The Big Freeze ( Saturday 9th January 2010 )

Pokes

Thats the coolest gadget ive ever seen, did you build it yourself ?

ragg

Supercell wrote: »

Honestly, I hope you are wrong.

Watching your attitude to the snow change over the last few days has been very interesting :pac:

nacho libre

fup it united have equalised. still, i never thought i'd say this, but if they go on to win 3-1 i won't care as long as i get a decent fall of snow tomorrow.

munsterlegend

owenc wrote: »

Dw youd be better off driving to wales

would i need to get the boat or can i drive over the irish sea?

what is dw btw?

cranks

A little part of me fancies a total snow wipeout. I'm talking power out, all yr clothes on, roads impassable, and having to resort to eating golden syrup, cream crackers, and chilli powder (or whatever has been lurking at the back of the press for the last couple of years). Just as we appear doomed to go the same way as Jack Torrance in The Shining, spring arrives. Anyone relate to this apocalyptic fantasy? :rolleyes:

Snow beginning to fall in Sandymount.

leahyl

irish1967 wrote: »

Hope you didn't miss your verse in the poem on page 71

No I saw it - very touched... Sniff....!! And you mentioned the Banks! Brilliant!:D

GavinH

MB1380 wrote: »

Took this vid today over a frozen lake in Macroom. It was safe to walk on as its only 4" deep at the moment and was frozen to the ground!

MB that is a cool machine. Did you build yourself or buy? great footage.

spockety

nacho libre wrote: »

fup it united have equalised. still, i never thought i'd say this, but if they go on to win 3-1 i won't care as long as i get a decent fall of snow tomorrow.

If you bank on United losses for your moments of happiness, you are on a hiding to nothing. I say that as a Liverpool fan. :eek:

nacho libre

SeaFields wrote: »

Are Met Eireann not predicting a thaw at the end of next week?

Just read it there on breakingnews.ie

http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/more-snow-due-but-freeze-to-end-2006757.html

Mr Fleming said it was possible the cold weather could come back, but he could not make predictions beyond next weekend.

A wise man. He knows from his colleague Mr Rogers famous statement last February: "You can never turn your back on snow":pac:

WolfeIRE

Mixed outlooks from ensembles on milder conditions next week

The ECM shows no real evidence of a nationwide thaw later next week. Out to Thursday, the uppers are still well below -5 for a lot of the country according to the ECM
http://www.meteociel.com/modeles/ecmwf/run/ECM0-120.GIF?09-12

GEM, meanwhile, keeps the battle between colder air and the Atlantic going on into next weekend.
http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/geme_cartes.php

The UKMO is signalling such a thaw though
http://www.meteociel.com/ukmo/run/UW72-7.GIF?09-18

as is the GFS from Tuesday
http://theweatheroutlook.com/twodata/gfs/12_72_ukthickness850.png

The differing outputs from these means that things are finely balanced between a continuation of the cold spell, albeit less severe than the past week, and somewhat milder temps (3-7c - mildest in southwest) from late tuesday onwards.

Interestingly, accuweather has been indicating a return to milder weather early next week since Wednesday or so. Today it has pushed that milder weather out to later next week. There will be a temporary increase in temps before a return to much colder weather. Here is the clare forecast from them. Note the temp graph at the bottom
http://www.accuweather.com/world-forecast.asp?partner=netweather&zipcode=EUR|IE|EI003|ENNIS|

The best way I can sum up how the confused ensembles/models are reading the next few days is through this video. The prison guards are the models. The prisoner is the cold weather.

delw

no snow here(d17),cloud breaking up

roryc1

MB1380 wrote: »

Took this vid today over a frozen lake in Macroom. It was safe to walk on as its only 4" deep at the moment and was frozen to the ground!

I want one

Pangea

Shows a lot of precipation over donegal on radar now over my head but there is none yet.

irish1967

Shane732 wrote: »

Look what's coming!!


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That's been coming for an hour doesn't seem to be making much progress

Trotter

Still frick all here in Waterford. I nearly went to the gym its so snowless.

FuzzyZoeller

Snow just starting to fall here in Naas.

Temp -4.4C

For those that are fond of a pint of Arthurs, 5 cans + glass in a box in O'Briens for a fiver!

Mmmm cheap snow beeer!

In_tuition

Mr & Mrs Snowy want more snow to make more children!

adamstown1

Jake1 wrote: »

No snow yet in my part of Lucan. I see big clouds coming but they seem to be breaking up.
Oh well roll on tomorrow

Just had a brief dusting in Adamstown..three flakes to be exact..

irish1967

Pangea wrote: »

Shows a lot of precipation over donegal on radar now over my head but there is none yet.

None here either Pangea. Hasn't snowed here in about 3 hours:mad:

mickger

Shane732 wrote: »

Look what's coming!!


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The Dublin guys were complaining about there snow shield a while ago. Looks like you now have a snow magnet :-) Enjoy Lads

owenc

munsterlegend wrote: »

would i need to get the boat or can i drive over the irish sea?

what is dw btw?

oh sorry it means don't worry ...... and you could take the boat and drive backwards and forwards till you get there.. only take about an hour.

Would anyone from Lucan Celbridge Leixlip area, dare to guess if we'll get snow from this current blob at the moment?
Thanks

MB1380

GavinH wrote: »

MB that is a cool machine. Did you build yourself or buy? great footage.

Thanks, ya i built it myself but it took many months of messing around to get it working :rolleyes:. Bought the processer that controls the balance and self leveling from germany and built the rest of the frame and all the wiring myself then.

holly1

Snow started falling in Clane,biggish flakes.

Rougies

mickger wrote: »

The Dublin guys were complaining about there snow shield a while ago. Looks like you now have a snow magnet :-) Enjoy Lads

Yeah, the magnet is working, but it's still behind the shield Seems to be breaking up just as it's about to hit land!

Pangea

Oh my god how was that a red card for fletcher, its the champs league semi final all over again lol
Freezing hard here now lol

nacho libre

spockety wrote: »

If you bank on United losses for your moments of happiness, you are on a hiding to nothing. I say that as a Liverpool fan. :eek:

well without Vidic they've been losing a lot lately:D

Liverpool, and also Leeds, beating them this season makes up for all the times they get the phantom six minutes of extra time to equalise or win games:mad:

holly1

holly1 wrote: »

Snow started falling in Clane,biggish flakes.

Must have bypassed Lucan Send some back

GavinH

MB1380 wrote: »

Thanks, ya i built it myself but it took many months of messing around to get it working :rolleyes:. Bought the processer that controls the balance and self leveling from germany and built the rest of the frame and all the wiring myself then.

Amazing, would love to see it in action some day. As i guess you just live down the road a bit.

Rougies

Rougies wrote: »

Yeah, the magnet is working, but it's still behind the shield Seems to be breaking up just as it's about to hit land!

there maybe some holes in the shield, snowing lightly here now.