Tuesday 12th - Strong winds, Heavy Rain & Surprise Snow

DOCARCH

Still snowing. Getting colder. 0.8c DP 0.8c Whiteness increasing.

Slowly slowly catchy monkey! :pac:

irishdub14

DOCARCH wrote: »

Still snowing. Getting colder. 0.8c DP 0.8c Whiteness increasing.

Slowly slowly catchy monkey! :pac:

really but was the ground not sopping wet??

jenzz

Just spotted on AA - The Ashford/Roundwood Rd (R764) is impassable. Approx. 30 cars are stuck along the R755 near Old Long Hill. Gardaí advise against unnecessary travel in the area.

Those 30 cars are like stuck indeliverance...... Worst place inworld to get stuck !

irish1967

Typical !! I set up a cam and by the time anything happens here it will be pitch dark !! No street lights out here in the country !!

Howdy all

Does anyone think Lucan/ west dublin will get much ,if any snow tonight? or is this just a little sprinkling some Dubs are seeing?

thanks

ninebeanrows

Mod Rain with sleet amount increasing.

thomasj

I am just saying what my brother said it was snowing its didnt stick and it was light snow. Blanchardstown is a big place by the way !

Supercell

jenzz wrote: »

Just spotted on AA - The Ashford/Roundwood Rd (R764) is impassable. Approx. 30 cars are stuck along the R755 near Old Long Hill. Gardaí advise against unnecessary travel in the area.

Those 30 cars are like stuck indeliverance...... Worst place inworld to get stuck !

Hopefully arctictree isn't one of them, I did warn him!! It was dodgy as hell when I came back a couple of hours ago, must be madness there now. God help the people trapped there.
When you see pictures of cars buried under snow on the internet, they must have had conditions like here for a long time, its just incredible is the only word to describe it.

SpitfireIV

Still snowing away here since 1.30pm!! :eek: a nice covering down, would have been a lot more only for the ground was so wet!

Yay! Surprise snow!!1!

owenc

So is ulster going to get any snow how much?

whiteandlight

Just home to maynooth. Snow was sticking and falling heavily in balinteer when I left. Maynooth dry, light intermittent mist but no rain/sleet

Drapper

there was snow in Dublin City around 4pm

DOCARCH

irishdub14 wrote: »

really but was the ground not sopping wet??

Yes, the ground is wet, but that does not stop it sticking. There was/is still slush on the roads (from previous snow) and that's all white now. If you look at NRA website road temps (for Sandyford anyway) is below freezing.

0.9c DP 0.8c

Deep Easterly

owenc wrote: »

So is ulster going to get any snow how much?

Not sure how much, but should reach you later on, but given how unpredictably slow the front is moving, it could be a while.

thomasj

AA roadwatch saying widespread snow and sleet slowing down traffic in dublin

glossy

Jake1 wrote: »

Howdy all

Does anyone think Lucan/ west dublin will get much ,if any snow tonight? or is this just a little sprinkling some Dubs are seeing?

thanks

believe

hope so yes...

Supercell

Last glimpse of my webcam before darkness, you get the idea...

francosp

owenc wrote: »

So is ulster going to get any snow how much?

I can send ya up 13 flakes of wet snow for the modest fee of £15.

snow ghost

For anyone in the vicinity interested Mid West are apparently doing a special report on the snow and deteriorating conditions in and around Mayo at 5pm:

http://www.midwestirishradio.com/mwr/index.php

Press listen live.

irish1967

owenc wrote: »

So is ulster going to get any snow how much?

Security Forces seem to have stopped the front at the border a little rogue element sneaked across at 16:30 but was quickly subdued. I assume that once the necessary checks have been made it may be allowed to pass.

jenzz

Supercell wrote: »

Hopefully arctictree isn't one of them, I did warn him!! It was dodgy as hell when I came back a couple of hours ago, must be madness there now. God help the people trapped there.
When you see pictures of cars buried under snow on the internet, they must have had conditions like here for a long time, its just incredible is the only word to describe it.

I remember about 10 years ago getting stuck on top rd in Ballinastoe for 3 days. We got half way down the hill to kilmac hit a snow wall. Turned back couldnt get jeep up @ Calary . Called back, waited for the tractor to come back to pull jeep out & in 30 minutes the snow was up 2 ft. I actually cried with pure fear that night.....

Flyer1

Moderate rain with the odd bit of sleet in Waterford.

Deep Easterly

DOCARCH wrote: »

Yes, the ground is wet, but that does not stop it sticking. There was/is still slush on the roads (from previous snow) and that's all white now. If you look at NRA website road temps (for Sandyford anyway) is below freezing.

0.9c DP 0.8c

Pretty much the same here. Ground soggy wet but snow showing signs of a general sticking. Temp is 1.1c currently.

Leeside

owenc wrote: »

So is ulster going to get any snow how much?

Who said a few pages back that owenc always answers his own question in the same post.

Deep Easterly

snow ghost wrote: »

For anyone in the vicinity interested Mid West are apparently doing a special report on the snow and deteriorating conditions in and around Mayo at 5pm:

http://www.midwestirishradio.com/mwr/index.php

Press listen live.

Just tuned in. Should be interesting.

thecretinhop

deep easterly what are the chances of snow galway region city a few miles past etc, i cant take much more

Supercell

jenzz wrote: »

I remember about 10 years ago getting stuck on top rd in Ballinastoe for 3 days. We got half way down the hill to kilmac hit a snow wall. Turned back couldnt get jeep up @ Calary . Called back, waited for the tractor to come back to pull jeep out & in 30 minutes the snow was up 2 ft. I actually cried with pure fear that night.....

I can well believe it , Calary is quite high and very exposed and desolate, not a place to be stuck in on a cold snowy night like tonight.

snow ghost

owenc wrote: »

So is ulster going to get any snow how much?

Quite possible Owen, Enniskillen is down for some according to the UK met office, keep watching the radar to see if it's coimg your way.

maquiladora

By 7pm looks like it will only be clearing the far southwest :

Supercell

Tis mad, when the snow gets really heavy you stop seeing individual flakes, it just looks like a fog, really weird, like that last hour or so here.