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Cold discussion 18th Jan onward - cold for at least 5 more days, some snow

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  • #502
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Brutal, feral, arctic.... words there are few.. Just been out to check on the dogs. Collie is blind and can get mislaid and sure enough she was hunkered down at the back so although she was probably OK I talked her in nearer the house..Not dressed yet and SO COLD and windy out there....takes the breath away.. Snow status; if anything a little more than last night and the sky is ominous and dark especially just to the west. I would not be surprised whatever falls today. Shivers! Safe back with my hot water bottle and counted the cats. My big boy somehow got left out last evening.. boy did he lambast me when I realised he was not in the house and opened the door... South Kerry mountains around 400 ft asl


  • #503
    ednwireland
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    hmm interesting drive in rained at 7 am so sheet black ice. local in ditch at the bottom of the road. Checked to see if he was ok !.
    The winter tyres have earned there keep this year!

    My weather

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  • #504
    Slashermcguirk
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    Snowing here in Yorkshire but not really sticking. Getting to experience the media hype in the UK, talk of 10-15 cms here in the Yorkshire hills. Hardly 1-2cm I would say today


  • #505
    Harps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Harps


    Same down here in Essex, first snow of the winter though not sticking and not exactly exciting. Mainly light flurries with a few heavier bursts


  • #506
    Schadenfreudia
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,995 ✭✭✭Schadenfreudia


    Dull and overcast with low cloud and a NW breeze; temperature only +1c.

    It's been the same temperature since around midnight. Damp, 98% humidity, but less than 2 mm of rain in the past 24 hours.

    I can see up to about 1500 feet and no sign of any snow (Wick/Dub hills, NE flank).

    Which is odd because it means it is hardly any colder 1,000 feet higher up?


  • #507
    WheatenBriar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,170 ✭✭✭WheatenBriar


    It snowed all day yesterday and into last night on the Wicklow mountains above 1200ft in the far south of the range and lower in central parts
    There's now serious cover up there
    Lugnaquilla looks like Everest
    Croghan moira looks like Mont Blanc
    There's a few inches on Croghan (kinsella) too on the Wicklow Wexford border


  • #508
    snowstreams
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    WheatenBriar wrote: »
    It snowed all day yesterday and into last night on the Wicklow mountains above 1200ft in the far south of the range and lower in central parts
    There's now serious cover up there
    Lugnaquilla looks like Everest
    Croghan moira looks like Mont Blanc
    There's a few inches on Croghan (kinsella) too on the Wicklow Wexford border

    Nice, sounds like snowboarding in Wicklow could be on the cards this weekend after all. :D


  • #509
    weatherfiend
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    Schadenfreudia wrote: »
    Dull and overcast with low cloud and a NW breeze; temperature only +1c.

    It's been the same temperature since around midnight. Damp, 98% humidity, but less than 2 mm of rain in the past 24 hours.

    I can see up to about 1500 feet and no sign of any snow (Wick/Dub hills, NE flank).

    Which is odd because it means it is hardly any colder 1,000 feet higher up?

    I think we're fairly close by. It feels really cold outside any time I let the dogs in or out the door and even with the heat on, there is still a chill inside.


  • #510
    WheatenBriar
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    WheatenBriar wrote: »
    It snowed all day yesterday and into last night on the Wicklow mountains above 1200ft in the far south of the range and lower in central parts
    There's now serious cover up there
    Lugnaquilla looks like Everest
    Croghan moira looks like Mont Blanc
    There's a few inches on Croghan (kinsella) too on the Wicklow Wexford border

    Seemingly I still can't post links but I'll change this one slightly so as to post it and ye can fix the link,copy and view

    Quality is bad as its a screen grab and wanted a small image
    Also the camera has no zoom so far away mountains look smaller than to the naked eye

    On the right on the horizon behind the trees is a snow plastered Croghan moira
    To the left and about 15 miles behind it is the long East facing lugnaquilla

    From my vantage, you'd swear Croghan moira was higher (it's the mountain shaped one) but in reality distance deceives and obviously Lug is a thousand feet higher

    gbHWdUa.jpg


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  • #511
    Frog Song
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    Oafley Jones wrote: »
    Absolutely treacherous road conditions around us in Whitechurch. Black Ice everywhere, traffic is moving so slowly that there's a traffic jam through the village - which must be the only time in history this has occurred. 96fm reporting several cars are now gone into the ditch on road into Cork. It's looks perfect fine out.

