Cold Spell & Snowfall Discussion Part 2 (Eagle says Polar Low) Wednesday/Thursday

Iancar29

MORNING People!
Whats the situation for sunday? , Sky news keep showing Sunday on the weather 1st before they go back to 2days weather.
More snow than yesterday? :rolleyes:

Deep Easterly

Pangea wrote: »

Snowing here now in S.Donegal

Congratulation yet agan Pangea

Kick that shower down as far as Galway would you? Good man.

Pangea

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Congratulation yet agan Pangea

Kick that shower down as far as Galway would you? Good man.

ha ha thanks , got very cloudy and now snowing, nothing major yet but il keep ya updated,
Il get the hairdryer out and blow it down to ye.

Babooshka

icescreamqueen wrote: »

Does anyone know what the walking situation is like out there? Is it very slippy? I'm in Dublin 12 and was not prepared for this weather so have absolutely no food in the cupboard. I need to venture out to the shops.

Do you have sturdy rubber grip soled shoes? Wear them and wrap up very warm. It's bad on the footpaths I've told my own Mother not to go out we're in D 8. Take your time walk as slowly as you can and hold the railings or wall, you'll be fine if you don't rush, but it is very very slippy on some footpaths. Everyone is slipping fracture clinics are full so take care and good luck.

dizzydiesel

Graces7 wrote: »

Depends where you are; Ireland is a very diverse country.

Here in Donegal Dec 2008 it was taking half an hour to de-ice the car every weekend to get to market.

But where you are is very different.

Interesting and the reason this is such a good forum. Wide ranging....

I agree with that. I do a lot of driving and I see the temps ranging from county to county. Xmas eve was -5 in Sligo, -11 in Roscommon, then -9 in Longford & -6 in Westmeath (in the space of 2 hours from 9pm to 11pm)

Pangea

Did someone say it was -16 in carlow? Villain is it?
I thought it was -14.7, amazing tempertures mate,
See met eireann said it was -12 in carlow, what did you use to record it villain?

snaps

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Since my last post, temp has risen with shocking alacrity to -3.9c. Wind now at 1mph mean so something is stirrin'!

Nothing showing on the radar and no sign of clouds?

Graces7

Thank the dear Lord for an end in sight,..

Talking to farmer friend on the phone earlier.. One has a steep drive down to a main road and even with a Landrover is in difficulties. Danger if he skids onto the road

There is also concern re feed stocks getting in now for livestock.

Weathercheck wrote: »

6z GFS puts us in a Thawing Situation by Tuesday as drags alot of Med air into the flow over Europe from Saturday.

Looks like 4c in Dublin and persistent Drizzle by Tuesday from the 6z GFS.

WolfeIRE

Morning All,

Looks like that line from West Donegal to West Cork is going to get snow today. 2-6CM reckons Met Eireann.

http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/index/danmark/vejrkort.htm (link courtesy of Deep Easterly)
Click on Nedbør

As for next Monday I think it is useless to be trying to call what areas will be affected. SA is prob correct in the areas he thinks will be affected but that does not mean that the event will not effect other parts of the country, particularly the Midlands, the rest of Munster and South Connaught.

On a separate note and regarding the end of this cold spell, while models may indicate a return to milder conditions mid week to late next week - we must remember that it is only the first week of January. It is going to be a long winter. Any mild spell will bring reprieve to those badly affected by the weather but it is most certainly going to return with a vengeance.

ps...light snow shower about two hours ago. Temp is -2.5. Calm and sunny.

ffarrell

dizzydiesel wrote: »

I moved to the midlands 6 years ago. Last year was the only year with more than 10 days frost on the windscreen....I leave for work at 7am.
The previous years seldom dropped to freezing.

I don't know what you are smoking but last winter in Dublin was very cold also. In February there was very heavy snow for a week on and off - up uo 14 centimetres in West Dublin (remember Dublin airport closed twice????/) and lots of heavy frosts...maybe you are in some micro-climate in the midlands!!!!

Deep Easterly

Pangea wrote: »

ha ha thanks , got very cloudy and now snowing, nothing major yet but il keep ya updated,
Il get the hairdryer out and blow it down to ye.

No, not the hairdyer, I want the snow, not tropical, hairdryer heated rain! :D:D

Graces7

Prophet of doom!!

WolfeIRE wrote: »

Morning All,

Looks like that line from West Donegal to West Cork is going to get snow today. 2-6CM reckons Met Eireann.

http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/index/danmark/vejrkort.htm (link courtesy of Deep Easterly)
Click on Nedbør

As for next Monday I think it is useless to be trying to call what areas will be affected. SA is prob correct in the areas he thinks will be affected but that does not mean that the event will not effect other parts of the country, particularly the Midlands, the rest of Munster and South Connaught.

On a separate note and regarding the end of this cold spell, while models may indicate a return to milder conditions mid week to late next week - we must remember that it is only the first week of January. It is going to be a long winter. Any mild spell will bring reprieve to those badly affected by the weather but it is most certainly going to return with a vengeance.

ps...light snow shower about two hours ago. Temp is -2.5. Calm and sunny.

