Severe weather: Snow and Ice and sub zero temperatures from Thursday

Iancar29

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

David Rogers on the Radio 1 forecast just before 6pm this evening said that disruption as a result of the snow will happen and then not much of a mention of it with Siobhan Ryan on the forecast's after the news....Listen out to the 2355 forecast on Rte1 Radio 1/Sky 0160. Some savage sights in the sky atm!!(Some clear slots over Castlebar).

Not Jealous at all....:(

Ahorseofaman

dbyrne wrote: »

Ahorseofaman, "x" marks the spot of where it is going to snow on the map, so i would say its kerry, above dingle:D

lol:D I meant in general terms

aido 1976

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

David Rogers on the Radio 1 forecast just before 6pm this evening said that disruption as a result of the snow will happen and then not much of a mention of it with Siobhan Ryan on the forecast's after the news....Listen out to the 2355 forecast on Rte1 Radio 1/Sky 0160. Some savage sights in the sky atm!!(Some clear slots over Castlebar).

Shagging cloudy over Dublin

I was looking forward to this meteor shower

snow ghost

Pangea wrote: »

yes Snow ghost no doubt it is sheltered more due to the long nature of the harbour with land surronding it on both sides, in your opinion would this make it more favourable to snow, ie.would the shelter have more effect on keeping the surronding areas colder than a typical coastal town?

Without having major knowledge of the area I definitely think it would, certainly compared to a coastal town further West like say Glencolumbkille, if it was directly on the coast.

And I'd bet that if you drove from killibegs to Glencollumbcille on an average winters day the temp would rise the closer you got to the latter.

irish1967

Nice RTE forecast

demakinz

Some of this would be nice. What they do at the end is class.

Pangea

snow ghost wrote: »

Without having major knowledge of the area I definitely think it would, certainly compared to a coastal town like say Glencolumbkille.

And I'd bet that if you drove from killibegs to Glencollumbcille on an average winters day the temp would rise the closer you got to the latter.

Thanks Snow Ghost
The atlantic does come into glencolmcille at full force at the village ,the swell there is particularly bad, so it probably does have effect on tempertures in the town itself when comparing it directly to Killybegs town itself.
I must take note in future to compare the tempertures between the 2 towns.

But on a seperate note I must say when going for a drive towards there ,the tempertures do drop in places as theres high ground in a lot of areas there.
so the Glen area itself is actually a cold place too and is particular bad with snow in places especially in the townlands and valleys sheltered from the direct brunt of the sea. The Glen village itself would not see half as much snow as the sheltered townlands which is the effect of the atlantic you are talking about.

So what im saying is that sometimes the illusion that further west is warmer is not fully correct too, some local areas of high ground can get very low tempertures. Just thought i would give you some knowledge of the area

Iancar29

GM on rte radio 1 now.

Snow N & W thursday nite friday, then more widespread over the weekend... BRING IT!

leahyl

GM said a "significant change" in our weather!!! Now if GM says that...

carlmwan

leahyl wrote: »

GM said a "significant change" in our weather!!! Now if GM says that...

lol who is GM

carlmwan

carlmwan wrote: »

lol who is GM

http://www.rte.ie/weather/presenters/murphyg.html

leahyl

carlmwan wrote: »

lol who is GM

Gerry Murphy weather forecaster;)

BEASTERLY

carlmwan wrote: »

lol who is GM

Gerry Murphy, he is notorious for RAMPING IT UP big time!

Rougies

leahyl wrote: »

Gerry Murphy weather forecaster;)

Recently cured of his phobia of forecasting snow by being held at gunpoint by Evelyn Cusack (rumour has it)!

Vego

But could all of this not happen at the weekend ? with the everchanging conditions or is this artic hurricane gonna F us in the A

Tactical

'Nite all.

Enjoyed reading all the posts tonight, looking forward to seeing how it all turns out.

dak

LETS GET READY !!!!!COULD THIS BE YOU THIS X-MAS ?

DIARY OF A SNOW SHOVELER December 8:6:00 PM.

LOCATION : SOMEWHERE IN IRELAND ! It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window, watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!December 9:We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the Whole World? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had. Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snow plow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life!December 12:The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor tells me not to worry, we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man. I'm glad he's our neighbor.December 14:Snow, lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped to *20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so.December 15:20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.December 16:Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.December 17:Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.December 20:Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling. Took all day. freakin' snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying.December 22:Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white **** fell today, and it's so cold it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to piss. By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter; but he says he's too busy. I think the asshole is lying.December 23:Only 2" of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she...
nuts??? Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's damn well lying.December 24:6". Snow packed so hard by snowplow, I broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snowplow, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was busy watching for the freakin' snowplow.December 25:Merry Christmas. 20 more inches of the @#$%^& slop tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's an idiot. If I have to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to kill her.December 26:Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.December 27:Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze.December 28:Warmed up to above-50. Still snowed in. THE BITCH is driving me crazy!!!December 29:10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave-in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?December 30:Roof caved in. The snow plow driver is suing me for a million dollars for the bump on his head. The wife went home to her mother. 9" predicted.December 31:Set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling!January 8:I feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?

doccy

Now now, we have a way of doing things in Ireland.

Banking crisis- yeah, we have to be careful but it's grand. Actually it is a bit worse than that, but sure it's still grand, we have money til next summer. Actually we're bankrupt.

Weather forecast- yeah, we have to careful but its grand. Actually it might be a wee bit nippy, but it's still grand, we have salt and grit til the weekend. Actually it's a new ice age :eek:

rilz

The fax charts are derlicious. :D:D

davidsr20

Come on M.T whats ur inside on all this as we value ur opinion

scart

Just seen the weatherview forcast on BBC and me thinks the eagle is goin to have egg on his face on this one.
It showed a total white out over NI and all along the east coast for thursday.
Goin shopping tomorrow to stock up:D

123balltv

doccy wrote: »

Now now, we have a way of doing things in Ireland.

Banking crisis- yeah, we have to be careful but it's grand. Actually it is a bit worse than that, but sure it's still grand, we have money til next summer. Actually we're bankrupt.

Weather forecast- yeah, we have to careful but its grand. Actually it might be a wee bit nippy, but it's still grand, we have salt and grit til the weekend. Actually it's a new ice age :eek:

:eek:"Don't worry about a thing, ‘cause ev-ry little thing gonna be all right." :eek:

snow ghost

Clear skys and frosty here, just got back from checking that Meteor shower out - it was nice, with intermittent meteors now and again, but I have to say I've seen better.

Mr Benevolent

snow ghost wrote: »

Clear skys and frosty here, just got back from checking that Meteor shower out - it was nice, with intermittent meteors now and again, but I have to say I've seen better.

You should see the Vodafone shower.

Prefer the free ones myself.

Redsunset

Last 30 days of 500mb anomaly animation Northern Hemisphere.

Oh yeah just look at that Blocking make a home for itself around Greenland.
Exciting times ahead.

delw

leahyl wrote: »

Gerry Murphy weather forecaster;)

Rougies wrote: »

Recently cured of his phobia of forecasting snow by being held at gunpoint by Evelyn Cusack (rumour has it)!

LOL :D

snow ghost

redsunset wrote: »

I'm feeling sleepy, very veeeeery sleepy... that'd give Paul McKenna a run for his money Red in terms of inducing hypnotic trance.

qwert2

Are we talking potential 1982 levels here? This is the guage many of us here go by.

Friday night looks interesting..