Winter 2017-18: Discussion

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Interesting piece of archive footage from winter1985. Distant memory now. /www.rte.ie/archives/collections/news/21190586-heavy-snow-and-blizzards/ Bloody link not working apologies. The whole country got a good dumping that year. If you want to see the clip just Google RTE Archives and you will find it there.

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JCX BXC wrote: »

Met Eireann's 5 day forecast giving -9c inland on Sunday night (or Monday Midnight).

If true, this would surely verify as the coldest air temperature since 2010?

-12 in my area which is North Tipperary on Christmas Eve night 2010 i'm living well inland and normally we would see severe frosts durning a cold snap.

sryanbruen

Today's GEFS are pointing towards a neutral AO and NAO now.

Birdnuts

natashaob6 wrote: »

-12 in my area which is North Tipperary on Christmas Eve night 2010 i'm living well inland and normally we would see severe frosts durning a cold snap.

I'm surprised it wasn't lower - Casement had an overnight low of -16C the following morning!! Think Dublin AP got to -12c that same period

Harry Palmr

Lovely day in Waterford, the wind was a minor matter so the sun made its mark.

Deank

Birdnuts wrote: »

I'm surprised it wasn't lower - Casement had an overnight low of -16C the following morning!! Think Dublin AP got to -12c that same period

I recorded -18 in the car near Sallins on Christmas eve that year. I'd say it's highly unlikely I'll see cold like that again in my lifetime, savage.

Meteorite58

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Extremely deep trough over western Europe on Monday, should bring snow for parts of British Isles, France, Benelux and N Spain.

Not much precipitation showing up in the charts on Monday yet though.

Meteorite58

2.2C here near Tralee with recent showers of rain/ sleet.

Getting cold out there.

Saganist

Had to nip outside just there. Looks like a really hard frost setting in..

Gonzo

toughest frost of the year so far here, really freezing hard and still bits of snow in shaded areas that didn't melt yesterday.

sryanbruen

Here's what ME's 5 day forecast graphics are showing for tonight and Sunday night respectively.

Harry Palmr

I hate cloudy days when it's been frosty overnight. Which is what we've got now.

Rock Lesnar

Very cloudy today, all the lying snow we had is gone and it feels a bit milder then yesterday to, no sign of frost at all here

nagdefy

Rock Lesnar wrote: »

Very cloudy today, all the lying snow we had is gone and it feels a bit milder then yesterday to, no sign of frost at all here

It gets mild to snow as the old saying says:)

Clonmel1000

Full gloomy cold day here temperature maxed atb 3.5 hovering around 1.0 most of time. No frost again there has been absolutely no event here at all this week. Interesting to see if tomorrow brings us anything.

Rock Lesnar

nagdefy wrote: »

It gets mild to snow as the old saying says:)

Ah not expecting anything in my area, the bbc go with rain here

nagdefy

Rock Lesnar wrote: »

Ah not expecting anything in my area, the bbc go with rain here

You just don't know. Best not to have the hopes up but stranger things have happened.

Rock Lesnar

nagdefy wrote: »

You just don't know. Best not to have the hopes up but stranger things have happened.

True but i find the bbc are fairly reliable in their forecast, sky has finally cleared here now, and its baltic

snowstorm445

Seems like it’ll be back to mild soon after this, models are showing a return to an Atlantic regime towards the end of this week. Enjoy the snow while it lasts!

sryanbruen

snowstorm445 wrote: »

Seems like it’ll be back to mild soon after this, models are showing a return to an Atlantic regime towards the end of this week. Enjoy the snow while it lasts!

'Em later this week is looking cold and wintry again after a band of rain pushes through Tuesday night.

snowstorm445

sryanbruen wrote: »

'Em later this week is looking cold and wintry again after a band of rain pushes through Tuesday night.

Hence why I said the end of this week. Next weekend looking like a return to zonal unfortunately, although it’s a long way out so it could all change.

Elmer Blooker

snowstorm445 wrote: »

Seems like it’ll be back to mild soon after this, models are showing a return to an Atlantic regime towards the end of this week. Enjoy the snow while it lasts!

There really are some X-rated horrific charts showing up lately, too horrible to post an example in the season of goodwill.

Clonmel1000

Horrible horrible day wet snow cold stuck inside unfortunately.

nacho libre

snowstorm445 wrote: »

Hence why I said the end of this week. Next weekend looking like a return to zonal unfortunately, although it’s a long way out so it could all change.

Well all good things must past. So if it goes back to the usual routine so be it. That said given the current northern hemisphere profile, i don't think any return to zonality will be that long lasting.

sryanbruen

snowstorm445 wrote: »

Hence why I said the end of this week. Next weekend looking like a return to zonal unfortunately, although it’s a long way out so it could all change.

As nacho libre said, if things continue the way they are with the zonal winds weakened, there are small chances that we will see an extended period of zonal weather. Northern blocking looks like significantly weakening next week yes - the AO seems to go very positive for a few days then back down to neutral on today's GEFS. Meanwhile, the NAO stays around neutral throughout with signs of negativity into the second half of December.

I wouldn't put my bets on our usual zonal conditions being a thing yet!

sryanbruen

Here's how December has shaped up so far up to the 8th. Very blocked month already.

km79

snowstorm445 wrote: »

Seems like it’ll be back to mild soon after this, models are showing a return to an Atlantic regime towards the end of this week. Enjoy the snow while it lasts!

Good!

Kermit.de.frog

As already mentioned could be some snow showers Wed/Thurs particularly in the west in a cold northwesterly wind.

For the east a more organised band of precipitation could fall as snow Wednesday evening.

One to watch and no on-shore spoiler wind to worry about this time;)

Lucreto

It was - 6 in Naas at 5.30 this morning. We have one snow shower yesterday and it just stayed on the cars.

Car was an a Ice sheet. It was cold enough to have frost on the inside of the car.

In Dublin now and it's still -2.

I am going to miss this weather next week.

Billcarson

Got down to - 3.7c here,coldest Dec temp for me since 2010,currently -2.4c