Will it snow this Christmas 2009?

JulietLima · 23-11-2009 8:43pm #1

Any Meteorology folks out there have a stab at this one?

ronnie3585 · 23-11-2009 9:42pm

Yes.

Flyer1 · 23-11-2009 9:45pm

No chance

Kippure · 23-11-2009 10:22pm

Yes it will be a white christmas in ireland, in dublin.... I,m putting money on it.

InKonspikuou2 · 23-11-2009 10:23pm

Yeah of course. Won't be in Ireland though.

pistolpetes11 · 23-11-2009 11:20pm

And if anyone has the Lotto numbers on them too that would be great;)

Mc Love · 23-11-2009 11:27pm

Dont think so

cian1500ww · 23-11-2009 11:45pm

I hope so but I don't think so

homersimpson · 24-11-2009 12:05am

Yes I think so this year

:D

Cokeistan · 24-11-2009 12:08am

nt a hope.....probly major flooding though

octo · 24-11-2009 6:03am

Statistically, just going on past climate records, your chances of a report of 'snow lying' at 9am in Dublin Airport any day around that time of year are around 30/1. I see the bookies give 7/1 or thereabouts, so I wouldn't back it.

lockie83 · 24-11-2009 9:56am

Massive NO this year!

Kippure · 24-11-2009 10:00am

Yeeeee of little Faith :rolleyes:

Pangea · 24-11-2009 4:39pm

octo wrote: »

Statistically, just going on past climate records, your chances of a report of 'snow lying' at 9am in Dublin Airport any day around that time of year are around 30/1. I see the bookies give 7/1 or thereabouts, so I wouldn't back it.

Feck this "snow lying" malarky and airports
, A white christmas involves real thick snow, Like 95 a good few inches. Sadly they are few and far between.

danni2 · 24-11-2009 5:33pm

Well let's look back at the past 10 years, we had a white christmas 1999, 5 years later a white christmas 2004 and now 5 years have past so I wouldn't say no to a white christmas in 2009:D

Fizman · 24-11-2009 5:35pm

It'll snow, fo sho!

howlinwolf · 02-12-2009 1:08pm

hey guys.......i no its a few weeks off yet but was just wondering(hoping) if the weather over the christmas period is showing any signs of snow:). or are we in for another mild xmas day........even a hard frost would be nice for our snow starved country........ all forecast models welcome even the ones that change every day:).......

force eleven · 02-12-2009 3:40pm

First indications about won't be available for another few days as most forecasting models go up to 2 weeks from each day so actually it'll be another week before you get the first tentative indicators. I've seen a few longer range forecasts going for a big cool down later in December but the historical odds strongly favour a green Christmas.

Artfu1Dodger · 02-12-2009 5:19pm

The truth is we will not know untill 4 or 5 days before. This is because the models are highly unreliable outside this timeframe.

03-12-2009 12:29pm

Just to get you in the mood:

http://webecoist.com/2009/12/01/frozen-rainbows-10-eerie-examples-of-cool-colored-snow/

I also recommend checking out "the snowman" on youtube hehehehehe

oh and of course:
world-record-snowman

Elmo5 · 05-12-2009 8:38pm

Netweather.tv have a % chance of snow on christmas day. Checked it last week and it was 15%, just checked again now and it's 25%!

pauldry · 07-12-2009 12:59pm

the period before xmas may see snow but xmas day itself may come at the end of this cold spell

dfbemt · 07-12-2009 9:32pm

danni2 wrote: »

Well let's look back at the past 10 years, we had a white christmas 1999, 5 years later a white christmas 2004 and now 5 years have past so I wouldn't say no to a white christmas in 2009:D

So based on your scientific calculation it'll snow for sure

danni2 · 07-12-2009 11:57pm

dfbemt wrote: »

So based on your scientific calculation it'll snow for sure

Well if this 5 year pattern continues then yes it will snow for sure:)

hiwayman · 08-12-2009 10:15pm

For all you snow loving NUTS! have a look at this.

http://www.accuweather.com/video-on-demand.asp?video=44795589001&title=Wild%20Ride%20into%20and%20through%20the%20Holidays

Eoinsheehy · 08-12-2009 10:40pm

hiwayman wrote: »

For all you snow loving NUTS! have a look at this.

http://www.accuweather.com/video-on-demand.asp?video=44795589001&title=Wild%20Ride%20into%20and%20through%20the%20Holidays

Yey cause ACCU are the ones I trust they're nearly always right.

Iancar29 · 09-12-2009 1:17pm

I HAD TAT FEELIN TAT IT IS GONNA SNOW THIS CHRISTMAS,

So.............I WENT A PUT A BET DOWN IN THE BOOKIES!

GOT A 7-2 BEt for ONE SNOWFLAKE TO BE SEEN AT DUBLIN AIRPORT!

COME ON THE SNOW!!!!!!

:D:D

Redsunset · 09-12-2009 2:18pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

I HAD TAT FEELIN TAT IT IS GONNA SNOW THIS CHRISTMAS,

So.............I WENT A PUT A BET DOWN IN THE BOOKIES!

GOT A 7-2 BEt for ONE SNOWFLAKE TO BE SEEN AT DUBLIN AIRPORT!

