Big Freeze Discussion (Friday 8/1/10)

ninebeanrows

New fresh thread.

Please keep all posts relevent.

The snow, ice and cold east winds will Continue for the next 7 days at least.

There is a chance of less cold extremes for a time next week but also the chance of some heavy snowfall.

Friday/Saturday/Sunday will be some of the coldest days we have experienced, with light/moderate snow moving in from the east during late Saturday and becoming widespread.

Dotsie~tmp

In, no sloppy seconds here.

leahyl

Weathercheck wrote: »

New fresh thread.

Please keep all posts relevent.

The snow, ice and cold east winds will Continue for the next 7 days at least.

There is a chance of less cold extremes for a time next week but also the chance of some heavy snowfall.

Friday/Saturday/Sunday will be some of the coldest days we have experienced, with light/moderate snow moving in from the east during late Saturday and becoming widespread.

Thanks Weathercheck! Could do with a new thread! As i was saying in the other thread - Wolfe was looking at the precip type for that chart you put up and it looked like sleet for around Cork City:(! Say it isn't so!

WolfeIRE

jenzz wrote: »

So were in for it then ??

At worst, the South, East and South East counties will get snow. This is the type of forecast you will hear and see from official sources between now and saturday.

The models suggest (at this point) that it will be more of a nationwide event than that. Whatever charts i see that are of interest I will post here.

leahyl

Sorry Wolfe just saw your answer there - cheers!:)

maquiladora

Weathercheck wrote: »

Friday/Saturday/Sunday will be some of the coldest days we have experienced, with light/moderate snow moving in from the east during late Saturday and becoming widespread.

18Z GFS has the snow moving in to the east early Saturday morning.

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Right im off to my bed, usually when I do it snows and I miss it so its a selfless act from me !!! lol

Have a good night, ill be back at my station on the coast at 9am !!

Tactical

We'll keep the fingers crossed for more than sleet.

Parts of Cork city are still icy.

I'll take 1 ticket for the roller coaster please and a seat near the front if possible:D

Villain

This is already serious in Tullow and could get very serious, flooding could be a major issue if a quick thaw was to come, the wicklow mountains has an awful lot of snow that will have to go into the rivers when it melts!!!

Fighting Irish

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the kelt

Right this thread has gotten me addicted so 1st post. Im in Wexford just south of Enniscorthy.

The snow is great so far but how likely is it for me to be snowed in next monday with a fresh downfall of snow, ammeant to be travelling to galway but might re organise.

Kippure

After watching prime time tonight, i had to it turn off.

This country is run/not run by a bunch of retards.

Lets all look out for each other, the older people more.

If we get another light snow shower, the country will stop running.

Its the people that keep the country moving and not the retard politicians

Rougies

Villain wrote: »

This is already serious in Tullow and could get very serious, flooding could be a major issue if a quick thaw was to come, the wicklow mountains has an awful lot of snow that will have to go into the rivers when it melts!!!

Yep, this is getting more serious than a "will we get some snow/wont we" thread. It's turning into a "where in the country is going to be in serious trouble next week" thread!

Do-more

Weathercheck wrote: »

The snow, ice and cold east winds will Continue for the next 7 days at least.

I've ordered winter tyres for the wifes car and they are due to arrive from Germany on Tuesday, this guarantees that the cold spell will break on Monday!

irish1967

In nearly all models I have seen it looks like I will escape the snow Sunday. Just how far out can these models be?

Onba connected note. When if ever did it snow over the whole island in the same day??

leahyl

Rougies wrote: »

Yep, this is getting more serious than a "will we get some snow/wont we" thread. It's turning into a "where in the country is going to be in serious trouble next week" thread!

Yes i know - i really can't believe this is heading for us! It's gonna be crazy if it does happen like they are predicting:)

Carpenter

Weathercheck wrote: »

New fresh thread.

Please keep all posts relevent.

The snow, ice and cold east winds will Continue for the next 7 days at least.

There is a chance of less cold extremes for a time next week but also the chance of some heavy snowfall.

Friday/Saturday/Sunday will be some of the coldest days we have experienced, with light/moderate snow moving in from the east during late Saturday and becoming widespread.

Hi
I have watched your for a few years now on boards and have to ask are you loving this weather we are having ( because I know this is your life and you know your stuff and love it ) is it the best you have seen and the big question how bad will things be

Deep Easterly

Fighting Irish wrote: »

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Alicat

It's kinda exciting and scary at the same time!

Hammer Archer

Wonder if it'll be as cold as it was this morning. My in car thermometer was showing -8C at 9.30am this morning. There was actually frost on the inside of my windscreen
I'm getting sick of this cold snap now. Exams start tomorrow and it just gives me one more headache I could do without.

owenc

Rougies wrote: »

Yep, this is getting more serious than a "will we get some snow/wont we" thread. It's turning into a "where in the country is going to be in serious trouble next week" thread!

What thaw max temps next week are 2c only 1/2 c warmer...

MB1380

Not getting any snow in cork really. Took a trip up the mountains near me today. these pics were taken at about 500m asl

Rougies

leahyl wrote: »

Yes i know - i really can't believe this is heading for us! It's gonna be crazy if it does happen like they are predicting:)

If you do get snow out of this, you are going to get it in style!

Fighting Irish

Bring on more snow i say, survival of the fittest, finally

opr

Kippure wrote: »

After watching prime time tonight, i had to it turn off.

This country is run/not run by a bunch of retards.

Lets all look out for each other, the older people more.

If we get another light snow shower, the country will stop running.

Its the people that keep the country moving and not the retard politicians

I particularly blame the Minister For Snow

Opr

Tactical

leahyl wrote: »

Yes i know - i really can't believe this is heading for us! It's gonna be crazy if it does happen like they are predicting:)

Just be sure to have your most fashionable wellie boots dusted off and nicely warmed

Just in case...

