Big Freeze Discussion (Friday 8/1/10)

isle of man

i see carlow temp is holding around the -14

thetonynator

SeaFields wrote: »

If its tropical heat in Valentia why do the locals call the place Cahersiberia in the winter? :P

It's 10 degrees higher there than it is here!!!:D

irish1967

typhooner wrote: »

wow there's no official station in + temps at 2100

That is rare. Usually Malin spoils the show on that one.

snaps

owenc wrote: »

it was -5c in ballykelly this time last night and we got a min of -12c here and its like -11c -8c in ballykelly i expect if nothing comes and temps keep dropping 1c every hour maybe -14c in ballykelly in the morning and -10c before midnight that would be great! we'd have at least -15c here then!:rolleyes::rolleyes:

What?

irish1967

Ok rte weather break. Breath deep

jenzz

ssssssssshhhhhhhh

Eagle is up

SeaFields

thetonynator wrote: »

It's 10 degrees higher there than it is here!!!:D

They'll all be on the beaches!

jenzz

Did he say " substantial snow"????:eek:

owenc

snaps wrote: »

What?

Oh nothing just that your face has a splodge of mud on it go clean it up and give me head peace.:mad:

kerchow

well as the council up here said, it caught them by surprise. (Who would have thought that the chance of cold during winter were high???? go figure!) I know that this is a bad spell and they are using a lot of grit and sand but where was the planning? Where was the ability to take charge during a situation that poses such a risk to lives not only the people on the roads but the older people those stuck at home? have a family member in hospital at the moment and have seen not old people but younger folk too with broken hips, broken arms legs etc? There needs to be a better co-ordinated response to show the people that there is the ability and brain power at local and national level.:p

cgf

With Monaghan falling back to -11.1c and Baltinglass at -13.9c on the NRA charts it is a one horse race tonight.

thetonynator

only 5-10 cm?? I was hoping for 5-10''!!!

mickger

Same as the earlier forecast from the Eagle

jenzz

Holy jaysus - tonights temp chart -11 in a big ring round most of country

Villain

back down to -14.2c

irish1967

For a substantial weather event The Eagle is skipping across it kinda quick at the moment. Is he still kinda hedging his bets?

Rougies

pistolpetes11

cgf wrote: »

With Monaghan falling back to -11.1c and Baltinglass at -13.9c on the NRA charts it is a one horse race tonight.

Dont forget , the N7 newbridge bypass , she has been there or there about's the last few nights ! mind you only at -9.1 now , but I have faith

LookingFor

Hmm.

So 2-5cm possible in showers tomorrow.

Then 5-10 Sunday night/monday.

That's on top of what we already have from new years and the showers during the week.

If pans out, us = screwed. For a couple of days anyway. Going to shop in tomorrow.

miseagustusa

will letting some air out of your tyres help drive more safely in these condition? along with all the other safety measures of course!!!!!

pistolpetes11

irish1967 wrote: »

For a substantial weather event The Eagle is skipping across it kinda quick at the moment. Is he still kinda hedging his bets?

The report after the 9pm news never seems to be as long as the one after the six one news for some reason

Dickerty

Villain wrote: »

back down to -14.2c

Unreal - what's the record?

mothel

Why is RTE/MET Office predicting "substantial" snow when every other weather site I've checked is predicting rain for us on Sunday/Monday??????

Snowaddict

irish1967 wrote: »

For a substantial weather event The Eagle is skipping across it kinda quick at the moment. Is he still kinda hedging his bets?

It's not modelled as affecting the entire country so in essence while it could potentially be a significant event for the South, Southeast & East, it won't be for everywhere.

That forecast is perfectly in line with the ECMWF 12Z Precipitation charts, which reduced the risk of precipitation progressing further North West, as was indicated as a possibility on previous runs.

Met Eireann have certainly committed to this one.

SA

compsys

Rougies wrote: »

So that's the 'Eagle' guy who guys keep going on about. Without doubt one of the worst weather presenters I've ever seen. I'm not saying he's a bad meteorologist but as far as his presentation skills are concerned I have to say I usually cringe every time I see him on TV stumbling over his words.

Rougies

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

The report after the 9pm news never seems to be as long as the one after the six one news for some reason

True, they have to squeeze everything into 30 mins as opposed to an hour for the 6 o'clock news.

thetonynator

-9.7 in kk, we're beating newbridge!!!

Villain

Dickerty wrote: »

Unreal - what's the record?

Irish record is -19.1c

I had -17.7c this morning

thetonynator

Rougies wrote: »

True, they have to squeeze everything into 30 mins as opposed to an hour for the 6 o'clock news.

They've still managed to take 40 mins since the heavy snow the other day!!!

compsys

mothel wrote: »

Why is RTE/MET Office predicting "substantial" snow when every other weather site I've checked is predicting rain for us on Sunday/Monday??????

I know, I'm worried too. Really hoping Met E are correct with this one...