    I drove through it at 7.30am and the roads were the worst I've ever seen. Fair play to everyone taking it slowly and carefully, though I must have been before the cars that went off the road....that was the hardest journey I've ever taken in 15+ years of driving! Getting winter tyres was a good choice this year, though not sure they helped much.

    Drive safe everyone and those of you that love this weather spare a thought for those of us that have to drive early in the morning, it isn't fun!

    Gorgeous day out now though. Melt that ice Mr Sun!!


  • #512
    ffarrell7
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    [quote

    g Song;93939553"]I drove through it at 7.30am and the roads were the worst I've ever seen. Fair play to everyone taking it slowly and carefully, though I must have been before the cars that went off the road....that was the hardest journey I've ever taken in 15+ years of driving! Getting winter tyres was a good choice this year, though not sure they helped much.

    Drive safe everyone and those of you that love this weather spare a thought for those of us that have to drive early in the morning, it isn't fun!

    Gorgeous day out now though. Melt that ice Mr Sun!![/quote]


    Lugnaquilla has the most snow coverage of any mountain in Ireland at 953 metres in the East of the country.... It often has snow well into May...Wicklow mountains are generally the most snow covered range in Ireland and get huge snow........


  • #513
    Speak Now
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    How is that relevant to what Frog song posted?? :confused:


  • #514
    hawkwing
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    Lugnaquilla has the most snow coverage of any mountain in Ireland at 953 metres in the East of the country.... It often has snow well into May...Wicklow mountains are generally the most snow covered range in Ireland and get huge snow........
    Almost as much as Castleknock and the rest of Dublin 15 then


  • #515
    Graces7
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    weatherfiend wrote: »
    I think we're fairly close by. It feels really cold outside any time I let the dogs in or out the door and even with the heat on, there is still a chill inside.

    Resonating with this here in South Kerry. My old collie decided to have an old lady wander day in the deluges so I finally rounded her in and gave her a rub down and a warm feed and put them to bed. Just too cold to be out and the range makes less impact than hoped. But the wind is from the north and when that changes it will surely ease.


  • #516
    Graces7
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    Volatile unstable bitter cold day. Sudden sunshine, then rainbow and then dark deluges, icy and harsh. Sweeping over the mountains from the west..Affects mood..remind me of the wind somewhere in Europe that affects mood so badly it has been used as a defence in court after violence. I see that the wind is due to change from north over the next day so that will help


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  • #517
    weatherfiend
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    Graces7 wrote: »
    Resonating with this here in South Kerry. My old collie decided to have an old lady wander day in the deluges so I finally rounded her in and gave her a rub down and a warm feed and put them to bed. Just too cold to be out and the range makes less impact than hoped. But the wind is from the north and when that changes it will surely ease.

    Hopefully it will make the difference. I have noticed it before - strange that the direction of the wind outside affects the feel inside. I must have a look at our insulation on that side of the house. Stay warm!


  • #518
    youreadthat
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    Harps wrote: »
    Same down here in Essex, first snow of the winter though not sticking and not exactly exciting. Mainly light flurries with a few heavier bursts

    Here in Bedfordshire I've not seen snow on the ground since Jan 2013. :mad:


  • #519
    Graces7
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    weatherfiend wrote: »
    Hopefully it will make the difference. I have noticed it before - strange that the direction of the wind outside affects the feel inside. I must have a look at our insulation on that side of the house. Stay warm!

    Thanks. This house has no insulation.. thick stone walls. The vernacular architecture wisely built the north facing back with no doors or windows. just 2-3 foot stone walls..They knew what they were at.. when they renovated they added two back windows and a back door.. go figure! The snowy mountains are of course to the north. Not so strange! You will hear a great sigh of relief from here when the wind changes....


