Severe Weather Snow / Ice Weds 28 FEB ( Onwards ) ** READ MOD NOTE POST#1**

Meteorite58

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Time to start a new thread as the other one reaches its capacity!



I'm sure kermit.de.frog will add a forecast and keep it updated for us.

So to kick it off a few mouth watering charts of the snow and cold potential over the coming days, stay safe.

Looking very windy going into Thurs night and look at those windchill readings!

munsterlegend

How does Pascal in Cork not know that Cork has been put in a red warning since 8pm tonight?!!

SleetAndSnow

New thread hype! Netweather showing quite a few heavy bands of snow heading towards cork city. This is great!

irishfeen

Just watching Pascal live on RTÉ News - the real capital covered in snow looks spectacular

Saganist

South Dublin could be up in the next half hour / hour.

antodeco

Tenner bet this new thread is going to cause 20 minutes of confusion

degsie

Full moon out, looking good.

gabeeg

DOCARCH wrote: »

Looking good for the return of the beast to south Dublin!

Beautifully specific

May north dublin bathe in a drizzly gloom for the rest of time

wicklowdub

Streamers finally setting up nicely for Wicklow/South Dublin in the next hour or so

nimrod86

DOCARCH wrote: »

Looking good for the return of the beast to south Dublin!

Finally! Migrated from Wicklow this morning to family in Sandyford to hopefully get more snow! Got to play in the stuff from last night, but need more for an igloo!

d'Oracle

What are those feckin flying yokes on the weather supposed to be?

redsteveireland

Absolutely hammering it down in East Galway, that streamer all the way from Wales has really delivered here.

thomil

Speaking of cold. Snowing pretty nicely again out here in Ballincollig. Temperature now -2.6°C, with a dew point of -4°C. And that big blob on the radar has yet to reach us.

sdanseo

Looks like Cork City is about to be hammered:



Irish Sea lighting up like a christmas tree again:



Hang on to your snowmen!

AAAAAAAAA

antodeco wrote: »

Tenner bet this new thread is going to cause 20 minutes of confusion

we bet loaves of bread round these parts

Stephen Hawkins football boots

DOCARCH wrote: »

Looking good for the return of the beast to south Dublin!

Great, Dundrum- sandyford or is that too specific

WoollyRedHat

Been waiting for this shower in South Dublin for sooooo long... think I'll have a nice bubble bath instead while listening to The Blizzards.

wicklowdub

Slight downgrade on the update after the 9.00pm news?

Try_harder

This can be the #StormEmma Blizzard thread!!!

Spanish Eyes

Hi Mod, will there be a link to the former thread, some great pics and info there. Hope you don't mind me asking as that is all I am doing!

antodeco

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Jaysus. -78 in Kerry!

d'Oracle

Cody montana wrote: »

So how long will it be before the usual suspects blame the government for this coming events?

Its already started.

pistolpetes11

wicklowdub wrote: »

Slight downgrade on the update after the 9.00pm news?

None at all , all systems go

Try_harder

Thursday 28th???

Wednesday 28th or Thursday 1st Surely!

SleetAndSnow

sdanseo wrote: »

Looks like Cork City is about to be hammered:


Irish Sea lighting up like a christmas tree again:


Hang on to your snowmen!

I hope I have put enough snow around mine to keep it standing! Back to lamppost watching it is!

Gonzo

a snizzle shower here now, first one since 5pm.

Radar is looking promising for South Meath to get hopefully a decent snow shower later.

Balmed Out

Bones of a foot of snow, third powercut in two days. Clonakilty, Cork. Snow here is very fluffy not easy to build a snowman

D.Q

Wicklow waits for the beast. All we've gotten so far is wind

DOCARCH

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Hi Mod, will there be a link to the former thread, some great pics and info there. Hope you don't mind me asking as that is all I am doing!

It will always be there.

At the end of this event we will merge or link all the threads.

Thargor

Jesus the footpaths in Bray and probably everywhere else are absolutely lethal, pure ice rinks where its been compacted.

HONKEY TONK

Waiting for the Beast to hit Naas again

Ronan|Raven

Thargor wrote: »

Jesus the footpaths in Bray and probably everywhere else are absolutely lethal, pure ice rinks where its been compacted.

It's like an ice rink around the boghall

grenouille1966

Balmed Out wrote: »

Bones of a foot of snow, third powercut in two days. Clonakilty, Cork. Snow here is very fluffy not easy to build a snowman

Good stuff! Normally south Cork gets nothing as it is too mild. Most unusual to have snow down there.

