Remaining very cold - Bitterly cold Easterly winds later - Snow at times

pistolpetes11 · 28-02-2010 11:16pm

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

May as well keep up the Ante : 06Z run chart

Please take this chart with a pinch of salt ! and hopefully you will need some :

Well I did not expect things to change so much in two bloody runs :mad:

Deep Easterly · 28-02-2010 11:22pm

redsunset wrote: »

Ah lads come on whats wrong with cold and dry too, its still part of the weather,DE pack your bags and move to a monsoon country,like india and Nacho,all us snow lover may shift north east:D

There now everyones happy:)

I'm not.

Cold and dry is fine, as long as it is from an easterly, at least then it will be dry, not this inactive, but yet damp all the same, bollix. The weather over the last few weeks was, and continues to be, as bland as it could possibly be. It is cold, but not in a notable, interesting way. Temps are rising to average values by day, slowly but surely. Ireland by nature has a temperate, but tempestuous climate and I'll not move to India to experience lively weather :pac:, when I can, by normal standards, get it in my own country.

Of course, non-descript weather is quite common in Ireland, but the duration of this current spell certainly is out of the norm, by a long shot. And with no end in site, I will complain as long as it continues, because it is my right

:D:D

nacho libre · 01-03-2010 12:31am

Deep Easterly wrote: »

I'm not.

Cold and dry is fine, as long as it is from an easterly, at least then it will be dry, not this inactive, but yet damp all the same, bollix. The weather over the last few weeks was, and continues to be, as bland as it could possibly be. It is cold, but not in a notable, interesting way. Temps are rising to average values by day, slowly but surely. Ireland by nature has a temperate, but tempestuous climate and I'll not move to India to experience lively weather :pac:, when I can, by normal standards, get it in my own country.

Of course, non-descript weather is quite common in Ireland, but the duration of this current spell certainly is out of the norm, by a long shot. And with no end in site, I will complain as long as it continues, because it is my right :D:D

well, it's understandable that you would feel a sense of an entitlement to complain given you live in the ninth circle of hell that is tuam

paddy1, cold and dry is not fine. you are very wrong about that. weather like that is bland and a waste, just as this current weather is, after a while .a bitter easterly winds that pushes snow from east to west or a potent northerly that allows a polar low or two to form is what we should be looking for;)

Pangea · 01-03-2010 1:12am

Snow here in the hills of Donegal tonight.

Danno · 01-03-2010 1:16am

Sheesh, pair of whiners yea are!!!

I condem Galway and Mayo to have a winter like 2006/7 next year. No snow and hardly a frost in sight.

There ya go, put that in yer pipe and smoke it!

snaps · 01-03-2010 7:20am

-4.8c here as i walk out the door for work! we all sound like owenc now!!

Vudgie · 01-03-2010 11:22am

Well I have to say that was an entertaining winter, made all the better for the expert opinion (and also some ramping by some, you know who you are!;)) provided in this forum.

Clear skies and sunny in Dublin, cold start as predicted but thats about it.

snaps · 01-03-2010 12:04pm

the full moon behind the snow capped conemmara mountains was stunning this morning

Rebelbrowser · 01-03-2010 12:17pm

The BBC Monthly outlook is below...cold for next 2 weeks but doubt most of us will see any snow. Happily I'm going skiing in 3 weeks in Val D'Isere (v high) so I'm going to see snow one way or another!

Summary

March comes in like a lamb. A winter lamb.

Climatologically speaking, March, April and May will be spring. Weather-wise the first week brings back the cold and thoughts of snow. This cold spell lasts until the end of March when Atlantic weather looks like taking over; rain more likely than snow and temperatures up to average.
Monday 1 March 2010 to Sunday 7 March 2010
Getting colder again with a little snow possible

At the start of the week, calm, foggy and frosty weather abound. Nights are still longer than days so Highland frosts, where snow still lies could be severe.
With spring tides, North Sea and English Channel estuaries have a small risk of flooding as there is a lot of ground water and snowmelt running downstream against and incoming tide. The skies remain largely dry though so the ground will become less sodden.
From Wednesday until Friday, a low pressure runs down the western side of the UK bringing rain and some hill snow. It is followed by a cold ridge of high pressure which gives a return to continental easterlies. Anywhere could see a little snow. Daytime temperatures will likely be sub-average with windchill.

Monday 8 March 2010 to Sunday 14 March 2010
Cold and settled.

The indications are that pressure remains relatively high within cold air. With an easterly breeze across the North Sea, snow showers for eastern Britain are possible. Settling is less likely except in the hills.
Daytime and night time temperatures are likely to be below average. The hardest frosts are still likely in Scotland as the nagging wind will keep England in low single figures Celsius.

Monday 15 March 2010 to Sunday 28 March 2010
Back to plant friendly conditions.

From anticyclonic to cyclonic. That suggests a swing to westerly winds, average or above temperatures and spells of rain rather than snow.
The forecast model concentrates the rain in southern Britain with Scotland maybe enjoying a drier than average fortnight.

01-03-2010 2:11pm

Beautifull spring like day today.
Theres still snow drifts in the ditches on the hills behind me and I can see lugnaquilla white from top to bottom looking like an irish mount blanc

Regarding that monthly summary,it's meant to be vague.
A little snow could mean a lot for eastern fringes of the UK but a little in overall uk terms.
It could also imply subject to the position of the high thta the same thing happens in Eastern Ireland.
Glasnevin were still hinting at this at 0757am this morning.

Deep Easterly · 01-03-2010 2:21pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Beautifull spring like day today.

Yes, there is a nice quality to the sky today due to low upper humidity. Can see those little fluffy clouds for miles all around. Temp is touching on 9.0c now and feels very pleasant indeed outside.

nacho libre · 01-03-2010 2:21pm

it could but, whatever about their long range forecasts, their monthly outlook has been fairly accurate over the past three months. so i think if significant snow was on the cards they'd mention it. based on what they say that high will more than likely be another re run of the high we got in feburary. although temperatures will rise a bit more by day this time due to the strengthening sun.

WolfeIRE · 01-03-2010 5:00pm

Snow risk on Wednesday for Midwest and South West

Gonzo · 01-03-2010 6:54pm

great day today, sunny and mild, seems like winter is almost over. Today was better than many of the days we had last summer.

Redsunset · 01-03-2010 7:24pm

Taking into account all the different models and sets to friday,some are still showing this.

We shall see.

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Su Campu · 01-03-2010 7:27pm

How about not one but TWO polar lows side by side off the coast of Norway today!!

snaps · 01-03-2010 8:25pm

10.7c here today as a high! Didnt feel right sitting in the sun having a cuppa earlier and then looking across to the snow capped conemmara mountains!

thetonynator · 01-03-2010 8:39pm

Met Eireann today confirmed that the coldest temperature that they recorded in Ireland this winter was at Mt.Juliet estate near Thomastown, Co Kilkenny.

See here for details -16.3C. Anyone know what Villains lowest temp was???

Just interests me because Mt.Juliet is around 1 mile from my house . . .

01-03-2010 10:34pm

That would be an official recording station like mothmans near Ashford.

Meanwhile - mods-it would,I think be a good idea to close this thread at this stage as it's become very misleading.It's going to be at least the following week before an Easterly if at all occurs and at that the likelyhood of it being biting is next to nill.
Snow is likely to be confined to above 2000ft where nobody to my knowledge in Ireland lives

Remaining very cold - Bitterly cold Easterly winds later - Snow at times

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