WINTER WEATHER 2013/2014 - See Mod Note First Post

icesnowfrost · 02-02-2014 12:12AM

Defo the winter that snow forgot

Lucreto · 02-02-2014 04:24PM

icesnowfrost wrote: »

Defo the winter that snow forgot

True but I see it as the year America stole Winter. 5 frosty days this winter and was gone by 10am.

02-02-2014 04:27PM

All is not lost, 6 more weeks of winter;)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/02/us-usa-pennsylvania-groundhog-idUSBREA1103020140202

kerrywez · 02-02-2014 07:20PM

Sorry but all would be lost if that comes to happen, the wintry weather in Canada and the States is what is driving this muck we have been experiencing and are set to get more of this week. This must be the worst winter, as far as snow goes, for a long time. I can look out my window at the highest mountain in Ireland and it's companions, all have got a nice little white hat on them for the past 10 days or so.

Regards Wez

Gonzo · 02-02-2014 10:01PM

Lucreto wrote: »

True but I see it as the year America stole Winter. 5 frosty days this winter and was gone by 10am.

Without a doubt the worst winter Ive ever seen for snow at least where I live, it's the first time we've made it this late into winter without even a single second of lying snow/dusting of any sort in my area. Same goes for frost, I reckon ive only seen it about 4 or 5 times since October.

JMSE · 03-02-2014 07:27AM

it looks real rough from youghal to wexford right now on the earth wind map

q85dw7osi4lebg · 03-02-2014 11:11AM

Gusting 90kph here in Laytown, Meath. High tide in 3 hours and it's going to be our second highest of the last 7 weeks. Not one for being dramatic, but interesting morning/afternoon ahead.

Gonzo · 03-02-2014 01:02PM

horrific day here, roads half flooded, met eireann were on the radio about 25 minutes ago and said that tomorrow the flooding is going to extend to all parts of the country (inland locations, not just coastal), as up to 50mm/2 inchs of rain will fall tomorrow combined with more gusts. It doesn't end there either, as it's gonna rain each day after that as well.

Oneiric 3 · 03-02-2014 01:58PM

Gonzo wrote: »

horrific day here, roads half flooded, met eireann were on the radio about 25 minutes ago and said that tomorrow the flooding is going to extend to all parts of the country (inland locations, not just coastal), as up to 50mm/2 inchs of rain will fall tomorrow combined with more gusts. It doesn't end there either, as it's gonna rain each day after that as well.

While I more than appreciate that excess rainfall can cause a lot of misery for some, I personally am loving this weather. Such a change from the calm, chilly and ceaselessly sunny winters of the last few years. This winter so far actually feels like more like a normal winter. A bonus is that I, and I am sure many others, haven't had to use the heating all that much either.

I hope it pours for the rest of the season as a saturated land will benefit us in the spring when things start to warm up a little...

:cool:

whitebriar · 04-02-2014 10:28AM

I don't think it's as simple as a saturated land will benefit us in the spring.
Currently land is too wet to go about the things that need to be done for producing cheap food.
More of this and that shopping bill will go up,more than cancelling out the oil savings.
Mind you,very frosty here again this morning too so I'm not sure in my neck of the woods, east Wicklow, there has been much savings.

Regarding the models,they're going as expected, more storms,some returning polar maritime at times for a bit of mountain top snow and rinse and repeat.
A tad depressing.

snowstreams · 04-02-2014 11:31AM

whitebriar wrote: »

...
Regarding the models,they're going as expected, more storms,some returning polar maritime at times for a bit of mountain top snow and rinse and repeat.
...

Can you see has Lugnaquilla & has it remained white over the last few weeks?
If it has stayed white, then the snow depth up there might be slowly growing in the gullies etc. Although Id imagine its more like ice rather than snow up there.

whitebriar · 04-02-2014 01:08PM

snowstreams wrote: »

Can you see has Lugnaquilla & has it remained white over the last few weeks?
If it has stayed white, then the snow depth up there might be slowly growing in the gullies etc. Although Id imagine its more like ice rather than snow up there.