_Whimsical_

Orange warning reaching a far as Galway now! Is that for wind or snow associated with Emma?

Fr_Dougal

jamesbere

The 4th graphic in the OP looks like bantry is goin to be -78 :pac::pac:

adox

Still all quite hear in Rush North County Dublin(apart from the howling wind). Haven’t had any snowfall in hours.

Everything seems to be hitting slightly south of us(although we did get a hammering here overnight).

Another huge shower in Cork City. The wind picks up in the showers and it's real blizzard conditions. The city will be totally shut down in the morning.

mickmackey1

-2 in Sherkin but only rain. Poor langers.

foxy06

Thargor wrote:

Jesus the footpaths in Bray and probably everywhere else are absolutely lethal, pure ice rinks where its been compacted.

Walked to work today because the roads in the estate were like an ice rink. It was fine early on when the snow was fresh but on the way home through the town it was so dangerous. Probably safer in the car!

Mr.Boots

The small amount of snow we did have has blown away lol
Fukin first world problem
North wex

d'Oracle

Thargor wrote: »

Jesus the footpaths in Bray and probably everywhere else are absolutely lethal, pure ice rinks where its been compacted.

I bought yak-trax last week and I would highly recommend them.

silverharp

Thargor wrote: »

Jesus the footpaths in Bray and probably everywhere else are absolutely lethal, pure ice rinks where its been compacted.

i got a pair of those grips you can get for shoes, worth every penny, can basically ignore the ice effect

McMurphy

Wind really picked up here , snow has stopped though at present!

MiaMaria

As this thread and the Tech threads are the most popular threads,could i be cheeky and ask people to pop over to the Essential preparation thread and have a look at my last post.Asking advice for frozen gas bottle..Thanks

Meteorite58

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/968964091879612422

miseagustusa

Arklow

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the town with no BREAD, MILK OR SNOW 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

downwesht

Any snow in Galway?

sryanbruen

Here comes Emma

https://twitter.com/iainG81/status/968964857029713920

pistolpetes11

Zambian wrote: »

As this thread and the Tech threads are the most popular threads,could i be cheeky and ask people to pop over to the Essential preparation thread and have a look at my last post.Asking advice for frozen gas bottle..Thanks

Heating and plumbing might be the best for you ?

fritzelly

miseagustusa wrote: »

Arklow

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the town with no BREAD, MILK OR SNOW ��������������

At least bread will be on special offer on Saturday

Paully D

That wind out there now, Jesus. :eek:

MidMan25

Need to drive home from Kilkenny City to Cork City tomorrow morning. Debating whether to take the M9 or M8!?

Brae100

At this point, looking at the latest runs, you'd have to really question the Eagle's forecast on TV3 on Monday. He said that this was all hype and that it would wash away by the weekend. He gave that forecast as pretty much written in stone. Didn't mention any possibility of the now likely outcomes. Very unprofessional. I wonder if there is a bit of a power struggle going on in Glasnevin and if the wimmins were getting too big for their boots? Evelyn, Johanna and Michelle have been very bullish about this outcome and they look like being proven correct.

MiaMaria

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Heating and plumbing might be the best for you ?

Thanks didn't even think of that.

SleetAndSnow

Visibility just dropped massively in cork, can see a lot of snow drifts too with the wind strengthing. This is gonna be a heavy shower me thinks.

sunbabe08

yikes the east coast is gonna get hammered tonight

fritzelly

If south Dublin doesn't get one almighty dump from that big blob incoming it will be unbelievable (using technical terms there)

Jollyman

Zambian wrote: »

As this thread and the Tech threads are the most popular threads,could i be cheeky and ask people to pop over to the Essential preparation thread and have a look at my last post.Asking advice for frozen gas bottle..Thanks

Kettle of boiling hot water over the hose pipe and cylinder and valve should free it right up

irishfeen

sryanbruen wrote: »

Here comes Emma

https://twitter.com/iainG81/status/968964857029713920

Hon the Emma

sean555

downwesht wrote: »

Any snow in Galway?

Plenty of showers all evening, none really that heavy but not too bad, one of the heaviest all day just started.

ben.schlomo

downwesht wrote: »

Any snow in Galway?

Nice little dusting east side of the city. A fair bit more in the easy of the county.

