Ireland Cold Spell Discussion

[BornFromTheVoid]

Currently -0.4C after an overnight low of -2.1C. The thick fog is very slowly dissipating so the temperature may climb fairly high if it clears completely.

[stormforce 10]

very cold, dense fog, frost slowly lifting.

outside temp 0.0c

overnight min -3.5c

pressure 1020.1hpa rising

[frostyjoe]

very cold, dense fog, frost slowly lifting.

outside temp 0.0c

overnight min -3.5c

pressure 1020.1hpa rising

same here except frost is melted even though its below 0c weird i think its the drizzle!

[BornFromTheVoid]

Temperature has risen quite a bit, up to 2.1C now, which is still 5C below average! A hint of a blue sky now appearing overhead, though things will probably start cooling off again within the next 2 hours.

[stormforce 10]

cold and very foggy. outside temp 0.1c

max temp today 2.7c

pressure 1019.4hpa steady.

Edited January 23, 2010 by stormforce 10

[stormforce 10]

strange night out. temp -0.9c. drizzly fog and surfaces damp, but ice on plastisc and wood surfaces. doesnt even feel cold out tonight.

[BornFromTheVoid]

Almost exactly the same here SF10, max of 2.8C and currently -0.9C, with very dense fog which thinned only slightly during the day.

[frostyjoe]

same conditions here though my max was around 4c because the fog thinned... and a layer of cloud in the morning rose the temp aswell... temp now down to around -1.4c... and clear with fog... i wonder if it stays like this could we expect snow sf didnt you tell me that we could expect -7c tonight... when does the frost in fog actually start freezing i thought hoar frost formed in fog below 0c well its below 0c and its foggy but no hoar frost...

Edited January 23, 2010 by frostyjoe

[BornFromTheVoid]

The temperature has really began to plummet here in the last 30 minutes, now down to -1.8C. Can't think of why it would have happened, fog hasn't cleared or anything?

[stormforce 10]

yes sam and fosty, a strange night. no hoar frost, hardly even a frost but plenty of ice. the fog was dense, more like a drizzly type fog. overnight min of -3.5c, currently 0.1c.

[stormforce 10]

cold,damp and foggy.

outside temp 0.6c

todays max temp 1.4c.

fog never lifted all day.

very dangerous driving conditions.

[stormforce 10]

another cold night here. temp got down to -1.7c

currently its -1.5c.

cold and frosty, no fog.

[mountain shadow]

Looks like some decent snow on the way for the end of the week for the North and North West of the Island.

[stormforce 10]

very cold again tonight. outside temp -1.5c. frost and fog developing.

[BIG LAD]

was down the country yesterday and could see some snow patches on the slieve bloom mountains and also a mountain close to nenagh had loads of huge snow patches left. if anyone knows the name of the mountains please let me know! any other snow patche reports?

Edited January 25, 2010 by BIG LAD

[stormforce 10]

another very cold and frosty night here.

overnight min -3.7c

current temp -3.7c

widespread severe frost.

[stormforce 10]

another cold day here. max temp 4.3c sunny with little or no wind.

current outdoor temp 0.1c

pressure 1037.ohpa rising

rainfall 0.0mm

wind direction west.

[ronan]

Would be nice to see some snow this weekend! What is everyone thoughts for this weekend? I know it's gonna be short lived but it would be nice all the same. Can't remember the last time we had a sever northerly/north westerly. To be honest i'm sick of everyone to the east of us getting the snowy conditions. In saying that the cold spell from the 19th December which lasted 3 weeks was one of the most potent that I have ever witnessed! Hopefully we get a really good spell of snowy weather before winter gives way to spring.

[stormforce 10]

not looking that good im afraid, met eireanns forecast wasnt inspiring.

occassional wintry showers in the north and west.

[mountain shadow]

Still looking at Snow showers from tomorrow afternoon through to Monday Morning. Probably confined to the North Coast and my neck of the woods and that's about it.

[Downburst]

I don't post much but do look at the models. I don't contribute to the Output Model discussion as I am in agreement with the sensible posters and don't have anything further to say. I can't understand why someone would post a lengthy post that mirrors the 4 previous posts? And I don't know why someone who hasn't a clue would post on the Model Thread. Anyway as I live in Ireland I can post here.

Anyway - this weekend doesn't look good for snow below 300 to 400m. But you never know, inland on a brisk wind it might deliver to the norther half.

I woudld say with such sustained blocking on the models - all be it constantly pushed out 240 hrs for an esaterly, it would mean that we will get at least one more major easterly. I suspect snow will be a threat right into end of MArch this year.

What I am interested in is how this affects the Summer. You can read all you want about the top guys predicting this winter, but until the end most predicted a mild one. I would love to hear thoughts on how this unusal Winter is expected to effect the Summer. There should be some pointers from the past. Not saying set in stone that a blocked winter will provide a certain Summer, but the causes of the clod winter may have an impact on the following Summer. I could not take another very wet Irish Summer on top of all our other worries

[shrike]

Lookin great for the Northern Ireland Northerners! Snow showers tomorrow but Sat night into Sunday could be fun!

[stormforce 10]

turned cold here. overnight temp of 7.6c has now dropped to 3.4c.

bright and sunny skies.

wind direction north east.

[The watcher]

Had some snow this morning believe it or not, was very heavy but quite wet. Didn't lie, but then again ground temps need to go down a bit yet.

[jello]

Had wintry mix of showers here in Antrim today. Mostly hail but had a few snow showers.