Winter 2019/2020 - General Discussion

squarecircles · 11-12-2019 5:35pm

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Reckless Abandonment · 11-12-2019 5:41pm

SleetAndSnow · 11-12-2019 5:58pm

Garden thermometer reading 1 degree at the moment here in cork city, cold enough out

Graces7 · 11-12-2019 6:20pm

Blissfully, awesomely quiet. Just peace, no wind, no hail battering the place. Sheer utter peace...

Planning to catch up on sleep... the dwelling is warm and snug.

West mayo offshore island

Donegal Storm · 11-12-2019 7:05pm

Plenty of heavy showers all day again today in Letterkenny, goes apocalypticly dark as they're closing in. Windscreen was frozen solid already as I left work at 5.30

The_Brood · 11-12-2019 7:13pm

munsterlegend wrote: »

I doubt you could call it a freezing winter?

It's -5 in Dublin. Even in countries with a proper, proper winter it's not that cold yet.

highdef · 11-12-2019 8:24pm

The_Brood wrote: »

It's -5 in Dublin. Even in countries with a proper, proper winter it's not that cold yet.

Where in Dublin is it -5c? I highly doubt that anywhere in Dublin is even at or within a degree or two of 0c. I'm about 40km West of Dublin city, in a rural area and in a frost hollow and my temperature is barely below 0c.

highdef · 11-12-2019 8:30pm

squarecircles wrote: »

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Nothing very exciting going on there. Even the associated chart showing expected levels of lying snow for the same timeframe are showing a tiny bit of lying snow on the higher parts of the Wicklow mountains. Nothing to see here on this run.

Meteorite58 · 11-12-2019 8:43pm

Very cold day here in Kerry, Got up to 7.2C and currently 5.6C . Numerous heavy showers of hail and rain and like Donegal Storm said getting very dark at times under the big showers, one of which turned the place white for a short time . Sleet mixed in also at times.

Snow in Northern counties early today.

https://twitter.com/newslineweather/status/1204775914766323712?s=20

https://twitter.com/DonegalWeatherC/status/1204724485078835204?s=20

https://twitter.com/notreallyme62/status/1204697326377426944?s=20

https://twitter.com/SperrinsWeather/status/1204690884983476224?s=20

Very cold airmas over Ireland Sat / Sun, ECM very wintry over the weekend showing some accumulations on high ground for Sat and pointing at early Sun morning possible dump of snow as a possible front moves inland into cold air. Too early for specifics . Quite widespread showers Sat perhaps and will be tracking the front/ troughs for Sunday to see what comes of them.

ZX7R · 11-12-2019 9:37pm

highdef wrote: »

Where in Dublin is it -5c? I highly doubt that anywhere in Dublin is even at or within a degree or two of 0c. I'm about 40km West of Dublin city, in a rural area and in a frost hollow and my temperature is barely below 0c.

Maybe there on about wind chill perhaps

squarecircles · 11-12-2019 11:08pm

Good evening sir and Madam ,may i interest you in some cheap Atlantic muck. Thank you,a most excellent choice.

squarecircles · 11-12-2019 11:10pm

aisling86 · 12-12-2019 12:55am

Are the charts drunk tonight?

Graces7 · 12-12-2019 7:01am

Enjoying the calm and peace and quietude... a welcome respite. Not a whisper of a wind or a dripping of a raindrop..

Shopping will be here this afternoon, before the lull ends. so, perfect timing.

West Mayo offshore island

Xenji · 12-12-2019 12:16pm

Status Yellow - Wind warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork and Kerry
This evening and overnight, west to northwest winds will reach mean speeds of 50 to 65 km/hr with gusts of 80 to 110 km/hr

Winds will be strongest along coasts and on hills and mountains

Valid: 18:00 Thursday 12/12/2019 to 09:00 Friday 13/12/2019

Issued: 10:00 Thursday 12/12/2019

Gonzo · 12-12-2019 7:35pm

pouring rain again at Dunshaughlin. The county council were over earlier to clear another flood on our road from the rains of the past few days.

