The Big Freeze ( Saturday 9th January 2010 )

dfbemt

Good spread, once this precip is gone it'll be a few hours before there's any more.

Will be interesting to see how this moves through the country over the next while. May not make it past the midlands

DOCARCH

GavinH wrote: »

Hi all,

wind is from the SW down here, does that mean the Atlantic is winning?

No, I'd ignore the surface winds atm. It's showing SW here too, but the weather (snow - yippee) is coming from the east.

kaltz

Few flakes here in Mullingar about 30 minutes ago. Thought that was the start of it but its stopped now. :mad:

bryaner

Small bit in navan atm

Tom Cruises Left Nut

What time is the next Met forecast on RTE 1 ?

GavinH

DOCARCH wrote: »

No, I'd ignore the surface winds atm. It's showing SW here too, but the weather (snow - yippee) is coming from the east.

Yes everthing does look to be moving from the east. Okay will ignore the surface wind.
Thanks

Flimbos

Snowing fairly heavy here in Dublin 15 for at least the last hour. And it doesn't show signs of stopping!

Jomcc

Snowing heavily in Portlaoise.

dfbemt

snaps wrote: »

hows dublin airport fairing during this snow? I cant find a webcam of dublin airport.

Always amazes me that people ask these questions. You can clearly use the internet, just google Dublin Airport. :mad:

Rant over.

Dublin Airport has suspended flight operations, lots of delayed and cancelled flights now showing

http://www.dublinairport.com/at-airport/latest-news/090110_suspended.html

chucknorris

Flimbos wrote: »

Snowing fairly heavy here in Dublin 15 for at least the last hour. And it doesn't show signs of stopping!

Plenty of SNOW going around d15 even in summer time;)

bryaner

chucknorris wrote: »

Plenty of SNOW going around d15 even in summer time;)

Lol naughty

mollzer

Very dark in Carrickmacross, but temps up to -2 now, a few flakes about 10 mins ago but I could count all that landed there were so few.

gothwalk

We had an overnight low of -10.6C here in Maynooth, easily beating the previous night's new record of -8.7C.

It's now snowing steadily - has been since I woke up at 9, and clearly had been for some time before. We've about 2cm of fresh snow on top of what was here already.

paddybar

GavinH wrote: »

Hi all,

wind is from the SW down here, does that mean the Atlantic is winning?

I'm in mallow at the mo and the wind is easterly maybe ESE

Winger_PL

Mr. Muddle wrote: »

My sister is flying out of Dublin Airport at 6am tomorrow morning, I know its probably too early to know but what do you clever people who know so much think about her chances and about driving to Airport from Drogheda at 3am?

It might be fairly messy allright, I'd say she has 50% chances of actually getting to the airport, not to mention that it might get closed in the morning.

rockett1

Good dumping of snow here in Firhouse (Tallaght )over the last 2-3 hours and still coming down,impressive

Irish Steve

Snowing at present, air temp 0.3, precip 1.2 mm in rain equivalent, which translates to about 4 cm since it started this morning at whatever time it did. Varying in severity of fall from significant to almost nothing. Call from Duleek a few minutes ago, similar there, and also in Ratoath.

RTE and AAroadwatch have nothing up about current conditions.

To coin a phrase, "Be careful out there!"

Johnny1999

snowing here, will keep you updated:D

francie BradyII

Irish Steve wrote: »

Snowing at present, air temp 0.3, precip 1.2 mm in rain equivalent, which translates to about 4 cm since it started this morning at whatever time it did. Varying in severity of fall from significant to almost nothing. Call from Duleek a few minutes ago, similar there, and also in Ratoath.

RTE and AAroadwatch have nothing up about current conditions.

To coin a phrase, "Be careful out there!"

what are the roads like around ashbounre? i have to head to work shortly

munsterlegend

Weathercheck wrote: »

Snow passed here about 2 hours ago, about 2cms on the ground, first proper snow of the spell!!

well if anyone deserved snow you did - well done. given your snow shield has been broken down hopefully in cork the same can happen tomorrow and monday!

munsterlegend

t|nt|n wrote: »

Lovely big flakes in Naas now !!!!

Just saw the Sky News forecast, the lovely Lisa is showing a massive whiteout for Tuesday !

Just to mention that snow beers + snow hangover + reflective snow = pain

where is the whiteout occurring? all over or further north? bbc had that yesterday too.

Tom Cruises Left Nut

munsterlegend wrote: »

where is the whiteout occurring? all over or further north? bbc had that yesterday too.

It was the entire country I think, I was kinda staring at Lisa for most of it !!

mickger

Snowing very lightly in Waterford City. Sky looks full of snow

gally74

dublin airport shut down, dont think they had this snow in their grit calc's!!!!

no snow in galway but it is as cold as i have seen, nb saw -26 at the top of kaprun in austria once or twice, sun just starting to come out

fathersymes

Dark skies and snowing in Glenageary.

paddybar

t|nt|n wrote: »

It was the entire country I think, I was kinda staring at Lisa for most of it !!

HEY keep your grubby little eyes off my woman:mad:

munsterlegend

t|nt|n wrote: »

It was the entire country I think, I was kinda staring at Lisa for most of it !!

fully understandable. you just saw white over ireland?! she likes to mention ireland anyway given her roots. i always laugh at the bbc northern ireland forecast they never mention the south in their forecast.

irishdub14

Dublin airport has suspended ALL flights till further notice, and snowing moderatly in D13 so id say the airport wont be open at all today..... its getting scary!!! lol

ciaran67

+28c not a cloud in the sky sitting here with a freezing cold glass of bubbly listening to the waves crash onto the beach thinking about a swim.

Wakes up looks out window begins to cry.

munsterlegend

paddybar wrote: »

HEY keep your grubby little eyes off my woman:mad:

what temp did you record out there paddy bar? i am close to mallow as well and i had a -9 when i got up on the car.