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Winter 2019/2020 - General Discussion

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    #872
    Andrew00
    Registered Users Posts: 2,484 ✭✭✭Andrew00


    Dirty aul grey day


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    #873
    Larbre34
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    In Dun Laoghaire, it has been a day of what I call, no weather. It is 10C, so you don't need the winter woolies much, it isn't raining, it isn't sunny, there is an even veil of mid-grey cloud which looks neither threatening nor promising. The breeze scarcely registers, just a slight movement of the air really.

    All in all, weatherless....


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    #874
    Billcarson
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    Larbre34 wrote: »
    In Dun Laoghaire, it has been a day of what I call, no weather. It is 10C, so you don't need the winter woolies much, it isn't raining, it isn't sunny, there is an even veil of mid-grey cloud which looks neither threatening nor promising. The breeze scarcely registers, just a slight movement of the air really.

    All in all, weatherless....
    The type of weather we are getting atm reminds of much of the first half of last winter. Waking up every day to mild cloudy dull muck.


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    #875
    appledrop
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    Larbre34 wrote: »
    In Dun Laoghaire, it has been a day of what I call, no weather. It is 10C, so you don't need the winter woolies much, it isn't raining, it isn't sunny, there is an even veil of mid-grey cloud which looks neither threatening nor promising. The breeze scarcely registers, just a slight movement of the air really.

    All in all, weatherless....

    In other words perfect winter weather for family days out!. Seriously this Christmas has been brilliant for families. Playgrounds + parks packed everyday. You can actually stay out for more than an hour without been frozen. Biggest bonus is lack of rain + wind. Long may it continue.


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    #876
    Oneiric 3
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    Weather chart showing 850 temps & pressure for this time last year. Wouldn't you swear that this a chart from today?

    RutDHs9.png

    Seems to be an increasing feature of our winters lately for the Azores high to move in over western Europe and lodge itself there for considerable periods of time. The Atlantic just can't seem to power up at all anymore.

    New Moon



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    #877
    Cork Boy 53
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    Oneiric 3 wrote: »
    Weather chart showing 850 temps & pressure for this time last year. Wouldn't you swear that this a chart from today?



    Seems to be an increasing feature of our winters lately for the Azores high to move in over western Europe and lodge itself there for considerable periods of time. The Atlantic just can't seem to power up at all anymore.

    That is true at the moment but when it does power up again it will make up for its absence probably with a vengeance.


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    #878
    Logan Roy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 452 ✭✭Logan Roy


    The wet blankets over on Netweather are writing off winter already. Why does this happen every year?

    The facts are:

    December is rarely colder than Jan or Feb
    Models are useless beyond 10 days
    Background signals and their impact on our weather is little understood

    Let's see what happens over the remaining NINE weeks of meteorological winter.....


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    #879
    [Deleted User]
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    Good day to get the grass cut today!


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    #880
    Thelonious Monk
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    Loving this weather. Looks like it will be nice for NYE too. Great for cycling and just walking and everything. I don't know why people would like it to be colder, it just means being outside is unpleasant, and it's not like it ever snows anyway.


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    #881
    Cork Boy 53
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    Thelonious Monk wrote: »
    Loving this weather. Looks like it will be nice for NYE too. Great for cycling and just walking and everything. I don't know why people would like it to be colder, it just means being outside is unpleasant, and it's not like it ever snows anyway.

    It`s all very well having these mild conditions at present but personally I would prefer to have cold weather (be that cold rain, hail, sleet, snow) now rather than having it next spring which in all likelihood is what will happen.


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    #882
    Thelonious Monk
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    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    It`s all very well having these mild conditions at present but personally I would prefer to have cold weather (be that cold rain, hail, sleet, snow) now rather than having it next spring which in all likelihood is what will happen.

    It doesn't work that way. Its not like there's a certain amount of weather that has to be distributed out over the year.


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    #883
    Goldfinch8
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    A nice white frost. Central Mayo.


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    #884
    Slashermcguirk
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    Moscow had its warmest December on record with no snow on the ground at Christmas. That’s when you know it’s a mild winter!!


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    #885
    Mortelaro
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    Has anyone got a torch ?


