Big Freeze Discussion / Heavy snow & Blizzards continue - 01/12/2010

Heroditas

Snow has stopped in Lucan for the time being.
Bracing myself with crisps, beer and wine for the "event" tonight.


(I've just hexed it, haven't I?)

Donie75

The latest National forecast has a more general snow forecast for Leinster and other areas.

Current Forecast:
Wednesday, 01 December 2010 16:24

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Today
Very cold this evening and overnight with widespread ice. Further heavy snow showers over much of Leinster and parts of east Munster also, with some scattered thunderstorms. Some snow showers over Donegal also, but mostly dry elsewhere with just a few flurries. Some pockets of freezing fog are possible also. Visibilities will be very poor in fog and snow. Lowest temperatures -2 to - 7 C., but as low as -10 C., in a few places.

W.Shakes-Beer

I think Rain Today is having a shít fit. UPDATE GOD DAMN IT!

Probably hasn't seen this much traffic in a long time

acassells80

snow stopped in blackrock/stillorgan at last

Chuchoter

Well we have about 3 and a half inches all together and some very ominous looking clouds.

Writing in the snow is hard, its all solid ice under the first inch! But hi everyone!

dacogawa

Heroditas wrote: »

Snow has stopped in Lucan for the time being.
Bracing myself with crisps, beer and wine for the "event" tonight.


(I've just hexed it, haven't I?)

go touch wood now, no jinxing it!

dacogawa

W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »

I think Rain Today is having a shít fit. UPDATE GOD DAMN IT!

Probably hasn't seen this much traffic in a long time

Its gone into meltdown

pokerface_me

Just thinking about the people that have to make a commute home this evening. Say a prayer for them and hope everyone makes it home to their families, its going to be very tough on some people and what should be a short safe journey, is going to be a long dangerous one. Keep the speed down guys and leave plenty of distance to the car in front.

diamondgirl

irishmotorist wrote: »

I'm in Lucan so my view is obviously slanted. However, it looks to me at the latest part of the current Met Eireann radar piece that the latest big one is going to push our direction. I think we're at the edge of the corridor, so it won't take much to make sure we can't even open our front doors tomorrow.

Please God, if you just do this one little thing....

Im in Lucan too,over on tesco side. The cars cant get up or down the hills, as usual no grit on the road. Wheres all the salt that were ment to have ! I can only imagine the place in the morning it will be mad.

thebiglewbowski

Cionád wrote: »

Your first post in almost 6 years??? :eek:

Ha yea i couldnt remember the p/w for my old username so i checked a few emails and found this one thought ide join in the chat.

Temp is dropping slowly again for the coastal regions, i dont think tonight will be a repeat of Monday's dissapointment for us along the coastal north dub. but with high LI and similar win dir, we almost have perfect conditions for a nice storm :pac:

W.Shakes-Beer

thebiglewbowski wrote: »

Ha yea i couldnt remember the p/w for my old username so i checked a few emails and found this one thought ide join in the chat.

Temp is dropping slowly again for the coastal regions, i dont think tonight will be a repeat of Monday's dissapointment for us along the coastal north dub. but with high LI and similar win dir, we almost have perfect conditions for a nice storm :pac:

Welcome back, good fun this snow watching!!

fiona5

here in clogga arklow.more or less snowed in.n11 not to bad:p

Calibos

little bess wrote: »

Wow , those streamers out on the Irish sea look huge :eek: Will they stay that way or break up , where are they heading ?

They'll stay that way and head for Greystones a stones throw from Bray..................





Like they have all %$*ing day. :mad::mad:

1 poxy inch hail and graupel combo from 10am this morning is our lot down here near Bray seafront. Add up all the 2,3,5 minute showers we have had during the day and Bray has had about 20 minutes total of showers Greystones on the other hand has had 20 minutes all day.......where it didn't bucket down snow!!. :mad::mad:

KizzyMonster

Havn't had any snow here since 2pm...
I guess the shadow moved over us again...

