The Big Freeze ( Saturday 9th January 2010 )

MilanPan!c

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Its not. Pressure is being reduced.........that's what I heard anyway.

hmm... I'll txt him that... thanks!

Rougies

the blob just got blobbier..man the lamposts!

Supercell

Time for a gratuitous snow pic.

Road to Ashford, this was ploughed and gritted and then it snowed again today.

gally74

well just spend all day trying to thaw out the pipe between me and and road, had to cut it and connect another hose,

hardware store has sold out of copper and plastic fittings for 1/2 inch hydro pipe,

somw snow today botterly cold alll day long

F-Stop

jenzz wrote: »

Nothing yet but sky gone pink... where abouts in the town are you ?? We had no water this am.. Left it running 20 min & eventually exploded into the sink.. Thank Fcku !

In Enniskerry, just near the village. I'm hoping that burst pipe will be the only one. The upside is the dog will have his own private ice rink by morning...

whitemocha

Rougies wrote: »

I said Dublin city lol, yours is on it's way. Seems pretty light though.

i am pretty close to D16 also usually when you say its snowing it comes about 20 mins later:D:D;)

Dotsie~tmp

Can see city centre covered by a snow shower from my attic. Also looks like NE shower will hit Blanch maybe. The cloud base seems quite high so they are surprisingly visible in the gloom.

Elmer Blooker

WEATHER ALERT heavy ppn developing in the Irish Sea and heading for the Dublin area.I wouldn't drive anywhere this evening.
Check the UKMO radar, I find it much better than Rain today or ME.

jenzz

snaps wrote: »

Is that a metre of ice that he goes and walks on?

Will be 5 by tomorrow !!!

F-Stop

jenzz wrote: »

Ta se ag cur sneachta i mBre... ( again like)

There, that's my early warning system.

MilanPan!c

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

WEATHER ALERT heavy ppn developing in the Irish Sea and heading for the Dublin area.I wouldn't drive anywhere this evening.
Check the UKMO radar, I find it much better than Rain today or ME.

this?:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/

jenzz

F-Stop wrote: »

In Enniskerry, just near the village. I'm hoping that burst pipe will be the only one. The upside is the dog will have his own private ice rink by morning...

Fingers crossed - Outside tape burst other day - our puppy got her mouth stuck to it..... Fell around place laughing - like your tongue getting stuck to the ice lolly.... Only prob is the ice rink now under good 6-8" snow...

Elmer Blooker

MilanPan!c wrote: »

this?:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/

compare the 1630 and 1730

jenzz

F-Stop wrote: »

There, that's my early warning system.

lol it goes straight over me, over the motorway, up the 13 bends & straight into Enniskerry village - lol:D

Rougies

Has stopped here, it was just testing itself there for a minute. Should be starting again soon.

Elliee

Defcol wrote: »

Look whats headin this way!!:D

Is that rain or snow heading over dublin?

Rougies

Elliee wrote: »

Is that rain or snow heading over dublin?

Sneachta

mwrf

Elliee wrote: »

Is that rain or snow heading over dublin?

It will fall as snow

Supercell

I hope ye dont mind me randomly posting my snow pics?

Here is another one I took this afternoon, I thought the forest looked cool in the backround, it is totally snow blasted

WolfeIRE

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

compare the 1630 and 1730

nice view here
http://www.sat24.com/gb

Snowaddict

Evelyn Cusack on the 6.00PM Radio Broadcast saying that they expect precipitation to fall as snow pretty much everywhere tomorrow apart from Eastern coastal fringes, where it may be sleet because of strong Easterly breezes warming temperatures to 3C..

Expecting widespread accumulations of 5CM to 10CM.

SA

Alicat

That snow is amazing :eek: It looks so... thick!

jaffa20

It looks like it should be here by now though?

Bandit12

Batton down the hatches

MilanPan!c

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

compare the 1630 and 1730

Jakers!

Tom Cruises Left Nut

The time has come to retrieve the first snow beer from the back garden !!!

