Cold Spell January 9th to 16th 2016

WheatenBriar · 15-01-2016 10:36am

Rikand wrote: »

Quick noob question regarding ice and frost

When there's cloud cover, this prevents ice/frost from forming as the cloud acts as a blanket and keeps the warm air from the earths surface trapped.

What happens when there's clear skies to start the night, the ground freezes and then a layer of cloud cover roles in several hours later ? Does it trap in the cold air thus continuing the freeze, or does the subsequent cloud cover allow the ice/frost to thaw/disappear ?

Depends on the source of the cloud and airflow bringing it
Normally in our climate cloud cover melts frost
Obvious extreme exceptions for example like at times in Nov Dec 2010

WheatenBriar · 15-01-2016 10:42am

maquiladora wrote: »

That's the end of the snow for the foreseeable future, yes.

Agreed
Its Curtains
I also think a decent , more than a 1 or 2 day wonder cold snow producing spell in the coming 4 or 5 weeks highly unlikely
We've got our answer as to how our Atlantic behaves in the current environment

Steve F · 15-01-2016 10:43am

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Typical that the UK look likely to covered with it , the models are still an absolute mess mind you , I live in hope .

I'm off to Birmingham tomorrow.Driving down from Holyhead.I'll send photos...promise

jambofc · 15-01-2016 10:54am

the lightest snow flurry in Kilkenny city suppose i cant say i didnt see snow this winter now.........

Super-Rush · 15-01-2016 11:02am

Just outside Kilkenny City and had a nice 15 snow/graupel shower. Looks nice in the sun now. Should be fun when it freezes on it tonight.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 15-01-2016 11:06am

Looked like a dusting of snow this morning but it's a layer of ice. Very slippery. Take care on those roads.

Rikand · 15-01-2016 11:06am

WheatenBriar wrote: »

Depends on the source of the cloud and airflow bringing it
Normally in our climate cloud cover melts frost
Obvious extreme exceptions for example like at times in Nov Dec 2010

Cheers

Trying to gauge whether I'll be golfing tomorrow based on this from yr.no

http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Enfield/hour_by_hour.html

highdef · 15-01-2016 11:09am

Looks good for golfing, no rain and light winds....perfect. Just wrap up warm and you'll have a great game

Mafra · 15-01-2016 11:24am

Ok so I'm just about to tap the unfollow thread button... Ice age is over for another year by the sounds of things. As from other years I've heard the weather savy guys say even if it looks like conditions are improving for cold the later in winter it happens the more extreme it needs to be to produce the desired effects with days getting longer etc.
In other words a miracle. Not likely.
I suppose a couple of nights frost is as good as it gets round here for most.
It's pretty sad really that we get so excited about a bit of frost even..
Anybody who got a few hours of snow, relish it you lucky sods!

seamus · 15-01-2016 11:41am

Mafra wrote: »

Ok so I'm just about to tap the unfollow thread button... Ice age is over for another year by the sounds of things.

We're not even halfway through winter

Never underestimate the Irish weather. At the beginning of May 2012, morning temps were still in low single digits and there was snow at the top of Kippure.

Edit: In fact, Saturday 5th May it was, and I was riding through Enniskerry up to Glencree and Sally Gap. "Low single digits" is an exaggeration. It was seven degrees at 10am.

mountainy man · 15-01-2016 12:08pm

A bit of a top up over night and now have about 4 inches snow now, temps rising a little and sun shining, looks beautiful out here in the Sligo snow fields.

Gonzo · 15-01-2016 12:16pm

got a slight dusting overnight, looks more like frost tho.
Agreed that this is the end of the current cold snap, enjoy it while it lasts as the atlantic will be roaring back within 48 hours and that could go on for weeks, if not months.

Rikand · 15-01-2016 12:17pm

highdef wrote: »

Looks good for golfing, no rain and light winds....perfect. Just wrap up warm and you'll have a great game

So you're saying no frost or ice ?

syklops · 15-01-2016 12:17pm

Theres patches of ice on the pavement in Dublin 2, as of 10am this morning. Went skidding a couple of times - while walking.With subzero temps forcast for tonight, the ice age is definitely not over for this year yet. If anything, I think its only starting.

Im trying to remember which year, i think it was 1992 when we had sleety-snow on St Patricks Day.

WheatenBriar · 15-01-2016 12:18pm

mountainy man wrote: »

A bit of a top up over night and now have about 4 inches snow now, temps rising a little and sun shining, looks beautiful out here in the Sligo snow fields.

The high ground there,in Donegal and of course the high ground in Wicklow are probably the snowiest parts of the country in my opinion

AndyBoBandy · 15-01-2016 12:19pm

syklops wrote: »

Im trying to remember which year, i think it was 1992 when we had sleety-snow on St Patricks Day.