Praying for a change in the wind!

Mental Mickey

ciaranm wrote: »

Boss still won't let us leave. Tallaght, D24.

Is the southside due another blanket of snow soon?

Tell him you feel unsafe and that you're leaving.

Harps

Rain today is a mess at the moment, some nice looking streamers heading this way but nothing for the past 2 hours

pokerface_me

Calibos wrote: »

They'll stay that way and head for Greystones a stones throw from Bray..................





Like they have all %$*ing day. :mad::mad:

1 poxy inch hail and graupel combo from 10am this morning is our lot down here near Bray seafront. Add up all the 2,3,5 minute showers we have had during the day and Bray has had about 20 minutes total of showers Greystones on the other hand has had 20 minutes all day.......where it didn't bucket down snow!!. :mad::mad:

Amazing how it works, we are at 18 inches deep now where i am and Lucan 6-7 km away hasn't had a sniff today.....amazing weather system

premiercad

Warning UV index for some areas is 1 today :eek:....thank god night has come...;)

thebiglewbowski

thebiglewbowski wrote: »

Ha yea i couldnt remember the p/w for my old username so i checked a few emails and found this one thought ide join in the chat.

Temp is dropping slowly again for the coastal regions, i dont think tonight will be a repeat of Monday's dissapointment for us along the coastal north dub. but with high LI and similar win dir, we almost have perfect conditions for a nice storm :pac:

So afta 6 yirs ye come back and tink ye know it all eh? why I oughta... )))):D;)

fiona5

snowing again here in arklow

vibe666

pokerface_me wrote: »

Just thinking about the people that have to make a commute home this evening. Say a prayer for them and hope everyone makes it home to their families, its going to be very tough on some people and what should be a short safe journey, is going to be a long dangerous one. Keep the speed down guys and leave plenty of distance to the car in front.

indeed. for anyone driving in the snow & ice this evening, good luck and stay safe.

the trick to driving in the snow and ice is to imagine you don't have any brakes at all and drive accordingly (slowly and thinking as far ahead as you can see) because there's a good chance that when it comes to it, you won't actually have any braking power at all.

lift off the accelerator and let your revs slow you down, then change down a gear to slow yourself further. no sudden movements, just feather the throttle and steering and try not to 'panic brake' or you'll just slide. give yourself and everyone around you plenty of room and keep imagining that everyone else around you is an idiot that has no idea how to drive in the snow and position yourself on the road accordingly.

just about out of usable light for my snowcam, so i'm going to turn it off shortly till its light in the morning.



good luck everyone, i'm off out in the jeep to take some pics and see if anyone needs rescuing out there.

dacogawa

From the uk met website it looks like those streamers have picked up & are getting thick at the England end

premiercad

good old met eireann have our next shower on radar though!

Elnin09

premiercad wrote: »

good old met eireann have our next shower on radar though!

Please tell me thats not tracking southwards

anoble66

please tell me limerick will see some of that! Not a sniff of snow here.

dacogawa

I miss the zoom on raintoday.co.uk but I'm not giving you any money (your product doesn't even work properly)

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/

suitcasepink

Anyone know what the story with Waterford is?
Any more snow?

diamondgirl

pokerface_me wrote: »

Amazing how it works, we are at 18 inches deep now where i am and Lucan 6-7 km away hasn't had a sniff today.....amazing weather system

Dont know who told you no snow in lucan. Im in lucan and its been snowing on & off all day.

Mink

Just a further tip to people driving automatics, use the L and 2 gear to slow you down a bit, particularly slopes. That's the automatics only equivalent to slowing down gears.

Worked for me today.

Duiske

Snow pretty much all day here in South Carlow, but pretty light at the moment. The council have been doing a great job keeping the roads gritted and traffic moving, but have been fighting a losing battle for the past hour or so. Just shy of 6 inches has fallen since 10pm last night, and thats on top of the 3 or 4 inches that was there since the weekend.

