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

sparrowcar · 08-02-2021 5:40am

Quiet night here in Dublin Airport.
Temp still 2c with DP -4c and everything bone dry now.

Some action starting to build west of the IOM and heading for east Ulster...promising signs for Dublin/East coast.

guil · 08-02-2021 6:06am

2c in the car on the way to work this morning, absolutely balt8c though. Kildare

Ptrk85 · 08-02-2021 6:54am

Some light flakes starting to fall in Navan. Small shower on radar but a good start nonetheless.

Squidvicious · 08-02-2021 7:15am

Interesting to see that Meteireann don't have any weather warning out yet, although there are weather warnings in place for much of NI. I would have thought that if NI merits a weather warning then North Leinster should get one too. Surely snow showers aren't going to affect Down and Armagh but not Louth? Admittedly, Meteireann do have an Advisory which mentions snow showers which adds to the mystery as to why they have no warning in place. However, Meteireann have also dropped any mention of accumulations this morning which doesn't exactly augur well for snow.

ninebeanrows · 08-02-2021 7:17am

Must be serious question marks now as to whether Thursdays front gets further northeast than Munster

ninebeanrows · 08-02-2021 7:33am

Some speckles beginning to show up in Irish Sea now on radar some light snow or graupel flurries likely in places this morning

Hopefully some reasonable showers about by tonight

Graces7 · 08-02-2021 7:34am

weatherfiend wrote: »

Stay safe Grace. It’s bitterly cold here in Dublin 18 but love the thought of lots of snow

If it happens it will be... interesting.. to see how we all cope. lol... When I was in Orkney my home help used to arrive on the family tractor... Picturesque. And efficient. I was told that in 2010 here they had to scoop snow out of the ferry...

Bitter cold, but the gas pipe is clear so not too bad. lol...

Graces7 · 08-02-2021 7:42am

gozunda wrote: »

Trust the cat. Cats know things we don't...

My SEVEN are varied! Most are out at present. …. We shall see.

Graces7 · 08-02-2021 7:49am

Reati wrote: »

Ah here. I've feckin surgery Thursday morning. It can feck off till after I get to the hospital.

Ah good luck!

My fortnightly shopping is due on Thursday too..

King of Spades · 08-02-2021 8:02am

Looks like shower activity is increasing along coastline in Louth and Meath.

Chalkitdown147 · 08-02-2021 8:04am

King of Spades wrote: »

Looks like shower activity is increasing along coastline in Louth and Meath.

What radar are you using??

King of Spades · 08-02-2021 8:06am

Chalkitdown147 wrote: »

What radar are you using??

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/mobile

DOCARCH · 08-02-2021 8:09am

Wind at M2 buoy, Anglesey and IOM gone ENE. Hopefully that might throw a few showers/flurries Dublin way.

DOCARCH · 08-02-2021 8:16am

Brief graupel shower now in Dublin 16.

....and light snow too.

Larbre34 · 08-02-2021 8:31am

King of Spades wrote: »

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/mobile

Jesus, just look at what the North Sea is dumping

JCX BXC · 08-02-2021 8:35am

Shower just kicking off east of Donabate/Rush, should be coming in shore soon.

Chalkitdown147 · 08-02-2021 8:36am

According to netweather looks like a shower making its way into Rush/Donate heading ENE

Fics · 08-02-2021 8:36am

King of Spades wrote: »

Looks like shower activity is increasing along coastline in Louth and Meath.

Can confirm, light snizzle stretching from meath coast right up to the red cow.

(I'm an essential worker before anyone questions the journey)

JCX BXC · 08-02-2021 8:37am

Strange, Heathrow reporting a temperature of -2°c and dewpoint of -5°c all morning, however reporting only rain or at best sleet.

Chalkitdown147 · 08-02-2021 8:39am

JCX BXC wrote: »

Shower just kicking off east of Donabate/Rush, should be coming in shore soon.

I'm wondering is there something up with the radar as it just magically appear over Lambay when you animate it, maybe more on the way but just not being picked up further out in the Irish sea???

Shane O' Malley · 08-02-2021 8:40am

Chalkitdown147 wrote: »

According to netweather looks like a shower making its way into Rush/Donate heading ENE

Netweather and rain today do not show the lighter showers. Some of those showing around Dublin now on met.ie

JCX BXC · 08-02-2021 8:48am

Chalkitdown147 wrote: »

I'm wondering is there something up with the radar as it just magically appear over Lambay when you animate it, maybe more on the way but just not being picked up further out in the Irish sea???

That's merely the joys of sea effect showers!

Graces7 · 08-02-2021 9:02am

Tears flowing involuntarily... I had to bring the bag of coal in from partway down the drive…. ( and the gas cylinder) .

typing is not easy; SO BITTERLY COLD.. shudders! My arms are chilled through all the layers.

So there I am " walking " a 20 kg bag of eggs in! Life is gutsy out here! lol... But all fuelled up now. Great feeling!

Please take care; this cold as they say " something else" and demands respect.

Grey heavy hard sky and an eerie wind sighing and soughing over the ocean