Northwest NI

What’s this “real weather” you speak of? Haven’t even looked out the window in weeks.

Nothing has happened yet but it’s over. Great! If we ever have another good cold spell, this forum will take all the good out of it. Negativity bingo as someone else suggested. This, despite a majority of models already onboard.

Maybe tomorrow morning?

I know they are not accurate but I don’t think I’ve ever seen snow on the Island of Ireland on any of those charts and yet I get a decent covering of snow practically every winter which can last for some days even in a poor winter. just an observation and even this is for tomorrow morning…….

The apricity at this time of year will prevent what you are describing.

Excuse me cutting in, but is your first name Matt?

I took to watching the darts yesterday to take my mind off this rollercoaster but then I kept getting reminders “Dartboard” lows ”Double” digit temps Models doing a “180” and finally, our chances of getting cold, getting “Littler” I give up……

Is Kasim Iberian Heights Awan any relation of Kasim Displaced Bartlett Awan? Does any chase ever be reeled in without a glitch? No! So let’s just watch the next 168 hrs and stay calm.

More runs needed

You’ll all say I’m mad but does anyone want to join me on a hunt for mild rain? I always like a challenge .

Carlsberg don’t do garden paths but if they did….. x

Bit if Game of Thrones rubbish in this otherwise excellent video on Polar Vortex in winter

How on earth did you miss out on 2009 & 2010? Both white Christmas here.

Can you book flights to day 10?

I made it quarter past 6. Damn another fail for me!

That last sentence is correct. By the time the time has passed and ongoing revisions made, nobody remembers what it once said.

There is a real sense this year that all of this, including our recent “taster” cold snap, is building up to something.

As another chase begins, you can’t help but reflect on the contortions we need to go through, to get cold to our part of the world. Basically it does not want to come here and it takes a veritable jigsaw puzzle to be completed. The inevitable happens and the forum goes back to 2 posts an hour. On the other hand, any mild, wet, windy weather programmed comes sweeping through the doors saying ‘hi, it’s me’ like some very unwelcome in law on Christmas morning. But here I am, reporting for duty, on the next chase!

The Northwesterly last January 16-21st was great in this neck of the woods. All of the above were snow days with no visible melt. So agree about straight Northerly but we can do reasonably well from a NW as well.

Ghee, I nearly didn’t get that joke!

All of which is fine as your preference. Personally prefer no snow to wet slushy snow that’s melting as soon as it stops falling. We had several inches of snow last January in an otherwise forgettable winter. It hung around for 5 days without melting. That’s what I’m after.

It’s been explained a few times by people. We’d rather be patient with the cold and wait for snow that isn’t battleground or borderline. At the end of the day it’s just a different preference to yours. Best wishes.

Not surprising as that’s where more people live. I just filter what’s relevant to here and what’s not. Some excellent posters who manage to talk about everywhere like for example Cambrian. “Ignore” the most annoying ones!

A lot of what we are seeing is already within a range most of our chases never get to.