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

redsteveireland

Dazler97 wrote: »

Feck off if only

I've never seen Palace Fields looking as good as it did today, breathtaking.

murfo

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Looks like incoming for north Dublin soon - more so up toward Portmarnock, Swords, Malahide

Wish I'd read that before deciding to go out for a cycle, had a mini-blizzard and couldn't see the road for a few seconds at it's heaviest (kettles lane).

It was easing off a little by the time I reached the bridge at M1 Swords/Holywell (pic a bit blurry as it struggled to focus with amount of flakes in front of the lens, small but a lot of them)

Fairly wet stuff, jacket was white when i got home but it had melted by the time I put the bike away

Bio Mech

Little snowy old me wrote: »

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

Frankly I think this is the worst thing to happen to this country since the famine.

Actually maybe even including the famine. I don’t want to overstate it, but whatever you are talking about is actually horrific.

Nabber

Biggest let down

fall on your sword

*crying*

*moaning*

It's weather. I'd say some of ye in here fall on your knees when you don't win the lotto.
Try and enjoy it and pick up some knew knowledge on weather forecasts and weather events.
This is Ireland, snow is not easy to come by in these parts.

DOCARCH

Mod Note: Do not feed trolls!

Calibos

Rodin wrote: »

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

Even that might not live up to the hype now according to the latest models like the ECM and ICON. Moderate to light snow on Thursday with the rain arriving friday morning....even to the East. ...though the GFS on the otherhand says snowmageddon, no thaw and more Frontal Snow on Saturday/Sunday. Dont think the GFS has gotten much right so far though.

Kermit.de.frog

If some actually read posts and OPs the situation would be a lot clearer for them in my considered opinion.

Mimon

Only snowed in Kinnegad for 5 minutes or so. Nice big flakes. Was enough to make a snowball off the windowsill and get the son who is glued to his Playstation

Humberto Salazar

A few flakes or grains of graupel north Offaly. Settling in the corners and crannies quite easily.

Zogabomb

Calibos wrote: »

Even that might not live up to the hype now according to the latest models like the ECM and ICON. Moderate to light snow on Thursday with the rain arriving friday morning....even to the East. ...though the GFS on the otherhand says snowmageddon, no thaw and more Frontal Snow on Saturday/Sunday. Dont think the GFS has gotten much right so far though.

These situations have a habit of being a halfway house when 2 of the big models differ, that isn't a bad place to be!

Rodin

Calibos wrote: »

Even that might not live up to the hype now according to the latest models like the ECM and ICON. Moderate to light snow on Thursday with the rain arriving friday morning....even to the East. ...though the GFS on the otherhand says snowmageddon, no thaw and more Frontal Snow on Saturday/Sunday. Dont think the GFS has gotten much right so far though.

Im in the west. Think we'll get a bit.
Any links to those modela so I can look?

The Master.

are posts being deleted on this thread or what?

Dazler97

Showers are sadly failing to get to me, now I've had 2 flurries and I'm so happy haha, I think cavan should have been added into that warning as well

DOCARCH

The Master. wrote: »

are posts being deleted on this thread or what?

Yes...stupid/silly ones!

Rodin

Rodin wrote: »

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

Met Eireann breaking the news gently:
"... ahem, well, about that snow on Thursday.... "

Artane2002

moderate/heavy graupel shower with some graupel accumulations in Dublin 5 :P

Mimon

Dazler97 wrote: »

Showers are sadly failing to get to me, now I've had 2 flurries and I'm so happy haha, I think cavan should have been added into that warning as well

Was just having the same thoughts when looking at the warning there. County warning is a blunt instrument.

East Cavan sticks out like a sore thumb when you look at Monaghan and Meath included. Should maybe split counties into 2/4 districts depending on size and geographical spread.

Kermit.de.frog

It's not only Thursday and Friday - there is snow potential right through until Monday with various frontal zones coming up against this cold air at different times.

Scobius90

Artane2002 wrote: »

moderate/heavy graupel shower with some graupel accumulations in Dublin 5 :P

Must be fairly localised? Just off roundabout and only a smidgeon here.

kegg

The tiniest of flakes falling in foxford mayo. Can only see them under the back door light.

Artane2002

Scobius90 wrote: »

Must be fairly localised? Just off roundabout and only a smidgeon here.

it was only a brief burst but enough to make roofs go white, a bit of a dusting on the footpaths too.

edit: it turned to light snow now

Slashermcguirk

Moderate snow showers in D5 :-)

Trebor176

There is a covering on the cars here (Clondalkin). Nothing is sticking on the ground (yet).

Kermit.de.frog

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

It's not only Thursday and Friday - there is snow potential right through until Monday with various frontal zones coming up against this cold air at different times.

Absolutely no reason why we can't drag this potential snow thread all the way to April.

Holy Duck

Moderate snow, Rush, flakes getting bigger

Sawduck

Will the Southern counties get any snow

TTLF

is South Dublin under a shadow now?

ffarrell7

Sawduck wrote: »

Will the Southern counties get any snow

No.

Dazler97

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Absolutely no reason why we can't drag this potential snow thread all the way to April.

Oh yes please, if only 1947 happened

DOCARCH

TTLF wrote: »

is South Dublin under a shadow now?

Pretty much. Anglesey. Really need ENE (or NNE) wind for decent showers off Irish Sea for south Dublin.