Cold Spell Discussion (Ireland): Cold/Frosty/Icy with Snow for some

Supercell · 24-01-2013 5:16pm

Just back from sledging with my wife and son up the mountains near Ticknock. Unbelievable winter wonderland still up there.
In Ireland sometimes you need to go to the snow. In some ways I'm glad it is so close to be fun but not so close as to be an inconvenience.

Donny5 · 24-01-2013 5:19pm

Supercell wrote: »

Just back from sledging with my wife and son up the mountains near Ticknock. Unbelievable winter wonderland still up there.
In Ireland sometimes you need to go to the snow. In some ways I'm glad it is so close to be fun but not so close as to be an inconvenience.

Let me ask you, Supercell, is it still frozen up there or is it thawing?

Supercell · 24-01-2013 5:34pm

Donny5 wrote: »

Let me ask you, Supercell, is it still frozen up there or is it thawing?

I'd say above around 400 metres its still sub zero below that its melting faster the lower you go.

weatherfiend · 24-01-2013 6:37pm

Supercell wrote: »

I'd say above around 400 metres its still sub zero below that its melting faster the lower you go.

It is amazing how much is still on 3 rock. Even at our house poor ol' mr. Snowman's body is still sitting at the side of the road even though the grass is green again!!

mallards · 24-01-2013 6:37pm

Still a heck of a lot of snow in my part of Tyrone.

Dead_Rabbits · 24-01-2013 6:45pm

mallards wrote: »

Still a heck of a lot of snow in my part of Tyrone.

Your dog looks awesome, The Snow Beast of Tyrone! :eek:

Fluffycloud · 24-01-2013 11:07pm

Clinging to hope reading MTs forecast. We might get some snow yet. Winter is not over yet!

icesnowfrost · 24-01-2013 11:09pm

Fluffycloud wrote: »

Clinging to hope reading MTs forecast. We might get some snow yet. Winter is not over yet!

Have you got his forecast ?

Blizzard 2010 · 24-01-2013 11:54pm

We are bound to have a few more cold snaps. Winter is not over by any manner or mean. Patience is required.

Iancar29 · 25-01-2013 12:02am

Think i got my fix up in 3 rock today

pistolpetes11 · 25-01-2013 12:10am

Iancar29 wrote: »

Think i got my fix up in 3 rock today

You would never believe that to be Ireland , looks like a picture from Sweden or the Alps , brilliant ,

Excellent , cheers for sharing

Mr Bumble · 25-01-2013 12:15am

STill plenty up in Wicklow....these below from Glencree up to Military road ...was just above freezing at the top but no thaw...

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-eNjlkya4kOo/UQG-ljV1vLI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/gVhiZq-k7L4/w631-h354-n-k/2013-01-24-016.jpg
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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3UvcmJWhGoM/UQG-wp7SaTI/AAAAAAAAAE0/CfGPbv8qJDI/w631-h354-n-k/2013-01-24-019.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mGADBWqburo/UQG-wmsfvTI/AAAAAAAAAEw/HIDvfnlU2fE/w631-h354-n-k/2013-01-24-020.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YKAzOTx3u30/UQG-6d3YMDI/AAAAAAAAAFI/wBMpUWCpM6Y/w631-h354-n-k/2013-01-24-023.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GwDeGe7CC3E/UQG_F2aiD-I/AAAAAAAAAFo/TFo3XdvPOMM/w631-h354-n-k/2013-01-24-026.jpg

25-01-2013 1:13am

Iancar29 wrote: »

Think i got my fix up in 3 rock today

Dude would you mind pinging me a google map of that location? I'm off work tomorrow so would love to bring the dog up

Donny5 · 25-01-2013 11:25am

Deleted User wrote: »

Dude would you mind pinging me a google map of that location? I'm off work tomorrow so would love to bring the dog up

Here you go.

25-01-2013 11:48am

Thanks man!

gerrybhoy · 25-01-2013 2:08pm

Are we getting any more cold weather troops?

