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Snow!! - is this a joke??

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    #32
    ninebeanrows
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    Knock Airport and Bellmullet now reporting Snow!!

    Dublin will see some precipatation soon but
    of what kind........??? :)


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    #33
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    Reprts coming in of Widspread snow in Mayo and the Midlands with Accumalations nearing 5cm in Mayo :)


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    #34
    [Deleted User]
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    Weathercheck wrote:
    Knock Airport and Bellmullet now reporting Snow!!

    Dublin will see some precipatation soon but
    of what kind........??? :)
    That conflicts with met Éireanns report for 8pm from Bellmullet which reports light rain...


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    #35
    Mothman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,498 ✭✭✭Mothman


    Earthman wrote:
    That conflicts with met Éireanns report for 8pm from Bellmullet which reports light rain...

    Light rain at Belmullet now, but was snow showers at 1900 with temp at 2C


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    #36
    [Deleted User]
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    Mothman wrote:
    Light rain at Belmullet now, but was snow showers at 1900 with temp at 2C
    yup which is (a) what Met Éireann were forecasting ie rain preceded by sleet or snow and (b) is a far cry from 10 cm's or 5cm's which weather check was getting over excited about.

    On a side note, weatherchecks negative rep and comments about me being disrespectfull to him on this thread and have been noted by the moderator of this board ie me :D
    Accuracy is a crucial element in trusting weather forecasting and getting carried away with outlandish predictions, a few hours away from the period forecasted only serves to take from the credibility of future forecasts from that source.


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    #37
    Supercell
    Registered Users Posts: 15,322 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    Weathercheck wrote:
    Reprts coming in of Widspread snow in Mayo and the Midlands with Accumalations nearing 5cm in Mayo :)

    No there isnt..show me a metar that proves this ?

    With respect Weathercheck ...these sensationalist reports really need to be clarified with some kind of fact.

    Fact is ...it snowed in Ireland..yes in some very high hills in the north yesterday...as the charts also predicted....but apart from that there was no 10-15 cm's of snow anywhere in the country north or south..

    Its great to see someone interested and posting their predictions..but please do so with a modicum of reality..the Irish met office were bang on with their predictions, ie rain with some sleet/snow in hilly areas in the north.

    As to heavy snow tonight... http://www.met.ie/forecasts/ >> "Cloudier in the west and southwest with rain and sleet becoming widespread and some falls of snow on higher ground" looks about right..

    There was no polar low, there was not 10-15 cm's anywhere "you wont believe me but i expect
    the Midlands to see some accumalations later
    tonight and into tomorrow morning" you are right i dont believe you. It will sleet at best ...maybe Knock will see something (again prolly nothing settling).

    Its nice to dream of such weather..but this is an Irish board read by mainly Irish people ..showing pictures of snow in England to prove a point is just daft..they ALWAYS will get more snow than us in such situations..might as well say it snowed on Ben Nevis therefore my prediction was vindicated..it wasnt.

    The Irish met office has so far being excellant, they forcasted rain with a bit of sleet last night..which was exactly what happened. in Dublin/North Leinster were were not even close to getting snow..the Wicklow MOUNTAINS didnt even get any snow...

    I hope you do post forecasts on your site, they make great reading, but please do be realistic...
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



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    #38
    DMC
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    Weathercheck wrote:
    Just to show im not mad Heres a pic
    of snow in Central England just 1 hour
    ago :)
    CIMG0871.JPG

    With all due respect, if you have been so accurate with the weather, how are we to believe you that that picture is of today and of Central England?

    I have a feeling someone is trying to make us purchase a small dog!


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    #39
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    A number of photos of snow in that thread

    http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/weatherreports/topic.asp?whichpage=3&ARCHIVEVIEW=&TOPIC_ID=32568

    also

    http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/weatherreports/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=32569&whichpage=1&ARCHIVE=

    :)

    And i've admitted my forecast for yesterday was a disaster!

    Although tonight we have seen some snow and infact
    Metcheck have issued a snow warning for Dublin :)

    http://www.metcheck.com/severe.asp


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    #40
    Johnny_the_fox
    Registered Users Posts: 2,681 ✭✭✭Johnny_the_fox


    bigsnow.jpg

    This is what is was like this morning - in mid-ulster.
    about 5mm of snow.

    sorry for the poor picture (mobile phone).


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    #41
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    And yes their was snow in Bellmullet at six o'clock and in
    Knock and reports on UKWW from Ireland

    http://www.wunderground.com/global/IE.html

    Look dont Judge :)


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    #42
    Supercell
    Registered Users Posts: 15,322 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    Weathercheck wrote:
    A number of photos of snow in that thread

    http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/weatherreports/topic.asp?whichpage=3&ARCHIVEVIEW=&TOPIC_ID=32568

    also

    http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/weatherreports/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=32569&whichpage=1&ARCHIVE=

    :)

    And i've admitted my forecast for yesterday was a disaster!

    Although tonight we have seen some snow and infact
    Metcheck have issued a snow warning for Dublin :)

    http://www.metcheck.com/severe.asp

    Nice forum , might start reading that :)
    The metcheck warning ...dont believe it ...have a look at http://www8.landings.com/cgi-bin/parse_wthr_script.pl?pass=12345&apt_id=EIDW&type=METAR
    the dewpoints just dont support snow, in fact as soon as any cloud comes overhead they jump up..thus the non commercial , non official 'cast from me is sleety rain (probabiliy ~30%) in Dublin followed by rain.
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



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    #43
    Supercell
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    Weathercheck wrote:
    And yes their was snow in Bellmullet at six o'clock and in
    Knock and reports on UKWW from Ireland

    http://www.wunderground.com/global/IE.html

    Look dont Judge :)

    The reported temp at that time was 2c !! there was no 5cm settling snow in 2c !!!
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



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    #44
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    yes longfield but there was further inland ;)

    Snow now reported in Laois :)

    http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/weatherreports/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=32598&whichpage=6&ARCHIVE=


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    #45
    Supercell
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    Longfield wrote:
    The reported temp at that time was 2c !! there was no 5cm settling snow in 2c !!!