I haven't been able to see it for a while as it's shrouded in cloud, even today.
But I expect there's some snow on the peak,in this weather type.There would have been fresh snow up there last night as we had a heavy sleet shower around 4am.,which was froze solid at 6am!

Mr Bumble · 06-02-2014 12:33AM

http://modeles.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfs/runs/2014020518/gfs-2-72.png?18

Am i foolish to think that saturday's storm seems to be followed by some nice cold uppers over us and an increased chance of snow? This at 72h suggests the south could get some and more widespread snow in the following two days?

06-02-2014 12:35AM

Mr Bumble wrote: »

http://modeles.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfs/runs/2014020518/gfs-2-72.png?18

Am i foolish to think that saturday's storm seems to be followed by some nice cold uppers over us and an increased chance of snow? This at 72h suggests the south could get some and more widespread snow in the following two days?

Met Eireann mentioned the possibility after the 9 news tonight.

dacogawa · 06-02-2014 12:02PM

Beast from the East

Way, way off in FI but some of the ingredients look ok (also needed to see a chart without wind & rain on it)

gfs-1-384.png?6

snowstreams · 06-02-2014 12:08PM

Good to see it showing its face again before February is out.

snowgal · 06-02-2014 12:14PM

I see on MTs forecst that he says a possibility of some very mild weather around the 20th...bit of contrast between that and this!! obviously, I d be hoping for the colder outcome.......

whitebriar · 06-02-2014 03:59PM

snowstreams wrote: »

Good to see it showing its face again before February is out.

Think it was you that asked me earlier?
I can see Lugnaquilla from Arklow today and it has a good snow cover.

heffoo · 06-02-2014 04:03PM

whitebriar wrote: »

Think it was you that asked me earlier?
I can see Lugnaquilla from Arklow today and it has a good snow cover.

Im in knockananna and can see a nice cover on it aswell

heffoo · 06-02-2014 04:04PM

whitebriar wrote: »

Think it was you that asked me earlier?
I can see Lugnaquilla from Arklow today and it has a good snow cover.

Im in knockananna and can see a nice cover on it aswell

hawkwing · 06-02-2014 04:13PM

Monday night and Tuesday are looking wintry especially over high ground (on the 18z)

Elmer Blooker · 07-02-2014 04:59PM

At this stage I would settle for this - the despised Azores high.
Says it all about winter 13-14.
(not despised in summer

)

ninebeanrows · 07-02-2014 05:38PM

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

At this stage I would settle for this - the despised Azores high.
Says it all about winter 13-14.
(not despised in summer )

You just know we have a freezing period to come. My punt from the very end of Feb right through March.

A cold settled, easterly/northerly feed is coming.

The Atlantic train will end at some point!

JanuarySnowstor · 07-02-2014 06:20PM

Tuesday looking like a snow day for many as very cold uppers move in for 24hours

red_bairn · 07-02-2014 08:36PM

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

Tuesday looking like a snow day for many as very cold uppers move in for 24hours

Here comes the snow train!!!

acassells80 · 07-02-2014 08:40PM

Any chance of snow in Dublin

07-02-2014 08:50PM

acassells80 wrote: »

Any chance of snow in Dublin

No, there'll be loads in Wicklow, Kildare and Meath according to the models but Dublin misses out.

finnbob123 · 08-02-2014 12:25AM

Any chance of a flurry in cork

snaps · 08-02-2014 09:32AM

Models next week, after +96 are so different. Gfs builds azore high and sends lows over Scandinavia, ecm very different.

littlema · 08-02-2014 10:19AM

Tee hee......my old fashioned barometer swung so far into low.....it registered high!!!!!

WINTER WEATHER 2013/2014 - See Mod Note First Post

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