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

pad199207

Dusting now again in Kildare eve thing covered

esposito

Snowbie wrote: »

Moderate snow and settling well too.

Temp still falling 0.9C
Dp -1.1C

Where is your location roughly ?

Oneiric 3

Good advice here on how to measure snow depth:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVJ1WeuWcdM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVJ1WeuWcdM

Get out there and get reporting.

Oneiric 3

ffarrell7 wrote: »

We are not Portugal the South of Spain!

Dazler97

I'm in Carrick on Shannon, can I have snow pics please

Rebelbrowser

Still not seeing a single photo of proper snow lads!

odyssey06

Hail in D3... collected some of it on my hand and it's now in my drink

Juppie

Bit heavier in Trim now.

Mimon

ffarrell7 wrote: »

It is not rare.... Far from it in some places.... It is just not common... We are not Portugal the South of Spain!

Rare /not common mean the same thing! We can easily go years without significant snow for large parts of the country. Even if we get it, it usually is fleeting and last no more than a few days.

Oneiric 3

Dazler97 wrote: »

I'm in Carrick on Shannon, can I have snow pics please

Little snowy old me

Does anyone else agree that this is probably the biggest let down weather wise in years?

Humberto Salazar

Rebelbrowser wrote: »

Still not seeing a single photo of proper snow lads!

Yes, getting suspicious now... POIDH.

Yester

Deleted User wrote: »

Went my whole life without ever hearing the word graupel, only to see it 5 times in a row on the last page of this thread. I'm choosing to believe it means an albino otter.

Yup. That's why they say it's snowing seals and otters.

Rodin

Little snowy old me wrote: »

Does anyone else agree that this is probably the biggest let down weather wise in years?

Only if you believed the hype.
Im surprised there's anything.
The big snow will be Thursday.

Mimon

Little snowy old me wrote: »

Does anyone else agree that this is probably the biggest let down weather wise in years?

Patience grasshopper. I'll be happy to see some snow in the air and a decent covering

thecretinhop

kent

noplacehere

Little snowy old me wrote: »

Does anyone else agree that this is probably the biggest let down weather wise in years?

Nope. Expectations weren’t high. Roof of car is already white with graupel . I’m happy out.

Gonzo

Little snowy old me wrote: »

Does anyone else agree that this is probably the biggest let down weather wise in years?

nope, summer 2020 was more of a letdown.

mcburns07

Little snowy old me wrote: »

Does anyone else agree that this is probably the biggest let down weather wise in years?

What were you expecting?

Kermit.de.frog

Grauple interspersed with periods of snow here. That's the quickest way to a covering.

bazlers

Little snowy old me wrote: »

Does anyone else agree that this is probably the biggest let down weather wise in years?

Possibly the GOAT :pac:

Little snowy old me

Little snowy old me wrote: »

Does anyone else agree that this is probably the biggest let down weather wise in years?

It’s grand so far. Day 1.

Dazler97

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Feck off if only

Mimon

Proper snow, Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath

John.Icy

Little snowy old me wrote: »

Does anyone else agree that this is probably the biggest let down weather wise in years?

It's probably going to be a let down in terms of what could have been with the depth of cold that headed our way for sure. Not everyday you get such deep cold headed our way. Unfortunately the 850s were pretty much the only ingredient the weather gods added to the bowl :pac:. Although frontal events on Thursday could rescue things.

But it's not like this exact scenario hasn't been flagged daily since last week by the likes of Gaoth L. He's one of the wisest folk on here, often ignored because he doesn't always bring good news, but he has called this one incredibly well thus far.

So if you're let down, then it's on you really. Or anyone for that matter that is disappointed today and had dizzy expectations. We were warned. If we do get some spots with 2-5cm overnight then it'll be something at least. 5cm would be grand tbh and fairly good for pretty much most areas. Tonight & Tuesday was the forecast peak either way so let's see where we end up.

BrandonBay86

Little snowy old me wrote: »

Does anyone else agree that this is probably the biggest let down weather wise in years?

Past your bedtime fraxinus

Little snowy old me

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It’s grand so far. Day 1.

Hopefully you're right! But at least the drying has been beneficial.

ffarrell7

Mimon wrote: »

Rare /not common mean the same thing! We can easily go years without significant snow for large parts of the country. Even if we get it, it usually is fleeting and last no more than a few days.

Rare and not common is not the same thing...

The Dublin Mountains/Wicklow get sizeable falls of snow every winter which can remain on the ground for long periods of time....

spookwoman

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Grauple interspersed with periods of snow here. That's the quickest way to a covering.

Was trying to remember that word grauple

Nqp15hhu

kittyn wrote: »

Why wouldn’t you post your video with your thoughts on how you see this week panning out?

It’s just an explanation as to why there is very little snow (here).

https://youtu.be/oKSmfQ2bWXE