    In fairness to Weathercheck , i suppose i should show the recent TAFs for Dublin airport..they do highlight the uncertainty with the current scenario..basically it says we might get snow ..we might get rain ..we might get sleet...logic and past experience says its probably rain...
    Here are the most recent official TAFs for Dublin airport.. they really do show the leval of uncertainty atm.

    EIDW 192100Z 192207 23005KT 9999 FEW020 BKN080 PROB30 TEMPO 0407 5000 -RASN -SN BKN010 BKN030 BECMG 0507 15008KT =
    EIDW 191600Z 200018 VRB03KT 9999 FEW020 BKN100 PROB30 TEMPO 0003 0400 FG SCT001 BECMG 0305 15006KT SCT018 BKN040 PROB30 TEMPO 0407 5000 -RASN BECMG 0709 14010KT SCT010 BKN018 BECMG 1113 5000 -RA SCT005 BKN010 TEMPO 1318 3000 SCT003 BKN005 =
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



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    #46
    Johnny_the_fox
    Registered Users Posts: 2,681 ✭✭✭Johnny_the_fox


    P.S.


    There was just enough snow this evening to make a snowman.

    snowman.JPG

    not much... (note the 2p Coin) *again sorry for the poor picture
    :eek:


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    #47
    billy the squid
    Registered Users Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭billy the squid


    Well credit where it is due, he did predict snow and it came, come on it is not like he pulled a michael fish (1987 storm ) and got it completely wrong, The as the problem with forcasting, it tends to change like the weather.

    we had a brief snow shower in Limerick just before midnight btw

    raining now though


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    #48
    Sarky
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    There was a short fall of snow here in Galway around midnight too. It quickly turned to sleet and then rain, and didn't last a second on the ground. But I saw snow. It's a start...


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    #49
    Lafortezza
    Registered Users Posts: 8,806 ✭✭✭Lafortezza


    At Dublin Airport tonight/this morning there was about 2.5mm of snow between 0300 and 0600. Was quite heavy for a while (sky was obscured, no cloud detected on ceilometer), none of it was sticking though.
    Temperature was around 0 degrees.
    Has just turned to sleet now.


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    #50
    billy the squid
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    Actually quite early in the year for snow in my opinion. It snows here once every three or four years and it hasnt snowed in Limerick in november for as long as I can remember. This could be a good omen, winter is far from over, we are only 21 days into it.


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    #51
    Sarky
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    Where shall we have the Boards.ie Snowball Fight?


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    #52
    Lafortezza
    Registered Users Posts: 8,806 ✭✭✭Lafortezza


    Sarky wrote:
    Where shall we have the Boards.ie Snowball Fight?
    One step at a time, go request the forum first...


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    #53
    Mothman
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    Dublin Airport and Casement have been reporting "light snow" or "Snowy rain" since 0400
    Anything sticking?

    Down in Wicklow its raining with temp at 2C. Possibly was a few flakes earlier when the temp was 1C

    EDIT:- if anything did stick it'll be rapdily disappearing as at 0700 its light rain at Casement and sleet at Dublin Airport.
    Although the likes of 3 Rock should have some snow on it.


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    #54
    ninebeanrows
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    Oh dear i missed the snow woke up too late just 30mons ago
    and heard all sorts about snow in Dublin :mad:


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    #55
    Lafortezza
    Registered Users Posts: 8,806 ✭✭✭Lafortezza


    No sticking of snow in Dublin Airport. Air temperatures were only down to about -0.9 to-1.3 degrees at their lowest, so everything melted as soon as it reached the ground.

    All precipitation at the moment is rain.


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    #56
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    billy the squid wrote:
    Well credit where it is due, he did predict snow and it came, come on it is not like he pulled a michael fish (1987 storm ) and got it completely wrong,
    Excuse me?
    5-10 cms of snow predicted by weathercheck thats 2-5 inches...
    Thats a michael Fish in anyones books except worse because it's predicting the hurricane that never happened.

    Met ÉIREANN were correct though when they talked of Rain preceded by sleet and snow.
    Theres been no disruption though as theres been no significant settling except on the hill tops.

    Raining here in wicklow by the way.


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    #57
    DMC
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    A good covering of snow in North Co. Meath/South-east Co. Cavan this morning, maybe 2cm.

    What I want to know is as I've rarely seen snow in November, when was the last time it happened, and what was the rest of the winter like?


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    #58
    ninebeanrows
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    Good to hear my forecast wasnt a total failure :D;)


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    #59
    Mothman
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    Early this morning 3 miles inland up at 600ft, was "quite a bit of snow". What that translates in depth I don't exactly know, but it seem to be 2-3"
    By 1000, it was raining and the snow was thawing.

    Parts of this thread reminds of a thread back in late Jan/early Feb :)
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=137008&page=1&pp=40

    Can't help thinking that if it had just been a single degree colder Weathercheck mightened have been far off the mark, as it is, Met Eireann got it pretty much spot on. A fine line between success and failure


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    #60
    Hal1
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    let it snow....its cold enough for it these past few days :cool:


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