WolfeIRE

About blooming time. They must read boards.ie too. :pac:

Arctic weather causing severe disruption
Thursday, 7 January 2010 10:24

A Government emergency response committee is to meet this morning to discuss the ongoing problems caused by the cold snap.

The committee is made up of representatives from the departments of transport, environment, health education, the Taoiseach and other agencies.

They will decide if the army needs to be mobilised to help people cut off and isolated because of weather.

Snow and ice are making driving conditions dangerous in many areas, particularly in the east where salt supplies are running low.

Met Éireann has issued a severe weather warning with snow expected in west Ulster and western parts of Connacht and Munster.

ffarrell

Pangea wrote: »

Did someone say it was -16 in carlow? Villain is it?
I thought it was -14.7, amazing tempertures mate,
See met eireann said it was -12 in carlow, what did you use to record it villain?

- 14 in Carlow my a--e!!! more like - 4!!!!!:D

The_Conductor

Maynooth has just been engulfed in freezing fog.
Currently minus 3
Visibility 80m

eskimocat

Morning WolfeIre, well i woke to a light dusting this morning... you were right again!!!:D Cheers!

Deep Easterly

snaps wrote: »

Nothing showing on the radar and no sign of clouds?

I was just referring to the very slight breeze Snaps. Yep, the sky is as clear as anything here as well. Beautiful, if cold morning. -2.3c currently.

metrovelvet

Im in the west. So far I dont think its that bad. I dont understand why the schools are closed when all the shops are open. What I do think is bad is the lack of preparation and initiative of people to do something about their footpaths and parking lots. I and one other neighbor cleared our footpaths up to the house.

mad DIY

Good morning folks. This has proabaly been answered somewhere in previous pages which I dont have time to read, but I'm looking at an area, or potential area, of circulation moving rapidly south west wards off the coast of Scotland off Aberdeen. Is this the polar low that is going to pass the wst of Ireland, or is it a new feature, as if it manages to cross the UK it looks like its heading for the Irish Sea ?

Rebelbrowser

ffarrell wrote: »

I don't know what you are smoking but last winter in Dublin was very cold also. In February there was very heavy snow for a week on and off - up uo 14 centimetres in West Dublin (remember Dublin airport closed twice????/) and lots of heavy frosts...maybe you are in some micro-climate in the midlands!!!!

Yeah, even down here in balmy Cork we must have had 50 nights of frost last winter (in fact it started on halloween night as I recall). In fairness though, I don't think I had to defrost the car once in the "winters" of 06/07 and 07/08.

ninebeanrows

ffarrell wrote: »

- 14 in Carlow my a--e!!! more like - 4!!!!!:D

The min at the official Met site was -12c.

Local areas would have got lower and Villian did.

mark_jmc

it was -9.5 in inagh (between ennis & ennistymon) this morning

hotwhiskey

-7.7 here this morning on my weather station

Pangea

Stopped snowing here in donegal, snowed lightly to moderate for around 15 minutes.

Iancar29

OK people , according to Sky News And even ME , Sunday the East and South is in for another snow day! ( "woo!" )

MET EIREANN : Sunday, with fresher breezes near some exposed coasts; occasional light showers of a wintry nature will continue to affect eastern coastal counties and perhaps part of the north coast also. Some thawing of lying snow and ice may occur in eastern areas during the daytime but most places will remain bitterly cold and ice-bound. Wintry showers will persist overnight in eastern counties, with snow accumulating again in places.

How much snow yet we do not know , but ye Its probably gonna be the last of it all!
SO ye KEEP AN EYE FOR UPGRADES ....and downgrades ( :mad: ).

irish1967

Pangea wrote: »

Snowing here now in S.Donegal

Ain't seen none here yet this morning

Graces7

A retired social worker in the UK used to comment re them "having meetings aboit having meetings..." ,,,,,,

See my post re medical supplies....

WolfeIRE wrote: »

About blooming time. They must read boards.ie too. :pac:

Arctic weather causing severe disruption
Thursday, 7 January 2010 10:24

A Government emergency response committee is to meet this morning to discuss the ongoing problems caused by the cold snap.

The committee is made up of representatives from the departments of transport, environment, health education, the Taoiseach and other agencies.

They will decide if the army needs to be mobilised to help people cut off and isolated because of weather.

Snow and ice are making driving conditions dangerous in many areas, particularly in the east where salt supplies are running low.

Met Éireann has issued a severe weather warning with snow expected in west Ulster and western parts of Connacht and Munster.

metrovelvet

Im in the west. So far I dont think its that bad. I dont understand why the schools are closed when all the shops are open. What I do think is bad is the lack of preparation and initiative of people to do something about their footpaths and parking lots. I and one other neighbor cleared our footpaths up to the house.

snaps

metrovelvet wrote: »

Im in the west. So far I dont think its that bad. I dont understand why the schools are closed when all the shops are open. What I do think is bad is the lack of preparation and initiative of people to do something about their footpaths and parking lots. I and one other neighbor cleared our footpaths up to the house.

its all health and safety now a days

Strasser

My minimum last night was - 11.4