  • #520
    flikflak
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    Graces7 wrote: »
    Volatile unstable bitter cold day. Sudden sunshine, then rainbow and then dark deluges, icy and harsh. Sweeping over the mountains from the west..Affects mood..remind me of the wind somewhere in Europe that affects mood so badly it has been used as a defence in court after violence. I see that the wind is due to change from north over the next day so that will help

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foehn_wind

    I lived in Austria for a few years and the locals were convinced this was true. I cant say I noticed it too much


  • #521
    Graces7
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    flikflak wrote: »
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foehn_wind

    I lived in Austria for a few years and the locals were convinced this was true. I cant say I noticed it too much

    That is the one; thank you. Probably some are more susceptible than others and also probably those who live rural more than urban. That is so for SAD often, Chatted with a girl who had only suffered SAD since working at a garden centre in the country. I have been a clutz all this week. Irritable too!


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  • #522
    icesnowfrost
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    great to see simon keelings forecast for the end of next week signs are showing it could go colder again


  • #523
    Slashermcguirk
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    Stuck in Leeds airport!! Hours delayed, I reckon about 5cms of snow out there. What a joke!!


  • #524
    Macy0161
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    WheatenBriar wrote: »
    It snowed all day yesterday and into last night on the Wicklow mountains above 1200ft in the far south of the range and lower in central parts
    There's now serious cover up there
    Lugnaquilla looks like Everest
    Croghan moira looks like Mont Blanc
    There's a few inches on Croghan (kinsella) too on the Wicklow Wexford border
    Just to follow up on this, got my first sight since yesterday morning... Snowline a lot lower than I thought. Scarr has a good covering. Djouce seems to have a decent covering, albeit with a higher snowline than scarr. Shame I wasn't off to go for a spin!


  • #525
    WheatenBriar
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    Just to follow up on the road conditions in cork mentioned earlier
    The M11/N11 was not gritted in co Wicklow last night and this morning, there was a 4 car pile up at the end of the Arklow by pass so it Had to be closed for a while
    On the slip road down onto it,there was a jeep on its roof
    So be careful driving as it will be worse tonight
    Hopefully the system that tells the gritters to treat the roads will work better tonight


  • #526
    smallwonder
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    Just been out and about and roads are very icy already. I hope the gritters are on the ball tomorrow...and the nervous drivers get the bus!


  • #527
    Graces7
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    All is blissfully quiet and was all last night. Still and calm and cold but not that icy blast of the last few days... looking ahead and may get out on Saturday as hoped....before the next chill.. I can breathe! But it can always wait if need be...I get a fearful wanderlust in these months when I am not trading.....off over the hills and far away.. and there will still be snowy tops


  • #528
    Graces7
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    smallwonder wrote: »
    Just been out and about and roads are very icy already. I hope the gritters are on the ball tomorrow...and the nervous drivers get the bus!

    I love Falcarragh! Used to live near there...and yes, best place for nervous drivers is off the road.. I mean by choice not by accident ;)


  • #529
    No Bills
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    Foggy and below freezing in Dublin 6 this morning. Take care.


  • #530
    Graces7
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    It has been a beautiful day. Calm and sunny, clear skies and utter calm. I took my coffee out at the back, gazing at the snow topped mountains in peace. A respite and a boon... Getting cloudy and chilly now but a lovely day.


  • #531
    JCX BXC
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    Temperature has been rising all day and has now evened at 8.2c. Lovely and mild inside and out.


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  • #532
    CJmasgrande
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    Carnacalla wrote: »
    Temperature has been rising all day and has now evened at 8.2c. Lovely and mild inside and out.

    Dark, cold and foggy in my area of the Midlands :(


  • #533
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,967 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    still only 3C here but looking increasingly mild from tomorrow till the beginning of February. At this stage I welcome the much milder air and don't want to see anything cold again unless it's from a frozen continent!


  • #534
    Graces7
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    Gonzo wrote: »
    still only 3C here but looking increasingly mild from tomorrow till the beginning of February. At this stage I welcome the much milder air and don't want to see anything cold again unless it's from a frozen continent!

    I echo that feeling! Still bitter here but things will be better tomorrow and it was so lovely to sit outside and enjoy the air and sun. My feral cat thought so too; he almost sat on my lap which after two years is a huge step..So looking forward to going out on Saturday now. Seaside time!


  • #535
    ongarboy
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    Feeling distinctly icy in Dublin city centre this evening! And no wonder, -1 at Phoenix Park at 8pm already!


  • #536
    Schadenfreudia
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    WheatenBriar wrote: »
    The M11/N11 was not gritted in co Wicklow last night and this morning, there was a 4 car pile up at the end of the Arklow by pass so it Had to be closed for a while

    Irony!

