Prelude to Cold Weather/Snow - Sun 25th Feb (Onwards)

carltonleon

Time to start preparing ....

George Sunsnow

The 18z by the way isn’t totally outlandish as you’d expect a lot like it even from tonight’s bbc news 24 forecast with snow streamers followed by a possible slow moving front stalling in the east

Villain

JCX BXC wrote: »

I doubt it, personally mines rated for fairly low temperatures. Plenty of places where -9 is a regular winter occurrence!

One concern I do have though is what effect the cold weather could have on the batteries.

Sorry my sarcasm was lost in that post, the station will be fine temp wise.

But!!!!! Snow build up is an issue, Davis have a heater for the rain bucket but obviously not something I have so I may need to keep it clear so recordings are accurate.

gabeeg

snowstorm445 wrote: »

2010 will be hard to beat, but as it looks right now it could certainly rival it.

Nothing sums up the 2010 spell more for me than the sight of people filling out of Midnight Mass in Cork on Christmas Eve trying to bless themselves with holy water only to find that it had frozen in the font into a block of ice. Good times.

If it was frozen then clearly it wasn't blessed right.

Rodar08

je551e wrote: »

Su Campu??
Are some of the great names of 2009/2010 still on here like cherryghost
Maquiladora
Deep Easterly
Darkman
Black briar

Aww wow all those names almost nostalgic seeing them lol.

Chicken Run

Gonzo wrote: »

60cm in Yorkshire? Sky News are going to be busy next week.

They're well able for it.... 😀
Hard as nails in my home county...

Kermit.de.frog

Rodar08 wrote: »

Aww wow all those names almost nostalgic seeing them lol.

Some of us are still here knocking around:pac:

snowbabe

nacho libre wrote: »

Yes they are here under different names. The GFS charts are too good to be true. They don't call it the pub run for nothing.

That's so good to hear they are still around.I hung on their every word and watched the streamers comming in from the coast as I'd no clue what one even was before that .

Spanish Eyes

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

A greater than even probability.

Best to make initial preparations for a serious event based on your requirements.

In fact everyone should be doing that over the weekend.

Proper prepping will not go to waste anyway. Will be all eaten or imbibed eventually if it is not that perishable. Worth it.

A 2010 survivor here, lessons learned. Water is essential, and other stuff that doesn't need cooking, had power cuts for hours here and frozen pipes too.

giveitholly

Black briar is definitely still here and has changed his name a few times,very knowledgeable poster

gabeeg

I'm Black Briar!

Or am I?

(I'm not)

je551e

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Some of us are still here knocking around:pac:

Great to hear 😊 🀔

gabeeg

I was here under a less wholesome name in 2010.

I think 2018 could be the year where we commit 2010 to the history books.

leahyl

Can I ask the resident experts on here when they expect the snow to move further west? As in, when should I be seeing my first snow shower haha

Chicken Run

After losing water for over 10 days in 2010 we put an extra water tank into the loft...

Time to fill it I reckon.

In other news, the Rock & Road marathon in Kinvara Co Galway on 3rd is gonna be challenging !!!!!!

Rougies

gabeeg wrote: »

I was here under a less wholesome name in 2010.

I think 2018 could be the year where we commit Kermit 2010 to the history books.

.

Ninthlife

Should we start insulating the water meters outside the houses yet 😛

lucernarian

leahyl wrote: »

Can I ask the resident experts on here when they expect the snow to move further west? As in, when should I be seeing my first snow shower haha

It'll be coming from the southeast if anything Tuesday?

je551e

Trogder
Sierra Oscar
Supercell
Deep easterly
Beasterly

Another few names from 09/10 I used follow

pistolpetes11

Technical event thread now open

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057844498

gabeeg

leahyl wrote: »

Can I ask the resident experts on here when they expect the snow to move further west? As in, when should I be seeing my first snow shower haha

The resident experts can't answer that one.
All they can do is interpret the models when it comes to events like this.

But sure you can do that yourself, just run your mouse down the hours listed to the left of the map
http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/gfse_cartes.php?mode=2&ech=6

Click "suite" down the bottom of the list to view the distant future

leahyl

lucernarian wrote: »

It'll be coming from the southeast if anything Tuesday?

Cheers! Think I’m gonna just have to be patient!

Rougies

Ninthlife wrote: »

Should we start insulating the water meters outside the houses yet ��

It would typical if they all started to freeze and cut off water to hundreds of thousands of households around the country. I'd actually be surprised if they dont.

davidsr20

Was the 2010 event seen coming or unexpected in terms of snow.

gabeeg

davidsr20 wrote: »

Was the 2010 event seen coming or unexpected in terms of snow.

Yeah, MT saw it from about a decade away

Rougies

davidsr20 wrote: »

Was the 2010 event seen coming or unexpected in terms of snow.

Much like this event, the cold was seen coming well in advance but the snow is much harder to predict.

davidsr20

Rougies wrote: »

Much like this event, the cold was seen coming well in advance but the snow is much harder to predict.

Am I rite saying the cold turned out to be a lot worse than what was seen coming.

Say my name

Ninthlife wrote: »

Should we start insulating the water meters outside the houses yet 😛

There should be a frost cover inside covering the meter. It's a plastic spongy type of thing over the meter.

gabeeg

davidsr20 wrote: »

Am I rite saying the cold turned out to be a lot worse than what was seen coming.

Depends.

The day before it arrived we knew it was going to be pretty bloody cold

Ninthlife

Rougies wrote: »

It would typical if they all started to freeze and cut off water to hundreds of thousands of households around the country. I'd actually be surprised if they dont.

I think in 2010 the frost line was below 18 inches. Building regs require pipes to be buried 18 inches down but still alot of underground pipes froze solid.

Might not be a crazy idea to insulate the meter just in case