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THE SNOW RETURNS!

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    #152
    Sierra Oscar
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    Met Eireann are expecting the snow to persist all night on the East Coast.


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    #153
    Tom1991
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Tom1991


    9 am in the morning, gonna be bags of fun on the 18 in the mornin in this weather


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    #154
    NaiveMelodies
    Registered Users Posts: 3,172 ✭✭✭NaiveMelodies


    Fcuk, e-mailed my lecturer, really wanna get this exam done 2moro, the only bus that services me is currently stopping nearly 2 and a half km away, my car was written off last week, and really can't be shellin out 230 bills for a repeat


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    #155
    ComaWhite
    Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭ComaWhite


    I'm in Maynooth and have an exam from 3-5pm....

    at this stage I'm more worried about getting there and back than the exam itself!


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    #156
    Conor108
    Registered Users Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Conor108


    Exams not until 6pm tomorrow. Hopefully Irish Rail run ok again.


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    #157
    eoin2nc
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    Conor108 wrote: »
    Exams not until 6pm tomorrow. Hopefully Irish Rail run ok again.

    Mines at 6 too, hopefully the snow will have stopped and the roads cleared up a bit! If not I dont mind walking there, just please UCD let me finish these horrid exams and let me enjoy my xmas!!


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    #158
    Scatterbrain
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭Scatterbrain


    I have two exams tomorrow - a 9am and a 3pm! Nightmare!
    UCD will have to reschedule or something, surely?


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    #159
    delta_bravo
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    Tom1991 wrote: »
    9 am in the morning, gonna be bags of fun on the 18 in the mornin in this weather

    Depending on an 18 in this weather is complete folly. That bus is soul-destroying. You would be better getting a bus into town and a 4 or 7 to the RDS.
    only1stevo wrote: »
    Fcuk, e-mailed my lecturer, really wanna get this exam done 2moro, the only bus that services me is currently stopping nearly 2 and a half km away, my car was written off last week, and really can't be shellin out 230 bills for a repeat

    2.5 km is not that far, a gentle 30 minute walk will see you there.


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    #160
    Sierra Oscar
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    Hmm . . . Met Eireann are saying that Leinster will have some "very heavy" snow hours over the next fifty four hours. Wouldnt be surprised if that has put an end to the remainder of the exams should the forecast be repeated at the 9PM news, tbh.


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    #161
    Killer Pigeon
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    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Met Eireann are expecting the snow to persist all night on the East Coast.

    Look at this precipitation animation of Met Éireann. That large blue blob around the south side looks like it'll be past at around 9pm.

    http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp?ani=y

    According to my calculations this will be the forecaster outlook:

    between 0.2 and 0.5 mm every hour so let's take a figure of 0.35 mm/hr. The conversion of mm of rain to mm of snow is about 0.16 as fresh snow has a density of approximately 0.16 times that of water.

    So, 0.35/0.16 = 2.18 mm of snow/hr.

    So in 3 hrs it'll be 6.54 mm. In inches that's only 0.2 inches. Overnight we should only expect 1 inch of snowfall.

    But I'm probably wrong.


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    #162
    Lorrrrraine
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    I'm have a 9.AM exam tomorrow. It's going to break my heart if it goes ahead, I'd have to leave now to make it on time by the look of that traffic. Why hasn't somebody updated the website? For christ sake.


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    #163
    Shorty11857
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    I just hope we hear one way or the other soon, I mean they have to let us know for sure tonight right?


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    #164
    Sierra Oscar
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    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    Look at this precipitation animation of Met Éireann. That large blue blob around the south side looks like it'll be past at around 9pm.

    http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp?ani=y

    According to my calculations this will be the forecaster outlook:

    between 0.2 and 0.5 mm every hour so let's take a figure of 0.35 mm/hr. The conversion of mm of rain to mm of snow is about 0.16 as fresh snow has a density of approximately 0.16 times that of water.

    So, 0.35/0.16 = 2.18 mm of snow/hr.

    So in 3 hrs it'll be 6.54 mm. In inches that's only 0.2 inches. Overnight we should only expect 1 inch of snowfall.

