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Winter 2022-23 - General Discussion

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  • #1202
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,758 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    A few snow flakes on the bin lid this morning here in Meath, so few I could count them.



  • #1203
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120121857#Comment_120121857

    MINK are far worse.... They can get into any coop and enjoy just beheading chickens. I stopped keeping hens in one place...Broke my heart .

    Back to the topic! BITTER BITING cold wind out here. There were "hailiboys " ( Orkney talk for hailstones) in the night and very early JUST a thin line of white along the frot. All gone now.

    The splendour of the far mountains brings tears....mobile melding of snow and dramatic clouds. If the light improves I will try for a photo. But it be very foreboding just now. And very very cold...



  • #1204
    LaoisWeather
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭LaoisWeather


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123596#Comment_120123596

    Bad news sells unfortunately.



  • #1205
    Oneiric 3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,249 ✭✭✭Oneiric 3


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123272#Comment_120123272

    I've seen higher amounts of snow from a bog standard westerly in this part of the country at least than what this northerly brought. Last night's dusting still remaining on the ground and roads still around here despite temps remaining above freezing all night. Which is testament to to how cold the ground is I reckon.

    New Moon



  • #1206
    highdef
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,531 ✭✭✭highdef


    Much to my surprise, snow is falling again at my location location in Longford. Was expecting sleet at best.

    5BD42254-1214-4740-B8F0-D79D9EF2523E.jpeg




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  • #1207
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,758 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    Any remaining showers should turn back to rain/sleet through the day as we are now past the coldest part of this cold snap with slightly milder air slowly filtering in off the Atlantic. We never actually completely cut off the Atlantic during this spell as there was always some Atlantic modification involved.



  • #1208
    esposito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭esposito


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123839#Comment_120123839

    Looks lovely highdef. You got about what 3-6cm?



  • #1209
    compsys
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭compsys


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123596#Comment_120123596

    In fairness there was wall to wall coverage of the cold snap in the US a few weeks ago.

    And heavy snow and temps below zero in the Alps are hardly newsworthy in the depths of winter.



  • #1210
    .Donegal.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭.Donegal.


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123272#Comment_120123272

    The uppers over the country are only -4. Colder air will be filtering back in to the northern half of the country later this afternoon.



  • #1211
    .Donegal.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭.Donegal.



    Yellow - Snow and Ice Warning for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Derry

    UK Met Office Weather Warning (www.metoffice.gov.uk)

    Wintry showers bringing further disruption from ice and snow.

    Valid: 12:00 Wednesday 18/01/2023 to 12:00 Thursday 19/01/2023



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  • #1212
    nacho libre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,869 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123808#Comment_120123808

    That must be the case, as despite the frequent rain showers so far this morning the snow is not thawing rapidly as it usually would. From about midnight the temperature rose. I thought being further south and inland the warm sector might not have been an issue here, as it was in Donegal, not so!



  • #1213
    highdef
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,531 ✭✭✭highdef


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123892#Comment_120123892

    I measured 4cm on solid level ground away from any obstructions.



  • #1214
    .Donegal.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭.Donegal.


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123596#Comment_120123596

    If I remember the news correctly it was only parts of the alps that were snow starved. The NW I think. It said the southern alps was normal and people had changed their plans to go there instead. No snow on the alps is going to make the news more than bog standard conditions with snow on the alps. Record amounts of snow on the alps would be newsworthy. The huge amounts of snow in buffalo got way more coverage.



  • #1215
    redsteveireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123931#Comment_120123931

    The risk of avalanches and I think 2 deaths so far is the main topic of news from the Alps.



  • #1216
    [Deleted User]
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    No snow on the eastern side of the country. Temps rising and frost all gone.

    If we're not going to get snow I'd much prefer temps pf 11-12 degrees so the hitting wasn't on constantly.

    The white landscape is nice to look at for a few days though.



  • #1217
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,758 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123972#Comment_120123972

    We will get temperatures of 11 to 13C from the weekend and up to about Tuesday evening. After that we will go into a cooler spell with high pressure, frost likely to come back at night second half of next week. The wait for snow goes on in the east, like most years we probably won't see any flakes unless we get an easterly late February or early March.



  • #1218
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123983#Comment_120123983

    Thanks.

    All the cold snaps we have got this winter and barely a flake of snow. It's disappointing but is what it is I suppose.



  • #1219
    almostthere12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 396 ✭✭almostthere12


    20 mins west of Cork city nearly all snow has melted although hills back in Naad are white. At least we had lieing snow from Monday afternoon to this morning. Disappointing the ever so slightly milder air came in this morning as there were light snow showers throughout the night that were sticking and we had a number of showers this morning but all sleet/wet snow, temp around 3c all morning.

    Hard frosts in December and a couple of days of snow in Jan, it has been better than a lot of winters.........bring on the next chase!!



  • #1220
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123870#Comment_120123870

    Very grateful as this bitter cold is hard on old bones!



  • #1221
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,758 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    A fairly rapid thaw of the frost now here in Meath.



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  • #1222
    mickger844posts
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,511 Mod ✭✭✭✭mickger844posts


    We had a shower of mixed Wintry precipitation around 7.30am which left footpaths very slippery up to a while ago. Really had to be careful walking to school with the kids. I was surprised anything reached us at all as it was looking like a dry cold spell for us in the South East.

    Currently its sunny with a temp of 4.1c

    https://www.waterfordcityweather.com




  • #1223
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,822 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Major thaw on up here in the far north west.



  • #1224
    nacho libre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,869 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123909#Comment_120123909

    The problem is the showers will be petering out over much of Ireland at that stage except for the north . No such problem at the moment when the showers are all of rain!



  • #1225
    .Donegal.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭.Donegal.


    Partial thaw but still completely white. A bit slushy on the footpaths.



  • #1226
    Rebelbrowser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭Rebelbrowser


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123902#Comment_120123902

    I just feel that when that the absence of snow becomes such a news story then the follow up is important too (albeit it will obviously get less prominance - as people have said, bad news sells). I suppose I'm motivated by the fact I'm going there next week but anyone I mention that to tells me I should cancel as there is no snow. As of this morning my resort in the very NW alps has 85cm at resort level and about 3.5m at peak level and its currently pelting it down. Anyway, rant over....



  • #1227
    JanuarySnowstor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,439 ✭✭✭JanuarySnowstor


    Looks like this high pressure is going to hang around for quite a while and see out January.

    Yet another Winter where January fails to deliver, though February still up for grabs!



  • #1228
    esposito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭esposito


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120124370#Comment_120124370

    It has delivered for some in fairness West Cork, Kerry, Donegal for example.



  • #1229
    Billcarson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,734 ✭✭✭Billcarson


    Been 13 yrs now since we had a decent cold spell in January. May aswell say it will be at least 14 yrs now cos it won't be happening this yr.

    Can next week's hp we will have over us move into a more favourable position for cold for early Feb? I think 9/10 times they don't and just sink south but we will see.........

    Probably have to wait till about mid February to see if the strat can help us out.....



  • #1230
    highdef
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,531 ✭✭✭highdef


    A few drone snaps taken about twenty minutes ago in Longford.

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  • #1231
    nacho libre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,869 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    Well the rain showers have turned back to snow in the heavier bursts . I was not expecting that at all. Dinner plate sized snowflakes. Which means it's all very marginal, but nice to see!



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