Big Freeze Discussion (Friday 8/1/10)

Leeside

-17.7. Can it get down to the record low. I'm amazed at how its still dropping at this hour.

Victor Meldrew

cdev wrote: »

Heavy snow falling in Kilternan. Won't take long to make make the roads around Stepaside dangerous again!

Ditto in Cabinteely. We had just cleared the drive..... :mad:

Was graupel, now nice fluffy flakes.....

But now easing and brightening up..

Had -5 this morning on the car

ninebeanrows

Some bonus snow showers just formed over the Irish sea!

One heavy one slipped into south Dublin/Wicklow

wicklowdub

Just had a 20 min snow shower in Greystones, as heavy as Wednesdays probably 2-3 cm

Leeside

Leeside wrote: »

-17.7. Can it get down to the record low. I'm amazed at how its still dropping at this hour.

In Tullow btw. Not on leeside:D

Graces7

Same with our Canadian family and yes, it is the dampness.. Ireland after all is one huge bog..;)

malman wrote: »

Indeed and I have worked with Sweds who have told me that they never felt as cold as when they came to Ireland. I think it is to do with the humitiy here. They have a drier cold than we do.

Bikerbhoy

Kicking off in Rathfarnham now

ninebeanrows

Love it

Extremely cold this morning with very severe frost and ice, along with freezing fog which may linger all day in places. Otherwise apart from the odd wintry flurry, today will be bright and dry with light winds. Highest temperatures will only range -3 to plus 2 degrees.

Although to be honest, condtions didnt appear condusive!

DOCARCH

Weathercheck wrote: »

Love it



Although to be honest, condtions didnt appear condusive!

Yeah, after these showers nothing behind (sat is clear). Heavy snow grains here -3.4c DP -3.7c

G-Money

Sleet or some light snow just stopped falling in Dublin 18, although it looks very grey still.

Graces7

Please don't take that as indicative of Donegal as a whole.

Frozen solid three miles away.

irish1967 wrote: »

A balmy -3.4 here in Donegal Town now.

W23

Heavy snow pellet shower in UCD

InKonspikuou2

-34.2 on the sign outside now. The paper says highs of -21 today. Time for bed i think. In 5 layers of clothes.

Figuramatyi

Weathercheck wrote: »

Love it



Although to be honest, condtions didnt appear condusive!

I wonder if it's getting cold enough in the UK to cause "lake effect" snow for you eastern guys here across the Irish Sea....

Pete M.

Beautiful, clear, bright, freezing cold mrning here in north Sligo (must invest in a weather station soon), with no precipitation to report since last night.
Cats still alive after the hard frost, how do they keep warm outside?
Think I'll be off to that lake tomorrow morning with the bucks........

Mothman

Supercell wrote: »

Wow , too cold to snow??, not!!
Mothman are you getting this too?

All to the west of me, though I did have a couple of flurries from other showers

Graces7

Mine don't; last night one ousted the dog from her chair by the fire..

Great radiant glowing fire it was too..

Mostly they help keep me warm in bed..

Pete M. wrote: »

Beautiful, clear, bright, freezing cold mrning here in north Sligo (must invest in a weather station soon), with no precipitation to report since last night.
Cats still alive after the hard frost, how do they keep warm outside?
Think I'll be off to that lake tomorrow morning with the bucks........

MilanPan!c

We've ha light snow/sleet here in Rathfarnham for the last 15 mins.

Looking good!

rhonin

-9.2C here at the minute. Its the lowest temp recorded on my weather station. Clear skies.

Spindle

Snow in CORK CITY!!! Tis gas as it is very localised, it is in the Glasheen area of the city, not very heavy but everything is being covered with a light dusting like icing sugar. Then a few minutes down the road nothing at all. Still foggy around the west side as well.

ffarrell

MilanPan!c wrote: »

We've ha light snow/sleet here in Rathfarnham for the last 15 mons.

Looking good!

You must be joking....it is minus 6 (- 6) in my car here in West Dublin (Castleknock) so whatever showever you have just had could not have had any sleet in it!!!!;);););)

Papa_Lazarou

Light snow down here in Cork around The Lough and UCC area. This place actualy looked realy nice on the bus this morning.

irishmotorist

There was a brief flurry of little balls in Dun Laoghaire 20 mins ago. It's just started again, but snowing with proper flakes lightly now. Roads are white.

DOCARCH

Absolutely no sleet here. -3.1c I think what people are seeing are snow grains? Have heavy snow grains here with proper (big) snow flakes mixed in.

W23

light snow in UCD. not sure amount but can guestimate about 1cm has fallen in 20 mins.

MilanPan!c

ffarrell wrote: »

You must be joking....it is minus 6 (- 6) in my car here in West Dublin (Castleknock) so whatever showever you have just had could not have had any sleet in it!!!!;);););)

Unless there's new "loud snow" it was sleet.

I noticed the sound on the skylights first.

Thought it was rain; it was that loud.

Quiet now so all snow. It's very fine though.

Villain

on gerry ryan now

DOCARCH

MilanPan!c wrote: »

Unless there's new "loud snow" it was sleet.

I noticed the sound on the skylights first.

Thought it was rain; it was that loud.

Quiet now so all snow. It's very fine though.

Snow grains.

mad DIY

report from Terenure. -4.2 degrees. Moderate snow. sticking.

RazorT

Snow just starting in Tallaght now.