Severe Winter Weather, Snow/Ice - Sun 25th Feb (Onwards) ** READ MOD NOTE POST #1 **

newinvestor wrote: »

I think people are wildly exaggerating the snow and temperatures rte is saying cold weather -1,-2 ish for Dublin I’m not expecting much other than a bit of sleet and snow .

I think people are wildly exaggerating the pessimism and throwing their toys out of a pram.

I have already expressed multiple times how extraordinary this event is with how the stratosphere has been behaving.

Daniel2590 wrote: »

ME have to be a bit more conservative and cannot say a week in advance that it'll be snowmageddon due to the panic it would cause.

Or the fact that they are been realistic , I trust ME they are professionals they know that we are unlikely to get anything that this thread is predicting .

newinvestor wrote: »

Or the fact that they are been realistic , I trust ME they are professionals they know that we are unlikely to get anything that this thread is predicting .

I doubt you'll be saying that in about 48 hours when they issue a red warning

Soccarboy11 wrote: »

How is it possible to do my biology and english homework with such an active thread? *Sigh* suppose ill just delay it till sunday.. then monday.. then tuesday.. I mean.. some things are more important.. like snow.. right?

You tell me. Have a 3,500 word college essay due for Monday, I've only got 500 words written so far because of all this weather watching. :eek: Damn these amazing models!

NoodleMc wrote: »

Just back from the shops. Overheard a conversation where one lad was telling another that he had heard from someone he knows who works in M.E. (when I heard M.E. I reversed direction and pretended to be extremely interested in the fresh fish, when of course I was actually heading to the tinned goods aisle), that..and I quote "He's telling me it's going to be like the 80's".

Nearly skipped out of the shops!

(Mind you I'm assuming that by 'Like the 80's' he was referring to snow amounts and not the hairstyles! :eek:)

Please let it be the music, been hoping for an upgrade of that for nearly 30 years

newinvestor wrote: »

Or the fact that they are been realistic , I trust ME they are professionals they know that we are unlikely to get anything that this thread is predicting .

Yeah, they don't sound like they are expecting anything... :rolleyes:

From Met.ie


Tuesday: Some sunny spells on Tuesday, but cloudier in eastern and southern counties especially with occasional sleet and snow showers and possibly some more prolonged falls of snow in some parts later in the day. Daytime temperatures similar to Monday, 2 to 4 degrees Celsius in the midlands and east about 5 or 6 degrees Celsius in more western and southwestern parts. Very frosty on Tuesday night.

Wednesday through to Friday: Extremely cold with penetrating severe frosts and temperatures struggling to get above zero by day especially in eastern counties. Widespread snow showers at times, most especially in eastern, southern and northern counties and some disruptive accumulations are likely in these areas. There is a weather advisory in operation, which will be continuously updated.

newinvestor wrote: »

That last storm Ophelia I went for a run around Dublin in midst of it it was pathetic we don’t get extreme weather here we are protected by the warm sea on east coast there will be enough snow for a few snowballs and a couple of cold days , we will laugh at these predictions then.

tell that to the 300,000 people who lost power for days or the 1billion worth of damage done around the country... or to the families of the people who lost a loved one... or the schools whose roofs blew off in cork.. just because it didn't happen in your back yard doesn't mean it didn't happen

newinvestor wrote: »

That last storm Ophelia I went for a run around Dublin in midst of it it was pathetic we don’t get extreme weather here we are protected by the warm sea on east coast there will be enough snow for a few snowballs and a couple of cold days , we will laugh at these predictions then.

Well some people died in the storm. Some level of conspiracy theory you have to say it was pathetic.

newinvestor wrote: »

That last storm Ophelia I went for a run around Dublin in midst of it it was pathetic we don’t get extreme weather here we are protected by the warm sea on east coast there will be enough snow for a few snowballs and a couple of cold days , we will laugh at these predictions then.

... It's exactly that warm sea that's going to be the reason the east coast get pummeled by streamers

Daniel2590 wrote: »

... It's exactly that warm sea that's going to be the reason the east coast get pummeled by streamers

Ah but sure if he can go for a run theres no problem!

pjohnson wrote: »

Ah but sure if he can go for a run theres no problem!

I wouldn't mind going for a run in the snow if I'm honest :pac:

You have to imagine what boards weather would be like if Met Eireann rules applied here.

A thread for next Wednesday weather would not have started yet.
The thread for Monday would have started this morning with all models in agreement.
Each post would have to be vetted to ensure that very single word was correct.
No post could be deleted or edited.
You would err on the side of caution with each post.
There would be one opinion. No discussion.

Boards discussions and Met Eireann forecasts are two COMPLETELY different things. You can not compare.

Awesome Ecm
Perfect angle of attack with Fridays low

JCX BXC wrote: »

Had a polish lad tell me there that "he hears it every year and we never get it" and that it'll be raining tomorrow and all next week he can feel it in the air.

What can one do but laugh

A polish guy on another forum said that the GFS 18z the other night was absolute sh!t and hasn't a clue why people are calling this incoming spell a deep freeze.