Winter 2019/2020 - General Discussion

Artane2002

Interesting to see other parts of Dublin had lovely sunshine, I don't think the sun broke through in my part all day.

Graces7

It didn't out here either...

Artane2002 wrote: »

Interesting to see other parts of Dublin had lovely sunshine, I don't think the sun broke through in my part all day.

Oneiric 3

This animation shows the longer range ECMWF mean run from this morning regarding temperature anomalies out to day 15 (5 day running)



Looks like the ongoing pattern of this winter so far will continue for a while yet, with the bulk of the cold air continuing to be locked away up in the Arctic, while the mid lats stay on the milder side and cooler again further south towards the sub tropics.

Cork Boy 53

Gonzo wrote: »

I would happily take this weather for the rest of winter if a proper cold/snowy spell doesn't happen. Nothing more unpleasant than wet and windy mild/cold zonality.

If M.T.`s daily forecast thread is anything to go by (and it usually is) then it looks as if the rest of the season is more or less a write off in terms of getting any sustained period of wintry snowy weather. A repeat of last winter really.

Goldfinch8

A gentle, calm day that even had a nice touch of softness about since first thing this morning here near Castlebar.
Mist thickening again at the moment. Had a look at Met Éireann reports for 9pm and only two stations, (Cork and Roches Point) had wind speeds in just about double figures(11km each) or 6 knots. Five stations including Valentia had a windspeed of only 1 knot (2kms) and nearby Newport here on the coast reported Calm conditions.
I personally have enjoyed this period of high pressure. Firstly, the lovely sunrises and sunsets of last weekend. A few crunchy frosts also thrown in. A welcome view of the night sky for a couple of nights also and now these sometimes nondescript or even slightly bland days that crucially are giving us a break from the rains. Not a bad little spell at all in my book.

Oscar Bravo

Status Yellow - Fog warning for Ireland

Dense fog in many areas overnight and for a time on Thursday morning

Valid: 22:00 Wednesday 22/01/2020 to 11:00 Thursday 23/01/2020

Issued: 22:00 Wednesday 22/01/2020

An Ri rua

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Status Yellow - Fog warning for Ireland

Dense fog in many areas overnight and for a time on Thursday morning

Valid: 22:00 Wednesday 22/01/2020 to 11:00 Thursday 23/01/2020

Issued: 22:00 Wednesday 22/01/2020

The fog is so thick, and it's so mild here in Mountmellick that there's blackbirds singing up to half an hour ago. No doubt the street lights in the fog confusing them. It's their morning song too..

pad199207

Pea soup here in Kildare. Thickest Fog I’ve seen for quite some time.

nacho libre

I had to drive home in it on crappy narrow roads. I have not driven in fog that bad before. I was glad i was the only car on the road!

Kermit.de.frog

GFS going full snowstorm for some on Monday as very cold air digs in behind trailing fronts of a rapidly deepening low that would bring very strong winds as well.







Minority outcome for now but worth keeping track of

Graces7

So peaceful and quiet! Makes you want to hold your breath so as not to disturb it... Thick black outside the door...

In a few weeks will be able to wander the lanes in the early hours but not yet!

The year changes and that is strong and good.

No sun today they say and a west wind. All is well.

No daffs out here but the marigolds are still shining out.

US2

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

If M.T.`s daily forecast thread is anything to go by (and it usually is) then it looks as if the rest of the season is more or less a write off in terms of getting any sustained period of wintry snowy weather. A repeat of last winter really.

Would love a repeat of last February!

Artane2002

Extremely foggy in Dublin 5, I don't think I've ever seen it this foggy before.

Mortelaro

Gorgeous sunny morning in Arklow so far
Frosty earlier

Graces7

My first year in Ireland, 2002, I sat in my garden in the mountains enjoying the mild weather.. the previous year I was in Orkney in gales and deluges. Came here for this...Sheer bliss here after that. Lovely weather...Had a very pleasant early walk early today. Joy for me!
Long may it continue

snowstorm445 wrote: »

You have to wonder at what stage should we stop constantly referring to these winters as “exceptionally mild” and recognise them for what they are, the new normal. This isn’t a mild winter. This is the average Irish winter. With the exception of one or two winters recently, the last 20 odd years and certainly the last 10 years winters in Ireland have become very predictable, mild, joyless affairs. Every winter seems to be worst than the last until the following one gets underway. Often, but not always followed by a washout summer.

I’m based in Brussels now and we’ve had the first proper cold spell here in about a month, temperatures not much above freezing today and a bit of freezing fog around, will be the same for the rest of the week. But it’s a blip really, very little difference to Ireland other than that, apart from how dry it is (which makes it fairly pleasant actually).

pad199207

Sunny skies in Kildare now. Fog burnt away fairly rapidly

Hooter23

Our so called fine weather/high pressure is just as bad as our unsettled weather with all this cloud/fog and dampness...what a joke:rolleyes:

highdef

Hooter23 wrote: »

Our so called fine weather/high pressure is just as bad as our unsettled weather with all this cloud/fog and dampness...what a joke:rolleyes:

Depends where you are. Plenty of sunshine and blue skies to be enjoyed in Dublin right now. With no wind, you an actually feel some warmth in the sunshine.

Kutebride

Damp, foggy and cold. Meath

nacho libre

The fog is gone, but it's still quite cloudy, the sun is peaking through at times. It would be great if that GFS scenario for Monday came to pass, but it's highly unlikely. The GFS tends to go on the sherry on the overnight run, then sobers up on the next output.

Mortelaro

pad199207 wrote: »

Sunny skies in Kildare now. Fog burnt away fairly rapidly

It didn't burn away,it just ran down to me
Got foggy around noon here in Arklow after the beautiful frosty start
Temp is only 5.6c currently
Visibility varies from 150 to 300 metres

Thelonious Monk

Amazing weather in Dublin. No wind at all, so it doesn't feel cold whatsoever to me anyway. Cycling to and from work is a delight. I kind of wish we could stockpile these kind of days for the summer months, and just endure horrible weather in winter.

DellyBelly

Great day in Dublin City Centre. A touch of Spring even in the air.

Graces7

Dazzling sunshine out here, bouncing off the calm ocean. Small breeze, so it feels cooler than when there was a mass of cloud cover. They took the blankets off !

Artane2002

Same as yesterday in Dublin 5/9! A foggy start gave way to an overcast day.

Graces7

Just looked ahead at the met.ie forecast and looks as if the snow -bunnies here might get to burrow....;)

Harry Palmr

My god I hate non weather, this is not cold, not mild, not wet, not dry the only thing it is not is sunny.

Can we have some weather please?

Graces7

It is sheerly lovely! Just been outside and it is so calm and quiet and cool without biting. Fresh but not aggressive,

A perfect mid winter afternoon for walking or just pottering.

My favourite weather!

Harry Palmr wrote: »

My god I hate non weather, this is not cold, not mild, not wet, not dry the only thing it is not is sunny.

Can we have some weather please?

Meteorite58

Calm, cool and foggy much of the day here by the coast in Kerry, pockets of dense fog forming again this evening.



Pic: Banna Beach today looking out towards Kerry Head which is obscured by the fog.

Darwin

Absolutely shocking fog this morning and most of the day in Laois/Carlow, would prefer driving on snow and ice to these conditions. Next week is looking a little better than what was depicted on Tuesday - it looked like a storm Monday and again Wednesday into Thursday.