The Big Freeze ( Saturday 9th January 2010 )

kingshankly

few miles south of dundalk here and bucketing down:D

Snowshoe Sam

Mr.Boots wrote: »

NO SNOW HERE ALL EVENING!!!!!

LIKE WTF????

:mad::mad::mad:

Feelin' your pain Mr. Boots.

Think there's been about 7 flakes here since 6pm :mad:

snow ghost

dolliemix wrote: »

This image is from the RTE website

Do you think they're authentic? I've been looking at them for ages trying to work them out!

Attachment not found.

Someone could have done that by balancing on a spare wheel. :eek:

snaps

eskimocat wrote: »

Hey where are all the westies, and the donegal contingent!! whats happening up there?

No snow here since earlier this afternoon, starry starry night so not likely to have anything in the near future... can someone please tell me whats the story now for north Leitrim, when i left around 7pm we were due more snow tomorrow, but seem to be hearing a downgrade for everywhere 'cept along the East! is that right?

So many pages impossible to catch up...

Nothing happening here, cold, clear and frosty. same old, same old.

-6.2c

WolfeIRE

typhooner wrote: »

most of the models are showing the Scandinavian High fighting back, at worst temps will revert back to low single figures by day, there's no support for a return to milder temps.

Went through about 6-7 of the various ensembles there and they all broadly agree that the atlantic will make inroads into the south and southwest at the very least. It is marginal for everywhere else in a line from Galway to Dublin north. Obviously higher ground below this line will differ somewhat by a degree or two (on average) to sea level. All ensembles indicate that the high will reinforce itself somewhat towards the end of the week. This I believe is ME's reason for not putting a definitive end to the cold spell. 'Temperatures rising slightly' is about right.

It doesn't bloody matter anyway, the situation changes 4 times a day. Predicting the outcome of next week's atlantic v colder airmass is like trying to get the bullseye with a blunt dart while blindfolded and drunk.

Daniel O Donnel

As for Donegal...We got our share today and the place looks lovely:pac:

I think from looking at things here that the north west might miss out on the action tomorrow.

snaps

The part time shannon radar has gone to bed!

The tax man

Mona Lisa! wrote: »

Hey snowing strong here in Knocklyon for the past hour or more..just measured the snow outside and its now coming in at 11cm...and thats even before tomorrows forecast snowfall...

Just wondering does anyone know what the best route to take is to go up the Dublin Mountains tomorrow for a (safe) look??

From Knocklyon you just need to walk. You won't get near any of the Dublin mountains by car. You won't even get near the Hell fire club car park I'd say and that's only up the road from you. Roads around Rathfarnham and Knocklyon were crazy and that was over 3 hours ago.

carnsoreboxer

Been out twice to take photos - 1st time snow was too heavy and just stuck to lens but got ok ones 2nd time problem now is that they won't upload - just does nothing.

Will have a look again tomorrow

Off to bed now

copacetic

dolliemix wrote: »

This image is from the RTE website

Do you think they're authentic? I've been looking at them for ages trying to work them out!

Attachment not found.

looks possible to me, turn right straight in to parking sport then reverse out the opposite way. front wheels get the curve, rear wheels don't ever cross over their tracks.

Tactical

Good evening gang,

hope you're all keeping well.

Just catching up on posts.

Here in West Limerick its a cold and foggy evening. We had some light snow showers today which stuck ( ) and then of all things the council gritted the road twice:eek: Perhaps its their way of apologising for the past three weeks? And there was me thinking that news reports of salt stocks running low and being conserved were accurate:rolleyes:

Looking forward to seeing what'll happen over the next 24 hours.

Scubadevils

I had pretty much given up for the night but looked out the window to see some flakes floating about... think I'll give them a few minutes and see if they intensify.

At a push I'd say 2cm here.

snow ghost

unklerosco wrote: »

Looks fake... Unless its a unicycle with a car wheel on it:p

You could do that pattern by cleverly reversing off the road, me tinks.

Irish Steve

dolliemix wrote: »

This image is from the RTE website

Do you think they're authentic? I've been looking at them for ages trying to work them out!

Attachment not found.

Probably genuine. Drive in from one direction, stop, then reverse out to the opposite side. Needed to be done with the same amount of lock in each direction, but not hard to do on fresh snow, and there's been plenty of that this evening, albeit not evenly distributed.

Steve

nacho libre

eskimocat wrote: »

Hey where are all the westies, and the donegal contingent!! whats happening up there?

No snow here since earlier this afternoon, starry starry night so not likely to have anything in the near future... can someone please tell me whats the story now for north Leitrim, when i left around 7pm we were due more snow tomorrow, but seem to be hearing a downgrade for everywhere 'cept along the East! is that right?

So many pages impossible to catch up...

bascially certain places in dublin and kildare have got very heavy snowfall - which was not expected. the main event for them has been tonight:)

Ricky91t

snaps wrote: »

The part time shannon radar has gone to bed!

As am I,

Hopefully I'll wake up tomorrow to see under a blanket of snow

junkyard

Has anyone else noticed how many people are looking at this forum? 639!!!!:eek:
.............and still no snow in Cork..........:(

bryaner

embee wrote: »

Yay, at long flippin' last, real, proper snow in Tullakeel, Co Louth... going out to take pics (on an iphone, quality will be ****e no doubt)!

