Cold Spell - Feb 7th to 13th 2021 - Chat

Beechwoodspark

[Deleted User] wrote: »

He was talking about earlier in the week.

That lad is the biggest ramper/hype man going

More cynical ppl than I would say he deliberately hypes up weather events to boost his own profile...

nacho libre

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

If it's anything like here, the leading edge of it will be heavier than the main body of it, but having said that, pepping up a little in intensity here again with an increasing growl to the wind.

How long has it been snowing there?

Fiftyfilthy

Graces7 wrote: »

No as it is a normal part of life. When I lived in Orkney no one made a fuss as it happened for weeks every winter.

Here it is hype! We enjoyed it at a calmer level .I remember once standing at my cottage door during a power cut when there were feet of snow everywhere and just thinking that this is how it has been for generations . Calmness and normality. And of course we were equipped for it.

Whilst your point is valid , I have to pull you about weeks of snow on Orkney , that has never ever been the case . Yes , we do get snow most years but it’s a couple of days or more at best but certainly never weeks of snow

smallgarden

Just started very lightly snowing in Portlaoise

sean555

Best snow for me since 2018 and 2nd best since 2010. Not too often we get 4 hours of continuous snow near Galway city. With possibly 2 or 3 hours still left in the front.
Also looking at the radar it seems to be intensifying just over Galway Bay.

Water John

Birtles wrote: »

snowing here for last two hrs, sticking to all verticial surfaces, due to the wind, but alas not the ground.
unless the kids learn to build horizontal snowmen, we are done!

140m ASL, west of cork city

Birtles, west of cork city also but at 230m, the snow is staying.

watlantic

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

If it's anything like here, the leading edge of it will be heavier than the main body of it, but having said that, pepping up a little in intensity here again with an increasing growl to the wind.

Let's just hope it doesn't fizzle out, eh sorry, snizzle out:D

Beechwoodspark

Currently in Robertstown co Kildare

plenty wind but no snow

thecretinhop

sean555 wrote: »

Best snow for me since 2018 and 2nd best since 2010. Not too often we get 4 hours of continuous snow near Galway city. With possibly 2 or 3 hours still left in the front.
Also looking at the radar it seems to be intensifying just over the Galway Bay.

yep

molly dolly

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

That lad is the biggest ramper/hype man going

More cynical ppl than I would say he deliberately hypes up weather events to boost his own profile...

He is actually very balanced and had at all times downplayed the tabloid type headlines which are hardly his fault.

Mam of 4

We have snow !'
Am happy !

Eta , Portlaoise.

Artane2002

snizzling in Dublin 5 again

Brz555

sean555 wrote: »

Best snow for me since 2018 and 2nd best since 2010. Not too often we get 4 hours of continuous snow near Galway city. With possibly 2 or 3 hours still left in the front.
Also looking at the radar it seems to be intensifying just over the Galway Bay.

Blizzard like here in the city, be great if the front stalled over us for another few hours

Beechwoodspark

molly dolly wrote: »

He is actually very balanced and had at all times downplayed the tabloid type headlines which are hardly his fault.

I have my own views, don’t want to derail the thread so won’t say any more

Still no snow in north Kildare - bitterly cold though.

nacho libre

And so it begins... a few flakes in the wind:)

Oneiric 3

nacho libre wrote: »

How long has it been snowing there?

Since about 11.30am. It's the kind of snow that blows as much up as it does fall down.

funnydoggy

Is met.ie the best place to look at radars?

Kamili

molly dolly wrote: »

He is actually very balanced and had at all times downplayed the tabloid type headlines which are hardly his fault.

And he posts on here too. He often gets confused with the tabloid types unfairly.

Looks like the front is dying out around Carlow... hasn't progressed north much

Danno

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

That lad is the biggest ramper/hype man going

More cynical ppl than I would say he deliberately hypes up weather events to boost his own profile...

@Villain meet @Beechwoodspark

@Beechwoodspark meet @Villain

:eek:


:D:D

Danno

Snowing here in south Laois since just before 1pm, generally light but persistent. Occasional moderate intensities. Too windy for sticking yet!

kegg

nacho libre wrote: »

And so it begins... a few flakes in the wind:)

Hope they keep coming in the foxford direction.

happyoutscan

Graces7 wrote: »

No as it is a normal part of life. When I lived in Orkney no one made a fuss as it happened for weeks every winter.

Here it is hype! We enjoyed it at a calmer level .I remember once standing at my cottage door during a power cut when there were feet of snow everywhere and just thinking that this is how it has been for generations . Calmness and normality. And of course we were equipped for it.

Not so in the states Grace. Snowball fights, snowmen, outdoor ice skating and sledding are the norm.

nacho libre

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Since about 11.30am. It's the kind of snow that blows up as much up as it does fall down.

It's very small snow here, and dancing around in the wind as you say.
Hopefully it will get heavier and become blizzard like soon enough

fattymuatty

We are in Loughrea and my daughter just measured the snow outside. She reckons the average is 6cm deep at the moment. It has been snowing nonstop here since half 10/11ish.

nacho libre

Getting a bit heavier now. I love the way you can see it coming in the distance!

dak

nacho libre wrote: »

And so it begins... a few flakes in the wind:)

Lucky you to have flakes in the wind .. only flakes I have seen today are cornflakes in Portmarnock ! Not a white one insight!

Danno

Danno wrote: »

Snowing here in south Laois since just before 1pm, generally light but persistent. Occasional moderate intensities. Too windy for sticking yet!

Won't stick at all in Arklow so,gusting 50kmh if it ever gets here...
Currently 1.9/-3.9c

Cw85

Carlow town just the front edge of it now. There's a good wind and just light snow but should hopefully get better in the next few hours

Davaeo09

Patchy wet snow was all I hard here in kilkenny

Very jealous of those pics in Cappawhite etc

Will there be more showers? I remember this was one spoke about as a near 12 hour event

RobertKK

A light dusting, if one was putting a light dusting of icing sugar onto a cake they would be proud.

Building very slowly due to being light snow.