Are we likely to get another Big Freeze this winter?

hatrickpatrick

Just wondering do people reckon the last two years were a fluke, or are we in a particular medium term climate "phase" at the moment which will continue to lead to winters like this for a while?

Saila

we'll soon find out
jesus we havent even had halloween yet ffs :rolleyes:

Kylo Ren

Hold on one sec I'll ask......

Yep my room mate Roger said we will. Roger is always right. God I ****ing love Roger.

Abi

Nooo... that was LAST years paper. They predict a warm winter this year.

Jagle

we havent had a warm summer so i imagine itll be a cold winter

OPENROAD

I think if we get a depression of 992 hPa, centered about 200 nautical miles off the coast or we get Isobars, lines of equal atmospheric pressure, drawn every 4hPa (hectopascals or millibars) and areas of Low pressure are indicated then it is a possibility.

enfant terrible

Yes the sun is in some cold cycle, cold winters and poor summers for a few years yet.

marcsignal

ah sure we'll be grand

hondasam

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Just wondering do people reckon the last two years were a fluke, or are we in a particular medium term climate "phase" at the moment which will continue to lead to winters like this for a while?

I think they have predicted worse than last year.

OPENROAD

hondasam wrote: »

I think they have predicted worse than last year.

:eek::eek: I'm off to Tesco later to stock up on supplies now

later12

Malin Head Automatic South-Southeast, 4 Knots, Recent Rain, 16 Miles, 1006, Steady
Buoy M5 South-Southwest, 15 Knots, The visibility at Tuskar Lighthouse is Greater than 10 Miles, 1008, Falling slowly
Roche's Pt Automatic. South-Southwest, 16 Knots, Recent Drizzle, Greater than 10 Miles, 1006, Falling slowly
Valentia South, 9 Knots, Fair, 10 Miles, 1003, Falling slowly
Belmullet Southeast, 10 Knots, Rain shower, 18 Miles, 1003, Steady
Dublin Airport South, 7 Knots, Cloudy, 26 Miles, 1008, Steady
Buoy M1 53o 8'N, 11o 12'W NOT AVAILABLE,
Buoy M2 53o 29'N, 5o 26'W South-Southwest, 15 Knots, WAVE HT 1.3 m, 1008, Steady
Buoy M3 51o 13'N, 10o 33'W South-Southwest, 22 Knots, Gust 33 Knots, WAVE HT 2.8 m, 1003, Falling slowly
Buoy M4 55o 0'N 10o 0'W East-Southeast, 12 Knots, WAVE HT 1.9 m, 1004, Steady
Buoy M5 51o 41'N 6o 42'W South-Southwest, 15 Knots, WAVE HT 1.5 m, 1008, Falling slowly
Buoy M6 53o 4'N 15o 56'W North, 11 Knots, WAVE HT 3.1 m, 993, Rising slowly

hatrickpatrick

I have rather mixed feelings about it.
The Big Freeze was fun last year - for a few days. Snow days off, tobogganing, alien, beautiful landscapes, etc were all amazing and great fun.

Then after a few days came "When the hell is the gym going to start opening again" "Dammit I'm tired of being stuck in my house all day" "Better leave at 9 for that party at 11, sure the Dart takes an hour to get from Dun Laoghaire to town now" "No nitelink tonight, guess we're gonna get ripped off by taxis all week", "Have to cancel that trip, no way any of us are driving on country roads this weekend" etc etc etc

I really can't make up my mind whether I want it to happen again, or not. Opinions?

Danbo!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=19763

LighterGuy

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Just wondering do people reckon the last two years were a fluke, or are we in a particular medium term climate "phase" at the moment which will continue to lead to winters like this for a while?

It looks like it will.
We had similiar if not identical summers for the last 2 years. Same 2 winters it snowed. Money is on it will snow. But hey, this is Ireland. We get crazy weather. Always a chance it might skip this year.

MrStuffins

I just asked a meteorologist

He just jigged about, made noises like Bill Cosby on crack and said Happy Birthday to James who is from Balbriggan and is 8 today.

That's the last time I ask Martin King anything!

later12

Year of snow, fruit will grow.
When a cow tries to scratch her ear, it means the rain is very near.
Ice in November to walk a duck the winter will all be rain and muck.
Onion skin is very thin, milder winter's coming in
Onion skin is thick and tough, be jay this winter will be rough.

Honestly did yee not learn science? Look at the onion skins, lads. The onions have the answers.

Glico Man

later10 wrote: »

Year of snow, fruit will grow.
When a cow tries to scratch her ear, it means the rain is very near.
Ice in November to walk a duck the winter will all be rain and muck.
Onion skin is very thin, milder winter's coming in
Onion skin is thick and tough, be jay this winter will be rough.

Honestly did yee not learn science? Look at the onion skins, lads. The onions have the answers.

I'm just not sure what sort of onions you're talking about.. red? white? onion weathering?

pappyodaniel

It's impossible to predict that far ahead.

Abi

My eyes sting now








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later12

aaronh007 wrote: »

I'm just not sure what sort of onions you're talking about.. red? white? onion weathering?

Whiteonions know everything.

tolosenc

Stop calling it "THE BIG FREEZE", it's called Winter.

LighterGuy

tolosenc wrote: »

Stop calling it "THE BIG FREEZE", it's called Winter.

I could make a penis joke...

OPENROAD

I fecking love the Winter!!!!!!!!

Philip Lombard

I heard it's going to be even worse than last year :-(

Not looking forward to the gas bills!

hondasam

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

I really can't make up my mind whether I want it to happen again, or not. Opinions?

what is wrong with you, have you forgotten the six weeks of snow, two hours to get to work same to get home. Don't mention the gas and oil bills.

