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

Thedogsgone

Sleety rain like substance falling in D4.....

3 Dollar Bill

Cionád wrote: »

Just drove Drumcondra to Leixlip, there is probably double the snowfall in Leixlip, it's incredible.

Hard lumpy ice on the M50 and N/M4, grand unless you have to brake cause of some d1ck cutting in front of you to get the next exit. :mad:

Clear skies here(Leixlip )

Gardai stopping traffic from going up Captains Hill in Leixlip.

Donie75

What are driving conditions and traffic like in Dublin? I need to drive from Athlone to Dublin (St Stephens Green) and back tomorrow. I'm trying to decide between driving and the train/bus. I'd say the train up will be fine but coming back at lunchtime might be crazy. Anyone been in Houston today?

ciaranm

guinness cam showing snow in city centre

kenmc

sleet or very fine snow in Goatstown D14

Brenireland

norrie rugger wrote: »

Or try putting your car mats under your wheel, for some grip?

yeah I seen that on t.v to!

Cionád

3 Dollar Bill wrote: »

Gardai stopping traffic from going up Captains Hill in Leixlip.

I exited the M4 at the Celbridge interchange to avoid the village.

Vudgie

The smallest flakes of sleety rain/graupel falling lightly in Dublin 2. I am unsure how much this latest spell could bring but at this stage I think we definitiely have enough!!

meemeep

brilliant - thanks for that Donnie

Tabnabs

Snowing in Dun Laoghaire again. A good mix of flake sizes. Visibility poor and wind westerly (just for the craic it seems)

Mental Mickey

Snowing/sleeting yet again in Dublin 20

patneve2

light snow in dalkey, nice flakes

guideanna

getting cloudy in sandyford

meemeep

Donie75 wrote: »

What are driving conditions and traffic like in Dublin? I need to drive from Athlone to Dublin (St Stephens Green) and back tomorrow. I'm trying to decide between driving and the train/bus. I'd say the train up will be fine but coming back at lunchtime might be crazy. Anyone been in Houston today?

Donie - drive as far as the mad cow and get the luas in - might be your best bet. Though traffic seems to have eased - lots of people just staying at home.

jimmy.d

them streamers look better on sat24 looks good for wicklow and wexford

Mental Mickey

meemeep wrote: »

Donie - drive as far as the mad cow and get the luas in - might be your best bet. Though traffic seems to have eased - lots of people just staying at home.

God knows what rush hour will bring?

Rougies

Snizzle here in Knocklyon

diarmuid79

Mental Mickey wrote: »

God knows what rush hour will bring?

MAD !!!

vibe666

the people i feel really sorry for are all the folks who emigrated here in the last few years from the newer european baltic states who came for the relatively mild irish winters.

super_furry

Rougies wrote: »

Snizzle here in Knocklyon

Fo' shizzle.

Rougies

vibe666 wrote: »

the people i feel really sorry for are all the folks who emigrated here in the last few years from the newer european baltic states who came for the relatively mild irish winters.

I doubt anyone came for the Irish weather!

CiaraBohs

http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/WeatherCam.aspx

viability completely gone at gunniess

Mr. Larson

jimmy.d wrote: »

them streamers look better on sat24 looks good for wicklow and wexford

They are skirting agonisingly close to the Wicklow coast - but not doing any damage. Not too upset about that personally - just spent about 2 hours shovelling about 4,000 litres of snow off the drive

Mr. Larson

Jabberwocky wrote: »

They are skirting agonisingly close to the Wicklow coast - but not doing any damage. Not too upset about that personally - just spent about 2 hours shovelling about 4,000 litres of snow off the drive

That's a visual real life report as opposed to a radar one. Can see them from my sitting room drifting by. Moving quite quickly actually.

Caitriona

Rougies wrote: »

Snizzle here in Knocklyon

I've learned a lot of new vocabulary on this site in the last month, but I definitely haven't come across that one before!

Wine Goddess

CiaraBohs wrote: »

http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/WeatherCam.aspx

viability completely gone at gunniess

Viability??? You're prob right as no=one is drinking freezing cold stout in this weather!!!:D

Just started here again in Firhouse on top of the 2 foot we have already had in the last 48 hours.......:)

sweet-rasmus

Very dark and snowy here in Dun Laoghaire still. Small flakes... here's hoping for bigger!

guideanna

Snowing very lightly in Sandyford now.

Rougies

Caitriona wrote: »

I've learned a lot of new vocabulary on this site in the last month, but I definitely haven't come across that one before!

We're becoming like Eskimos around here with all our different words for snow

rossc007

Firhouse seems to be gound zero for snowmageddon, light snow atm