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

PukkaStukka

cameramonkey wrote: »

https://auctionxchange.ie/listing/35893/Smart-Snow-Shovel-x-1-#view

If you are in Dublin and need a shovel.

€6 in Argos

Nettle Soup

sryanbruen wrote: »

That is the December record low temperature, the all-time lowest Irish minimum temperature is -19.1c at Markree on January 16 1881. The March record is -17.2c at the same station on March 3 1947.

What were the record lows in 2009 and 2010?
I remember around -15C in 2010 in my car in Galway.

Gonzo

panic buying already started here in Dunshaughlin. the local supermarket is packed like as if it's christmas eve.

Colonel Claptrap

Minister wrote: »

I suspect that the public sector employees will stop working from today for a fortnight - poor little things might catch a cold!!! Rest of us will keep going as long as we can. .......

I overtook a road gritter late last night. He's going to have his hands full over the next fortnight.

If the schools close teachers will have to make up those lost days later in the year.

Hospitals, garda stations and fire station will all remain open, and thankfully so.

Maybe the army might be needed to help vunerable people in remote areas.

Lazy sods. :rolleyes:

George Sunsnow

Max temp in Arklow today 4.8c
Now 4.4c
Dew point 0.5c
Wind has changed from southeast to due east

kenmc

Missymoohaa wrote: »

I've told all my colleagues and my other half that we will have epic snow next week and seriously they've ripped the p*ss out of me for the last few days :mad:

I will Love It when I prove them wrong, I will Love It!! :D

I've sent the most recent forecast from MT onto my HR team so they can hopefully give advisories early next week in terms of weather warnings etc
Fingers xxd it happens now

DOCARCH

George Sunsnow wrote: »

Max temp in Arklow today 4.8c
Now 4.4c
Dew point 0.5c
Wind has changed from southeast to due east

Yip...chilly day...the cold has already arrived.

4.4c atm in Dublin 16 as well, with negative DP.

Reggie.

Colonel Claptrap wrote: »

Maybe the army might be needed to help vunerable people in remote areas.

Lazy sods. :rolleyes:

Isn't it amazing how people never care about the army till something like this happens and even then it's less that admirable comments

marvin80

Oops69 wrote: »

Amazing the daily mail and star etc haven’t been stoking hysteria with headlines like ‘ ‘Sibireland shivers ‘.

Beast of the East!!

https://www.independent.ie/weather/beast-of-the-east-to-bring-exceptionally-cold-weather-to-ireland-36635650.html

DOCARCH

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Wanton

kenmc wrote: »

I've sent the most recent forecast from MT onto my HR team so they can hopefully give advisories early next week in terms of weather warnings etc
Fingers xxd it happens now

I live in Carlow and work in Dublin and usually travel by motorbike everyday.... I have subtly been dropping hints all day only to find my boss has his headphones in all day and hasn't heard a word!

cameramonkey

PukkaStukka wrote: »

€6 in Argos

that's a bargain.

Minister

Colonel Claptrap wrote: »

I overtook a road gritter late last night. He's going to have his hands full over the next fortnight.

If the schools close teachers will have to make up those lost days later in the year.

Hospitals, garda stations and fire station will all remain open, and thankfully so.

Maybe the army might be needed to help vunerable people in remote areas.

Lazy sods. :rolleyes:

Ok, fair point. Non emergency sector public staff. I was on contract in a quango a few years back for a rolling four years and if there was a hint of bad weather ie storms in 2014 place closed.....

Thats all I will say so as not to derail.

Back to weather - its good to see that land is stsrting to dry out a bit in the South East. Ill wi d etc.....

mickger844posts

Temp struggled to 6.3c at noon here in Waterford City but has dropped to 5.7c with winds gusting to 40km/h. Feels like 1c taking into account the wind.
Imagine when the real cold arrives how its going to feel.

www.waterfordcityweather.com

_Whimsical_

Anything we should put on this weekends shopping list that might be useful in bad weather for people who might not be able to get to shops easy next week? Maybe a few things to make sure parents or grandparents have in?

Apart from the obvious like food I was thinking it might be a good idea to buy extra salt for de-icing paths? What kind is best?

ZX7R

joes girls wrote: »

Very uninspiring forecast after lunchtime news, no warning and only snow flurries are expected.

I think the forecast for the one on clock news is pri recorded, as far as I aware

squarecircles

ZX7R wrote: »

I think the forecast for the one on clock news is pri recorded, as far as I aware

They are not meteorologists,they haven't a clue and only have a vague interpretation of what's happening,and are drip fed a script from glasnevin.

They're more concerned with how their make up and hair looks before going on air.

I don't understand why they exsist.

ZX7R

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Anything we should put on this weekends shopping list that might be useful in bad weather for people who might not be able to get to shops easy next week? Maybe a few things to make sure parents or grandparents have in?

