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The Big Freeze ( Sunday 10th January )

ninebeanrows · 2010-01-10 00:24:07

Big falls of snow have been hitting much of Dublin this evening. 8cm of lying snow here with bigger drifts, best snow i have had for probably ever. Snow expected to become more widespread across Ireland during the morning and afternoon. Take care and make the most of a very rare event.

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#2192 10-01-2010 10:14pm
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opr wrote: »

Was just gonna ask about this myself. When this front moves away, what happens ? Do we see a return to the cold air for a few more days ?

What did the models look like today for the event on Tuesday that a few people are talking about ? Or do most of you think Tuesday is now a non-event ?

Opr

We return to the normal sh** Irish weather..... :mad:

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#2193 10-01-2010 10:14pm
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parts of the shannon frozen solid - Lough Ree frozen solid. Absolutely amazing bit there on the news - one 75 year old man living on an island in the Shannon.

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#2194 10-01-2010 10:14pm
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North Cork wrote: »

In tonight's news

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What did you expect, everyone knows nobody lives outside Dublin :rolleyes:

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#2195 10-01-2010 10:15pm
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can anyone tell me how wexford looks?

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#2196 10-01-2010 10:15pm
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mickger wrote: »

Thought it was over but we still have a sleety/snow mix

still snowing out in Kill, snow is 'wetter' though

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#2197 10-01-2010 10:15pm
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North Cork wrote: »

In tonight's news

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Ah c'mon - 3 minutes later - there's Pascal on RTE in Cork - cheer up!

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#2198 10-01-2010 10:15pm
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North Cork wrote: »

In tonight's news

DUBLIN
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Child.

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#2199 10-01-2010 10:15pm
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opr wrote: »

Was just gonna ask about this myself. When this front moves away, what happens ? Do we see a return to the cold air for a few more days ?

What did the models look like today for the event on Tuesday that a few people are talking about ? Or do most of you think Tuesday is now a non-event ?

Opr

Read MT craniums thread, this is pretty much a good forecast of weather over next few days http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63917235&postcount=753

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#2200 10-01-2010 10:16pm
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homolumo wrote: »

still snowing out in Kill, snow is 'wetter' though

Are the roads bad out there?

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#2201 10-01-2010 10:16pm
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Takeshi_Kovacs wrote: »

Read MT craniums thread, this is pretty much a good forecast of weather over next few days http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63917235&postcount=753

Thanks I had missed his latest post.

Opr

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#2202 10-01-2010 10:17pm
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Lough Ree in dublin is it?

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#2203 10-01-2010 10:17pm
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(carrot nose now missing:()

(baby snowman now missing also)

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#2204 10-01-2010 10:18pm
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From AA -

Avoid the right lane on the exit for J5 Leixlip off the M4 as well as the slip road from the N4/Lucan Rd outbound at the Spa Hotel. •The Strawberry Beds & Tinkers Hill remain impassable. Knockmaroon Hill should be avoided. Icy on the Newcastle Rd, the Griffen Rd and Chapel Hill. • Very icy and slushy on Brookfield Rd, the SCR at Islandbridge, Military Rd and Kilmainham Lane.

• The M50 has been gritted but care is still advised on the on/off-ramps. • Conditions have improved somewhat around Kinsealy & Malahide - continue to drive with care around the housing estates.

• Roads around the Glencullen and Stepaside areas are treacherous. Drive with extra care. • Take extra care over all bridges in the city centre, including Church St Bridge, James Joyce Bridge, Harolds Cross and Baggot St due to the very slippery conditions. Also on Bridge St approaching the Quays.

Dublin roads still look to be pretty bad

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#2205 10-01-2010 10:19pm
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When I got up this morning and saw what little snow there from last night was quickly melting, I decided to go to the snow so made the trip out to Glendalough, and I sure did see snow Amazing up there, we saw about 5 other people while we up there and the snow higher up was almost untouched, fresh powdery snow... lots of it. And better still, while we were up there it starting snowing heavily.

An odd encounter while we there though too... we could see an individual walking towards us and couldn't determine what he/she was wearing... turned out to be a guy in full viking gear with a sword resting on his shoulder! Not what you would expect to see up there - wish I had taken a picture, but the sword looked sharp :eek:

Anyway, highly recommend taking the trip. For future cold spells that is what I will be doing, given my little micro climate in Lusk doesn't deliver...