    The Dun Laoghaire section was but there was no frost!


  • #537
    Gonzo
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    roads here are lethal at the moment, the most icy conditions we've had over the past month, real bad hoar frost appearance outside.


  • #538
    Oneiric 3
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    This photo overlooking the Wicklow Mts was taken by the Irish Air Corps yesterday.

    336096.jpg

    What an amazing looking place.

    New Moon



  • #539
    CJmasgrande
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    Gonzo wrote: »
    roads here are lethal at the moment, the most icy conditions we've had over the past month, real bad hoar frost appearance outside.

    Where is here?


  • #540
    highdef
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    CJmasgrande wrote: »
    Where is here?

    Dunshaughlin, Co Meath. It says it in his profile description on the left side of the screen. Gonzo, I drove through Dunshaughlin around 2330 this evening. There was indeed a very heavy hoar frost in the area. On my drive from Drogheda to home, it was by far the frostiest area. There was frost visible in areas on the quiet roads but traction was still quite good. Was nothing like driving on regular ice or black ice.


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  • #541
    mountainy man
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    I'm hoping for a good thaw at this stage, have had snow lying since tues 13th and as much as I like snow I'm over it! still about 4 inches of frozen snow here. currently 2.6C and rising so hopefully I will be able to walk normally tomorrow or soon.


  • #542
    Graces7
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    Oneiric 3 wrote: »
    This photo overlooking the Wicklow Mts was taken by the Irish Air Corps yesterday.

    336096.jpg

    What an amazing looking place.

    Beautiful,..would dearly love an aerial shot of "my" mountains.....always think of Tolkien when I see these...


  • #543
    Graces7
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    A soft wet morning..well probably the rain is too heavy for "soft".. but calm and still and even though it is cold, lacks the sharp bite of recent days. Thankful for the respite... When I was on the Scottish island there was one stream bank that was always the last to thaw and they would say that the snow was not over until that had melted. They were always right... will be interesting to see when the tops bare themselves again here. Will be over the Caha Pass early tomorrow..cannot afford to go through the gate at Mizen Head ....Ah well!


  • #544
    Graces7
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    mountainy man wrote: »
    I'm hoping for a good thaw at this stage, have had snow lying since tues 13th and as much as I like snow I'm over it! still about 4 inches of frozen snow here. currently 2.6C and rising so hopefully I will be able to walk normally tomorrow or soon.

    I know. Back in 2010 I was up in the Bluestacks in Donegal and got used to melting snow for water but grand when life could be more normally focussed. It was the same here on boards... folks got weary of coping with life in the ice. Drama should not last weeks;)


  • #545
    Schadenfreudia
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    Oneiric 3 wrote: »
    This photo overlooking the Wicklow Mts was taken by the Irish Air Corps yesterday.

    336096.jpg

    What an amazing looking place.

    Amazing also how the snow cover was reduced so much compared to a week ago given that the temperature near sea level hovered around zero much of the time and never exceeded 5 degrees.

    I don't want to go up the hills for my snow-fix, I want it to come down to me!


  • #546
    snowstreams
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    Schadenfreudia wrote: »
    Amazing also how the snow cover was reduced so much compared to a week ago given that the temperature near sea level hovered around zero much of the time and never exceeded 5 degrees.

    I don't want to go up the hills for my snow-fix, I want it to come down to me!

    You can still see that Lugnaquilla is quite alot white near its top than the other mountains beside it. Maybe thats just because its in cloud and thats stopping the sun from melting it as much.


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  • #547
    Alun
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    Oneiric 3 wrote: »
    This photo overlooking the Wicklow Mts was taken by the Irish Air Corps yesterday.
    What an amazing looking place.
    Is that on their website anywhere? Could there be a higher res version maybe?


  • #548
    Gonzo
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    Temps nearly double figures everywhere today, glad to see the back of the past 2 weeks of very cold conditions. On the plus side it was mostly very dry and sunny, now that it's mild it's back to rain!

    The next 7 days looks mostly very mild but a small chance of colder conditions returning from February 1st.


  • #549
    Lumi
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    Until the next event discussion continues in

    The Current Conditions Thread

    The Winter 2014/15 Thread

    The FI Winter Charts Thread

    **Please try to keep your posts on topic - read Mod Notes in the OP before posting

    Thanks Guys


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