Winter 2024/25 - General Discussion

Where is the year gone to…Winter in less than 6 weeks time wow. It would be nice to get a few snowy days this year.

MOD NOTE: FYP. Winter starts Decemder 1st (on this forum).

That's all I ask for any winter just one decent cold snowy spell.

Failing that ,at least one decent cold frosty spell where the frost lasts in the shade all day.

Couldn't agree more, Snow is very much a novelty on these shores, so i'll happily put up with frozen hands and toes for a week or so if we get significant snow fall. This sh!t of freezing rain in gale force winds makes about as much appeal to me as eating a plate of raw tripe

From Met Éireann :

SEASONAL OUTLOOK FOR November, December, 2024 and January 2025 (NDJ) 

The signal from the C3S seasonal models for Ireland during the NDJ period is for above average temperatures. Rainfall amounts are less certain with the possibility of precipitation trending slightly below average overall.

Mean temperatures during NDJ are signalled to be above average overall. Temperatures are likely to trend between 0.2 and 1.0°C above average over the three month period.

The rainfall forecast is less certain, though there is the potential for drier spells, especially in December.

The sea surface temperatures around Irish coasts are expected to be average to slightly above average during NDJ, trending 0.2 to 0.5°C degrees higher than normal generally, with the highest anomalies later in the period.

Sounds like basically a re-run of every winter since 2018 ie. strong Iberian Heights and Polar Vortex with jet displaced to our North, all strongly developing from xmas onwards with Feb now very much a spring month in terms of temps. Having said that most seasonal forecasts in recent years have been rather inaccurate to say the least and this year in particular the models have performed poorly from 5 days out in many cases!!

Separately, great to see a winter thread. I post here for 6 months of the year basically like any self respecting snow junkie

Take heart folks. gavsweathervids swingometer is (so far) optimistic of a cold spell this winter. And, he always acknowledges a contributor called "sryanbruen" for his/her input. A name i recognise round these parts as offering valued info.

Bit perturbed that my post was edited like this…I didn't type 6 weeks time I typed 2 weeks. Does this happen frequently where your posts are changed by someone else…surely deleting the post would be more appropriate. Still not sure why people care if some people think November is the start of winter and other say it is December…it certainly doesn't bother me

I think we will get a good cold spell with heavy snow. Loads of berries this year, all types. The colours are vibrant. Growing up in the mountains of Wicklow that was a sure sign of a very cold, frosty and lots of blizzards winter.

And that was only in the bedroom.

I reckon we are in for an absolute barnstormer of a winter, if snow and cold is what you're looking for. Polar vortex to struggle and lots of blocking opportunities and eventually the cold will be there to tap into.

From early on too, mid-November onwards I reckon cold will get going.

Mix of pure guess, tentative signs on some charts, and a bit of hope. Very mild outside of the cold snaps would be ideal however, for the bills.