SleetAndSnow · 12-12-2019 7:44pm

Heavy showers this evening in cork city

pad199207 · 12-12-2019 7:57pm

Heavy rain in Naas. 12mm in the gauge. 56mm for the month now

Xenji · 12-12-2019 8:32pm

Some very heavy downpours in Castlebar since late this afternoon, already over 120mm of rain for the month after today and we could be on track to break 1800mm for the year.

Oscar Bravo · 12-12-2019 8:55pm

Status Yellow - Rainfall warning for South Donegal, Leitrim and parts of Sligo

30 to 50 mm of rain possible

Valid: 20:00 Thursday 12/12/2019 to 20:00 Friday 13/12/2019

Beechwoodspark · 12-12-2019 9:01pm

Plenty of rain falling in blessington at the moment.

appledrop · 12-12-2019 9:41pm

Torrential rain here in North County Dublin for last two hours.

Goldfinch8 · 12-12-2019 10:04pm

While there has been some torrential and fairly miserable showers here in Mayo today, I really love the way the moon lights up the the tops of the incoming shower clouds from the west tonight. Quite stunning really.

12-12-2019 10:24pm

Nice winter halo visible last night

Graces7 · 13-12-2019 7:02am

Goldfinch8 wrote: »

While there has been some torrential and fairly miserable showers here in Mayo today, I really love the way the moon lights up the the tops of the incoming shower clouds from the west tonight. Quite stunning really.

Sounds lovely; I cannot get out of my door to see it! So thank you.

Goldfinch8 · 13-12-2019 7:40am

The night ended up belonging to the wind and continuous showers here. Fairly wild here this morning in the west. Glad you got the supplies in yesterday Grace's 7 as it does not seem like a ferry day here in Mayo today! Stay warm and hunkered down out there.
Looking forward to seeing what surprises the weekend may have in store weather wise for the country. As ever with potential snow, it will be a lucky dip for someone and opportunities missed for others. And of course there will be those quite happy not to see it at all. Let's see how it pans out.

Graces7 · 13-12-2019 8:37am

Goldfinch8 wrote: »

While there has been some torrential and fairly miserable showers here in Mayo today, I really love the way the moon lights up the the tops of the incoming shower clouds from the west tonight. Quite stunning really.

Ah bliss! I had the door ajar ( held by old dog lead) and there was a huge, huge moon, between the clouds . halo and all! Utter glorious beauty

M.T. Cranium · 13-12-2019 8:41am

This winter is looking rather depressingly similar to 2013-14 and that only got more and more stormy as December turned to January. Darwin came along on the 12th of February.

There does not appear to be much tendency towards either blocking or easterly flow anywhere at the moment. The preferred escape route for arctic air is central North America (which was true in 2013-14 the first of the two so-called polar vortex winters there).

Oh well, if it must be stormy, then stay safe and enjoy the ride.

Graces7 · 13-12-2019 9:21am

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

This winter is looking rather depressingly similar to 2013-14 and that only got more and more stormy as December turned to January. Darwin came along on the 12th of February.

There does not appear to be much tendency towards either blocking or easterly flow anywhere at the moment. The preferred escape route for arctic air is central North America (which was true in 2013-14 the first of the two so-called polar vortex winters there).

Oh well, if it must be stormy, then stay safe and endure the ride.

Fixed your post

Elmer Blooker · 13-12-2019 11:40am

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

I've been thinking the same lately as the current set up is very similar to December 1978 ....

^ 15/11. Still reminding me of Dec 1978 after that anticyclonic interlude about two weeks ago when there were worrying signs of a Euro high becoming established but thankfully it didn't happen!
Not making a long range but I think there is a very good chance of northern blocking later in the month.

Winter 2019/2020 - General Discussion

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