    I know,I know-it's very cold well inland and it will be -10 or lower in the west but it's a faux cold [at this moment in time] as the slightest whiff of wind of the atlantic and it will rain on low ground.

    Thats my assessment so far.
    It better change.
    And yes this is a rant.

    Oh and did I mention it's flat calm so showers will be under pressure to come in...


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    #380
    Rougies
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    Deep Easterly wrote: »
    Any chance you might pep up snow potential in Galway as well? :o:o

    https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/195885/100384.jpg

    How's that ;)


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    #381
    Villain
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    Ummm :D

    prectypeuktopo.png


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    #382
    darkman2
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    Deleted User wrote: »

    Oh and did I mention it's flat calm so showers will be under pressure to come in...

    Flat calm = colder. Your going to get plenty of heavy snow showers.


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    #383
    [Deleted User]
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    yeah Villian but I'll believe it when I see it.
    Theres not even a leaf stirring here and it can't even make a frost.....never mind blow in showers.

    I have major doubts about that precip chart.


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    #384
    Deep Easterly
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    Rougies wrote: »
    https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/195885/100384.jpg

    How's that ;)

    Thanks a million Rougies! :D

    100384.jpg

    Complete whiteout here now! :eek:


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    #385
    ninebeanrows
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    yeah Villian but I'll believe it when I see it.
    Theres not even a leaf stirring here and it can't even make a frost.....never mind blow in showers.

    I have major doubts about that precip chart.

    BB's lost it :D:D:D

    A sign of snow to come this evening :D


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    #386
    Deep Easterly
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    So far this "artic air" is useless at this end of the country.

    I have a zero dewpoint under clear skies in the dark and 2 degree's and flat calm out in the middle of the countryside.

    I've had colder evenings with a southwesterly on any clear night in a normal winter.

    No doubt when or if showers come ashore here,they will be weak affairs and in their +1c dp's they will bring sleety rain.

    Severe winter me arse.
    In january '87 in a proper cold NE source,the river avoca froze and there was 6 inches of snow on top of it's ice.
    Now that was a proper winter.

    I know,I know-it's very cold well inland and it will be -10 or lower in the west but it's a faux cold [at this moment in time] as the slightest whiff of wind of the atlantic and it will rain on low ground.

    Thats my assessment so far.
    It better change.
    And yes this is a rant.

    Oh and did I mention it's flat calm so showers will be under pressure to come in...

    Faux cold or not, it is still cold BB. Upper temps really don't matter to those who have to experience it on the ground (although they are now below -5c) But I understand where you are coming from.


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    #387
    JanuarySnowstor
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    BB's lost it :D:D:D

    A sign of snow to come this evening :D

    I think he's right, along with the eagle the other night.
    Tisn't freezing cold we seek it's snow, and we look worlds away from any decent snow event.
    Infact it's looking possible we might go through a record breaking cold spell in severity and duration without a proper snowfall:mad:


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    #388
    Rougies
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    BB's lost it :D:D:D

    A sign of snow to come this evening :D

    I'm 100% in agreement with his rant. I'm on the verge here myself. Expect drunken rant later on when I get back from the celebrations if things don't pick up.

    Edit: Those showers coming in now are missing me by about 1km to the south. Fabulous.
    Edit2: Sorry about the IMBY perspective, but c'mon!


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    #389
    Supercell
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    Showers really are pepping up on the radar, my only complaint is that they are not making this far inland - yet hopefully.
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie/

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



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    #390
    Deep Easterly
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    JanuarySnowstor wrote: »
    Infact it's looking possible we might go through a record breaking cold spell in severity and duration without a proper snowfall:mad:

    I am still not overly convinced it is record breaking cold spell yet, but we will see when the Met Eireann monthly summary is issued in the new year.


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    #391
    Su Campu
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    Local Warnings

    (DUBLIN)EIDW 311800/011200 FROST WARNING ISSUED AT 311110 SLIGHT TO MODERATE GROUND FROST GRADUALLY BECOMING SLIGHT AIR WITH SEVERE GROUND FROST OVERNIGHT=

    (DUBLIN)EIDW 311500/011200 SNOW WARNING ISSUED AT 311100 RISK OF OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS=

    (SHANNON)EINN 311700/011200 FROST WARNING ISSUED AT 311110 MODERATE GROUND FROST BECOMING SEVERE WITH SLIGHT AIR FROST=

    (CORK)EICK 311800/011200 FROST WARNING ISSUED AT 311110 MODERATE GROUND FROST BECOMING MODERATE AIR WITH SEVERE GROUND FROST OVERNIGHT=

    (CONNAUGHT)EIKN 311700/011200 FROST WARNING ISSUED AT 311110 SLIGHT AIR WITH MODERATE GROUND FROST BECOMING MODERATE AIR WITH SEVERE GROUND FROST=

    (CASEMENT (BALDONNEL) (MIL))EIME 311800/011200 FROST WARNING ISSUED AT 311110 SLIGHT AIR WITH MODERATE GROUND FROST BECOMING SEVERE OVERNIGHT=

    (CASEMENT (BALDONNEL) (MIL))EIME 311500/011200 SNOW WARNING ISSUED AT 311100 RISK OF OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS=


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