The Snow Lovers Appreciation Society Winter 2014/15 #MOD NOTE #1

LordNorbury · 08-01-2015 10:45am

Tabnabs wrote: »

But for there to be decent snow lying at a relatively low elevation like Montpelier Hill, you would be seeing big flakes on the M50 itself. We had a day or two of that in 2012 and on Three Rock, from the lower carpark up had excellent conditions, but it was still falling at lower elevations. Nothing in the short to medium term suggests that happening. So far I've only seen a dusting at very high elevations in the Dublin mountains (Kippure, Corrig etc.)

Ah I agree, but I have been up there and seen credible proper snow when there was none lying at sea level in Dublin and same for 3 Rock.

highdef · 08-01-2015 10:54am

Passing over the local hill near home earlier (just under 150m ASL) during the end of a heavy shower, there was a mix of rain and very wet snow falling and the temp was 3c. Took a short video but it's not exactly exciting but it's the closest I've seen to snow of sorts falling. The last dusting last month occurred whilst asleep.

Tabnabs · 08-01-2015 12:03pm

LordNorbury wrote: »

Ah I agree, but I have been up there and seen credible proper snow when there was none lying at sea level in Dublin and same for 3 Rock.

Sea level, no way, but the suburbs (Sandyford, Ballinteer, Firhouse, etc. ) around the foothills should be at least seeing flakes in the sky for a decent dumping at a few hundred metres ASL. I just can't see it without an easterly or North easterly setup.

AnotherYear · 08-01-2015 12:09pm

Snow warning for NI http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1420848000&regionName=ni

HighLine · 08-01-2015 5:47pm

Tabnabs wrote: »

Dublin mountains (Kippure, .)

Ahem... Wicklow mountains

Also... regarding snow up in the Wicklow/Dublin mountains, people would be shocked to see what is only a short drive away from their doorsteps. The following photos were taken in January 2010 when there was no snow lying in coastal Wicklow.

DSC02498.jpg~original

Baggy Trousers · 08-01-2015 6:00pm

^^^
Oh man, beautiful photos...I just got an erection. First this year!:)

gerrybhoy · 08-01-2015 6:02pm

Baggy Trousers wrote: »

^^^
Oh man, beautiful photos...I just got an erection. First this year!:)

First erection or first pic of snow

Baggy Trousers · 08-01-2015 6:05pm

gerrybhoy wrote: »

First erection or first pic of snow

Former. I don't get them as often as I would like - I think I might be looking at snow pictures too much.

Iancar29 · 08-01-2015 6:09pm

HighLine wrote: »

Also... regarding snow up in the Wicklow/Dublin mountains, people would be shocked to see what is only a short drive away from their doorsteps. The following photos were taken in January 2010 when there was no snow lying in coastal Wicklow.

Heres January 2013 :cool: A whole afternoon of rain / sleet in Finglas and a good bit during the night led to nearly a foot in places up at Three Rock and beyond

Dps at Dublin Aiport where 2/3 most of the day and night

lapua20grain · 08-01-2015 6:25pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

Heres January 2013 :cool: A whole afternoon of rain / sleet in Finglas and a good bit during the night led to nearly a foot in places up at Three Rock and beyond Dps at Dublin Aiport where 2/3 most of the day and night

ah lads stop. snow porn!:rolleyes:

vicwatson · 08-01-2015 6:39pm

Baggy Trousers wrote: »

^^^
I just got an erection. First this year!:)

Lucky you had your Baggy Trousers on !

delw · 08-01-2015 6:45pm

5 years today,still cracks me up

http://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/the-nation-first-saw-this-guy-slipping-on-ice-five-years-ago-today-657245.html

vicwatson · 08-01-2015 7:07pm

^^^^

The poor bastard :P

Rougies · 08-01-2015 7:11pm

vicwatson wrote: »

^^^^

The poor bastard :P

He's still getting over it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukp1dwISkT4

nacho libre · 10-01-2015 2:52pm

The ecm 32 day update says more of the same right through till the end of January and into early February. They and the ukmo have been fairly accurate so far this winter. so at least there will be more opportunities for wet snow in the north and northwest of Ireland in this current pattern.
those of us further afield, must hope there is a favourable pattern change in February.

Billcarson · 10-01-2015 3:12pm

Yes we need a proper change,any cold in the coming week will probably be just half hearted sh#te really. Any cold coming in off the Atlantic is just a waste of time imho. Lets hope for a change next month to proper cold not this mickey mouse stuff thats being also interspersed with milder days.

Oneiric 3 · 10-01-2015 3:40pm

nacho libre wrote: »

The ecm 32 day update says more of the same right through till the end of January and into early February. They and the ukmo have been fairly accurate so far this winter. so at least there will be more opportunities for wet snow in the north and northwest of Ireland in this current pattern.
those of us further afield, must hope there is a favourable pattern change in February.

It will be interesting to see if the 'OPI', forecast, which was much talked about and relished on UK forums last Autumn, comes into play over the next 2 months or so. As far as I understand, it has a supposed overall negative impact on temperature anomalies over the Jan-Mar period as a whole.

icesnowfrost · 10-01-2015 4:16pm

-8 uppers is good for snow but its still a bit out. next week we should see some good cold coming in. the week after that is pure fi but could produce some snow in the northern half of the country....lets see how it all plays out

Storm 10 · 10-01-2015 4:18pm

Just had a text from a friend saying it's snowing in Roscommon

LordNorbury · 10-01-2015 5:35pm

nacho libre wrote: »

The ecm 32 day update says more of the same right through till the end of January and into early February. They and the ukmo have been fairly accurate so far this winter. so at least there will be more opportunities for wet snow in the north and northwest of Ireland in this current pattern.
those of us further afield, must hope there is a favourable pattern change in February.

I'm writing off this winter for snow, the trend hasn't come good this year, hope I'm very wrong on this but see ye all again next November!

JCX BXC · 10-01-2015 5:37pm

The last 2 posts are so brutally contradictory.

snowinwinter · 10-01-2015 5:38pm

The met office have me down for 1c max on Tuesday with snow.

snowinwinter · 10-01-2015 5:41pm

Wow I didn't realise how cold tuesday is going to be.

518dam and -7c uppers!

LordNorbury · 10-01-2015 5:45pm

Carnacalla wrote: »

The last 2 posts are so brutally contradictory.

But the snow isn't a snow event really, it won't stick and will be gone within an hour, anywhere we have had snow this winter, it has been the same story from what I can see. We aren't getting proper sustainable cold, and I say that as a snow junkie, but I just can't see it happening for us this year, hope I am wrong though.

icesnowfrost · 10-01-2015 5:48pm

LordNorbury wrote: »

I'm writing off this winter for snow, the trend hasn't come good this year, hope I'm very wrong on this but see ye all again next November!