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Winter 2018/2019 - General Discussion

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    #1082
    Captain Snow
    Registered Users Posts: 600 ✭✭✭Captain Snow


    Elmer Blooker wrote: »
    You can only laugh at this! - even the Sahara can manage colder weather than us. :D

    ECM0-216.GIF?24-12



    :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:


    ARGHHHHHH!

    LOL


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    #1083
    Carlingford Locked
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 84 ✭✭Carlingford Locked


    Why do you all want it to get colder? I hate winter, today is bearable though as I wasn't getting pelted by wind and rain on my cycle in and out of work. I hope it stays like this for a while. I've barely needed the heat so far this winter (if it's even started yet), saves you a fortune.


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    #1084
    sryanbruen
    Registered Users Posts: 13,524 ✭✭✭✭sryanbruen


    Carlingford Locked wrote: »
    Why do you all want it to get colder? I hate winter, today is bearable though as I wasn't getting pelted by wind and rain on my cycle in and out of work. I hope it stays like this for a while. I've barely needed the heat so far this winter (if it's even started yet), saves you a fortune.

    Mild in Winter usually means cloudy conditions which I dislike (though mild and cloudy is better than cold and cloudy). Mild in Winter is normally associated with wind and rain. Love those cold, frosty and sunny days. Cold is often better for the photography too as a result of that. Like seasons being seasonable.

    I'm not complaining about the upcoming spell even if it will be cloudy the vast majority of the time because it's superior to the rubbish we have had for many weeks now. Also gives me more time to do things instead of focusing on the current weather.

    I feel like this question has been asked to death at this rate.

    Photography site - https://www.sryanbruenphoto.com/

    Weather photo portfolio - https://sryanbruen.myportfolio.com/weather-1



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    #1085
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,851 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Different cloud levels here in Tralee with some milky blue sky also giving a fair amount of light, much better than yesterdays washout, mild at 11.7C


    NASA pic taken a bit earlier.

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    #1086
    Carlingford Locked
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 84 ✭✭Carlingford Locked


    sryanbruen wrote: »
    cloudy conditions which I dislike

    You're in the wrong country for that, so am I. It may be my selective memory, but I have so many memories of my school days in the 80s and 90s where the grass would be hard from frost and I could see the Dublin mountains frozen in the mornings. I've probably just forgotten that it was windy and rainy most of the time.


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    #1087
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users Posts: 7,811 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    It has been a really dreary autumn/winter in the west. Some days it has been raining/drizzling but it doesn't show up on the radar. Today the lights are on the whole time. It is so dark.

    We could really do with some blue skies.


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    #1088
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,736 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    eastern, central and south-eastern Europe looks like it's going into the freezer after New Year's Day. The Atlantic looks like it's going to charge up again for us with possibly a very unsettled and windy first week of January.


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    #1089
    sryanbruen
    Registered Users Posts: 13,524 ✭✭✭✭sryanbruen


    Carlingford Locked wrote: »
    You're in the wrong country for that, so am I. It may be my selective memory, but I have so many memories of my school days in the 80s and 90s where the grass would be hard from frost and I could see the Dublin mountains frozen in the mornings. I've probably just forgotten that it was windy and rainy most of the time.

    I also like the random luck into getting sunny/blue skies, makes me appreciate those days more.

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    #1090
    Mortelaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    Have we learned nothing from the era of knowing about Strat warming?
    Expect the unexpected and IGNORE models beyond 7 to 9 days
    In fact in the run up to new year,IGNORE anything past 5 days


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    #1091
    derekon
    Registered Users Posts: 836 ✭✭✭derekon


    Gonzo wrote: »
    eastern, central and south-eastern Europe looks like it's going into the freezer after New Year's Day. The Atlantic looks like it's going to charge up again for us with possibly a very unsettled and windy first week of January.

    Hi Gonzo, the new year is 8 days away. I'd stick to the reliable (4-5 days) , we have a settled week ahead with high pressure firmly in charge.........the models are currently struggling. I'm far from convinced we will have a wet, mild and windy first week of January!

    Happy Xmas everyone!

    D


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    #1092
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,736 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    Mortelaro wrote: »
    Have we learned nothing from the era of knowing about Strat warming?
    Expect the unexpected and IGNORE models beyond 7 to 9 days
    In fact in the run up to new year,IGNORE anything past 5 days

    The Atlantic coming back is in FI with a week to go, even if it works out, it looks like it's going to be certainly cooler than it is this week, perhaps wintry showers at times mixed in with it.

    I'm not expecting the benefits of the Strat warming to hit us till week 3 or 4 in January, which would be perfect timing for a proper easterly blast.


