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

zenno

according to the latest weather data dublin has the best chance of getting a pickle of snow but thats really being generous. not looking good.

mad DIY

Hmm, don't think it will snow in Dublin tonight. Clear and dry this evening, and still too warm. Temp seems to be rising rather than dropping :rolleyes:

francosp

Anyone in Skerries area confirm the sneachta ?

zenno

temp in dublin as they say right now is -1

zenno

temp in dublin now is -1

sorry double post ...the link went strange

Duiske

Some nice activity picking up now WSW of the Isle of Man. Something to keep an eye on for the next hour or so.

qwaszx123

Snowing again in Glenageary.

SpitfireIV

Temp in Carlow town -1.9c and DP of -2.8c..........a tad chilly out there!

darkman2

Pure snow here near Malahide - ground already white. Big flakes.

zenno

http://www.sat24.com/

Redsunset

A once-in-a-blue-moon New Year's Eve

For only the second time in nearly two decades, December will end with Earth illuminated by a "Blue Moon," the name given to the second full moon appearing in a single month.

For New Year's revellers in the Western hemisphere, the calendar will not quite have turned into the new decade when the perfectly round orb lights up the night sky.

Not since 1990 has the world had the opportunity to observe on a mass scale the compounded impact of a Blue Moon and bubbly.
The double full moon phenomenon happens on average every 2.7 years, with the most recent in May 2007, and the next set for August 2012.
This month, the moon was also at its maximum on December 2.
Why Blue? For no particular reason, according to Space.com, a popular science website based in the United States.

"If there's been a recent volcanic eruption that poured significant ash into the upper atmosphere, it is possible for the moon to take on a blue tint," noted the site's editorial director Robert Roy Britt.

"That's not expected tonight," he added, as if by way of apology.
It also turns out that the term "blue moon" is a misnomer that can be traced back to an editorial blooper 65 years ago in the normally irreproachable magazine Sky and Telescope.
The original meaning was the third full moon in a season with four, a more common occurrence.

There is also a cocktail -- curacao, gin and a twist -- by that name, and a turn of the (20th) century expression meaning something absurd.

mad DIY

zenno wrote: »

temp in dublin as they say right now is -1

That's very strange. Yes just checked Dublin airport says -1, but I'm just in and on the southside it feels 4 or 5. I've no thermometer unfortunately to tell what it actually is here, but my rule of thumb is if its not cold enough to make your hands feel cold outside, then its not cold enough to snow. Just not snow weather. Maybe theres some sort of strange microclimate effecting Dublin 6.

zenno

i like blue moon.

mad DIY

yogidc26 wrote: »

Look you have all ready had some in Dublin in need some in wicklow town Pleaseeeeee:D

er.. no.

Scubadevils

I am officially snow-jinxed. I was putting one of the kids to bed and just happened to glance out the window to see a light covering of snow! Obviously missed it falling... :rolleyes:

Good stuff though, nice to see some sneachta finally! And bodes well I guess for the rest of the night.

Villain

CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »

Temp in Carlow town -1.9c and DP of -2.8c..........a tad chilly out there!

Croppy the Wicklow Mountains are taking all our snow you got any dynamite???

zenno

well shiver me timbers it's snowing in swords dublin yeee haaaaaaaaaaa

francosp

Skies over me look totally clear. Freezing cold, just hope some of these showers find their way over here !

zenno

ill try and take a pic

SpitfireIV

zenno wrote: »

i like blue moon.

That some picture zenno, you're quite the photographer!!

snow plow

ALL our new year party visitors just arrived from blackrock with there cars covered in snow!!!!! im very, very annoyed we didnt get any!!!:mad::eek:





Dan

zenno

CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »

That some picture zenno, you're quite the photographer!!

glad ye like it.

SpitfireIV

Villain wrote: »

Croppy the Wicklow Mountains are taking all our snow you got any dynamite???

I reckon we'd be better off just moving northward.....save a lot of trouble I think! :P

How come you're only reading 0c? Have you got cloud cover?

manonmir

snowing again in blackrock

zenno

snow is intermitent not sure if i spelt that right but snow is happening in dublin now. small clouds coming and going but it looks promising. in north co. dublin at airport.

WorriedSick

Hi guys, around 2 inches lying on the ground here in Shankill, Dublin 18.. spoke to a friend of mine in Greystones and there is nothing... can snow be that localised??

ragg

Felixdhc wrote: »

I am officially snow-jinxed. I was putting one of the kids to bed and just happened to glance out the window to see a light covering of snow! Obviously missed it falling... :rolleyes:

Good stuff though, nice to see some sneachta finally! And bodes well I guess for the rest of the night.

Me too - light covering of snow ere in Lusk :pac:

zenno

WorriedSick wrote: »

Hi guys, around 2 inches lying on the ground here in Shankill, Dublin 18.. spoke to a friend of mine in Greystones and there is nothing... can snow be that localised??

it's only starting to kick in.

Villain

CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »

I reckon we'd be better off just moving northward.....save a lot of trouble I think! :P

How come you're only reading 0c? Have you got cloud cover?

A bit yea, but the FARS sucks in the air and updates every couple of seconds so it gets a very accurate and up to date air temp my old station.

Towering huge cb's are visible off the coast against the moonlight here,they are building into massive yokes but following the radar they are not coming inland untill they hit waterford...!
Lol thats sweet justice for the people down there!