Cold Spell & Snowfall Discussion Tuesday/Wednesday (5/6 January 2010)

thetonynator · 06-01-2010 4:00pm

Rambling rose wrote: »

FINALLY light snow in Kilkenny City......keep it coming!

should get heavier soon, had a bit of a blizzard in thomastown, looks like more coming on the radar!!!

jclare56 · 06-01-2010 4:00pm

its started again in monkstown and its pelting down!!!!

Mobhi1 · 06-01-2010 4:00pm

Heavy snow/sleet/hail in Blackrock now.

PistolPete78 · 06-01-2010 4:01pm

Didnt the eagle mention a polar low..... but only said it would give showers to the NW..

Will we see something thursday nite down the mid-west??

fricatus · 06-01-2010 4:01pm

fathersymes wrote: »

Downgrade on Rte news, wind changed direction to N, showers dying out soon.

Could that blow whaever's left down to Waterford?

flanzer · 06-01-2010 4:01pm

Mr. Anderson wrote: »

Lough Ramour beside Lakeside Manor Hotel in Cavan - totally frozen over. Sisters boyfriend walked out onto it yesterday...

Stupid, stupid boy

Pangea · 06-01-2010 4:02pm

Does anyone remember the countryfile forecast on sunday for england , it said that there could be big snowfall on friday ,im just wondering is that the snowfall they are currently getting? Because they said the main event was on friday but has that been moved forward?

Also I see met eireanns forecast on the website is not saying much about tomorrow now about the front moving into the west?

Iancar29 · 06-01-2010 4:02pm

Mr. Anderson wrote: »

Lough Ramour beside Lakeside Manor Hotel in Cavan - totally frozen over. Sisters boyfriend walked out onto it yesterday...

AND DID HE SURVIVE"?! ha

PistolPete78 · 06-01-2010 4:02pm

check out sky news now... nice snow at westminister...

pistolpetes11 · 06-01-2010 4:02pm

t|nt|n wrote: »

Good couple of inches in Naas now, hows it with you ??

Big massive flakes falling now !

Just measured at the front door just over 2 inches !!!!:eek:

Trogdor · 06-01-2010 4:04pm

trogdor wrote: »

Stopped here a while back, temp back to 2.8C

Actually just started again:pac:

Big Nasty · 06-01-2010 4:04pm

Lashing down again in Sandyford now but the snow itself is quite fine.

EDIT - stopped again!

Tom Cruises Left Nut · 06-01-2010 4:04pm

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Just measured at the front door just over 2 inches !!!!:eek:

Finally an upside to Kildare life !!! LOL !!

:D

Loomis · 06-01-2010 4:04pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

AND DID HE SURVIVE"?! ha

That he did

Cionád · 06-01-2010 4:04pm

PistolPete78 wrote: »

check out sky news now... nice snow at westminister...

Yeah, totally ditched the weather story for a bit of auld Labour Party bashing!

Grim. · 06-01-2010 4:05pm

about 50mm to 75mm of snow in ashford

Whippersnapper · 06-01-2010 4:05pm

Stopped in D4. Much brighter skies and melting pretty fast on the ground. Just slush now.

Villain · 06-01-2010 4:06pm

nearly 4" in Tullow

Whippersnapper · 06-01-2010 4:06pm

Mr. Anderson wrote: »

That he did

Wasn't the cleverest idea he ever had. He's lucky.

df1985 · 06-01-2010 4:07pm

a quick reminder to those who might care to throw a bit of bread out for the birds, i did a few minutes ago and it was like a scene from the hitchcock movie the way they were fighting over it.theyre starving.

stopped snowing in leixlip.

daisyplant · 06-01-2010 4:07pm

Dont forget to feed the birds everyone. Have fed them several times myself today and they keep coming back for more

WolfeIRE · 06-01-2010 4:07pm

Pangea wrote: »

Also I see met eireanns forecast on the website is not saying much about tomorrow now about the front moving into the west?

its very marginal Pangea. If the system moves too far inland it will drag some higher maritime temps in leading to rain/sleet (lowground) and snow (above 200-300m) on westernseaboard and snow about 30-50 miles inland. The latest UKMO has upgraded the system to the point that it will affect as much as the western third of the country with the eastern edge of this affected section most likely to get snow.

ME are being relatively cautious and rightly so as a slight change to the scandanavian high pressure system could nudge that system westwards or allow it to move closer to Ireland.

The potential for snowfall in the west/NW from this system has existed since Saturday. I have a feeling it will cause some disruption in western parts tomorrow and ME will reflect this possibility in tonight's forecast.

SpitfireIV · 06-01-2010 4:07pm

Villain wrote: »

nearly 4" in Tullow

4"?! Ye fecker!! :P Been snowing here for 45 mins or so, moderate snow, but giving a nice covering.

Cionád · 06-01-2010 4:07pm

Newstalk saying Dublin Buses are stopping until the roads are gritted!!

unconfirmed.

pistolpetes11 · 06-01-2010 4:07pm

t|nt|n wrote: »

Finally an upside to Kildare life !!! LOL !! :D

I knew I would find a reason for moving down here eventually !:p

On a weather note its starting to ease off here now

WIZE · 06-01-2010 4:07pm

Whippersnapper wrote: »

Stopped in D4. Much brighter skies and melting pretty fast on the ground. Just slush now.

Does D4 not have underground Heating on the Streets so not to inconvenience them

Dotsie~tmp · 06-01-2010 4:08pm

View east, last shower clearing city centre.
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View covering NNE to E. Looks like its cleared.
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force eleven · 06-01-2010 4:09pm

Sun is still shining here, but there is a lot of high cloud pushing in from the east and a few very fine flakes being blown in the breeze. That is all we will get I'd say.