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    #1093
    derekon
    Registered Users Posts: 836 ✭✭✭derekon


    Gonzo wrote: »
    The Atlantic coming back is in FI with a week to go, even if it works out, it looks like it's going to be certainly cooler than it is this week, perhaps wintry showers at times mixed in with it.

    I'm not expecting the benefits of the Strat warming to hit us till week 3 or 4 in January, which would be perfect timing for a proper easterly blast.

    I'm with you there Gonzo, I think the period 15th-25th January is the key time for cold/snow with the effects of the strat warming being felt around then

    D


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    #1094
    nacho libre
    Registered Users Posts: 16,656 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    Gonzo wrote: »
    eastern, central and south-eastern Europe looks like it's going into the freezer after New Year's Day. The Atlantic looks like it's going to charge up again for us with possibly a very unsettled and windy first week of January.


    Assuming we initially get a displacement, then a proper split, you would expect that to happen before the effects of the warming propagate down to the Troposphere. So the models may play around with various wild solutions, before hopefully eye candy charts start showing up in fi from around the 4th of January onwards.


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    #1095
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users Posts: 9,645 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    Carlingford Locked wrote: »
    Why do you all want it to get colder? I hate winter, today is bearable though as I wasn't getting pelted by wind and rain on my cycle in and out of work. I hope it stays like this for a while. I've barely needed the heat so far this winter (if it's even started yet), saves you a fortune.

    Cos if we don't get it bad in winter, it usually arrives in summer - I know which scenario I prefer!!


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    #1096
    acequion
    Registered Users Posts: 3,834 ✭✭✭acequion


    Not wanting to fight with people at this time of year BUT am in front of the family xmas tree,sitting a mile back fro the tiny fire, wearing a t.shirt and sweating. And wondering how the hell anyone thinks this is great :confused:

    Sorry, but most likely we'll have the same temps in June! I hate it. Give me a proper winter and a proper summer any day. :confused:


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    #1097
    droidman123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭droidman123


    MidMan25 wrote: »
    Seems to me that MT's prediction for December is completely off.

    Stick around dude,theres people on here that think they can forecast irelands weather 3 months in advance,i kid you not


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    #1098
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Happy Christmas all,

    Blessedly calm and mild.... enjoyed a long walk with the quiet ocean on both sides yesterday and hoping to do the same today...
    a real pleasure
    west mayo offshore


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    #1099
    P.lane78
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭P.lane78


    Happy Christmas Graces7 and everyone in the weather forum ...it's a foggy Misty morning in cork city ...lucky Rudolph was around last night


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    #1100
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,114 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Good morning and happy Christmas to everyone, it's an overcast but mild morning here in West Clare, good weather for a nice hungover head like mine.


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    #1101
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users Posts: 7,811 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    Happy xmas and a thank you to those who put up the forecasts and the various pictures etc.

    It would be lovely to get a couple of good weeks weather between now and the kids going back. It makes getting outdoors so much easier.


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    #1102
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,678 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    Happy Christmas everybody in the weather forum! Foggy misty morning again here in cork city, warm enough too and humid (not great for the headaches but I’ll survive :) ). Hope Santa was nice to all of us in here after the brilliant forecasting throughout 2018


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    #1103
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,851 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Happy Christmas to all, enjoy the turkey !


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    #1104
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,736 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    Happy Christmas everyone, Hope everyone is having a great day!.


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    #1105
    acequion
    Registered Users Posts: 3,834 ✭✭✭acequion


    Happy xmas to all. While I hate this weather I do love xmas. :)


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    #1106
    Chong
    Registered Users Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭Chong


    Can I ask why we have such warm weather? is this jet stream related or what?


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    #1107
    pad199207
    Registered Users Posts: 7,125 ✭✭✭pad199207


    Chong wrote: »
    Can I ask why we have such warm weather? is this jet stream related or what?

    We’re just blessed really


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    #1108
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,772 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Happy Christmas everyone. We got a dry day. That’s the second best outcome after a cold dry one.


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    #1109
    BringBackMick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,086 ✭✭✭BringBackMick


    God bless you all. May the storms calm and ice melt quickly in 2019. Sleep well.


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    #1110
    ZX7R
    Registered Users Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭ZX7R


    Its a grand mild christmas night out.
    hope everyone had a wonder full day.


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    #1111
    Mortelaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    You might be interested to know the forecast max in Moscow tomorrow is -9c
    further east in Russia -19c

    just saying

    https://twitter.com/NickJF75/status/1077680588373532673?s=09


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