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Much colder, wintry showers, some of snow Easter Sunday 2021 onward

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  • #512
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Oneiric 3 wrote: »
    True, but this forum has always had its 'tetchy' moments.. for as long as I remember any way. M.T does stand aloof though, silently watching and no doubt shaking his head.

    It helps to be in Canada,buried in Snow half the year,its a rruly beautiful and friendly country too


  • #513
    redsteveireland
    Registered Users Posts: 3,033 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    Oneiric 3 wrote: »
    True, but this forum has always had its 'tetchy' moments.. for as long as I remember any way. M.T does stand aloof though, silently watching and no doubt shaking his head.

    I tend to bite my tongue and ignore alot of posts where someone seems to contradict themselves at times. It's not worth the energy.

    Nice dry day here, if a little windier than I'd like for a spot of gardening.


  • #514
    Oneiric 3
    Registered Users Posts: 6,235 ✭✭✭Oneiric 3


    AuntySnow wrote: »
    It helps to be in Canada,buried in Snow half the year,its a rruly beautiful and friendly country too

    With an obscene amount of great music!

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

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

    "On the surface, the city lights shine...."

    New Moon



  • #515
    Pangea
    Registered Users Posts: 5,565 ✭✭✭Pangea


    Regarding lighting fires, I can safely say that in my house a fire is lit every month of the year, As someone said to me before a fire is good company.


  • #516
    M.T. Cranium
    Registered Users Posts: 14,319 ✭✭✭✭M.T. Cranium


    I guess the main reason I seem calm is the sedation effect. They try to keep me well medicated here at the Institute.


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  • #517
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Pangea wrote: »
    Regarding lighting fires, I can safely say that in my house a fire is lit every month of the year, As someone said to me before a fire is good company.

    Solid Fuel Allowance has run out so no more fires here until it starts again.

    Glad of the respite frankly from fire lighting. Handling coal is heavy work for me

    And no need. And I have the cats for company... lol....and warmth.

    Wonderfully quiet out here as that wind has dropped.

    Planning Quiet Days as not at all well so stay safe …


  • #518
    pauldry
    Registered Users Posts: 6,870 ✭✭✭pauldry


    Sleet here this morning but now its got a lot milder only light drizzle and some sunny spells. Mountains are dusted with snow still....waiting for weekend blast to whiten them again. Heavy hail in Sligo no doubt will be nice to look at.

    In fact weather will be coming from a North or Northwesterly source all the way until the end of the forecast period so a lower than average IMT seems a cert.


  • #519
    Nqp15hhu
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    There’s still snow lying in the groves of our roof unbelievably!

    Cold spell still all go for Friday.


  • #520
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,801 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    Looks like Friday and the weekend are sunny here in Dublin. If its not too windy it will be pleasant enough I think.


  • #521
    Cluedo Monopoly
    Registered Users Posts: 8,559 ✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    Someone on the radio this morning mentioned Friday night would be cold. They said -4. It was a warning to gardeners.

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



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  • #522
    Nqp15hhu
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    This cold spell is going to be a long one, the -5c or less isotherm is over Ulster right from Thursday afternoon to Monday afternoon! No downgrades at this point, here is the forecast for Derry: http://wxweb.meteostar.com/sample/sample_C.shtml?text=egae&submit.x=16&submit.y=9

    Derry is under -9c or lower uppers from Friday 9am to Sunday 9am, as low as 516 decametres (which is unlikely to be downgraded now), so this limits marginality completely.

    This system should bring some snow showers to northern and western parts, hopefully no more graupel. I have had enough of that for a year now.


  • #523
    Doctor Jimbob
    Registered Users Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Doctor Jimbob


    Nqp15hhu wrote: »
    I try to hide my interest in the weather, because I know it's a little odd.. I moved my weather station into a more hidden place for that reason. The other thing is going out to monitor the weather, I would tend to drive up the hills in marginal situations every few hours to see what's going on. I really hope that my neighbours don't think that i'm some freak of the week for coming and going at all hours.

    I do try to take different routes each time so that the people up the hill don't notice me driving past lol.

    I would prefer a more normalised hobby.

    The kind of people who will talk about others and brand them as odd or freaks over trivial things will find excuses to do so no matter what. I know it's often easier said than done, but it's best to do what makes you happy and pay no heed to judgmental types.


  • #524
    Comhrá
    Registered Users Posts: 4,748 ✭✭✭Comhrá


    Originally Posted by Nqp15hhu

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    I try to hide my interest in the weather, because I know it's a little odd.. I moved my weather station into a more hidden place for that reason. The other thing is going out to monitor the weather, I would tend to drive up the hills in marginal situations every few hours to see what's going on. I really hope that my neighbours don't think that i'm some freak of the week for coming and going at all hours.

    I do try to take different routes each time so that the people up the hill don't notice me driving past lol.

    I would prefer a more normalised hobby.

    I agree. Slightly OT but many years ago I was an avid plane-spotter and had a large pair of binoculars mounted on a tripod at an upstairs bedroom window.