Heard the middle of next week and the tail end it is meant to get fairly nippy opposed to the mildish weather over the weekend;)

Gonzo · 25-01-2013 3:21pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

Think i got my fix up in 3 rock today

hard to believe that 1 or 2C seperated us from the wet muck we received and the snowy conditions in that fantastic photograph.

Harry Deerpark · 25-01-2013 3:26pm

Gonzo wrote: »

hard to believe that 1 or 2C seperated us from the wet muck we received and the snowy conditions in that fantastic photograph.

That happens every year. We probably have the worst climate in the northern hemisphere, or at least the most frustrating.

Iancar29 · 25-01-2013 3:41pm

Gonzo wrote: »

hard to believe that 1 or 2C seperated us from the wet muck we received and the snowy conditions in that fantastic photograph.

I know , going up we thought it couldnt possibly get better than what it was like half way up... but ye... it did!

heres some more btw

http://www.flickr.com/photos/landscapeaddict/

Wish it wasnt all getting washed away today!

DominoDub · 25-01-2013 3:56pm

Looks like our pals over the water are going to get dumped on tonight , when this rain hits the cold built up over the last week.:rolleyes:

corksurfer2005 · 25-01-2013 4:09pm

DominoDub wrote: »

Looks like our pals over the water are going to get dumped on tonight , when this rain hits the cold built up over the last week.:rolleyes:

They are going to get an absolute pasting from all this rain heading towards them.

Just in time for the weekend too. The b******s :mad:

ninebeanrows · 25-01-2013 5:31pm

corksurfer2005 wrote: »

They are going to get an absolute pasting from all this rain heading towards them.

Just in time for the weekend too. The b******s :mad:

Yea! Some good amounts of precip forecast! Some places, especially high ground could get PLASTERED!

Elmer Blooker · 25-01-2013 5:49pm

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

yes, we're going nowhere and not getting anything from this slack easterly so I think a pattern change is overdue. Lets see what the Atlantic can throw at us, with depressions unusually deep as charts are showing it may run out of steam quicker than we think and blocking develop - the dice is cast

This looks like a much quieter Atlantic at +144 (borderline FI?) not a particularly cold looking chart but you never know?

gerrybhoy · 25-01-2013 6:06pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

Yea! Some good amounts of precip forecast! Some places, especially high ground could get PLASTERED!

a good few of my family and freinds are pissing me right off with their "Snowmageddon" updates:D

Seems a right few areas are getting pumped with the white stuff:cool:

Donny5 · 25-01-2013 6:22pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Thanks man!

Did you go up in the end? What were the conditions like?

weatherfiend · 25-01-2013 6:25pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

I know , going up we thought it couldnt possibly get better than what it was like half way up... but ye... it did!

heres some more btw

http://www.flickr.com/photos/landscapeaddict/

Wish it wasnt all getting washed away today!

Love your photos Ian, even apart from the fact of having snow

bb1234567 · 25-01-2013 7:36pm

Amazing photos Ian! Reminds me of pics of snow Ive seen up in ski resorts in the Alps:pac: Cant believe i never took a trip up, I was going to this weekend but I'd imagine its all washed away now with all the rain

DOCARCH · 25-01-2013 7:40pm

bb1234567 wrote: »

Amazing photos Ian! Reminds me of pics of snow Ive seen up in ski resorts in the Alps:pac: Cant believe i never took a trip up, I was going to this weekend but I'd imagine its all washed away now with all the rain

Snowline was receeding pretty quickly this afternoon and that was before the heavier rain arrived!

Donny5 · 25-01-2013 7:44pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

Snowline was receeding pretty quickly this afternoon and that was before the heavier rain arrived!

I don't suppose anyone knows if there's any snow left in Wicklow?

Rougies · 25-01-2013 7:47pm

Donny5 wrote: »

I don't suppose anyone knows if there's any snow left in Wicklow?

Very little at this stage I would imagine. As Docarch said, the snowline was receding rapidly even before the heavier rain arrived. It's been around 8C all day so anything below about 800m (everywhere except the very highest peaks) will be melting.

I hoped to head tomorrow too, but no point anymore

Cold Spell Discussion (Ireland): Cold/Frosty/Icy with Snow for some

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