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Winter 2018/2019 - General Discussion

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    #2132
    icesnowfrost
    Registered Users Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭icesnowfrost


    Lucreto wrote: »
    IT'S ALL OVER PEOPLE, WE DON'T HAVE A PRAYER!

    (Wish I knew how to post gifs)

    As I said a couple of days ago it's a dangling carrot situation. The cold is always 2 weeks away. I think it's worse this year after last year's snow. It was expected to be cold on long range forecasts, the early frost in October kind of re-enforce that feeling and the really low sunspot activity last year had some expecting snowy dividends this winter.

    To me it reminds me of Winter 2011. After 2010 there was an expectation but the winter was mild overall.
    😂😂😂 really!!!!???


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    #2133
    KingJeremy
    Registered Users Posts: 133 ✭✭KingJeremy


    Beautiful morning in east county Galway. No frost but clear blue skies and crisp air. Birds singing. I’ll take it, thanks very much!


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    #2134
    gerrybhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 510 ✭✭✭gerrybhoy


    Lucreto wrote: »
    IT'S ALL OVER PEOPLE, WE DON'T HAVE A PRAYER!

    (Wish I knew how to post gifs)

    As I said a couple of days ago it's a dangling carrot situation. The cold is always 2 weeks away. I think it's worse this year after last year's snow. It was expected to be cold on long range forecasts, the early frost in October kind of re-enforce that feeling and the really low sunspot activity last year had some expecting snowy dividends this winter.

    To me it reminds me of Winter 2011. After 2010 there was an expectation but the winter was mild overall.
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    #2135
    q85dw7osi4lebg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,502 ✭✭✭q85dw7osi4lebg


    9 degrees leaving for work yesterday morning, 5 degrees today. That's winter enough for now for me, snow or not.


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    #2136
    Cork Boy 53
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,829 ✭✭✭Cork Boy 53


    Well if the rest of this winter season does end up being free of snow or significantly cold weather, the only consolation for the cold lovers is that Winter 2019-2020 is getting closer every day so they can at least start looking forward to that.


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    #2137
    Mortelaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    Shannon Entropy
    Expect some wild swings for a bit yet

    Some light reading here :D


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    #2138
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,062 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    A cool 3 degrees at Knock at 1030


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    #2139
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Oscar Bravo wrote: »
    A cool 3 degrees at Knock at 1030

    Just checked met ie and found the same for here..bitter cold and dramatic skies in all shades of ominous dark blue ... and a wind warning
    for Cork and Kerry


    Status Yellow - Wind warning for Cork and Kerry
    West to Northwest winds will reach mean speed between 50 and 65km/h with gusts up to 90km/h. Winds strongest along coasts.

    Issued: Tuesday 15 January 2019 20:00

    Updated: Tuesday 15 January 2019 20:00

    Valid from Wednesday 16 January 2019 12:00 to Wednesday 16 January 2019 17:00


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    #2140
    km79
    Registered Users Posts: 48,132 ✭✭✭✭km79


    Cold.Dark.Wet.Hailstones.

    Give me the dull mild dry weather of the past few weeks anyday


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    #2141
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    km79 wrote: »
    Cold.Dark.Wet.Hailstones.

    Give me the dull mild dry weather of the past few weeks anyday

    amen to that! Fat chance!

    looking to the right, turf smoke curling out of a chimney; to the left, the same. So my neighbours are OK and they can see turf smoke curling from my chimney... Icy cold deluge again..


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    #2142
    irishrover99
    Registered Users Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭irishrover99


    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    Well if the rest of this winter season does end up being free of snow or significantly cold weather, the only consolation for the cold lovers is that Winter 2019-2020 is getting closer every day so they can at least start looking forward to that.

    Lets have Spring,Summer and Autumn first please.
    The 3 best season of the year.


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    #2143
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,708 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    a definite downgrade this morning, let's see what the models bring over the next few days, if the ECM continues without any real cold along with the GFS then it will be more obvious we won't be seeing proper cold this January. There is still time for something interesting to happen in February of course so all hope isn't lost just yet.


