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Big Freeze Discussion [Happy New Year]

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    #1022
    ffarrell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭ffarrell


    Weathercheck wrote: »
    That's it folks no more discussion over British Isles crap.

    We are here to discuss the Cold Spell and yes disparities between forecasts but i will not let anything political come into it.

    That's fine but please let us refer to Ireland as Ireland only please and let the British do their own thing. Light snow shower in Castleknock, D 15.:)


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    #1023
    Villain
    Registered Users Posts: 15,944 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    The biggest problem is the IMBY (In My Back Yard) forecast questions because forecasting is not exact when you have these type of setups, the Irish sea can create a lot of showers that the BBC don't always seem to account for and certainly over the years I have seen that be the case


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    #1024
    SpitfireIV
    Registered Users Posts: 4,504 ✭✭✭SpitfireIV


    jenzz wrote: »
    Croppy ...... Ill have a bit of Schfernaker as my 1000th post trophy.

    Just send him fully intact in my direction & ill take good care of him lol:D:D:D PROMISE !

    I'll see what strings I can pull, I have contacts! :p


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    #1025
    francie BradyII
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭francie BradyII


    snowing here in ardcath


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    #1026
    jenzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 986 ✭✭✭jenzz


    CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »
    I'll see what strings I can pull, I have contacts! :p

    lol - he beats our Gerry anyday ...:D:D


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    #1027
    TheMilkyPirate
    Registered Users Posts: 5,987 ✭✭✭TheMilkyPirate


    Woo looking brilliant for wexford from tuesday onwards from what i can see! Well hopefully... :P


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    #1028
    owenc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,524 ✭✭✭owenc


    pistolpetes11 wrote: »
    You live in ireland not The UK, met.ie for our forecasts or here

    Some people obiously arnt to good at geography the British isles is not the British government it is great Britain and Ireland including the islands in and around it look it up end of


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    #1029
    LEIN
    Moderators Posts: 9,936 ✭✭✭LEIN


    owenc wrote: »
    Some people obiously arnt to good at geography the British isles is not the British government it is great Britain and Ireland including the islands in and around it look it up end of

    This case was closed a few posts back. :)


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    #1030
    snaps
    Registered Users Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    was watching the countryfile (bbc) forcast earlier. my trip to the se england towards the end of this week should be a snowy one! the forecaster also said a big event is in the pipeline for sat onwards for england?


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    #1031
    inabina
    Registered Users Posts: 631 ✭✭✭inabina


    their predictive sequence really needs an update....massive blue blobs! you would think it was going to rain all day;)


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    #1032
    Redsunset
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,693 ✭✭✭Redsunset


    EXTREME COLD TAKING COLD FROM SPAIN TO THE UKRAINE AND NORTH. EURO SNOWCOVER EXPANDS A NEW

    SNOW STORM DOWNGRADED.


    http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/bastardi-europe-blog.asp


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    #1033
    PauloMN
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 10,862 Mod ✭✭✭✭PauloMN


    Tue/Wed seems to be the time for the most widespread snow according to the 9pm weather on RTÉ.


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    #1034
    snow ghost
    Registered Users Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭snow ghost


    Living on the West coast I find Met Eireann's forecasts relatively unreliable... quite regularly the opposite of what they forecast happens (particularly in the summer).

    I have also notoced the propensity for met eireann's forecasts to contain generalised predictions that cover every possibility. They appear at times to have more in common with 'cold reading' and clarvoyancy than meterology. There was one forecast over christmas that gave every conceivable possibility.

    The BBC weather maps predicted very accurately the snow we received here in Mayo on New Year's Eve - Met Eireann wasn't as accurate.

    Just out of interest what websites (apart from here of course) do people find the most accurate regarding our weather?


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    #1035
    Su Campu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,279 ✭✭✭Su Campu


    inabina wrote: »
    their predictive sequence really needs an update....massive blue blobs! you would think it was going to rain all day;)

    And i wish they'd stop using the low-resolution rainfall radar sequence. It's fine when showing Europe, but they use the same sequence for Ireland, just zooming in so it becomes pixelated. :mad:


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    #1036
    LEIN
    Moderators Posts: 9,936 ✭✭✭LEIN


    snow ghost wrote: »
    Living on the West coast I find Met Eireann's forecasts relatively unreliable... quite regularly the opposite of what they forecast happens (particularly in the summer).

    I have also notoced the propensity for met eireann's forecasts to contain generalised predictions that cover every possibility. They appear at times to have more in common with 'cold reading' and clarvoyancy than meterology. There was one forecast over christmas that gave every conceivable possibility.

    The BBC weather maps predicted very accurately the snow we received here in Mayo on New Year's Eve - Met Eireann wasn't as accurate.

    Just out of interest what websites (apart from here of course) do people find the most accurate regarding our weather?