COME ON THE SNOW!!!!!! :D:D

One snowflake????????

That can't be right,i thought you had to bet on 1mm

Joe Public · 09-12-2009 3:29pm

redsunset wrote: »

One snowflake????????

That can't be right,i thought you had to bet on 1mm

That bets sounds a bit unlikely ok, it usually has to 1mm snow reported by the Met. Who is going to be able to verify a snowflake?
PaddyPower.com is giving the same odds of 7/2 for snow in Dublin on Xmas day with verification of 1mm from Met eireann at Dublin Airport.

homersimpson · 10-12-2009 2:15am

Iancar29 · 10-12-2009 2:21pm

I GOT A 7-2 BET IN THE BOOKIES FOR SNOW ON CHRISTMAS DAY!

Just had a feelin that it will snow !

.243 · 12-12-2009 12:07pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

I GOT A 7-2 BET IN THE BOOKIES FOR SNOW ON CHRISTMAS DAY!

Just had a feelin that it will snow !

i got caught out a few years ago when there was a sprinkling,went to the bookies to be told it has to be an inch of snow at the weather station at dublin airport for a pay out

12-12-2009 1:12pm

PaddyPower says

Settled using official Weather station data from main International Airports of each city. 1mm of snowfall must be recorded as falling between 00:00 and 23:59 on Dec 25th 2009. PP decision is final in settlement of this market.

What dya reckon is it worth a punt?

Danno · 13-12-2009 9:56pm

Interesting... http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/ireland-heading-for-white-christmas-says-postman-438090.html

Scubadevils · 13-12-2009 10:39pm

Danno wrote: »

Interesting... http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/ireland-heading-for-white-christmas-says-postman-438090.html

Hmmm... predict a white Christmas just under two weeks before the day, get some media attention, great opportunity to talk about his new book :pac:

JulietLima · 14-12-2009 4:00am

id bet on this guy

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1213/breaking13.htm

redalicat · 14-12-2009 11:46am

Hmmm, good point. But I still hope he's right!

biko · 14-12-2009 11:48am

howlinwolf wrote: »

hey guys.......i no its a few weeks off yet but was just wondering(hoping) if the weather over the christmas period is showing any signs of snow:). or are we in for another mild xmas day........even a hard frost would be nice for our snow starved country........ all forecast models welcome even the ones that change every day:).......

Depends where you are, certain areas in the north are more likely to see snow than the rest of the country.

matchthis · 14-12-2009 5:07pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

I HAD TAT FEELIN TAT IT IS GONNA SNOW THIS CHRISTMAS,

So.............I WENT A PUT A BET DOWN IN THE BOOKIES!

GOT A 7-2 BEt for ONE SNOWFLAKE TO BE SEEN AT DUBLIN AIRPORT!

COME ON THE SNOW!!!!!! :D:D

Merchant of Venice anyone? Two snoflakes or more, you loose

patneve · 14-12-2009 5:25pm

matchthis wrote: »

Merchant of Venice anyone? Two snoflakes or more, you loose

glad we're talking about snowflakes and not pounds of flesh:)

Pangea · 18-12-2009 2:54pm

Any charts floating around for xmas day?

nacho libre · 18-12-2009 3:09pm

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Pangea · 18-12-2009 3:24pm

nacho libre wrote: »

Thanks
So can some explain what that means?

nacho libre · 18-12-2009 4:11pm

repost your post nacho i tried to quote u and deleted by mistake:eek:

sorry!

ninebeanrows · 18-12-2009 4:22pm

well it may change between now and then, but I think those atmosphere temps of -5 would make it marginal for any precipitation to fall as snow at lower levels.

Not in this situation with a inbuilt low level cold, infact anything below -2/-3c would be condusive to snow next week depending on dews etc.

But next week 850hpas become slightly less relevent once below -2/-3c

nacho libre · 18-12-2009 4:28pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

well it may change between now and then, but I think those atmosphere temps of -5 would make it marginal for any precipitation to fall as snow at lower levels.

Not in this situation with a inbuilt low level cold, infact anything below -2/-3c would be condusive to snow next week depending on dews etc.

But next week 850hpas become slightly less relevent once below -2/-3c

it seems i'm learning all the time on this forum. i thought a temperature of -5 at that height in atmosphere would make it marginal regardless of other circumstances.

rovers2001 · 19-12-2009 9:56pm

With the cold spell expected to continue whats the chances of a white christmas this year? The bookies have apparantly slashed their odds so if anything it will be interesting.

nacho libre · 19-12-2009 10:14pm

according to mt cranium not great. his forecasts have been spot on all year so i can't see him being wrong this time. still there maybe some white stuff leftover from previous days given the weather is set to be cold right up until thursday

200motels · 19-12-2009 10:33pm

An interesting chart.

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nacho libre · 19-12-2009 10:38pm

are you suggesting the mild weather will be in before Christmas day?

200motels · 19-12-2009 11:04pm

nacho libre wrote: »

are you suggesting the mild weather will be in before Christmas day?

No most of that could be wintry, but as you know yourself these charts should be taken with a pinch of salt, like the one below.

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Will it snow this Christmas 2009?

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