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Stephens Day Low - Rain with wintry showers on back edge

Iancar29 · 2017-12-22 17:37:41

It's been pretty uneventful weather-wise the last 2 weeks. Looks like Christmas Day will be dull and rainy for most of the country with the oncoming set of complex lows off the Atlantic, leading to some possible spot flooding in the SE. Afterwards, slightly colder air looks to be introduced over the country as the next…

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#92 27-12-2017 11:05AM

PukkaStukka

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The problem with snow on a runway is the impact it has on the aircraft braking. It may have as much to do with the aircraft type and the underlying runway surface as it does with the snow itself! Also heavy snow = low RVR which also a show stopper

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#93 27-12-2017 11:54AM

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Wanderer78 wrote: »

Didn't realise they set off Christmas day, this really doesn't look good

Looks like the helicopter has gone to hospital in tralee now, hopefully all will be ok. Looks like he was found on "The bone" looking at Sar location history.

Looks like he is ok.
http://www.radiokerry.ie/german-national-missing-macgillycuddy-reeks-located/

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