LostChild

Some posters in Sandyford are saying that the snow is light/no snow etc.... I am in Aikens Village and it hardly stopped snowing all day. At least 6 inches lying here, and the snow drifting against the walls is 10 inches high. Lambs cross junction was closed by the guards last night and there are cars abandoned on the Enniskerry road. If you are heading up here to Aikens Village/Belarmine/Stepaside take care especially in the estates.

premiercad

Anyone know what the story with Waterford is?
Any more snow?

radar looks like a shower just heading your way now?? more dunmore direction

dacogawa

deise_girl wrote: »

Anyone know what the story with Waterford is?
Any more snow?

yep, some on the way soon

Mental Mickey

Mink wrote: »

Just a further tip to people driving automatics, use the L and 2 gear to slow you down a bit, particularly slopes. That's the automatics only equivalent to slowing down gears.

Worked for me today.

Thanks for this. This is the main reason why i didn't risk driving my car in this weather.........I have(had) no idea how to drive in these conditions. I was afraid of how the car would react to the snow/ice.

bogmanfan

Any chance Dublin Bus will be back running today? Called several taxi firms, none of them are operating.

sunbabe08

dacogawa wrote: »

I miss the zoom on raintoday.co.uk but I'm not giving you any money (your product doesn't even work properly)

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/

look at the beautiful pink and blue off the coast of cork:(

Another vid of the Naas road from earlier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1OrRIgIMq4

pa99

There was a good link to all the traffic cams during the week. All the M50 major junctions.

Anyone have it handy. Considering the off for work

mickger844posts

deise_girl wrote: »

Anyone know what the story with Waterford is?
Any more snow?

Blizzard in Waterford city at the moment. That will probably be the last shower for a few hours.

Live Data and Webcam @ www.waterfordcityweather.com

thebiglewbowski

Wind speed will reduce slightly over Irish sea in coming few hours aiding convection, But I think the wind is against us again in North Dub for this next band.

RobitTV

Waterford: i just drove from Tramore To waterford Airport, to pick up someone, it was treatrous, i was so scared, i thougth the car was gonna slide everywhere, luckily they gritted some of the roads, i had to take the long way, as the other road was closed, Current conditions: Heavy snow again right now, And snow everywhere!!!

Musicman2000

deise_girl wrote: »

Anyone know what the story with Waterford is?
Any more snow?

Yup more on the way near white out conditions in south Kilkenny half an hour ago very rough out

suitcasepink

premiercad wrote: »

radar looks like a shower just heading your way now?? more dunmore direction

dacogawa wrote: »

yep, some on the way soon

Cheers lads!

mickger844posts wrote: »

Blizzard in Waterford city at the moment. That will probably be the last shower for a few hours.

Live Data and Webcam @ www.waterfordcityweather.com

Hope Tramore gets some more of that!!:D

wicklowdub

Next couple of hours could be interesting for Dublin

8.00pm

Cionád

still coming east, come on!!

Winger_PL

bogmanfan wrote: »

Any chance Dublin Bus will be back running today? Called several taxi firms, none of them are operating.

Not a chance. Traffic wise, I've been in my car for the last 2 hours trying to get out of Parkweest and managed to drive 2km so far.

Saganist

Just took me 2 & a half hours to get from Town to D11. Roads are in an awful state. Esp. Dorset St.

Advise for anyone thinking of going out.

DON'T. Stay in...

Turlock

pa99 wrote: »

There was a good link to all the traffic cams during the week. All the M50 major junctions.

Anyone have it handy. Considering the off for work

http://www.dublincity.ie/dublintraffic/

BEASTERLY

An absaloutely crazy a mount of snow has fallen here today, over a foot now in places! Relentless blizzard conditions all day

df1985

Mate txt me to say connolly station is chaos, people arguing getting onto trains etc...