Thaw and possible flooding 26th-27th -- forecasts and discussion

John mac

River Moy is up nearly 2M in the last 24 hours. !

JJJJNR

+8 degrees in Rathdrum.... whats the bet I get the flu now.

mike65

I doubt it unless you catch the virus off another person. You cannot get flu through atmospheric conditions.

pistolpetes11

mike65 wrote: »

I doubt it unless you catch the virus off another person. You cannot get flu through atmospheric conditions.

Does the really heavy cold not kill the virus ?

Might just be something the mother always said to me , A good cold spell to kill the germs !

ednwireland

John mac wrote: »

River Moy is up nearly 2M in the last 24 hours. !

must be all the burst pipes (or all the rain )

JJJJNR wrote: »

+8 degrees in Rathdrum.... whats the bet I get the flu now.

only if you go back to work i know one guy is sick and bound to be in today - hope he stays away

GSF

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Does the really heavy cold not kill the virus ?

Might just be something the mother always said to me , A good cold spell to kill the germs !

If that was the case Siberia would be the healthiest place in the world and the gulags would have been health spas

thetonynator

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Does the really heavy cold not kill the virus ?

Might just be something the mother always said to me , A good cold spell to kill the germs !

Kills some germs (some bacteria) but plenty can survive inside people and inside homes. Can't be gotten rid of that easily!

suitseir

What is predicted for NYE, Saturday and Sunday? Especially in the west!

jprboy

suitseir wrote: »

What is predicted for NYE, Saturday and Sunday? Especially in the west!

Some drunken renditions of "The Fields of Athenry" and some fightin' :pac:

thetonynator

jprboy wrote: »

Some drunken renditions of "The Fields of Athenry" and some fightin' :pac:

Dont forget out of tune auld lang syne . .. :P

dirtyghettokid

serious fog this evening. couldn't see more than 12 feet in front of the car!
no flooding up here on a hill, but i've seen alot of soggy fields

thetonynator

Could the weather actually be more boring at the moment?

Nothing on the radar, nothing on the satellite, and the text on met.ie reads:

There are no warnings in operation.

Mild and humid this evening and tonight with mist and fog patches. Most places will stay dry though, with just some patchy drizzle. Some clear spells will develop also.

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GSF

thetonynator wrote: »

Could the weather actually be more boring at the moment?

Perfect for repairing broken water pipes and fixing potholes. I dont really see the attraction of sleeping on airport floors or living without indoor plumbing myself but each to their own!

If we do get another prolonged cold spell in early January there will be a serious financial cost from creaking infrastucture, roads filled with potholes, rescheduled Christmas events in early-mid January being cancelled thus depriving the hotel & restaurant businesses of any Christmas benefit, etc.

The weather will do whatever it pleases but I'd doubt that ME will be sounding the alarm bells too loudly until they are very very sure that we are going to get another round of snow & ice.

jimmynokia

rte news say there is bad weather returning whats the story there

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1230/weather.html

M.T. Cranium

We had to turn off the power so we could go in and fix the weather machine.

About to turn it back on again now ...

:eek::cool::mad::);):p:o:eek:pac::P:cool::mad:

Esel

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

:eek::cool::mad::);):p:o:eek:pac::P:cool::mad:

Too much time on hands - get back to work!