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maquiladora

Lads, your lights are flickering because the high winds are blowing trees against power lines in your area which grounds the electricity for a moment, causing the flicker.

Supercell

This is not going to plan at all, where is my snow day tomorrow!!
Jaysus there will be work breaking out all over the place if this keeps up

Min

maquiladora wrote: »

Heard that its snowing heavy in south kilkenny at the moment.

So they got an unwanted present from north of the county....we're still trying to get rid of it..... :P

Su Campu

Latest reports from Ireland (Temp/DP)

Airports

Dublin 3/3 Light Rain and Drizzle
Shannon 3/2 Light Rain
Cork 4/1 Light Rain Shower
Knock 2/1 Light Sleet
Belfast Aldergrove 1/0 Moderate snow
Belfast City 3/2 Heavy Rain
Derry Eglington 3/2 Moderate Rain
Donegal 4/1
Sligo 4/1
Waterford 3/2 Light Rain and Drizzle


Other Met Éireann Stations (8pm)


Belmullet 6/2 Light Rain Shower
Ballyhaise 1/0 Light Snow
Casement 3/3 Light Rain
Claremorris 3/1
Finner 3/2
Gurteen 1/1 Moderate Rain
Johnstown Castle 2/1 Light Rain
Mace Head 5/3 Recent Rain
Malin Head 3/2 Light Rain
Mullingar 1/1 Light Snow
Oak Park 0/-0 Light Snow
Roches Point 6/3 Light Rain Shower
Sherkin Island 6/3 Light Rain Shower
Valentia 7/1 Recent Rain

claytonie

I think reading this thread is causing the lights to flicker ours were fine until I read about everyone else having flickering lights

hellboy99

lights flickering here and the winds just broke my gate

ninebeanrows

Supercell wrote: »

This is not going to plan at all, where is my snow day tomorrow!!
Jaysus there will be work breaking out all over the place if this keeps up

Things have just turned here, wind increased steadily from the north with mod rain.

Min

Vudgie wrote: »

It is so wet here in d16. Wind has picked up but it has been heavy rain for the last hour. Not very likely for any potential snow to stick even if it does come.

It will, its very heavy, everywhere was wet here and you would think the wet was superglue the way it stuck.

lucernarian

maquiladora wrote: »

Lads, your lights are flickering because the high winds are blowing trees against power lines in your area which grounds the electricity for a moment, causing the flicker.

Does that explanation work for TCD in the middle of Dublin 2?


In other news, I'm glad to hear reports of snow being able to stick on wet ground. I speculated yesterday that snow will have no problems once temperatures drop to about zero. It can snow at 2 degrees but it'll be nigh on impossible for it to stick.

I shall be heading for Louth now, hopefully no interruptions will come to the power supply or my journey! And if the power goes, well man created car batteries for a reason:p

Trogdor

maquiladora wrote: »

Lads, your lights are flickering because the high winds are blowing trees against power lines in your area which grounds the electricity for a moment, causing the flicker.

Winds are yet to get going here at all though, been calm all evening

dasa29

Here are a few photos from mullingar taken between 17:20 and 18:00 enjoy. the lights have been flickering here to.

owenc

Supercell wrote: »

This is not going to plan at all, where is my snow day tomorrow!!
Jaysus there will be work breaking out all over the place if this keeps up

yea and that met office are gonna be in some trouble tomorrow!:mad: At least the mountain will have over 1 foot of snow on it tomorrow.. im gonna leave here and goto my aunts house in the snow..

Supercell

There seems to be milder air still in the mix, my DP has risen by about 1.5 in the last hour and the snizzle has turned back to drizzle.

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Supercell wrote: »

There seems to be milder air still in the mix, my DP has risen by about 1.5 in the last hour and the snizzle has turned back to drizzle.

Shizzle

owenc

Supercell wrote: »

There seems to be milder air still in the mix, my DP has risen by about 1.5 in the last hour and the snizzle has turned back to drizzle.

will the dps ever go below 0c tonight?

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Temp took a little jump here too but back on the way down now

lucy2010

trogdor wrote: »

Winds are yet to get going here at all though, been calm all evening

I was just about to say that - not a breeze here. TV just went off & back on.....

Trogdor

Temperature is rising quite sharply here, now up to 4.9C/3.5C

Deep Easterly

maquiladora wrote: »

Lads, your lights are flickering because the high winds are blowing trees against power lines in your area which grounds the electricity for a moment, causing the flicker.

Very interesting Maq, I didn't know that! I do now though.

kleefarr

Kilkenny City outskirts..

Temperature: 1.0 °C
Dew Point: 0.7 °C

Been raining and blustery most of the day, but has been blizzard conditions the last hour or so. Big snow flakes, starting to settle on grass and on cars, fighting a battle against the wet though. Wind making it stick to the sides of walls.

bray man

hellboy99 wrote: »

lights flickering here and the winds just broke my gate

lights flickering here aswell, is that the wind

Supercell

trogdor wrote: »

Temperature is rising quite sharply here, now up to 4.9C/3.5C

Lets hope this is temporary, I'm encouraged by t|nt|n's chart. Have to say I'm rapidly running out of confidence of any snow settling here, down at sea level near the coast i think its time to forget it.

ninebeanrows

trogdor wrote: »

Temperature is rising quite sharply here, now up to 4.9C/3.5C

yep as expected a bubble of milder temps as the centre of low pushes south.. look here;

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Midnight

patneve2

Am 95% sure it'll snow in Dublin tonight. Temperatures, wetness of ground and DPs are not an issue, they'll drop as precipitation arrives and the colder uppers wrap around it. I'm going to bed, alarm set for 00:30...

DOCARCH

Lights flickering here too - no wind here.

Supercell

Good man WC, my hopes are raised once again!!

Musicman2000

Snowing now in South Kilkenny

Trogdor

Thanks WC:) i still don't like watching it rise though :pac: 5.0C/3.7C now

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Supercell wrote: »

Lets hope this is temporary, I'm encouraged by t|nt|n's chart. Have to say I'm rapidly running out of confidence of any snow settling here, down at sea level near the coast i think its time to forget it.

Disclaimer: I stole someone else's chart lol !! Just down the road from me though !

DOCARCH

Supercell wrote: »

Lets hope this is temporary, I'm encouraged by t|nt|n's chart. Have to say I'm rapidly running out of confidence of any snow settling here, down at sea level near the coast i think its time to forget it.

I think it's temporary alright. Was 3.1c here half an hour ago and calm. Now north wind has set in temp has dropped to 2.3c now.