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The Freeze bites back -6th December onwards (All discussion here please)

ninebeanrows · 2010-12-05 10:52:31

Well with the severe snowy part of the Big Freeze behind us we are facing a week of severe frosts with temperatures expected to touch -10c or perhaps below tonight/ Monday night and Tuesday night. There are signs that from Friday and into the weekend things will warm up abit, just back to average though, with maxima from…

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#152 05-12-2010 9:43pm
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Does anyone use metcheck.com? Are they accurate?
They are predicting snow from about 3pm Monday to 3pm Tuesday in Belfast
It's showing -4 here at the minute.

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#153 05-12-2010 9:55pm
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Villain wrote: »

Photos of clean up today, so much snow only place to dump it is river!!
http://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=69399929#post69399929

Captain Birdseye will love yez !

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#154 05-12-2010 10:01pm
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Extended forecast coming up on RTE 1 in 20 mins

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#155 05-12-2010 10:02pm
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Evelyen will have an extended forecast at 21:20 this evening.

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#156 05-12-2010 10:03pm
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Announced just before the 9pm news that there would be an "extended" weather forecast with Evelyn Cusack after the news. Whatever that means...............Tsunami of snow maybe?

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#157 05-12-2010 10:07pm
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Villain wrote: »

Extended forecast coming up on RTE 1 in 20 mins

Jesus I hope the IMF arent going to take over the weather now !

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#158 05-12-2010 10:09pm
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Mayo Exile wrote: »

Announced just before the 9pm news that there would be an "extended" weather forecast with Evelyn Cusack after the news. Whatever that means...............Tsunami of snow maybe?

Might be something to do with their weather warning -
Issued at 05 December 2010 - 21:06
Weather Warning

Widespread, dense freezing fog tonight and for a time Monday, with visibilities of 100 metres or less locally.

On Monday morning, rain and sleet extending through Ulster and Connacht will freeze on contact with surfaces, producing additional ice hazards. The rain and sleet will also turn to snow in places and will give accumulations of 5 to 10 cm. Later Monday, outbreaks of snow will spread to Leinster and Munster giving accumulations of 2 to 7 cm in places.

Updates will follow regularly

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#159 05-12-2010 10:12pm
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Villain wrote: »

Extended forecast coming up on RTE 1 in 20 mins

cheers, I wonder whats going on

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#160 05-12-2010 10:15pm
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yikes, it's cold tonight. none of the footpaths on my estate have thawed since last week, so there like ice rinks, college wont be seeing me tomorrow

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#161 05-12-2010 10:22pm
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eeeek this cold snap could last 10 days :eek:

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#162 05-12-2010 10:23pm
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"Widespread" meaning the Pale only

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#163 05-12-2010 10:23pm
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Doesn't seem to be that extended . . . longer than usual but no longer than the last weeks forecasts . . .

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#164 05-12-2010 10:24pm
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sunbabe08 wrote: »

eeeek this cold snap could last 10 days :eek:

She said 6 to 7 by thursday . . .thats not part of the cold spell!

What she said is that it could return . . .

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#165 05-12-2010 10:26pm
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That didnt seem particularly extended..

It still looks very marginal for snow tomorrow, we didnt get any here last Friday night so I'm not getting my hopes up.

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#166 05-12-2010 10:28pm
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sunbabe08 wrote: »

eeeek this cold snap could last 10 days :eek:

Nope in 10 days we get Big Freeze Number 2!

This one will end Friday

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#167 05-12-2010 10:32pm
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just had text from the principal - due to hazardous road conditions school's shut tomorrow...
Don't blame her... I drove today and the black ice was lethal. I grew up in Yorkshire, on the Pennines so am no stranger to driving in extreme wintry stuff, but the last 2 days has had me frightened.

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#168 05-12-2010 10:33pm
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where is the best place online to get accurate current temperture ??

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#169 05-12-2010 10:35pm
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smodgley wrote: »

where is the best place online to get accurate current temperture ??

http://www.irelandsweather.com/

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#170 05-12-2010 10:35pm
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smodgley wrote: »

where is the best place online to get accurate current temperture ??

http://www.irelandsweather.com/

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#171 05-12-2010 10:36pm
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Depends where you live

Try irelandsweather.com

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#172 05-12-2010 10:44pm
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Has any one suggested irelandsweather.com?

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#173 05-12-2010 10:46pm
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BEASTERLY wrote: »

Has any one suggested irelandsweather.com?

OR THE IWN?

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#174 05-12-2010 10:46pm
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The 18z upgrades the ppn for tomorrow night.
It has all the characterstics of a polar low.
For the first time in 36 years of weather watching i'm worried about what this front will do to the country.
Folks this is extreme

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#175 05-12-2010 10:49pm
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did somebody say polar low :eek::cool::D

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#176 05-12-2010 10:50pm
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Iancar29 wrote: »

http://www.irelandsweather.com/

thanks for the replies folks

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#177 05-12-2010 10:50pm
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Ive to drive from Dublin 15 to Finglas tomorrow morning at 7am. I will have a toddler in tow. Would you chance it or stay in bed, bearing in mind my todller has missed her preschool all last week?

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#178 05-12-2010 10:50pm
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JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

The 18z upgrades the ppn for tomorrow night.
It has all the characterstics of a polar low.
For the first time in 36 years of weather watching i'm worried about what this front will do to the country.
Folks this is extreme

Thats sounds scary, any more detail??

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#179 05-12-2010 10:54pm
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A slight disagreement as to the extent, position and intensity of the precip between the GFS and NAE.

But both would give warrant a warning.

Ulster is most at risk as our the North Midlands and North Leinster.

Inland areas of ulster could see upto 15-20cm of snow.

While more Northern Midland areas could see upto 10cm

Northern Leinster 3-10cm.

GFS wants to halt the precip in the east and bring in a slight easterly surface wind, this would have the effect of turning the precip to rain across the areas near the eastern coast but increase precipitation amounts and thus snowfall for hillier parts.

The NAE outlook does not do this.

For this to fall as snow for the Dublin region surface winds need to remain off the land, this has never been more crucial

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#180 05-12-2010 10:55pm
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JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

The 18z upgrades the ppn for tomorrow night.
It has all the characterstics of a polar low.
For the first time in 36 years of weather watching i'm worried about what this front will do to the country.
Folks this is extreme

ooooo please do elaborate...got any pics ??

(I'm bored and the telly's cack tonight)

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#181 05-12-2010 10:56pm
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Is the GFS 18z reliable? If so ill be a happy camper!! More nationwide snow anybody?:D

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