Oafley Jones

d'Oracle wrote: »

I bought yak-trax last week and I would highly recommend them.

Had them in 2010. They were brilliant. I used them to walk the 5km into work, didn't even have to slow down.

wakka12

fritzelly wrote: »

If south Dublin doesn't get one almighty dump from that big blob incoming it will be unbelievable (using technical terms there)

Pray for south Dublin

Daniel2590

Here we go in the next ~45 minutes!

Achasanai

Brae100 wrote: »

you'd have to really question the Eagle's forecast on TV3 on Monday.

I've heard the name a bit recently, but who's 'the Eagle'?

sumtings

Will there technically be no Met Eireann warning for Dublin tomorrow from 12:00 to 16:00?

Larbre34

MidMan25 wrote: »

Need to drive home from Kilkenny City to Cork City tomorrow morning. Debating whether to take the M9 or M8!?

Best wait for the morning reports, its impossible to tell right now which will get hit worse. But have it behind you by 1pm.

bloodless_coup

downwesht wrote: »

Any snow in Galway?

Only a bit. Fine misty stuff.

refusetolose

MidMan25 wrote: »

Need to drive home from Kilkenny City to Cork City tomorrow morning. Debating whether to take the M9 or M8!?

id take the M0 if i were you

Meteorite58

-2.8C in Tralee

MidMan25

Larbre34 wrote: »

Best wait for the morning reports, its impossible to tell right now which will get hit worse. But have it behind you by 1pm.

Currently thinking M8 as the N25 from Waterford to Cork is very hilly and both counties with a red warning now. Tipp and North Cork seemed to have gotten off lightly so far.

Brae100

Larbre34

Achasanai wrote: »

I've heard the name a bit recently, but who's 'the Eagle'?

John Eagleton, a senior forecaster in Met Eireann that used to present on TV and radio, but hasnt for some time. Cool as a cucumber and conservative by nature.

ellieh1

Daniel2590 wrote:

Here we go in the next ~45 minutes!

What map is that?

P.lane78

Jeez bad conditions in cork city now ... blizzard conditions

q85dw7osi4lebg

Coming down heavy at coastal Meath. Finally!

grenouille1966

South Dublin has been getting snow today but not all parts perhaps. These new streamers have to hit all of South Dublin. The North side of Dublin and the CC has been pulverised.

wanderer 22

d'Oracle wrote: »

I bought yak-trax last week

Apt username

fritzelly

ellieh1 wrote: »

What map is that?

https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar

Put Weather Type On and enjoy the fuzziness of watching hell approach you

Daniel2590

ellieh1 wrote: »

What map is that?

https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar

Daniel2590

fritzelly wrote: »

https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar

Put Weather Type On and enjoy the fuzziness of watching hell approach you

Also enjoy wasting your life away staring at it in hope of a streamer coming for you :o

Rock Lesnar

Zechariah Whispering Puppy wrote: »

Coming down heavy at coastal Meath. Finally!

Its been like that all day here, and its still coming down, im around Rathkenny, near slane

PaulKK

MidMan25 wrote: »

Need to drive home from Kilkenny City to Cork City tomorrow morning. Debating whether to take the M9 or M8!?

The M8 is the only logical option.

fritzelly

It's really hotting up over the Irish Sea or should I say cooling down

MidMan25

grenouille1966 wrote: »

South Dublin has been getting snow today but not all parts perhaps. These new streamers have to hit all of South Dublin. The North side of Dublin and the CC has been pulverised.

I'll never forget your post from the other day predicting Cork will get no snow "Too mild and too far south" :pac: I remember reading it at the time and thinking this person is going to be so wrong!

Rougies

Daniel2590 wrote: »

Here we go in the next ~45 minutes!

Looks good for Dun Laoghaire to Bray. Plenty of stuff coming behind it, everywhere north of Wicklow town is in the running really.

d'Oracle

colm18 wrote: »

Apt username

Saturday like!

AllForIt

sunbabe08 wrote: »

poor pascal being made do a weather report out in that freezing cold

I thought the RTE mic covered in snow was cute.

licklelee5

My only use of boards up until recently has been to look for dominos pizza codes!!
Have been following this thread since last week. Decided to register this evening!

Thanks to boards and the posters I was able to stock up on essentials and had everything in place for the kids to enjoy the weather.

We lasted outdoors for a good bit today before little hands got too numb!

In South Dublin and our estate is lethal out there this evening, iced up. Kids snowman still going strong!