A Canadian weather forecaster has become the latest in a long line of scare mongers with regards to the Irish weather.
According to Peter O’Donnell, a Canada-based climatologist, specialising in providing long range weather forecasts to the UK and Ireland, the Emerald Isle has not seen the last of the cold snap.
In fact, conditions are being tipped to get so bad that
Paddy Power have slashed the odds further on a White Christmas in Dublin to just 5/2.
It’s 11/4 that over 2cm of snow will be recorded at Dublin airport between Monday 20th December and Sunday 27th while it’s 20/1 that Dublin airport will be forced to close it’s doors completely and shut down operations over the festive period due to adverse weather conditions. Temperatures could fall to as low as -6 but it’s more likely according to Paddy Power to stay in between 0 and -2 degrees at 7/4.
Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power said:
“Normally it’s just us bookies who run scared when snow is forecast but I think everyone at this stage is dreading the thoughts of another big freeze! Here’s hoping for all our sakes that the weatherman has it wrong!”
White Christmas
9/4 Belfast White Christmas in 2010
9/4 London White Christmas in 2010
5/2 Dublin White Christmas in 2010 (from 3/1)
7/2 Derry White Christmas in 2010
4/1 Cork White Christmas in 2010
How low will it go throughout Christmas week (Mon 20th – Sun 27th)?
10/1 Lower than -6 degrees
8/1 -4.01 to -6 degrees
9/2 -2.01 to -4 degrees
7/4 0 to -2 degrees
15/8 0.01 to 2 degrees
9/4 2.01 to 4 degrees
4/1 More than 4 degrees
How much snow will be recorded on Christmas week (Mon 20th – Sun 27th)?
2/9 2.0cm or less
11/4 More than 2.0cm
Cold Snap Specials
11/8 Ireland to announce a salt shortage
20/1 Dublin Airport to close in Christmas week
500/1 The River Liffey to freeze over and be used as an ice-rink
1000/1 The Spire in O’Connell Street to crack with the cold
10000/1 Santa’s sleigh to break down and no presents to be delivered anywhere in the world
