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Posted 05 December 2011 - 22:36

Time for a brand spanking new thread.

Old one can be found here :)

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Posted 05 December 2011 - 22:45

Big flakes at the minute and everything covered again this evening.

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Posted 05 December 2011 - 22:52

Yep, very heavy snow here, lying too.

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Posted 05 December 2011 - 22:55

Snowing now in Carryduff as well, not really sticking though.

Think this is out lot until Thursday night which looks very interesting at the moment.

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Posted 05 December 2011 - 23:03

Agreed MS.

Till Thursday night then. Nice wee day ortwo to whet the whistle as it were.

Could be tricky with icy roads in the morning.
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Posted 05 December 2011 - 23:12

What's meant to happen on Thursday/Friday and where should see this. We've got 6cm of snow here but it's starting to melt with milder temps.
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Posted 05 December 2011 - 23:13

heavy sleet here for the last 40 minutes. If it was snow we might've had a good covering. I'm sure the Belfast hills will have a good covering now.
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Posted 05 December 2011 - 23:34

AWT, from Thursday into Friday we are looking at a similar spell of pM air with another bite at the snow cherry and things still subject to slight upgrades (or indeed downgrades) it's quite exciting. The North and NE of Scotland will see the colder air for longer with a smaller window of opportunity for Western areas programmed from the models atm.
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Posted 05 December 2011 - 23:36

View PostA Winter, on 05 December 2011 - 23:12 , said:

What's meant to happen on Thursday/Friday and where should see this. We've got 6cm of snow here but it's starting to melt with milder temps.

Have been thinking this myself. Nothing in the forecasts. All i can see is rain. Would appreciate someone explaining what's going to happen?

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Posted 05 December 2011 - 23:36

Enjoy it folks. Not so much as a flake of sleet even fell in Dublin these last 2 days...
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Posted 05 December 2011 - 23:38

Hail and wet snow here all evening but not really sticking apart from some of the heavier hail showers

Looks like Thursday night and Friday will be another interesting one for anyone in the north. More northerly than this spell so the snow level will probably be a bit lower. Seems to be around 300m here today for proper lying snow

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Posted 05 December 2011 - 23:41

View PostRocheydub, on 05 December 2011 - 23:36 , said:

Enjoy it folks. Not so much as a flake of sleet even fell in Dublin these last 2 days...

NW winds are usually crap for this part of the country, i always think pm air usually just suits Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Posted 05 December 2011 - 23:47

View PostThe watcher, on 05 December 2011 - 23:34 , said:

AWT, from Thursday into Friday we are looking at a similar spell of pM air with another bite at the snow cherry and things still subject to slight upgrades (or indeed downgrades) it's quite exciting. The North and NE of Scotland will see the colder air for longer with a smaller window of opportunity for Western areas programmed from the models atm.

Thanks for that Watcher. So there's a slight chance of something happening. As i said last week a set up like this comes down to now casting. I'm sure there was people on here that wasn't expecting snow that got it and i also said that Pomeroy would see the first snow(pure guess lol) and that whole area ended up getting the most snow! Spoke to a lady at work today who works in Pomeroy and she said conditions were very tricky. Cars also past me on the road to Cookstown this morning with at least 5 cms on them! There was barely 5cms on the Glenshane so obviously it was the luck of the draw on what areas got snow. Very marginal to say the least! We have had everything here in Derry the past few days...rain, sleet, hail, snow and Thunder & Lightning! Very interesting weather! What i would do for something on par with last winter again!

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Posted 06 December 2011 - 07:15

Well a touch more snow here again last night and it stuck to the cars and added to the ground cover as well, not a lot but good to see non the less.

As you say Ronan its is all very marginal as to whether you are lucky or not, I quite like (selfish I know) North Westerlies and Northerlies as I tend to do well out of them.

So eyes forward until Thursday night then, it could be fun and games especially with the wind a factor this time as well.

I get the feeling that we will see quite a few PM incursions for the rest of December, perhaps something a bit more interesting for the East and South East for the rest of Ireland for January....

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Posted 06 December 2011 - 09:56

overcast and murky here, not even a smidgen of snow. :(
Could be a long hot summer who knows?



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Posted 06 December 2011 - 12:38

New warnings out from metoffice for alot of the country for wind and rain/snow-

Winds will increase during Thursday afternoon and evening. The public should be aware that winds are likely to becoming strong enough to cause some local disruption to travel services, and possibly some structural damage to buildings. On Friday morning winds will tend to ease from the west.

Heavy rain and hill snow are additional hazards that will accompany the strengthening winds. There is also a low risk of coastal flooding on North Sea coasts during Friday

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Posted 06 December 2011 - 14:07

Ou just beat me to it Jello! Could be very interesting! Hopefully the warnings get upgraded closer to the time!

Met Eireanne have updated their outlook forecast and are say that there will be significant snow on Saturday night!

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Posted 06 December 2011 - 19:05

Hmmm Thursday night into Friday could be interesting for Snow - the weather on NI Newsline and I quote potential for significant snow Thursday night into Friday, I believe I may have predicted this on Sunday!!(If it comes off its a pure fluke on my part)

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Posted 06 December 2011 - 19:18

Potential for a serious storm on Thursday has suddenly showed up on the models today

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Potential for blizzards on higher ground and across Scotland as well

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Posted 06 December 2011 - 19:20

Well fair play to you if it comes off Pomeroy. I would love to see some heavy snow! Its been to long!




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