National: Severe Cold/ Snow Discussion (Thanks to all!)

L.perenne

JeanLucPicard wrote: »

Is anyone in Wexford seeing snow yet?

What are our chances of more? I'm down near Duncannon/Hook Head. Will any snow clouds reach this far?

I dont really know how to read charts etc. so need someone to spell it out for me please.

hanks

It's not snowing in Wexford town, the 3 hour Met forecast doesn't predict snow here by 8pm.

http://met.ie/forecasts/3hour.asp

danni2

Do any of you think the precip over in the east can make it to the midlands? judging by the latest radar it looks possible.

Supercell

Nice flakey snow again instead of the graupel we've been having the last couple of hours in D4

kenmc

Heyes wrote: »

I was thinking of going to dundrum....not a good idea perhaps ?

Anyone know what the traffic is like around there

You're mad! :eek:
It's crazy the month before xmas anyway, never mind when there's 6 inches of snow down, which there is.

Frank Bullitt

Quick question about the water being turned off in Dublin.

If the water is off can you still have the heating on? or will this effect the boiler? as in BLOW up like my dad thinks so,house is freezing cause he is "saving water incase"?

Thanks

HellFireClub

Jesus Christ some of the snow due in over the next 12 hours is scary for the east coast! :eek::eek::eek:

LID

Heyes wrote: »

I was thinking of going to dundrum....not a good idea perhaps ?

Anyone know what the traffic is like around there

Apparently Dundrum is to be avoided at all costs....people ended up leaving their cars in the carpark last night as they couldn't get out...reckon some roads will close around there again tonight!

antodeco

darkman2 wrote: »

Should do. It's gone messy here - wet graupel and bits of snow thrown in.

Visibility dropped considerably in Dublin 12. Looks like fog!

delw

started snowing again,fingers crossed it stays that way&doesnt turn sleety/rain

hotmail.com

1741 AA Roadwatch says Knockmaroon Hill in Dublin is impassable.

A poster was earlier saying he was going home by Knockmaroon, hopefully you see this!

kwik

Gintonious wrote: »

Quick question about the water being turned off in Dublin.

If the water is off can you still have the heating on? or will this effect the boiler? as in BLOW up like my dad thinks so,house is freezing cause he is "saving water incase"?

Thanks

u can turn on if ur sure u have no leaks in the system

darkman2

Back to just heavy snow now!

Rougies

Why was that snowplough in Mayo pushing the snow from the middle of the road back out onto the road!?

bad snow in newbridge at the moment. Clearing the driveway earlier was pointless. Glad I left work early because it looks like i would have had a loooooong commute home. January's pay packet is going to be very light because of this snow

Rougies

Are all Wexford people as mad as the one on the news!?

LID

darkman2 wrote: »

Back to just heavy snow now!

Where are you Darkman...can't see it in your profile??!

JONJO THE MISER

Theres a crazy woman on the news now.

linguist

Evening all, happy to confirm back to real snow here in Donabate after briefly flirting with the rainy mix reported by others.

Supercell

Nice decent snow now in D4, let it snow let it snow let it snow

msnd

Rougies wrote: »

Are all Wexford people that mad!?

Yes yes we are

Mental Mickey

HellFireClub wrote: »

Jesus Christ some of the snow due in over the next 12 hours is scary for the east coast! :eek::eek::eek:

Linky?

Frank Bullitt

kwik wrote: »

Quick question about the water being turned off in Dublin.

If the water is off can you still have the heating on? or will this effect the boiler? as in BLOW up like my dad thinks so,house is freezing cause he is "saving water incase"?

Thanks

u can turn on if ur sure u have no leaks in the system

Yeah no leaks at all, all is well on that front,its taking its time to get warm now though, probably because its been off all day.

It shouldn't effect the boiler then??

ninebeanrows

darkman2 wrote: »

Back to just heavy snow now!

I have just ran through the models, can't see us getting to anything above say 1.5c at max tonight so should be at worse graupel and very very limited thaw, hopefully!

That shower hasn't hit here yet!

Itssoeasy

gbee wrote: »

antodeco wrote: »

For those in Cork, it looks like its on its way. Should be around 6pm when it hits. QUOTE]

it's made a huge shift south ;(

missing cork city and the east of the county.

SEPT 23 1989

The way the snow is falling i think MT is on the money when he talks of the same falling tonight as is on the ground now

lintdrummer

Starla_o0 wrote: »

GOOD snow in newbridge at the moment. Clearing the driveway earlier was pointless. Glad I left work early because it looks like i would have had a loooooong commute home. January's pay packet is going to be very light because of this snow

Fixed your post

200motels

Where is all the snow? Are we going to get any?

Calibos

Gintonious wrote: »

Quick question about the water being turned off in Dublin.

If the water is off can you still have the heating on? or will this effect the boiler? as in BLOW up like my dad thinks so,house is freezing cause he is "saving water incase"?

Thanks

Wait for further confirmation but Central heating is a sealed system. Sure you have to open a valve to top up the water in the system on occasion when the pressure in the system gets too low. Even if this is an automatic valve and the boiler auto tops up, its something that happens once every few weeks or even months if there is no leak in the system.


Check the pressure gauge near/on your boiler. Unless its readin virtually zero PSI your heating system is no where near neading a topup and thus it doesn't matter a damn if the water mains are cutoff for a time.

BTW. I am not a plumber and await further confirmation.

kincsem

I bought a big tin of Quality Street a few days back. Its that or pasta.

kwik

Gintonious wrote: »

Yeah no leaks at all, all is well on that front,its taking its time to get warm now though, probably because its been off all day.

It shouldn't effect the boiler then??

no wont if theres no leaks as i said