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Winter 20/21 - General Discussion

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    #752
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Breathtakingly cold out there. Icy aspirations in the wind's breath.


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    #753
    daniel_t1409
    Closed Accounts Posts: 366 ✭✭daniel_t1409


    Wet and windy here in wexford. Why was I expecting anything different? :confused: :rolleyes:


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    #754
    daniel_t1409
    Closed Accounts Posts: 366 ✭✭daniel_t1409


    Rain has stopped for now but still dull and windy.


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    #755
    Captain Snow
    Registered Users Posts: 600 ✭✭✭Captain Snow


    A long lingering cold spell with snow on the ground will also reduce peoples movements which will put a serious dent in the spread of C-19. Thats what I am hoping for.

    With such a lot of blocking to our north east, its the Siberian High Pressure which is helping/stopping the lows pushing through. Pushing everything in a southerly direction.

    Will we see the Siberian High pressure move towards a Scandinavian High Pressure?

    Will we see the west based Atlantic High Pressure move north and station itself over Greenland...

    With such a blocked Northern Hemisphere I hope to see an Omega Block show up soon in the Models.:eek:


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    #756
    daniel_t1409
    Closed Accounts Posts: 366 ✭✭daniel_t1409


    Really hoping we'll get some snow in the next weeks or 2. Surely we deserve it, after this awful year and awful weather over the last 6 months. We'll see how things pan out, even a decent frost would be nice.


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    #757
    nacho libre
    Registered Users Posts: 16,656 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    It's rare that the Siberian high moves westward enough, could this be one of the rare years that it does?
    There was GFS charts last week that toyed around with the idea of the Atlantic high migrating northwards and linking with blocking through Scandanavia and Russia.


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    #758
    Captain Snow
    Registered Users Posts: 600 ✭✭✭Captain Snow


    nacho libre wrote: »
    It's rare that the Siberian high moves westward enough, could this be one of the rare years that it does?
    There was GFS charts last week that toyed around with the idea of the Atlantic high migrating northwards and linking with blocking through Scandanavia and Russia.

    Its that Siberian High which has brought large amounts of Snow to Eastern side of Russia into Japan etc.

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    At some stage this winter we are going to get Snowmageddon....from the East, North East, North, North West etc.


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    #759
    Graces7
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    The wind here has strengthened and changed direction. Northerly.. anything can happen with a northerly gale... MARK MY WORDS!


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    #760
    SleetAndSnow
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    Not a very nice day in Cork City. Some showers and there are strong winds around. Cold winds too.


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    #761
    Reckless Abandonment
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    The 12z are all going for a cold week/10 snow is still up for grabs. But It would be so 2020 for us to have all this potential and end up with cold rain


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    #762
    Snowbiee21
    Registered Users Posts: 788 ✭✭✭Snowbiee21


    Reckless Abandonment wrote: »
    The 12z are all going for a cold week/10 snow is still up for grabs. But It would be so 2020 for us to have all this potential and end up with cold rain

    Don’t jinx it


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    #763
    CirrusBusiness
    Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭CirrusBusiness


    Gut feeling we are going to get a proper dumping of snow in the new year. Squirrels have been storing abnormal amounts of large nuts where I work compared with other years. Could it be they know what's coming? Just bought a snow shovel and snow socks for the car. Might as well be prepared.


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    #764
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,736 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    12z still updating, getting very cold into the first week of January, freezer on our doorstep.


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    #765
    Cluedo Monopoly
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    CirrusBusiness wrote: »
    Squirrels have been storing abnormal amounts of large nuts where I work compared with other years.

    I see :)

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



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    #766
    KingdomRushed
    Registered Users Posts: 471 ✭✭KingdomRushed


    Graces7 wrote: »
    The wind here has strengthened and changed direction. Northerly.. anything can happen with a northerly gale... MARK MY WORDS!

    The change is here for sure.. proper winter incoming


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    #767
    KingdomRushed
    Registered Users Posts: 471 ✭✭KingdomRushed


    CirrusBusiness wrote: »
    Gut feeling we are going to get a proper dumping of snow in the new year. Squirrels have been storing abnormal amounts of large nuts where I work compared with other years. Could it be they know what's coming? Just bought a snow shovel and snow socks for the car. Might as well be prepared.

    On the money with the squirrels...

    The dried out trout in the donegal postman's thatch roof also just convulsed it's tail to the north east and mouthed 'As the ancients foretold when jupiter and saturn align, the BFTE, its coming'


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    #768
    rooney30
    Registered Users Posts: 382 ✭✭rooney30


    The ramping curve mirrors the covid curve in here at the minute . Straight up


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    #769
    Gonzo
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    GFS updated, a cold first week of January but there is the treat of warmer air moving up from the south or south-east, while at the same time a very bitter wedge of cold air plunges just to our west, wouldn't take much of an adjustment to have this plunge down over us.


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    #770
    daniel_t1409
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    Nice sunset this evening, apologies my phone camera isn't great at taking photos in the dark.


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    #771
    icesnowfrost
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    Gonzo wrote: »
    GFS updated, a cold first week of January but there is the treat of warmer air moving up from the south or south-east, while at the same time a very bitter wedge of cold air plunges just to our west, wouldn't take much of an adjustment to have this plunge down over us.

    I would pay no attention to that warm air trying to move in that to me is just the default setting for GFS trying to bring warm air back in at the end of the runs. Although it could happen I mean I wouldn’t worry about it just yet if you get me :)


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    #772
    nacho libre
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    Yes, hopefully that is the case. The problem is if we end up with a blocking high too far west, milder air can then sneak back in over us. Lets hope we don't end up with a west based NAO.


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    #773
    BLIZZARD7
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    nacho libre wrote: »
    Yes, hopefully that is the case. The problem is if we end up with a blocking high too far west, milder air can then sneak back in over us. Lets hope we don't end up with a west based NAO.

    18z GFS shifts the block east a bit, and upgrades the 850hpa temps ... :D

    I have half a feeling we are on the cusp of a vintage cold spell, we have a bit to go still though...


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    #774
    NMB
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    BLIZZARD7 wrote: »
    18z GFS shifts the block east a bit, and upgrades the 850hpa temps ... :D

    I have half a feeling we are on the cusp of a vintage cold spell, we have a bit to go still though...

    I’ve the same feeling. The blocks are falling into place.


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    #775
    nacho libre
    Registered Users Posts: 16,656 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    BLIZZARD7 wrote: »
    18z GFS shifts the block east a bit, and upgrades the 850hpa temps ... :D

    I have half a feeling we are on the cusp of a vintage cold spell, we have a bit to go still though...

    Good news!
    It's always a positive sign when you post in the FI Thread:D
    Lets just hope this is the start of a trend.


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    #776
    Graces7
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    Bitter bitter cold. Wind song with ice on its breath. ,A five cat day


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    #777
    daniel_t1409
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    A nice clear, sunny morning in Wexford. Feel like I haven't seen many of those over the last 6 months.


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    #778
    whelan2
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    https://twitter.com/Arklowweather/status/1342103276003721216?s=19


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    #779
    Artane2002
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    beautiful in Dublin 5, clear skies and unbroken sunshine.


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    #780
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,736 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    crisp and sunny all day here in Meath with some patchy frost still on the ground.


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    #781
    Comhrá
    Registered Users Posts: 4,765 ✭✭✭Comhrá


    Best day we've seen for ages in Limk City. Calm clear & sunny. Great walking weather.


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