    But I'm probably wrong.

    The snow is coming from streamers - what is expected to fall over night has not even formed in the Irish Sea yet. A 30 min heavy snow shower can easily dump 6cm no bother.


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    #165
    WolfForager
    Registered Users Posts: 4,532 ✭✭✭WolfForager


    54 hours??

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCySTWFcnlM


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    #166
    Conor108
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    If people find themselves waiting for busses in town in snow tomorrow morning Sandymount Dart station is about a 10 minute walk from the RDS. And trains were a hell of lot better than buses when the snow hit last time.


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    #167
    Killer Pigeon
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    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    The snow is coming from streamers - what is expected to fall over night has not even formed in the Irish Sea yet. A 30 min heavy snow shower can easily dump 6cm no bother.

    I know but if you look at the yellow blobs coming over the Irish sea that corresponds to 0.5 mm of rainfall, that's should arrive at about 9pm tonight.


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    #168
    Sierra Oscar
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    Anyone heading for the M50 after your 6PM exam take car - a number of trucks have jack-knifed.

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    1831 AA Roadwatch says heavy snow is causing delays on parts of the M50 in Dublin - and visibility on the higher parts of the motorway is described as extremely poor.

    A number of trucks have jack-knifed on the M50 a short time ago


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    #169
    Killer Pigeon
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    Conor108 wrote: »
    If people find themselves waiting for busses in town in snow tomorrow morning Sandymount Dart station is about a 10 minute walk from the RDS. And trains were a hell of lot better than buses when the snow hit last time.

    Cool, might do that.


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    #170
    Killer Pigeon
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    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Anyone heading for the M50 after your 6PM exam take car - a number of trucks have jack-knifed.

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    Ah, pity for the people on that road. Good luck getting home tonight.


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    #171
    Sierra Oscar
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    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    Ah, pity for the people on that road. Good luck getting home tonight.

    The Port Tunnel is not much better . . .

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    Oh dear! :pac:


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    #172
    Killer Pigeon
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    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    The Port Tunnel is not much better . . .

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    Oh dear! :pac:

    Well I guess I can rule out getting the 41X tomorrow.


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    #173
    woop
    Registered Users Posts: 809 ✭✭✭woop


    http://www.ucd.ie/news/2010/11NOV10/301110-Campus-weather-update.html

    no cancel as of 6.46 pm

    suprised tbh


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    #174
    Raphael
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    UCD Website wrote:
    Last updated: 6.46pm 20 December 2010

    Monday 20th December: UCD Semester 1 exams continue as scheduled

    Students are advised that the Semester 1 examinations are continuing as scheduled. It is important, however, that you continue to check the UCD website and your UCD Connect email for further updates.
    Please make sure you allow plenty of time to travel safely to your exam centres.
    Please continue to check this page for updates and the websites of transport providers to ensure transport services are operating

    Best of luck, guys.

    Edit: Damnit woop!


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    #175
    Shorty11857
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    Kind of surprised they're going ahead, I mean it's supposed to get worse over night, oh well better get back to studying!


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    #176
    WolfForager
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    Ah well, when someone slips and breaks a leg in the RDS they have only there selves to blame.


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    #177
    themont85
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    That's a bit bent on UCD's behalf. As if you don't have enough to worry about with an exam coming up but trying to get there will require time and studying route planning too!


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    #178
    Sierra Oscar
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    Will be interesting if they are saying the same in a few hours . . . South Dublin is about to get dumped on in around 30 mins again.


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    #179
    Killer Pigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    Raphael wrote: »
    Best of luck, guys.

    Edit: Damnit woop!

    Well I mean we all know that they're a bit sadistic at this stage. All they care about is saving money.


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    #180
    themont85
    Registered Users Posts: 2,608 ✭✭✭themont85


    Would the RDS themselves pull the plug I wonder?


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    #181
    Killer Pigeon
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    WolfForager wrote: »
    Ah well, when someone slips and breaks a leg in the RDS they have only there selves to blame.

    Would you believe the first time I slipped since this year was Saturday 11th when the thaw had well stepped in. The path opposite the RDS wasn't gritted at all.


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