The Snow Lovers Appreciation Society Winter 2014/15 #MOD NOTE #1

Shimmy Jimmy CocoPop · 14-11-2014 07:38PM

amdgilmore wrote: »

I am slowly reconciling myself to the thought that it will never ever snow again.

I can't go on being let down every winter.

Dude book a Ryanair flight to Stockholm or Salzburg or somewhere until it snows here, which it does pretty much every year in some shape or form or elevation. You cant expect it in your own back yard every year!

Blizzard 2010 · 14-11-2014 08:10PM

Why dont we open a dedicated Thread called Winter is Over when it hasnt even started:rolleyes:

derekon · 14-11-2014 08:11PM

amdgilmore wrote: »

I am slowly reconciling myself to the thought that it will never ever snow again.

I can't go on being let down every winter.

Sweet Heart of Jesus, give me strength

:D

Reminder: The meteorological winter for Ireland begins the 1st December, 2014. That is just over 2 weeks away! Your post is akin to writing off summer on the 14th May! Grow up!

Winter will come and it will require patience and eh em....some maturity

D

Calibos · 14-11-2014 09:30PM

derekon wrote: »

Sweet Heart of Jesus, give me strength :D

Reminder: The meteorological winter for Ireland begins the 1st December, 2014. That is just over 2 weeks away! Your post is akin to writing off summer on the 14th May! Grow up!

Winter will come and it will require patience and eh em....some maturity

D

I agree. We need some maturity and perspective.....oh and the IOM can go @€;&@ themselves the shower of snow robbing barstewards!!

RobertKK · 14-11-2014 11:48PM

amdgilmore wrote: »

I am slowly reconciling myself to the thought that it will never ever snow again.

I can't go on being let down every winter.

Live on high ground like I do, you get snow whether you like it or not.

SeaBreezes · 15-11-2014 01:36AM

Came accross this on Facebook, be warned it could be complete dribble :-) I know nothing about the subject or the accuracy of the page.

http://www.thebigwobble.org/2014/11/harsh-winter-we-could-be-looking-at.html?utm_source=BP_recent

amdgilmore · 15-11-2014 02:24AM

I think some of you snow fans need to thaw out your sense of humour :P

Graces7 · 15-11-2014 09:30AM

It can, as far as I am concerned, do what it likes in Jan and Feb. As of course it will! I have no outside obligations in those months and am already well stocked as those who live alone in very isolated places need to be.
I can then sit and watch the mountain beauty in peace. As I will whether it snows or not. It will take but a small amount of snow to cut me off. And that will be grand so! Just me and the dogs and cats and birds and wild life...

But i have craft fairs etc through December and do not want to miss them.

icesnowfrost · 15-11-2014 10:27AM

Graces7 wrote: »

It can, as far as I am concerned, do what it likes in Jan and Feb. As of course it will! I have no outside obligations in those months and am already well stocked as those who live alone in very isolated places need to be.
I can then sit and watch the mountain beauty in peace. As I will whether it snows or not. It will take but a small amount of snow to cut me off. And that will be grand so! Just me and the dogs and cats and birds and wild life...

But i have craft fairs etc through December and do not want to miss them.

As much as we want it to snow for 4 months of the year, the weather is the weather and it waits and aims to please nobody regardless if they have work in December or not.

Vanhalla · 15-11-2014 03:09PM

Graces7 wrote: »

It can, as far as I am concerned, do what it likes in Jan and Feb. As of course it will! I have no outside obligations in those months and am already well stocked as those who live alone in very isolated places need to be.
I can then sit and watch the mountain beauty in peace. As I will whether it snows or not. It will take but a small amount of snow to cut me off. And that will be grand so! Just me and the dogs and cats and birds and wild life...

But i have craft fairs etc through December and do not want to miss them.

Can i come live with you? Sounds like a great place

Metmaster · 15-11-2014 03:10PM

Still no sign of any wintry showers for the foreseeable,hoping for a turn around by the end of the month:)

icesnowfrost · 15-11-2014 04:18PM

Things still going negative so it's not all bad. Check out the AO from mid Nov to Feb. Great if it stays like that.

gugsy · 16-11-2014 03:42AM

An easterly airflow could be on the cards towards the end of the month.

snaps · 16-11-2014 08:05AM

gugsy wrote: »

An easterly airflow could be on the cards towards the end of the month.

Yes, the high pressure that was showing on fi weeks back is now on ecm and gfs starting to build this week.
Only problem is eastern Europe is so warm, the easterly needs to start in Siberia.

rickdangerouss · 16-11-2014 10:22AM

I am thinking that these outputs will change a few more times in the coming two weeks or so. When no agreements of easterly's wind are in the +196-240 Hr range, I find that a mix of the two take place or just the Atlantic wins. It's all FI.

Maybe mid December\Later in winter, something strong cold will show. Anyway a million times better than last year, so far.

Billcarson · 16-11-2014 11:42AM

^^^^^^^^
Yes the models are sure to change with potential for cold weather showing up from time to time. But i think perhaps like yourself it probably wont be until mid Dec onwards that we see some really better chances for a decent cold spell.

esposito · 16-11-2014 12:35PM

Billcarson wrote: »

^^^^^^^^
Yes the models are sure to change with potential for cold weather showing up from time to time. But i think perhaps like yourself it probably wont be until mid Dec onwards that we see some really better chances for a decent cold spell.[/QUOTE

The ideal scenario for me would be mild up until Christmas Day and then progressively getting colder with the risk of snow showers by New Years Eve (something like 2009) Much prefer cold/snowy conditions post 25th Dec!

