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

miseagustusa

sleet/rain/snow mixture just started her in arklow

fricatus

morticia2 wrote: »

With all due respect, checked with my car dealer friend, 'tis well known it goes waxy at temps of below -10.

Yes, but garages stock winter-grade diesel, which contains additives to keep it liquid at low temps.

morticia2 wrote: »

Please explain why no-one in Alberta used to drive 'em if I'm so wrong?

Because nobody in the US or Canada drives diesel cars! The public over there see them as dirty, noisy, etc., which was a reputation gained in the early days of diesel automobiles, and which persists despite today's technologies - it has nothing to do with low temperatures. You won't see anyone driving diesel in Phoenix, AZ either.

You should be looking at the likes of Sweden and Finland if you want to know how they manage with diesel cars in low temperatures. I'm sure someone with knowledge of those countries can give you more detail.

EKRIUQ

Kilkenny starting to snow, too warm to lodge

Bullseye1

miseagustusa wrote: »

sleet/rain/snow mixture just started her in arklow

Nothing here. What part of Arklow?:D

fiona5

light snow arklow

kleefarr

Kilkenny City outskirts...

Temperature: Current -1.0 °C High -1.0 °C Low -7.9 °C
Dew Point: Current -1.3 °C High -1.3 °C Low -9.0 °C


Has been snowing steadily for the last 30 minutes. First snow of any note that we have had since a couple of weeks ago.
It has already covered the bare patches that had appeared during the week. Big flakes.

Merry Christmas.

ninebeanrows

Light sleet started here.

Precip needs to be heavier for snow.

miseagustusa

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Nothing here. What part of Arklow?:D

down near harbour road!!!!

fiona5

miseagustusa wrote: »

down near harbour road!!!!

up at rock

Bullseye1

Okay a few flakes have just started to fall.;)

jo06555

I can see big snow clouds in sky in distance and one or two small flakes fell , will waterford city get that cloud??????

heavy snow

1.7c

MilanPan!c

fricatus wrote: »

Yes, but garages stock winter-grade diesel, which contains additives to keep it liquid at low temps.




Because nobody in the US or Canada drives diesel cars! The public over there see them as dirty, noisy, etc., which was a reputation gained in the early days of diesel automobiles, and which persists despite today's technologies - it has nothing to do with low temperatures. You won't see anyone driving diesel in Phoenix, AZ either.

You should be looking at the likes of Sweden and Finland if you want to know how they manage with diesel cars in low temperatures. I'm sure someone with knowledge of those countries can give you more detail.

Not getting into the larger debate (I don't know the answer), but I will vouch that almost no one drives diesel in the states... most petrol stations don't have diesel pumps even...

fr wishy washy

Still snowing in Blessington

realslimshady

Big chunky flakes here in Lucan falling fairly steady the past 5 mins

rainbow kirby

Any updates on the D24 snow situation? Trying to plan whether to get a bus or a Luas home from work later.

Scubadevils

Heavy snow for the last ten minutes or so in Lusk... easing now though.

fiona5

geting heavy now arklow

ninebeanrows

Streamer heading for CC, rain sleet or snow?

Howth at 1.5/0.5

SantryRed

Weathercheck wrote: »

Streamer heading for CC, rain sleet or snow?

Howth at 1.5/0.5

Snow here just north of the city.

TheMilkyPirate

Deleted User wrote: »

heavy snow

1.7c

Seems to be keeping its intensity as it heads south too, Think its bending a bit too much to hit here though

miseagustusa

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Okay a few flakes have just started to fall.;)

where:P

darkman2

Big flakes of snow here but fairly wet flakes now which marks the end of snow here for this cold period I think. Still alot of snow on the ground and a minimal thaw. Tonight this will all freeze again as winds go offshore. Probrably get one or two more small showers today but next up is the freezing rain on Sunday. It's going to be very messy from Sunday on with mucky slushy damp weather.

Slashermcguirk

snow flurries in Dublin 8

homolumo

Light dusting of snow here in the last half hour, very brief.

jo06555

Cant beleive that cloud over clonmel now has skint wateford we are certainly not suppose to have snow will that other cloud over arklow head this way maybe??? (hoping i get a reply this time)

homolumo

jo06555 wrote: »

Cant beleive that cloud over clonmel now has skint wateford we are certainly not suppose to have snow will that other cloud over arklow head this way maybe??? (hoping i get a reply this time)

I just caught the edge of it here in Kill, radar was spot on.

Bullseye1

miseagustusa wrote: »

where:P

Coolgreany Road.:eek: Now stopped.

TheMilkyPirate

jo06555 wrote: »

Cant beleive that cloud over clonmel now has skint wateford we are certainly not suppose to have snow will that other cloud over arklow head this way maybe??? (hoping i get a reply this time)

I'm not really expecting it to hit here really nevermind waterford, and i'm NEVER wrong (joke )

Vudgie

Weathercheck wrote: »

Streamer heading for CC, rain sleet or snow?

Howth at 1.5/0.5

Sleet and graupel at the moment in D2 but this may change.

Feels like there was a slight rise in temps when I was out at 1pm. But this stuff looks pretty wet at the moment.