Artic Winter ?

Interesting read at Irishweatheronline today.

Saying we could experience the coldest winter in 45 yrs. Time to stock up on fuel. Logs and turf

http://www.irishweatheronline.com/news/climate-news/severe-weather-warning-issued-for-winter-2011-12/20748.html

HellFireClub

Would be great if it came true, my highlights of last winter was the snow thead on here!

maquiladora

Too soooooooooooooooooooooon.

Trotter

HellFireClub wrote: »

Would be great if it came true, my highlights of last winter was the snow thead on here!

I remember sitting at the window at 3am one Saturday night with 2 pages open on my browser.. The radar and the snow thread. I could 'see' the excitement building in a line of people posting on the thread towards my house and then the snow started to fall and stayed falling for hours. Nerdy but one of those nice few hours to remember!

lord lucan

****Makes a note to start a Heatwave in Summer 2012 thread in December.:pac::pac:

HellFireClub

Trotter wrote: »

I remember sitting at the window at 3am one Saturday night with 2 pages open on my browser.. The radar and the snow thread. I could 'see' the excitement building in a line of people posting on the thread towards my house and then the snow started to fall and stayed falling for hours. Nerdy but one of those nice few hours to remember!

And listening to Dublin Air Traffic Control dragging their surface friction tester thingy up and down the runway lol! :D:D

lord lucan

lord lucan wrote: »

****Makes a note to start a Heatwave in Summer 2012 thread in December.:pac::pac:

Maq and LL. sorry LOL

Elmer Blooker

groan..........:rolleyes:
Not another one, this time it's "Exacta Weather" who'll get it dramatically wrong just like "Positive weather solutions" did last winter!

Min

So the dandruff problem to get worse, flaky itchy clouds and people who didn't bother to use Afghan hats...to keep the dandruff off their head and shoulders!!!

irishdub14

I'm already dreaming about shoveling snow from my driveway :rolleyes:

Columbia

Mixed feelings about this. I'll be working overseas until December and flying home just on time for Christmas. I don't fancy spending the holidays at an Airport or Travel Tavern!

However, the authorities will definitely be prepared after the last two winters, right? ...Right!?

John mac

only 188 days till Christmas

irishdub14

Columbia wrote: »

However, the authorities will definitely be prepared after the last two winters, right? ...Right!?

LOL!

Elmer Blooker

The Quiet sun bandwagon keeps rolling :rolleyes:
I dont think a solar minimum guarantees a cold winter, During the Maunder minimum: (using CET)
Jan 1684 -3c : Jan 1686 +6.5c
And during the Dalton minimum:
Feb 1779 +7.9c : Jan 1780 -0.9c
Jan 1795 -3.1c : Jan 1796 +7.3c (mildest jan on record with 1916)
I think next winter could be as mild as any of those we had to suffer in the 1990s!

wing52

Bring it on:pac:!

Got snow tyres.

Slappin them on in october/november

Elmo5

Going to buy a snow shovel tomorrow morning. Perhaps a snow plough would be more in order. :eek:

nacho libre

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

The Quiet sun bandwagon keeps rolling :rolleyes:
I dont think a solar minimum guarantees a cold winter, During the Maunder minimum: (using CET)
Jan 1684 -3c : Jan 1686 +6.5c
And during the Dalton minimum:
Feb 1779 +7.9c : Jan 1780 -0.9c
Jan 1795 -3.1c : Jan 1796 +7.3c (mildest jan on record with 1916)
I think next winter could be as mild as any of those we had to suffer in the 1990s!

The only guarantees are death, taxes and min complaining about snow:D

but what your post shows, is that more of those years during the maunder minimum must have been cold rather than mild, so a solar minimum, while not guaranteeing a cold winter, greatly increases the odds.

M.T. Cranium

You know why it's so cold in the artic?

because there's no c there

HellFireClub

Is it too early to mention the Isle of Man Shadow?!? :D:D

HellFireClub

HellFireClub wrote: »

Is it too early to mention the Isle of Man Shadow?!? :D:D

Coffe Sputter nose... that was funny

Poxy isle of man shadow

Pangea

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

I think next winter could be as mild as any of those we had to suffer in the 1990s!

*Bookmarks the above post with the intention to repost it when we are in the middle of an epic winter later this year :pac:

planetX

You all must have plenty of money for oil! I spent the bad weeks last winter with windows iced from top to bottom on the inside - I live in dread of another cold spell that bad, spending every spare cent I have on oil.... going to have to hibernate:(

NIALL D

fill the tank with oil in october and you might be ok for the 4 months of snow of november december january and february....

Iancar29

Up on Met.ie now!

http://www.met.ie/news/display.asp?ID=123

ITS GETTING SERIOUS! ha

SO .... how many shall i order??..
:pac::D:pac:

afterhours

I'm Canadian from Ontario living in Ireland for the past 3 years, and each winter has been getting progressively worse.. I hope I can buy a ski doo here and actually get some use out of it!!! If the rivers and lakes freeze you can also build an ice shack, plunk it on the lake and fish and it's your new winter home.. that's if the rivers/lakes freeze that is..

Calibos

HellFireClub wrote: »

Is it too early to mention the Isle of Man Shadow?!? :D:D

Its never too early to mention the IOM shadow



nor the Anglesey Shadow

eskimocat

oh ye are such a tease talking about snow in June.. That reminds me though, been meaning to look into extra insulation for the attic before the "epic" snow of this winter.... gets out plans for ramp.... gathers hammer and nails.... cause I'm gonna need it.. nearly froze me tail off last winter...

maquiladora

Iancar29 wrote: »

Up on Met.ie now!

http://www.met.ie/news/display.asp?ID=123

ITS GETTING SERIOUS! ha

SO .... how many shall i order??..
:pac::D:pac:

Really good little article from Met E.