Nabber · 16-11-2014 12:49PM

I don't just want snow, i want blizzards. 2-3cm snow is poor mans snow. I want to be able to climb out the fire escape window and walk onto snow.
i want to be able to dig a tunnel to the shop. I want to lose a hi-ace in the snow...... Anything else and i'll be disappointed

maquiladora · 16-11-2014 01:25PM

Nabber wrote: »

I don't just want snow, i want blizzards. 2-3cm snow is poor mans snow. I want to be able to climb out the fire escape window and walk onto snow.
i want to be able to dig a tunnel to the shop. I want to lose a hi-ace in the snow...... Anything else and i'll be disappointed

I think you're living in the wrong country.

Maybe going on a snow holiday to Scandinavia is the answer?

Graces7 · 16-11-2014 01:32PM

maquiladora wrote: »

I think you're living in the wrong country. Maybe going on a snow holiday to Scandinavia is the answer?

Either he is or we are...:eek: Canada will do that....as long as he comes and digs the rest of us out.... has husky teams to sled supplies in.. chopper to drop food.. given all that and I am fine with the idea. ..;)

Shimmy Jimmy CocoPop · 16-11-2014 06:04PM

Daily Fail changing their tune:

"Britain could be facing its wettest winter for 33 years warns Met Office amid claims conditions are right for series of powerful Atlantic storms"

Checked the Met Office website and their 3 month forecast is mild and wet. Thankfully they get it wrong a lot.

Cant post links sorry.

Iancar29 · 16-11-2014 06:17PM

http://tvnweather.com/live Snowing now in Amarillo Texas .... even though its a good bit above sea level yes, its on the same line as Gibraltar !

howlinwolf · 16-11-2014 06:39PM

i was reading the model output forum over on net.weather yesterday... the place was in a mad panic with the models showing increasing cold from day 10 onwards...just checked back in a while ago and its all doom and gloom with talk of hp dominating but its position all wrong for cold easterlies, more like mild southerlies if it was to pan out ...oh what a difference a day makes:pac:

maquiladora · 16-11-2014 06:43PM

howlinwolf wrote: »

i was reading the model output forum over on net.weather yesterday... the place was in a mad panic with the models showing increasing cold from day 10 onwards...just checked back in a while ago and its all doom and gloom with talk of hp dominating but its position all wrong for cold easterlies, more like mild southerlies if it was to pan out ...oh what a difference a day makes:pac:

It's called Fantasy Island for the reason.

I avoid the model thread on there from about this time of year until the spring. Carnival of stupid.

YouTookMyName · 16-11-2014 07:37PM

Graces7 wrote: »

It can, as far as I am concerned, do what it likes in Jan and Feb. As of course it will! I have no outside obligations in those months and am already well stocked as those who live alone in very isolated places need to be.
I can then sit and watch the mountain beauty in peace. As I will whether it snows or not. It will take but a small amount of snow to cut me off. And that will be grand so! Just me and the dogs and cats and birds and wild life...

But i have craft fairs etc through December and do not want to miss them.

This there's just too much travelling to be done in december.

With so many people living abroad too, it's a pain in the arse. Jan/Feb/March! can do what it wants.

braddun · 16-11-2014 08:36PM

I predict EIGHT INCHES with a chance of hail

Red Pepper · 16-11-2014 10:35PM

Beautiful starry night tonight. A bit chilly but not that cold for a clear night.
It has been so mild in fact that I think my grass is still growing.
I still feel there will be snow but I don't see it happening until the new year. Red Peppers prediction are snow and considerable cold around the 6th of January and the 1st & 22nd of February.

Lirange · 16-11-2014 11:09PM

Iancar29 wrote: »

http://tvnweather.com/live Snowing now in Amarillo Texas .... even though its a good bit above sea level yes, its on the same line as Gibraltar !

That's more unusual for Gibraltar than Amarillo. It's Western Europe (and the Eastern Atlantic in general) that is well outside global norms for our latitude than North America. Most of Japan is at the latitude of California and northern Mexico yet it's not uncommon for Tokyo and Kyoto to see snow in mid winter most years. We are the outliers. If we had a more typical climate for our latitude we would be like Finland and Scandinavia in turn would be a treeless wasteland of tundra.

Edit: Just had a look and Oklahoma City has already received a couple inches. It's probably much lower in elevation than Amarillo which is in the Texas Panhandle where snow is probably common.

But the following is Corpus Christi on the Gulf Coast in the very far south of Texas on the same latitude as South Florida ten years ago. 6 inches on Christmas. The bastards. Second vid shows the snow on the beach with palm trees.

http://youtu.be/kJflSJLuC0Q

http://youtu.be/l3NDQ4SooIM

Iancar29 · 17-11-2014 12:31AM

Yup , thats what the North Atlantic Drift does for us unfortunately... sure , theres always hope of the gulf stream shutting down? lol

Lirange · 18-11-2014 12:24AM

Iancar29 wrote: »

Yup , thats what the North Atlantic Drift does for us unfortunately... sure , theres always hope of the gulf stream shutting down? lol

Hasn't there been discussions that the melting of the ice caps would suppress the influence of the gulf stream, leading to colder winters for Western Europe?

The Snow Lovers Appreciation Society Winter 2014/15 #MOD NOTE #1

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