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    #2144
    odyboody
    Registered Users Posts: 179 ✭✭odyboody


    Mortelaro wrote: »
    Shannon Entropy
    Expect some wild swings for a bit yet

    Some light reading here :D

    Good god, just read the first few lines of that and my head still hurts


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    #2145
    sryanbruen
    Registered Users Posts: 13,506 ✭✭✭✭sryanbruen


    km79 wrote: »
    Cold.Dark.Wet.Hailstones.

    Give me the dull mild dry weather of the past few weeks anyday

    Meanwhile, beautifully sunny and cold in Dublin.

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

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



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    #2146
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,708 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    Went for a 1 hour walk and what a glorious day it is. Blue Skies, dazzling sunshine, a healthy fresh breeze and feeling cold in a good way. A Total change of scene from the past 10 weeks and a very welcome change. It's starting to feel a little bit more like winter.


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    #2147
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    wild, icy cold, squally, wet, mud... even thunder..west mayo offshore


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    #2148
    Snowbiee21
    Registered Users Posts: 788 ✭✭✭Snowbiee21


    Could any of the experienced guys report back, is it game over for next week or should we await the 12zs


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    #2149
    km79
    Registered Users Posts: 48,132 ✭✭✭✭km79


    Berties_Horse wrote: »
    We had one month of unrelenting dreary muck. Not a sliver of sunshine. I heartily welcome this refreshing change.

    It's been pitch dark for most of day
    No sunshine


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    #2150
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,677 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    Sunny in cork till this afternoon, now some very black clouds appearing and the wind is picking up a la the yellow warning. Bitterly cold wind too my hands were sore from it walking home. Time to get out the gloves! What a change a day makes!


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    #2151
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,708 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    suddenly gone dark here now, starting to rain. Looks to be plenty of rain and hail showers across the country, some wintryness across high ground in the north-west.


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    #2152
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    sound effects of rain, thunder and now the tide full in and crashing the rocks together on the shore just across the back field... noisy !


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    #2153
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,106 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    SleetAndSnow wrote: »
    Sunny in cork till this afternoon, now some very black clouds appearing and the wind is picking up a la the yellow warning. Bitterly cold wind too my hands were sore from it walking home. Time to get out the gloves! What a change a day makes!

    Warning gone for cork! Only Kerry now.


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    #2154
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Has been lovely not to feel cold all the time, but now back to chill... was a lovely mild Christmas!

    banshee is back.


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    #2155
    Billcarson
    Registered Users Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭Billcarson


    Snowbiee21 wrote: »
    Could any of the experienced guys report back, is it game over for next week or should we await the 12zs


    The way I see it, it is not over for next week ( more so later next week is certainly not decided yet). I'm sure there will be plenty more up a and downs to come.


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    #2156
    Billcarson
    Registered Users Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭Billcarson


    Snowbiee21 wrote: »
    Could any of the experienced guys report back, is it game over for next week or should we await the 12zs


    The way I see it, it is not over for next week ( more so later next week is certainly not decided yet). I'm sure there will be plenty more ups and downs to come.


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    #2157
    nacho libre
    Registered Users Posts: 16,637 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    I get the feeling we are going to be looking north east rather than north west in about 12 days time. The current high just isn't able to make it far enough north to prevent the Altantic toppling in over it. That's why i thought the scenario from the GFS last night was more plausible.
    It looks set to be cold zonal for the time being.


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    #2158
    YanSno
    Registered Users Posts: 358 ✭✭YanSno


    Gfs / Ecm 12z will more than likely be fairly similar to this morning runs. Looking at NAO most members going positive till the end of the month so potential for a blocking has diminished


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    #2159
    novarock
    Registered Users Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭novarock


    My snow shovel arrived this morning from Amazon. I fully shoulder the blame for the bad charts...


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    #2160
    novarock
    Registered Users Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭novarock


    I definitely remember from last years event that it was expected earlier in February according to the charts. My in-laws were in South America, and we expected them to get stuck because of the forecasts, It snowed a week after they got home. Could possibly go that way this year as well..


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    #2161
    Rebelbrowser
    Registered Users Posts: 3,133 ✭✭✭Rebelbrowser


    novarock wrote: »
    My snow shovel arrived this morning from Amazon. I fully shoulder the blame for the bad charts...

    And so you should.


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