##RAMPING THREAD##

john mayo 10

Steopo wrote: »

There is definite feeling of once bitten twice shy around here at the moment. If the charts of the last few days had appeared back in Nov this place would be hopping. MT is onboard the charts are looking more promising each run but the crowds are reluctant to believe

It certainly seems to be the case alright. Prepare for an onslaught during the weekend me thinks

dopolahpec

People are rightly cautious. Widespread sticking snow at low levels is what most people are looking for. That potential is not very evident in the numerical models output yet, at least not for Ireland, apart from the latter stages of the ECM, and even here it is a very fragile setup.

icesnowfrost

Will the east coast get the white stuff

force eleven

Well, for this mid part of the midlands, the coming setup is the best for good snowfall, if it happens. Showers get right down here on a strong NWly and there is always a good chance of small polar lows forming giving longer spells of snow. Late December 2000 is a good example.

Dead_Rabbits

STAY IN THE HOLE RODENT!!!


http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/punxsutawney-phil-set-for-annual-groundhog-day-forecast-583367.html

whitebriar

icesnowfrost wrote: »

Will the east coast get the white stuff

Do you get rain showers in a strong northwesterly? If the answer is yes,then snow showers are no different.
It won't be like a n easterly for you though as showers will have weakened as they cross land.

Lepordstown races have been called off once in recent years due to 2 inches of northwesterly snow showers,but that is rare.
If heavy showers get through to the Dublin area,and they might,then you may get slome lying snow from them.
West and north is best though and there's a regular bus service to Letterkenny,I'd get up there before the roads close

shmaupel

I think I'm bang in the middle of the path of these nw'erlies but unfortunately right on the shoreline so chances of sticking snow are always slim for me. Would settle for a nice view across Donegal bay of snow capped Bluestacks though!!!

Elmer Blooker

icesnowfrost wrote: »

Will the east coast get the white stuff

The east coast and the Dublin area are unlikely to get much from a northerly, it usually brings dazzling sunshine with huge Cnb clouds moving down the Irish Sea so good for cloud watching at least in crystal clear visibility that a northerly brings.
If I lived in inland Ulster, especially the Tyrone / Omagh area I would keep a shovel near the back door just in case!

Pangea

t|nt|n wrote: »

Aaaaaand Monday....

Tuam snow shield in effect here too

DOCARCH

Dead_Rabbits wrote: »

STAY IN THE HOLE RODENT!!!

He's made his prediction. Early spring!

http://news.eircom.net/breakingnews/20980588/?view=Standard

But.....that's for the US.....that means it could be good for us!

Elmer Blooker

if Candlemas day be fair and bright, winter will have another fight
- so says an ancient weather lore which is basically saying there's a lot of winter left even if early Feb can appear springlike like today.
Candlemas is an ancient pre Christian festival of light which falls roughly halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, from now on the rate of daylight accelerates rapidly.

http://projectbritain.com/year/candlemas.html

fr wishy washy

It is very quiet here today on the boards.ie.Is this the calm before the storm?

Pangea

fr wishy washy wrote: »

It is very quiet here today on the boards.ie.Is this the calm before the storm?

Would be a different story if the Wind was coming from the East i.e the Dub Squad

osheen

Pangea wrote: »

Would be a different story if the Wind was coming from the East i.e the Dub Squad

Funny that for a couple of weeks everyone was moaning about east coast getting the snow and all the dub snow bunnies.
Now the north south and west are due to get some and they all disapear- must be waiting for their own north/west/south threads.

DOCARCH

Pangea wrote: »

Would be a different story if the Wind was coming from the East i.e the Dub Squad

NIMBY

Graupel

ECM at +192 is going to be epic.

EDIT:

Elmer Blooker

ECM and GFS like chalk and cheese as they say.....
the farming forecast for the week ahead should be interesting viewing at lunchtime tomorrow.

Pangea

osheen wrote: »

Funny that for a couple of weeks everyone was moaning about east coast getting the snow and all the dub snow bunnies.
Now the north south and west are due to get some and they all disapear- must be waiting for their own north/west/south threads.

East coast didnt get all of the snow a few weeks ago, its was distributed amongst the mountains pretty much everywhere, apart from Co. Antrim and Co.Down getting pasted.

Tom Cruises Left Nut

The ECM solution is fantastic though !

Graupel

Pretty epic stuff in ECM FI tonight

Only over a week away! :pac:

ninebeanrows

Could winter bite back! Maybe this the least hyped potential cold spell will do the job!

yorlum11

osheen wrote: »

Funny that for a couple of weeks everyone was moaning about east coast getting the snow and all the dub snow bunnies.
Now the north south and west are due to get some and they all disapear- must be waiting for their own north/west/south threads.

Just more realistic.Don't get orgasmic over one sleet shower!!

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Weathercheck wrote: »

Could winter bite back! Maybe this the least hyped potential cold spell will do the job!

I want that ECM sooo bad, it better not break my heart !!! :pac:

MUSEIST

ECM is cold right the way through...nice

Darwin

ECM has shown easterlies that did not materialise this winter already, I will start believing once I see model agreement and epic charts at T+96. MTs forecast gives great hope though!

icesnowfrost

Fair play to M.T he called this cold spell even in early December. And now looks like he was bang on the money. I think he deserves a pat on the back

delw

Darwin wrote: »

ECM has shown easterlies that did not materialise this winter already, I will start believing once I see model agreement and epic charts at T+96. MTs forecast gives great hope though!

+1 to this,remember the epic run from the ECM in December

DOCARCH

icesnowfrost wrote: »

Fair play to M.T he called this cold spell even in early December. And now looks like he was bang on the money. I think he deserves a pat on the back

Has not happened yet!

dopolahpec

icesnowfrost wrote: »

Fair play to M.T he called this cold spell even in early December. And now looks like he was bang on the money. I think he deserves a pat on the back

While ECM shows increasing potential for a good cold snap one should remember this is something just showing in a computer programme. It's not real just a prediction of what might happen. Prudent maybe to keep the champers on ice

john mayo 10

If this cold spell that MT has predicted comes to pass, it will be hats off to him. In fairness he was only a few hundred miles out with last winters one