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#2206 10-01-2010 10:20pm
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francie BradyII wrote: »

Lough Ree in dublin is it?

You are taking the piss right??

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#2207 10-01-2010 10:20pm
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Shane732 wrote: »

From AA -

Avoid the right lane on the exit for J5 Leixlip off the M4 as well as the slip road from the N4/Lucan Rd outbound at the Spa Hotel. •The Strawberry Beds & Tinkers Hill remain impassable. Knockmaroon Hill should be avoided. Icy on the Newcastle Rd, the Griffen Rd and Chapel Hill. • Very icy and slushy on Brookfield Rd, the SCR at Islandbridge, Military Rd and Kilmainham Lane.

Dublin roads still look to be pretty bad

That doesn't appear to have been updated since last night/early this morning.
N4 and M50 were fine earlier.

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#2208 10-01-2010 10:22pm
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North Cork wrote: »

In tonight's news

DUBLIN
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Admit it, you switched off during the murder story.

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#2209 10-01-2010 10:24pm
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Just watched the weather there on RTE. A gradual improvement he said - TO RAIN. An IMPROVEMENT!!! :mad:

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#2210 10-01-2010 10:27pm
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Sandymount, Dublin.
Has turned from vaguely mild and rain to chilly with fine sleet in the last 20 minutes.

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#2211 10-01-2010 10:27pm
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A thaw coming - from every fibre of my being, THANK GOD. Apologies to the snow lovers.

Although we may still see more snow before the thaw. So funny I want a thaw and snow at the same time :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

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#2212 10-01-2010 10:27pm
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Just hearing the tip-tap of rain on my roof here in east Galway!!!

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#2213 10-01-2010 10:28pm
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#2214 10-01-2010 10:29pm
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Can we expect any snow here in the morning was a slight thaw temps have Been 2c all day

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#2215 10-01-2010 10:29pm
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Shane732 wrote: »

From AA -

Avoid the right lane on the exit for J5 Leixlip off the M4 as well as the slip road from the N4/Lucan Rd outbound at the Spa Hotel. •The Strawberry Beds & Tinkers Hill remain impassable. Knockmaroon Hill should be avoided. Icy on the Newcastle Rd, the Griffen Rd and Chapel Hill. • Very icy and slushy on Brookfield Rd, the SCR at Islandbridge, Military Rd and Kilmainham Lane.

• The M50 has been gritted but care is still advised on the on/off-ramps. • Conditions have improved somewhat around Kinsealy & Malahide - continue to drive with care around the housing estates.

• Roads around the Glencullen and Stepaside areas are treacherous. Drive with extra care. • Take extra care over all bridges in the city centre, including Church St Bridge, James Joyce Bridge, Harolds Cross and Baggot St due to the very slippery conditions. Also on Bridge St approaching the Quays.

Dublin roads still look to be pretty bad

thats not been updated since 9am this morning or so, very out of date. Most roads in dublin are absolutely fine, due to thaw/rain.

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#2216 10-01-2010 10:29pm
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feckin raining here in D14 too. stupid goddamn country this, can't even organise a bloody snowfest properly. Seriously think it's time to sell the country to Germany - proper beer, proper roads,proper car and now proper snow - they have it all.....

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#2217 10-01-2010 10:29pm
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What a let down this whole (non) event was a couple of cm of snow washed away by rain in a couple of hours. This country truly is a sh%thole cant even do weather right

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#2218 10-01-2010 10:29pm
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Here's a pic of my little street in cork - Alexandra road.
Probably won't see it looking like that again for a while.
[IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HXMI/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/snowy%20pics/snowy%20pics%20009.jpg[/IMG]

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#2219 10-01-2010 10:31pm
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It's likely to freeze each night this week : so ground surface will still be slippy even if there is no further snow.

Heard on News at 1 on radio today, that provisionally it looks like we could have a return to polar conditions after next weekend.
Too early to say for definite.

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#2220 10-01-2010 10:31pm
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Oh yippee, the thaw seems to be coming. Thank feck for that, I am so sick of this snow!

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#2221 10-01-2010 10:31pm
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alfa beta wrote: »

Here's a pic of my little street in cork - Alexandra road.
Probably won't see it looking like that again for a while.
[IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/HXMI/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/snowy%20pics/snowy%20pics%20009.jpg[/IMG]

Nice one!

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