It's just bypassing meath

Scubadevils

Oh yeah... bucketing down now, swirling around in the wind. Love it!

Konata

Daniel O Donnel wrote: »

As for Donegal...We got our share today and the place looks lovely:pac:

I think from looking at things here that the north west might miss out on the action tomorrow.

Appears to be so.
North Sligo - very light snow for about 45 mins around 2pm.
Nothing since and not much sign of it either.

Heroditas

Blowfish wrote: »

Only 1cm on the ground in Monkstown and now hail has started.

Monkstown always manages to buck the trend!
It used to infuriate me when I was a kid.

items

malman wrote: »

As central Meath gets very little snow tonight Louth looks like it getting quite a bit!

Louth here, No snow in my neck of woods yet, not like its been in Dublin. Still a lot of snow left from Wednesday + a few small showers today, minor roads are lethal, most are still pure white, anymore snow this area will be @ standstill.

eskimocat

snaps wrote: »

The part time shannon radar has gone to bed!

Definitely seeing a trend as to when it goes down, it seems to be just after midnight every night, particularly at weekend? Maybe the cleaners are hoovering..lol

ardmacha

As central Meath gets very little snow tonight Louth looks like it getting quite a bit!

There seems to be one stream over Dublin and another over the Cooley Peninsula/Carlingford Lough but not much over the Boyne valley. So Dublin/Kildare get some as do N Louth/S Armagh/ Monaghan, but not Meath.


Is there any reason for this, or is it only pot luck?

leahyl

junkyard wrote: »

Has anyone else noticed how many people are looking at this forum? 639!!!!:eek:
.............and still no snow in Cork..........:(

That's nothing there were 685 earlier:eek:................................................................................................................and still no snow in Cork:rolleyes::D

irishmotorist

Me and the dog checking things out...



Snowfall


Car not moved since Christmas
[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Briano/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG]

Car driven over Christmas but never fully cleared

Su Campu

I've just posted in the Aviation thread that with 10mms of snow on the runway at Dublin airport, and continuous showers over the next 24-36hrs, I don't see them being able to keep it open much tomorrow or early Monday. Going to be a pain in the höle for anyone travelling :mad:

EIDW 100000Z 13005KT 080V160 4000 -SHSN FEW007 SCT013CB BKN030 M01/M01 Q1029 TEMPO 0500 BKN002 BKN012CB 10491093 16490699

Trotter

Good night from a crystal clear Waterford. Thanks so much to all the regulars here for their info today, even if it has driven me mad to see what I'm missing.

Codladh Sámh lads and ladies.

bryaner

WolfeIRE wrote: »

Went through about 6-7 of the various ensembles there and they all broadly agree that the atlantic will make inroads into the south and southwest at the very least. It is marginal for everywhere else in a line from Galway to Dublin north. Obviously higher ground below this line will differ somewhat by a degree or two (on average) to sea level. All ensembles indicate that the high will reinforce itself somewhat towards the end of the week. This I believe is ME's reason for not putting a definitive end to the cold spell. 'Temperatures rising slightly' is about right.

It doesn't bloody matter anyway, the situation changes 4 times a day. Predicting the outcome of next week's atlantic v colder airmass is like trying to get the bullseye with a blunt dart while blindfolded and drunk.

lol

mad DIY

copacetic wrote: »

looks possible to me, turn right straight in to parking sport then reverse out the opposite way. front wheels get the curve, rear wheels don't ever cross over their tracks.

That's exactly it.

Calibos

I have a feeling Bray is going to get sleet or rain tomorrow. It was bitterly cold when I left work at about 9:30pm. Had been sporadic 2minute heavy snow showers every 15 or 20 minutes since about 6pm. On my way home from work we got about 20 minutes of very heavy big flakey stuff and then nothing since about 10pm.

Was just out the back there and it feels a heck of a lot milder than just 2.5 hours ago. I have a frozen square of carpet leaning against a railing for the last few days. I've been watching it for a thaw and its remained rock solid. Its starting to bow/bend now and I won't be suprised if its flopped into a heap by tomorrow morning. I think its getting to warm now right on the coast for anything other than sleet or rain tomorrow.

leahyl

irishmotorist wrote: »

Me and the dog checking things out...



Snowfall


Car not moved since Christmas
[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Briano/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG]

Car driven over Christmas but never fully cleared

That pic with your dog is freaking hilarious! And he looks proper interested too!:D the rest of the pictures - magic!

Rougies

ardmacha wrote: »

There seems to be one stream over Dublin and another over the Cooley Peninsula/Carlingford Lough but not much over the Boyne valley. So Dublin/Kildare get some as do N Louth/S Armagh/ Monaghan, but not Meath.


Is there any reason for this, or is it only pot luck?

the Isle of Man tends to split the convective streamers to the north and south.

Timistry

Might get a few showers tomorrow, then the mild air starts to flood in melting any lying snow. typical!

Konata

junkyard wrote: »

Has anyone else noticed how many people are looking at this forum? 639!!!!:eek:
.............and still no snow in Cork..........:(

Most action its seen in awhile I'd say!
Well, this board anyway.

meccanoman303

Bishop_Donal wrote: »

Really starting to stick on my patio table in Lucan now as shown by this infra-red image!

LMAO

Still snowing its little heart out here in lucan . Dont think its going to stop anytime sooner either,the sky looks laden.:p

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