Deep Easterly

Kippure wrote: »

This country is run/not run by a bunch of retards.

+1
+2
+8799

leahyl

Tactical wrote: »

Just be sure to have your most fashionable wellie boots dusted off and nicely warmed

Just in case...

I don't have any:eek: Must get some:D Oh my god with all my talk this better happen LOL!

DOCARCH

I see wind at M2 bouy has been due east for the last couple of hours (DP 1c) while winds in Dublin are due west. Interesting.

-6.3c here atm.

kerchow

Oh please let there be lots of snow for Dublin!!!!! i really want to get back some of the kids pelting the cars in the West of the city with stones in the snow balls:( not nice. Does anyone know if the predicted snow for sunday on the east coast is true???? And if we are to get snow over the weekend will there be lots????:)
And for Mr. Coward to say he is happy with the response of local councils up till now shows that all those lazy brain dead lumps in leinster house live not only on another planet they live on a totally different plane of existance. Do they not have plasma screens there? Do they not see the carnage on the roads? People stranded all over the country? Come off it you total wingnuts, get a bleeping clue.:mad:

snow ghost

interesting piece on bbc2 newsnight now about weather forecasting

irish1967

snow ghost wrote: »

interesting piece on bbc2 newsnight now about weather forecasting

Excellent

pistolpetes11

DOCARCH wrote: »

I see wind at M2 bouy has been due east for the last couple of hours (DP 1c) while winds in Dublin are due west. Interesting.

-6.3c here atm.

Has the easterly started already ? DP is -1.1 on the m2 buoy wind direction of 80 :eek:

HashSlinging

I think we could have a small streamer starting ?

typhooner

the one thing that concerns me about Sunday's event is that the source of the air looks to my untrained eye to have come up from southern europe, hopefully by the time it reaches is us it will have been modified significantly

pistolpetes11

Is there showers on there way into North Dublin at the moment ? . It looks like the Irish Sea has started to pep up a bit !

maquiladora

HashSlinging wrote: »

I think we could have a small streamer starting ?

Met Eireann mentioned a few showers could push onto east/southeast coasts tonight.

HashSlinging

hmmm fresh meat (snow)

pokerface_me

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Has the easterly started already ? DP is -1.1 on the m2 buoy wind direction of 80 :eek:

Excuse my ignorance, but what does this mean??

Slugs

So south cork yet again doesn't get snow? Are we like the only place not going to get any?

Rougies

pokerface_me wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance, but what does this mean??

It means the Dew Points are low enough for snow out on the Irish sea and the wind is coming from 80 degrees clockwise from North, which is an easterly wind.

maquiladora

pokerface_me wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance, but what does this mean??

Cold air moving eastwards towards the coast, if convection started and snow showers formed then they could get blown on to land due to the wind direction.

Looks to be a fairly light affair to me at the moment though.

jenzz

WolfeIRE wrote: »

At worst, the South, East and South East counties will get snow. This is the type of forecast you will hear and see from official sources between now and saturday.

The models suggest (at this point) that it will be more of a nationwide event than that. Whatever charts i see that are of interest I will post here.

Thanks hun

Jaysus we are way down temp wise - Bray showing -4.3 on bypass ( beside me) Holy crap - I think that beats Trogdors arecord low for night time..

sdanseo

Kippure wrote: »

After watching prime time tonight, i had to it turn off.

This country is run/not run by a bunch of retards.

Lets all look out for each other, the older people more.

If we get another light snow shower, the country will stop running.

Its the people that keep the country moving and not the retard politicians

Truth of the highest order here. I wasn't sure whether to laugh, cry, puke or punch the wall when watching the OPW mand say "it's not our responsibility", the waterways man say "I've no ide whose responsibility it [the dredging of the waterways] is", and John Gormley pass the buck back to the OPW.

This country is being run into the ground by years upon years of succesive lines of utter bastards. That Dublin can be brought to standstill by little more than an inch of snow is absolutely scandalous.

Apologies for the OT rant :rolleyes:

Chicken Run

Slugs wrote: »

So south cork yet again doesn't get snow? Are we like the only place not going to get any?

no... I'm sulking cos I don't reckon East Clare will get any either.:mad:

jenzz

Chicken Run wrote: »

no... I'm sulking cos I don't reckon East Clare will get any either.:mad:

your more than welcome to come & share.....Im trying to figure out though would you need skis, crampons or a chopper to get here.:D

jenzz

Wow - scientific experiment done there.. Poured water on the table - frozen solid in less than 10 min....

irish1967

Chicken Run wrote: »

no... I'm sulking cos I don't reckon East Clare will get any either.:mad:

Even up here I might not get any if it doesn't push far enough north

pistolpetes11

pokerface_me wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance, but what does this mean??

The M2 is basically a weather station 20 nautical mile of the cost of Howth head.

In some ways it lets you know what is on route to the coastline.

A negative DP, in this case -1.1 is always good if you want your precip to be snow.

On the wind direction ,
if you look at a compass to have from 0 to 360 degree's

0 North
90 East
180 South
270 West.

For us in the east coast to get really cold winds from eastern europe /russia we like a nice easterly.

In the case of the M2 buoy its showing 80 so its nearly a full easterly , or a North East East if you want to be picky .

Anyhow thats my amateur , laymans description.

Some of the info provided may be wrong and I am open to correction

Slugs

Anyone got a snow plow to bring spread the snow to south cork, east clare, and donegal? :P

leahyl

Slugs wrote: »

Anyone got a snow plow to bring spread the snow to south cork, east clare, and donegal? :P

When you say South Cork - where exactly do you mean?