    Weather


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    #1037
    eskimocat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭eskimocat


    Evening all!! well I was giving up hope of snow passing our Snow shield here in North Leitrim, and now getting all excited again for next couple of days!! neck will have repetitive strain injury looking skywards outta the velux :D

    White frost here last night, in abundance. Tonight feels more promising, its warmer definitely, cloudier, and it feels fresh without being too windy... feels like snowwwwwww lol, (remaining optimistic in the face of my total ignorance of the topic lol)


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    #1038
    Min
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,550 ✭✭✭Min


    I notice sometimes Met Eireann say things like today, sleet and snow showers will be mainly in coastal areas of the north west, north and east but could occur anywhere.


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    #1039
    quinnthebin
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭quinnthebin


    snow ghost wrote: »

    The BBC weather maps predicted very accurately the snow we received here in Mayo on New Year's Eve - Met Eireann wasn't as accurate.

    Just out of interest what websites (apart from here of course) do people find the most accurate regarding our weather?


    http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/index.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0

    just type in your town


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    #1040
    Mothman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,498 ✭✭✭Mothman


    Dp -5C
    Air temp 2.6C


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    #1041
    inabina
    Registered Users Posts: 631 ✭✭✭inabina


    Min wrote: »
    I notice sometimes Met Eireann say things like today, sleet and snow showers will be mainly in coastal areas of the north west, north and east but could occur anywhere.

    its back to the fact we live on an island and nobody can say for certain right now this time tomorrow exactly where the hail/sleet/snow will be falling. but it will be falling! give the guys a break!:D:D


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    #1042
    Redsunset
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,693 ✭✭✭Redsunset


    quinnthebin wrote: »
    http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/index.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0

    just type in your town


    Not reliable im afraid,changes like the weather(pardon the pun):)


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    #1043
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    GFS continues to want to send a pulse of heavy precip towards Midlands, Leinster tomorrw from 3pm, as it hits the cold east and southeast it turns to snow.

    Dewpoints rise slightly behind it but should remain at 0c.

    The the much colder air follows later in the night/ Tuesday Morning.

    21-574.GIF?03-18

    24-574.GIF?03-18


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    #1044
    rc28
    Registered Users Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭rc28


    Light snow/hail shower here for last 15-20 mins


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    #1045
    quinnthebin
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭quinnthebin


    Min wrote: »
    I notice sometimes Met Eireann say things like today, sleet and snow showers will be mainly in coastal areas of the north west, north and east but could occur anywhere.


    Met Eireann forecasts remind me of D'unbelievables weather forecast D'weather - a kind of a mixed bag :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfkdQF3H6hg


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    #1046
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I think Gerry murphy was cracked tonight when he said there was a "possibility" that the showers on wenesday would be snow..
    Only a possibility like.

    Does he have a default switch installed or something?


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    #1047
    Redsunset
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,693 ✭✭✭Redsunset


    Well WC if that precip forecast comes off i'll be very happy.
    promising because that chart fairs out well at the best of times.

    The hi res UKMO seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet.

    10010418_0312.gif


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    #1048
    knoximus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 237 ✭✭knoximus


    This is for kilkenny:pac:. I knoW, thinkin way ahead:cool:

    Friday, Jan 8

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    increasing clouds. Winds from the NE at 17 km/h.
    Realfeel®: -6 °C
    High: 1 °C

    Friday Night, Jan 8

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    snow. Winds from the NE at 14 km/h.
    Realfeel®: -8 °C
    Low: -6 °C


    Saturday, Jan 9

    22.gif
    snow. Winds from the NNE at 16 km/h.
    Realfeel®: -6 °C
    High: 1 °C

    Saturday Night, Jan 9

    22.gif
    periods of snow. Winds from the NNE at 16 km/h.
    Realfeel®: -10 °C
    Low: -5 °C

    Sunday, Jan 10

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    periods of snow. Winds from the NE at 14 km/h.
    Realfeel®: -3 °C
    High: 2 °C


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    #1049
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    Woah not a fan of this 18z with regards to Tuesday/Wednesday

    Hope its WRONG.

    Shunts the high to the NW well further SE, giving less precip to the east


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    #1050
    Bog Butter
    Registered Users Posts: 757 ✭✭✭Bog Butter


    inabina wrote: »
    its back to the fact we live on an island and nobody can say for certain right now this time tomorrow exactly where the hail/sleet/snow will be falling. but it will be falling! give the guys a break!:D:D

    Is it slightly harder to forcast the weather for Ireland compared to Britain?


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    #1051
    Rougies
    Registered Users Posts: 2,676 ✭✭✭Rougies


    Weathercheck wrote: »
    Woah not a fan of this 18z with regards to Tuesday/Wednesday

    Hope its WRONG.

    Shunts the high to the NW well further SE, giving less precip to the east

    Here we go..... down the slippery slope (of the wrong kind) again :(


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