Toots

I've ordered my snow chains. Not getting stuck walking through knee deep snow on crutches this Christmas day!!

LighterGuy

Philip Lombard wrote: »

I heard it's going to be even worse than last year :-(

Not looking forward to the gas bills!

Fire my good man
Of course if you live in a house that is. Apart from the fact coal isnt too expensive. Most garbage can be burned too. As its either cardboard or plastic. Everything, from a ceral box to a plastic bottle of milk can be burned. Fire throws out great heat. And the biggest aspect is its cheaper than gas.

later12

MrStuffins wrote: »

I just asked a meteorologist

He just jigged about, made noises like Bill Cosby on crack and said Happy Birthday to James who is from Balbriggan and is 8 today.

That's the last time I ask Martin King anything!

Gulp. That wasn't a meteorologist, that was...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056000770

Saila

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

I really can't make up my mind whether I want it to happen again, or not. Opinions?

I love the way you made that sound like if you did it would make a difference

danniemcq

God forbid Dublin gets another inch or two of snow again this year, The city seems to just shut down and RTE will compare it to the end of the world...

2 or 3 foot of snow in Donegal not a bother

MugMugs

LighterGuy wrote: »

I could make a penis joke...

Would you please ?

I just freaking LOVE the penis !

I love the cold :cool:
I got to make snowmen last year. Though I also got bronchitis which was less fun. But still!

Sunnyisland

LighterGuy wrote: »

Fire my good man
Of course if you live in a house that is. Apart from the fact coal isnt too expensive. Most garbage can be burned too. As its either cardboard or plastic. Everything, from a ceral box to a plastic bottle of milk can be burned. Fire throws out great heat. And the biggest aspect is its cheaper than gas.

Is that why your called lighterguy :)

sbsquarepants

It's all to do with sunspots people....and basically we're ****ed. Or so some bloke on the radio, who sounded like he knew what he was on about said!
His prediction: 65 to 70 years of hard, bitter cold winters!:eek::eek:
Sounds about right:mad:

LostGirly

sbsquarepants wrote: »

His prediction: 65 to 70 years of hard, bitter cold winters!:eek::eek:
Sounds about right:mad:

Maybe by the 65th year we'll be prepared for it and the whole place won't come to a standstill!!

chopperbyrne

Didn't the volcano eruption have something to do with last years winter and it's expected to be the same for a few years.

Damn volcano!

cosmicfart

I bought a Subaru recently after last years weather, they told me to! Now if I get stuck again im gonna run over gay byrnes road safety arse

FTGFOP

I'm all for cold weather in winter. It usually comes with blue skies. Fuck overcast and drizzly -that's summer!

wild_cat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVytEgSO0wQ

Cee-Jay-Cee

I'd say it will be much the same as last year...its not the end of the world, well not for everyone outside the pale, but for the dubs its pretty much like the end of the world.

wild_cat

I love snow. Adore it in fact. My whole family are obsessed with it it to. Last year we booked a holiday to Tromso in Norway to get some proper snow. Week before we went it starts to bucket down here so by the time we got to Norway the novelty had kind of worn off.

I can manage -21 temperatures now though.

kiddums

danniemcq wrote: »

God forbid Dublin gets another inch or two of snow again this year, The city seems to just shut down and RTE will compare it to the end of the world...

2 or 3 foot of snow in Donegal not a bother

Aye them 'city folk' just can't handle anything.

The Donegal folk are just too damm stubborn to let a wee bit o snow hold them back from the pub.

super_furry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ruhY_u0JO0

For no particular reason, here's Jean Byrne. Wearing what looks to be a pig's skin.

Chips Ahoy

why do old people say stuff like my foot is acting up, and that means there is warm weather coming.

How the hell can someone predict the weather with a sore foot, or maybe this is how Met Eireann is making there forecasts gathering info from old peoples sore joints.

Yes yes it all makes sense now,HAHHAHAHAHA

CorkMan

later10 wrote: »

Whiteonions know everything.

Sean Quagmire

I am looking forward to seeing more of this.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CT0a-Hgumo

Elmer Blooker

danniemcq wrote: »

God forbid Dublin gets another inch or two of snow again this year, The city seems to just shut down and RTE will compare it to the end of the world...

2 or 3 foot of snow in Donegal not a bother

1. Dublin got a lot more than an inch or two of snow last winter.
2. The busiest airport in the country is not surprisingly in the capital.
3. Up to one million people live in the greater Dublin area so you would expect more disruption than in a rural area.

Teyla Emmagan

I'm very worried it will be another tough winter (and it is supposed to be even worse than last year). The pipes in the house go all funny in the cold - I was without water for 10 days last year because of it and I can't afford to get all the plumbing redone.

I HATES it.

FatherLen

i hope it doesn't snow for too long. cant really get around on my motorbike in the snow.

mike65

No is the answer, last summer all the talk was of a potentially worse winter than 2009/10 and sure enough it happened, this summer there is nothing to suggest more of the same though this crowd who predicted last winter see some coldness in east of UK

This fella is expecting coldmageddon though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLZjB857OVo

Elmer Blooker

I'm afraid positive weather solutions forecast for last winter was totally inaccurate. A "bitterly cold" February!! It was the mildest in years!!http://www.positiveweathersolutions.co.uk/UK-Winter-2010-11-Long-Range-Weather-Forecast.php
Edit: Eh.... sorry! I thought above post was from Positive weather solutions when in fact it's from another crowd called Exacta Weather.
Anyway, Its impossible to make an accurate long range forecast if you ask me!