[Ireland Cold Spell Discussion]

Hello Alto,

I think that warm sector has been over egged a bit - I fancy we will see an upgrade regarding this.

[Ireland Cold Spell Discussion]

Cheers Happy Days I live in the Mountains so I am optomistic anyway

[Ireland Cold Spell Discussion]

Met Eireann still not holding out for much snow for Friday/Saturday

15 December 2009 11:39

Today Some bright or short sunny spells today, but cloudy periods also with some showers, these mainly near eastern and southeastern coasts. Cool, top temperatures between 6 and 9 degrees.

Tonight

Dry in many areas overnight with broken cloud and clear spells, but a few showers are still likely along parts of the east coast, and also around dawn along the north coast. A cold night, with frost in places where skies stay clear. Lowest temperatures between minus 1 and plus 4 degrees.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Wednesday, will be a cold day. Early frost clearing with a few bright or short sunny spells, but cloud will tend to increase as the day progresses. Some rain is likely along northern coasts with some showers elsewhere, these especially along eastern coasts. Temperatures will reach 5 to 8 degrees in light to moderate northeast winds

Outlook

A few wintry showers will persist during Thursday in coastal counties of the east and southeast while the rest of the country will have a mainly dry day with some bright or sunny periods. A rather cold day everywhere with temperatures only reaching between 4 and 7 degrees in a moderate east to northeast breeze. Sharp or severe frost Thursday night. Friday should be a dry day in all but some coastal regions of the southeast, where the odd wintry shower is still likely. There should be some bright or sunny periods also, but it will be a cold day - temperatures only struggling up to between 2 and 5 degrees and the overnight frost may be slow to clear in places. Winds light or moderate northeast will gradually back northwest. Very cold and frosty Friday night. Temperatures will be a little higher on Saturday, though it will still feel very cold in a freshening west to northwest wind. Cloud too, will be on the increase from the north and will bring scattered outbreaks of rain or sleet, possibly preceded in places by a little snow, especially over high ground

[Ireland Cold Spell Discussion]

Morning Folks

So given this mornings models are we more hopeful for the cold spell to extend past Christmas and has our snow chances increased any?

Does anyone fancy a festive christmas compo by guessing the lowest tempature (day and night) for their area over the next week, the winner will win our adulation and bask in the smugness of being right.

I go for a chilly daylight temp of -1 and night -7 in the mountains of Pomeroy

[Ireland Cold Spell Discussion]

come on the North westerlies

[Ireland Cold Spell Discussion]

It doesn't look like its gonna last for long, From Friday the 25th it looks like the warmer air will arrive. I think we will have only 1 big snowy day which is this coming Sunday and then some scattered showers after Sunday through out the next week.

that's my guess! and Ive looked a bit on GFS charts

Given thats its December I would glady take only a week for now and then look for the cold to return in Jan & Feb, think how many years we seen nothing

[Ireland Cold Spell Discussion]

Well Iam hoping that Tyrone gets its share of this snow, along with everyone else of course.

Good luck everyone

[Ireland Cold Spell Discussion]

Oh you are getting me excited Mountain Shadow!!

Agreed change it to Ireland

[Cold Spell Discussion]

Frost this morning: -1C

I went for a milder than average (5.9), wet December. The milder than average part is under pressure.

Possibly the wet as well Mr Data

A hard forst earlier this morning starting to thaw now though

[Cold Spell General Discussion]

Given the amount of rain we have had in Tyrone I will gladly take some dry weather. My 3 year old would go ape for some snow though our time will come

[Cold Spell General Discussion]

I know its looking good for eastern UK, how will Ireland do out of this are we to far west for anything?

[Today's Weather And General Chat]

back in from walking the dog - very cool and blustery, more or less dark by 5.30

[Leaf Fall...]

Pomeroy Co.Tyrone we tend to have a shorter growing season given our height asl

[Leaf Fall...]

I actually think the leaf fall is later for my part of the world this year, usually all the trees are bare at this stage, leaf fall tends to occur around the first week of October, it didn't happen until last week.

[October (and November) Weather Lore]

Local lore (Pomeroy Co.Tyrone) points to the swallows, if in October the swallow stays the winter will be mild, if in September the swallow goes the winter will be cold....

The swallows left in September this year, this last 5 years they have stayed into the second week of October!