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    #886
    appledrop
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    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    It`s all very well having these mild conditions at present but personally I would prefer to have cold weather (be that cold rain, hail, sleet, snow) now rather than having it next spring which in all likelihood is what will happen.

    This is Ireland! We could have the crappest, coldest winter possible + it could still rain all summer.

    I would have no problem with cold weather if guaranteed lovely spring/summer but never works like that here so take each day as it comes.


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    #887
    Oscar Bravo
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    A dry calm quite new years eve here in Castlebar. Clear skies to the east. All in all,nice.


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    #888
    Pangea
    Registered Users Posts: 5,565 ✭✭✭Pangea


    Everything is all white after a good hard frost. Lovely end to the year. -Donegal


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    #889
    Hooter23
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    Since the Atlantic is much quieter in recent years maybe summers like we got in 2018 might become more common...I remember hearing a guy on the radio my years ago talking about how the Atlantic goes through cycles around every 15 years or so where storms increase then decrease...maybe we are in a quieter cycle right now


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    #890
    SleetAndSnow
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    Some blue sky but also some very dark clouds here in West cork this new years eve, no frost down here! City is much the same.i am being told, maybe less windy.


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    #891
    Donegal Storm
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    Beautiful day in Letterkenny, bright, cloudless skies, no wind, a hard frost still on the ground and fog lying in the valleys, as nice as it gets at this time of year :)


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    #892
    SleetAndSnow
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    Very calm in West cork. Drove up over the cliff and there was a beautiful sunset over the far ocean with the close ocean being a vrey-blue colour due to the dark clouds. Was lovely, no waves.


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    #893
    Pangea
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    Car covered in a hard frost already -Donegal


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    #894
    Hooter23
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    Hooter23 wrote: »
    Since the Atlantic is much quieter in recent years maybe summers like we got in 2018 might become more common...I remember hearing a guy on the radio my years ago talking about how the Atlantic goes through cycles around every 15 years or so where storms increase then decrease...maybe we are in a quieter cycle right now

    Looks like I spoke too soon...potential for very bad storms next week


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    #895
    Snow Garden
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    Hooter23 wrote: »
    Looks like I spoke too soon...potential for very bad storms next week

    Will I be able to travel from Roundstone to Wexford via Carrick-on-Shannon leaving at 1:35pm next Thursday or will the worst of it be over?


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    #896
    kod87
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    Fairly depressing forecast from M.T for those that want some cold wintry weather in winter....

    "For January then, the prediction is for temperatures 1 or even 2 deg above normal, and rainfall possibly staying a bit below the January average, although not a dry month, just less rain than is often the case. I don't think there will be much wintry weather until perhaps near the end of the month, if at all"

    Fingers crossed for February then


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    #897
    lapua20grain
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    Beautiful day out in Kinsealy cold but clean crisp air.


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    #898
    zerosugarbuzz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭zerosugarbuzz


    kod87 wrote: »
    Fairly depressing forecast from M.T for those that want some cold wintry weather in winter....

    "For January then, the prediction is for temperatures 1 or even 2 deg above normal, and rainfall possibly staying a bit below the January average, although not a dry month, just less rain than is often the case. I don't think there will be much wintry weather until perhaps near the end of the month, if at all"

    Fingers crossed for February then

    But an utterly fantastic prediction for those of us who had enough snow in 2010 to last a lifetime, bring on mild😀


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    #899
    Logan Roy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 452 ✭✭Logan Roy


    zerosugarbuzz wrote: »
    But an utterly fantastic prediction for those of us who had enough snow in 2010 to last a lifetime, bring on mild��

    Mild and wet is utterly fantastic? Each to their own.....


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    #900
    Mortelaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    Logan Roy wrote: »
    Mild and wet is utterly fantastic? Each to their own.....

    Well as long as it's not wet every day
    2 or 3 times a week is fine
    Keep things growing


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    #901
    Logan Roy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 452 ✭✭Logan Roy


    Mortelaro wrote: »
    Well as long as it's not wet every day
    2 or 3 times a week is fine
    Keep things growing

    In that case it will be permanently damp, nothing dries out this time of year without a dry spell. No thanks. This week gone has been great, cloudy but not cold and most importantly very dry.


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