I remember a year, 1997/1998 (I think), and St. Patricks Day was a stunningly beautiful 20 degrees, and 2/3 weeks later in April we had snow.

Mafra · 15-01-2016 12:26pm

seamus wrote: »

We're not even halfway through winter

Never underestimate the Irish weather. At the beginning of May 2012, morning temps were still in low single digits and there was snow at the top of Kippure.

Edit: In fact, Saturday 5th May it was, and I was riding through Enniskerry up to Glencree and Sally Gap. "Low single digits" is an exaggeration. It was seven degrees at 10am.

Thanks. Love your optimism :-).
However, Atlantic muck is forecast for the foreseeable and I will die of shock if that changes. I mean at levels where most of the population live exc. mountain tops etc.
I hope you're right. Can't see it happening now though.
Meanwhile I suppose we should be grateful for a glorious sunny day with not a single cloud to be seen except a little fluffy cap on mt Leinster.

fits · 15-01-2016 12:30pm

It was -32 at my head office in Finland this morning. Am going there next week! brrr.

Mafra · 15-01-2016 12:32pm

syklops wrote: »

Theres patches of ice on the pavement in Dublin 2, as of 10am this morning. Went skidding a couple of times - while walking.With subzero temps forcast for tonight, the ice age is definitely not over for this year yet. If anything, I think its only starting.

Im trying to remember which year, i think it was 1992 when we had sleety-snow on St Patricks Day.

Think we've had a few years where there's been sleety snow for paddys day.
I wish it would turn one way or the other next month. This forecast of rain and wind again for the next few weeks is driving me nuts!

weisses · 15-01-2016 12:42pm

fits wrote: »

It was -32 at my head office in Finland this morning. Am going there next week! brrr.

Different cold though ?

A friend from Canada has more trouble with the cold here then back home

Lucreto · 15-01-2016 12:49pm

pad199207 wrote: »

Teensy dusting of snow here in Naas

-1c

I have a €5 bet that is all we will see for the rest of the Winter.

But I am on a losing streak at the moment so...

kingshankly · 15-01-2016 12:52pm

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

I remember a year, 1997/1998 (I think), and St. Patricks Day was a stunningly beautiful 20 degrees, and 2/3 weeks later in April we had snow.

99 I think

AndyBoBandy · 15-01-2016 12:52pm

weisses wrote: »

Different cold though ?

A friend from Canada has more trouble with the cold here then back home

I agree, I spent 2 winters in Lithuania with temps as low as -20 - -30, and it was manageable as it was a dry cold, whereas here, at -1 it almost feels colder.

The OH's mother came over on Monday from -20 in Lithuania, yet felt it was colder here when she arrived.

Tom Cruises Left Nut · 15-01-2016 12:57pm

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

I agree, I spent 2 winters in Lithuania with temps as low as -20 - -30, and it was manageable as it was a dry cold, whereas here, at -1 it almost feels colder.

The OH's mother came over on Monday from -20 in Lithuania, yet felt it was colder here when she arrived.

Was that just cause of the welcome you gave her :pac:

Alexis Sanchez · 15-01-2016 1:00pm

weisses wrote: »

Different cold though ?

A friend from Canada has more trouble with the cold here then back home

Yeah, that's the higher humidity Ireland. Cold weather in Canada would be dryer - most regions anyway, Vancouver has a similar climate to Ireland.

When the humidity is high during cold weather, the water vapour penetrates the pours of your skin and makes you feel colder.

This is even noticeable in Ireland. I'd much rather be outdoors when it's -8*C on a clear and frosty night than +8*C on a wet and windy night.

Rooy · 15-01-2016 1:31pm

Beautiful clear day in Cork , should be a decent EOSDIS satellite pic today with clear sky and show some snow cover, will copy it up later if so

RobertKK · 15-01-2016 1:47pm

This looks to be my full allocation of snow from this cold period:

https://twitter.com/Kilkenny_Met/status/687978986538954752

Graces7 · 15-01-2016 1:54pm

weisses wrote: »

Different cold though ?

A friend from Canada has more trouble with the cold here then back home

Absolutely so. I had family here from Canada for 6 months and it was the same, A damp cold here not a dry cold. She left me her huge feather quilt.. Kindness..But she was never warm here and that was March to September.

Graces7 · 15-01-2016 1:55pm

RobertKK wrote: »

This looks to be my full allocation of snow from this cold period:

https://twitter.com/Kilkenny_Met/status/687978986538954752

Aww.. Looks like icing sugar sifted atop a chocolate sponge cake.. mmmmmmm!

RoisinD · 15-01-2016 1:56pm

Just been listening to weather forecast on RTE radio and forecaster said there would be freezing rain over Clare and Limerick later this evening. She said this is a rare phenomenon. Just wondering how rare it is?

Cold Spell January 9th to 16th 2016

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