Apart from the obvious like food I was thinking it might be a good idea to buy extra salt for de-icing paths?

If it's as bad as the models and our more knowledgeable posters say, salt will be of little use, if the snow shower are often and heavy to or snow trains,+if the temperature is below - 6it won't melt the ice

sryanbruen

Nettle Soup wrote: »

What were the record lows in 2009 and 2010?
I remember around -15C in 2010 in my car in Galway.

2009-10

Oak Park; -12.1
Ballyhaise; -9.7
Shannon Airport; -11.2
Cork Airport; -5.6
Roche's Point; -2.7
Malin Head; -3.7
Dublin Airport; -9.5
Casement Aerodrome; -12.4
Valentia Observatory; -4.7
Belmullet; -5.6
Knock Airport; -6.1
Gurteen; -8.4
Mullingar; -10.0
Johnstown Castle; -3.7
Cavan; -10.8
Carron; -9.0
Fermoy; -8.4
Sherkin Island; -4.0
Ballygar; -11.0
Phoenix Park; -10.0
Warrenstown; -11.2

2010-11

Oak Park; -12.9
Ballyhaise; -15.2
Shannon Airport; -11.4
Cork Airport; -7.2
Roche's Point; -4.4
Malin Head; -4.3
Dublin Airport; -12.2
Casement Aerodrome; -15.7
Valentia Observatory; -7.7
Belmullet; -7.6
Knock Airport; -7.4
Gurteen; -13.4
Mullingar; -14.1
Johnstown Castle; -4.5
Cavan; -15.4
Carron; -9.6
Fermoy; -12.3
Sherkin Island; -6.2
Ballincurrig; -8.2
Glenties; -11.8
Ballyshannon; -12.0
Phoenix Park; -10.8
Maam Valley; -12.2
Galway; -15.0
Ballygar; -15.5
Ardfert; -11.8
Mount Russell; -11.8
Straide; -17.5
Warrenstown; -14.6
Derrygreenagh; -13.1
Waterford; -11.6

Data originally sourced from Met Éireann.

pilly

DOCARCH wrote: »

I hope it does not get too cold for snow!

Is there any truth in that? My mother used to always say it was too cold for snow?

DOCARCH

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Cantona's Collars

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Anything we should put on this weekends shopping list that might be useful in bad weather for people who might not be able to get to shops easy next week? Maybe a few things to make sure parents or grandparents have in?

Apart from the obvious like food I was thinking it might be a good idea to buy extra salt for de-icing paths? What kind is best?

Dishwasher salt is great and easy to spread,you don't need to go mad with the stuff either to clear a large area. Even a few handfuls works wonders. Remember that spreading salt on snow is kinda pointless,use it on compacted snow and ice.

Gaoth Lag

Casement Aerodrome; -15.7

????

Where's Casement Aerodome lads? -15.7

Nettle Soup

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Anything we should put on this weekends shopping list that might be useful in bad weather for people who might not be able to get to shops easy next week? Maybe a few things to make sure parents or grandparents have in?

Apart from the obvious like food I was thinking it might be a good idea to buy extra salt for de-icing paths? What kind is best?

You have to assume ESB and Water may be affected so...

Candles
Matches
Torches
Batteries
Firelighters
Extra Solid Fuel
Water (5l containers that can refilled)
Portable gas stove?
Teabags/Coffee
Sleeping bags
High energy foods
First Aid kit (check it)
Advance Medication prescriptions
Radio

DOCARCH

pilly wrote: »

Is there any truth in that? My mother used to always say it was too cold for snow?

There is....that's why I posted it (...tongue in cheek...).

Very cold air, sourced from Siberia, can be very dry (i.e. without snow), so I assume someone once said that it was too cold to snow!

George Sunsnow

DOCARCH wrote: »

Yip...chilly day...the cold has already arrived.

4.4c atm in Dublin 16 as well, with negative DP.

Continuing to drop here near Arklow
Now 3.9c
Dp 0.2c

Seeing this,you would well expect the sub zero maxes next week
Baltic already
Gusting to 41.3kmh at just 12ft

mobil 222

squarecircles wrote: »

Starting to feel noticeably cold here in West mayo,a very dry cold,in a strong southeast wind.

The ground has dried out remarkably quick in the past two days.

Same here in Sligo. What a difference a few hard dry days can do.

pilly

ZX7R wrote: »

I was thinking that myself, there is a mad rush for firewood e.c.t
In my area neighbours ask me am I not getting ready for next week, my reply was I've been ready since 2010

It's probably people who don't normally light a fire would stock up in case electricity, gas or oil goes.

sjb25

Just looking at my roster for next week Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday fan fecking tastic

Gonzo

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