Apologies for any nonsensical posts going forward !!! :D:p

greeno

still none in Terenure

Rougies

MilanPan!c wrote: »

Jakers!

Lol, that's a new one

fred funk }{

Some more pictures taken about an hour ago south Arklow.








A small frozen lake, very strange to see it. The ice was about four inches thick.

Snowman10

Pegging snow!!:eek:

Figuramatyi

Sky is clearing out in the west again for a bitterly cold night, with occasional snow showers later.. Expecting a frigid morning, and after 11-12 tomorrow: SNOW

Scubadevils

Snowaddict wrote: »

Evelyn Cusack on the 6.00PM Radio Broadcast saying that they expect precipitation to fall as snow pretty much everywhere tomorrow apart from Eastern coastal fringes, where it may be sleet because of strong Easterly breezes warming temperatures to 3C..

Expecting widespread accumulations of 5CM to 10CM.

SA

Its times like this that I hate being part of the eastern coastal fringe!

scotchy

Nothing in Blackrock yet.


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Alicat

Felixdhc wrote: »

Its times like this that I hate being part of the eastern coastal fringe!

Major pain in the backside right now

Supercell

MilanPan!c wrote: »

I hope you put your family in the car and then drove the car onto the lake... even 1 inch is thick enough to support a family of 10 and a smallish dog...

Or so I read on broads.ie

Just makes you want to hop on a quadbike or a horse and go gallivanting around for the craic like doesnt it?

nacho libre

having just watched the Arsenal v Everton game, where it was snowing heavily in a stiff breeze, i hope places at lower levels over here see snow like that for a while.

Rougies

MilanPan!c wrote: »

Or so I read on broads.ie

Lol, that's a different type of site altogether

paulocon

Felixdhc wrote: »

Its times like this that I hate being part of the eastern coastal fringe!

If I can ask a stupid question, how far inland is deemed on the fringe? That pic of the UK was amazing in that it looked like almost total coverage including coastal areas..

thetonynator

Paul Cunnigham not allowed outside anymore due to his bad dress sense:D:D:D

francie BradyII

I really don't think you should be giving this kind of advice

mwrf

scotchy wrote: »

Nothing in Blackrock yet.


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Strange, it should be here by now

Defcol

MilanPan!c wrote: »

Jakers!

ha ha haven't heard that term in years!

munsterlegend

Snowaddict wrote: »

Evelyn Cusack on the 6.00PM Radio Broadcast saying that they expect precipitation to fall as snow pretty much everywhere tomorrow apart from Eastern coastal fringes, where it may be sleet because of strong Easterly breezes warming temperatures to 3C..

Expecting widespread accumulations of 5CM to 10CM.

SA

and they usually underestimate i feel.

thetonynator

Eagle says prolonged snow, 10cm:D

Scubadevils

Alicat wrote: »

Major pain in the backside right now

Big time... lets remain optimistic though! Failing that, get drunk or something tomorrow when there is rain falling and sneachta everywhere else!

miseagustusa

Snowaddict wrote: »

Evelyn Cusack on the 6.00PM Radio Broadcast saying that they expect precipitation to fall as snow pretty much everywhere tomorrow apart from Eastern coastal fringes, where it may be sleet because of strong Easterly breezes warming temperatures to 3C..

Expecting widespread accumulations of 5CM to 10CM.

SA

so i'm getting sleet tomorrow:( enjoy your snow everyelse though:o

(please let her be wrong i want more snow)

jenzz

thetonynator wrote: »

Eagle says prolonged snow, 10cm:D

& no mention of rain lol

Scubadevils

paulocon wrote: »

If I can ask a stupid question, how far inland is deemed on the fringe? That pic of the UK was amazing in that it looked like almost total coverage including coastal areas..

From what I have read here before I think about 5 miles or so.

pvt.joker

thetonynator wrote: »

Eagle says prolonged snow, 10cm:D

.....Eagle ...???

Elliee

Nothin in Swords, I presume im on the eastal coastal fringe! :mad: I want bucket loads please!! Ive a 6 yr old and we want snow!!!