National: Severe Cold/ Snow Discussion (Thanks to all!)

Stargate

Cú Giobach wrote: »

Yea,
I was watching one heading this way earlier and got a bit excited, then the hailstones started clattering on the window. Ah well.

I noticed this on ME 3hr forcast, a little shower especially for Cork City later, isn't it cute.

Ha looks very cute Cú Giobach

http://saturn.unibe.ch/rsbern/noaa/dw/realtime/current/n1bcurr.jpg

The Cork/Kerry coastline is far far warmer than anywhere in the country at the moment , still feels a lot colder here than zero degrees :eek:

tibet84

From Killygordon in Donegal to Gweedore - a distance of about 40km, there is a difference of over 12 degrees in according to NRA Weather Stations!

Speak Now

Rougies wrote: »

Can you please try this and post results? (I'm serious btw!)
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Probably about -50 there!

Speak Now

smokin ace wrote: »

this is what m.t. says but i can see how this will happen

I'd say when it starts moving east it'll be south of us, probably paste southern england again.

Sonovagun

#IWO 23Z TAFs for Dublin and Casement airports have removed any mention of snow up to midnight Sunday

thetonynator

A relatively balmy -7 here . .might get the bbq out . .:P

foxinsox

Villain wrote: »

-17.7c was the lowest recorded in Carlow in January

it felt like -19

was it Kilkenny got -19 then?

or did I completely just make that up?

Cú Giobach

jimmy.d wrote: »

just looked at bbc weather a few mins ago and it looks impressive for the hole south of the country

smokin ace wrote: »

can i have a link to this please :D

Here you go.

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BEASTERLY wrote: »

One day of no thaw on 3 inches, try a week and a half of no thaw on 16 inches then a slow thaw. Road still is totally covered in compact snow and ice here, i still have a a foot of snow piled at my back door(where snow fell from the roof).

Did you read that post at all? there was a serious message in it and it's not a competition :rolleyes:

bobby14

Rougies wrote: »

Can you please try this and post results? (I'm serious btw!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtbH68tobwc

didn't freeze!!! god knows what temp the coffee froze at!!

lollb

Hi in Enniscorthy Wexford, its currently -7!!!! just wondering do you think we will get more snow from the radars?? according to forecast met reckon we might get some on sun eve or mon?? just wondering what others think!!!

Stargate

thetonynator wrote: »

A relatively balmy -7 here . .might get the bbq out . .:P

LOL @ thetonynator

Rougies

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Probably about -50 there!

Yeah probably. Aw well, worth a shot. After reading the comments on that youtube video I;ve come up with another experiment. Can the ladies of the weather forum please step outside for a minute or two and post results!?

sunbabe08

better see some snow falling in the morning

thetonynator

foxinsox wrote: »

it felt like -19

was it Kilkenny got -19 then?

or did I completely just make that up?

I'm afraid you made it up! -16.3 in january, -16.4 two weeks ago.

EDIT: the all time low is -19 point something, think it was recorded in 79 . . .

Musicman2000

lollb wrote: »

Hi in Enniscorthy Wexford, its currently -7!!!! just wondering do you think we will get more snow from the radars?? according to forecast met reckon we might get some on sun eve or mon?? just wondering what others think!!!

no dont think you will, the low is to far south again might only skim the south coast

TFK

Rougies wrote: »

Yeah probably. Aw well, worth a shot. After reading the comments on that youtube video I;ve come up with another experiment. Can the ladies of the weather forum please step outside for a minute or two and post results!?

Yes it's cold enough to punch paper

Rougies

bobby14 wrote: »

didn't freeze!!! god knows what temp the coffee froze at!!

Thanks.

Maybe later it'll be cold enough

H2UMrsRobinson

Rougies wrote: »

Yeah probably. Aw well, worth a shot. After reading the comments on that youtube video I;ve come up with another experiment. Can the ladies of the weather forum please step outside for a minute or two and post results!?

I don't need to go outside - it's bloody freezing in here. Results not fit for posting but safe to say i've somewhere to hang my hat.

foxinsox

thetonynator wrote: »

I'm afraid you made it up! -16.3 in january, -16.4 two weeks ago.

EDIT: the all time low is -19 point something, think it was recorded in 79 . . .

I investigated further..

Although I do make quite a lot of things up it seems I did actually have the -19c located somewhere in the nether regions of my brain..

I got the quote from irishtimes.com

Mr. ever so clever helpful, informative and most learned weather expert said the coldest temperature recorded in Ireland was -19.1 at Markree Castle in Co Sligo on January 16th, 1881. The coldest day in the 20th century was January 2nd, 1979, when a reading of -18.8 was taken at Lullymore, Co Kildare.

So I kinda lied and for this I apologise profusely to you all!

Rougies

TFK wrote: »

Yes it's cold enough to punch paper

Thanks for the feedback

little bess

-8 in dublin 5

thetonynator

Rougies wrote: »

Thanks.

Maybe later it'll be cold enough

I would say it would be well below anything in ireland for that to happen. maybe -30 or -40?

TFK

Rougies wrote: »

Thanks for the feedback

lollb

Musicman2000 wrote: »

no dont think you will, the low is to far south again might only skim the south coast

Thanks Musicman thats such good news you wouldnt believe!!! still have some of the last bit in the garden!!!!!

thetonynator

little bess wrote: »

-8 in dublin 5

at the airport too . . .at 11pm.

Speak Now

Looking dry until Christmas now :pac:

http://www.met.ie/forecasts/

Today


Extremely cold tonight witch patches of freezing fog. Some snow showers will fall in Connacht, west Munster and along coasts of north Leinster. The lowest temperatures will be between -4 to -10 degrees with a widespread severe frost.


Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Sunday will be a very cold day. It will be bright in most areas with some sunny spells, but freezing fog may persist in places. Some further snow showers will fall in the north, west and southwest. Bitterly cold again with top temperatures between -3 and +2 degrees in light winds.

Outlook

GENERAL: The bitterly cold conditions will persist for the week, with milder weather gradually approaching from the southwest near Christmas. Many places will stay dry until Christmas Eve with just scattered snow showers mainly in coastal counties. DETAILS: Monday night will be extremely cold with lowest temperatures between -5 and -10, possibly even lower over snow fields. There will be a few snow showers, mainly in coastal areas, and winds will be light. Freezing fog will form in some areas as well. It will stay very cold on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with afternoon temperatures staying below freezing in many areas and night time temperatures falling between -5 and -12 degrees in slack winds with a continuing risk of freezing fog. There will be some snow showers with coastal areas most at risk. It will probably stay cold on Friday, Christmas Eve, but milder weather with rain and wind is approaching from the southwest, however it is not certain yet whether this milder weather will spread countrywide on Christmas day or that it will stay cold for the day.

Ali Babba

Wind and cloudy starting to pick up here in Cork now..........

lucernarian

Should be a brief but moderate snow shower hitting the Clogherhead area in Co. Louth. Radar has it set a bit further south than it is, as there's quite the dark cloud to my NE.

Rougies

thetonynator wrote: »

I would say it would be well below anything in ireland for that to happen. maybe -30 or -40?

You're probably right. It was worth a shot anyway.