    One day a neighbour approached me saying his wife had become concerned as my binoculars appeared to be aimed at their bedroom window 150 meters away.

    They accepted my explanations thankfully, but I was subsequently very aware of my slightly unusual hobby and I adapted my viewing habits accordingly.


  • #525
    Nqp15hhu
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    Comhra wrote: »
    I agree. Slightly OT but many years ago I was an avid plane-spotter and had a large pair of binoculars mounted on a tripod at an upstairs bedroom window.

    One day a neighbour approached me saying his wife had become concerned as my binoculars appeared to be aimed at their bedroom window 150 meters away.

    They accepted my explanations thankfully, but I was subsequently very aware of my slightly unusual hobby and I adapted my viewing habits accordingly.

    Oh dear not a fun experience!


  • #526
    External Association
    Registered Users Posts: 1,295 ✭✭✭External Association


    Comhra wrote: »
    I agree. Slightly OT but many years ago I was an avid plane-spotter and had a large pair of binoculars mounted on a tripod at an upstairs bedroom window.

    One day a neighbour approached me saying his wife had become concerned as my binoculars appeared to be aimed at their bedroom window 150 meters away.

    They accepted my explanations thankfully, but I was subsequently very aware of my slightly unusual hobby and I adapted my viewing habits accordingly.

    Very like the Matt Damon character in 'There's Something About Mary':D


  • #527
    Nqp15hhu
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    Some very low dew points forecasted in this cold spell.


  • #528
    Oneiric 3
    Registered Users Posts: 6,235 ✭✭✭Oneiric 3


    Comhra wrote: »
    I agree. Slightly OT but many years ago I was an avid plane-spotter and had a large pair of binoculars mounted on a tripod at an upstairs bedroom window.

    One day a neighbour approached me saying his wife had become concerned as my binoculars appeared to be aimed at their bedroom window 150 meters away.

    They accepted my explanations thankfully, but I was subsequently very aware of my slightly unusual hobby and I adapted my viewing habits accordingly.

    How in the name of God did she spot a pair of binocs at 150m away? She must have great eyesight, or as is just as likely, a very big schnozz.

    New Moon



  • #529
    Tyrone212
    Registered Users Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭Tyrone212


    Oneiric 3 wrote: »
    How in the name of God did she spot a pair of binocs at 150m away? She must have great eyesight, or as is just as likely, a very big schnozz.

    Maybe she was perving at him...


  • #530
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Tyrone212 wrote: »
    Maybe she was perving at him...

    "Kindly tell your Wife to stop staring at my Binoculars...."


  • #531
    Comhrá
    Registered Users Posts: 4,748 ✭✭✭Comhrá


    Oneiric 3 wrote: »
    How in the name of God did she spot a pair of binocs at 150m away? She must have great eyesight, or as is just as likely, a very big schnozz.

    Not a 'schnozz' at all. She saw me looking through them on a few occasions and got the idea I was watching her. Of course she told a few neighbours about me. It was a great joke for a long time afterwards.


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  • #532
    Oneiric 3
    Registered Users Posts: 6,235 ✭✭✭Oneiric 3


    Comhra wrote: »
    Not a 'schnozz' at all. She saw me looking through them on a few occasions and got the idea I was watching her. Of course she told a few neighbours about me. It was a great joke for a long time afterwards.

    She sounds like a truly wonderful human being.

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    New Moon



  • #533
    Comhrá
    Registered Users Posts: 4,748 ✭✭✭Comhrá


    Oneiric 3 wrote: »
    She sounds like a truly wonderful human being.

    aTUYqdC.png

    In actual fact She was a very nice lady but an air-head. Sadly she became ill and died a short while afterwards.

    (Apologies for rambling off-topic)


  • #534
    Nqp15hhu
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    Colder air slowly filtering in, 4.7c. Need the wet bulb temp to come down.


  • #535
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Nqp15hhu wrote: »
    Colder air slowly filtering in, 4.7c. Need the wet bulb temp to come down.

    Gone a bit chilly in here too.


  • #536
    Nqp15hhu
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    K5 buoy only 1c!


  • #537
    An Ri rua
    Registered Users Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭An Ri rua


    Looking forward to Friday and Friday night provided it's calm and a hard frost.
    That wind that turned Westerly today was shocking. Wet and cold air. Rotten stuff, no good for anything.
    I'll take the invisible north eastern flying piranha any day of the week.


  • #538
    Nqp15hhu
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    3.2c here, heavy sleet shower. The airmass is saturated for now so no snow.

    Showers are moving rather slowly.


  • #539
    lawred2
    Registered Users Posts: 24,257 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    when is this exceptionally tedious cold spell going to end?


  • #540
    pauldry
    Registered Users Posts: 6,870 ✭✭✭pauldry


    Every day next week there will be a very slight warming. Might be 13 or 14c by Saturday week


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  • #541
    pad199207
    Registered Users Posts: 7,114 ✭✭✭pad199207


    pauldry wrote: »
    Every day next week there will be a very slight warming. Might be 13 or 14c by Saturday week

    Bring it on!


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