Big Freeze Discussion / Heavy snow & Blizzards continue - 02/12/2010

scopper

For the dudes who post here on the regular how long can we expect this to last - I realize weather forecasting is a 1-2 business but just hoping for some basic insight into whether we're in this long haul or not as I have a flight next Monday for a family wedding.

thetonynator

crayolastereo wrote: »

I don't wish to alarm anyone, but the streamer on raintoday is moving away from Ireland altogether.

Was never meant to move in this evening.

SilverSparkle wrote: »

What part? City or county? Callan only showing up as -5

Out near thomastown - near mt. juliet, its an extremely cold location on frosty calm nights, a typical ''frost hollow'' effect.

Sierra Oscar

crayolastereo wrote: »

I don't wish to alarm anyone, but the streamer on raintoday is moving away from Ireland altogether.

It is the precipitation approaching from the West which is the feature tonight.

Figuramatyi

byrneno7 wrote: »

Nope, GFS has that forecast.

That's the tmin.
http://www.irelandsweather.com/
Up to 0 now in Balina and Westport, not good either. All my hopes are in the cooling effect of snowed in Connemara!

DP's still at -3 tho and air is dry, so that can still work.

Johnny1999

Still not sure if I should chance driving to Limerick in the morning, may have to wait and see.

Chuchoter

Then I am no longer alarmed!! XD

rayquinn1

just measured -14.3 outside Navan

sunbabe08

crayolastereo wrote: »

I don't wish to alarm anyone, but the streamer on raintoday is moving away from Ireland altogether.

well considering it's bigger brother is on its way from the west i expect it would run

LID

Hmmm...waiting to see more snow...on conf call til 1 so need some cheery news to keep me awake!!

fishfoodie

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Hehe theres a littla Micra underneath this mound. Location is Glenview in Tallaght.

Are you sure !!!!

Some cunning thieves may have stolen it & left a small pile of cardboard boxes to fool you :eek:

ffarrell7

There will not be snow in the West or south west..more like sleet. However there will be plenty of snow in the midlands, North and East in particular even on the coast. Cork City/Limerick will get sleet I would imagine..Dublin lots of snow as usual.:D:D:D

Bummer1234

fishfoodie wrote: »

Are you sure !!!!

Some cunning thieves may have stolen it & left a small pile of cardboard boxes to fool you :eek:

hope they move them soon

denballs

DAMN busses.....yesterday i had to walk home in the snow from the ilac centre with a bag of shopping in one hand and a heavy wooden toilet seat in the other..........took me 2 hours...........waited at the bus stop for 20 minutes till some guy walking by said a driver told him the buses were off............dreadful.........absolutely dreadful.

hinault

SilverSparkle wrote: »

What part? City or county? Callan only showing up as -5

Thurles is -4 now.

can't believe that other reading from KK = -12.
sounds far too low.

Mike Litoris

fishfoodie wrote: »

Are you sure !!!!

Some cunning thieves may have stolen it & left a small pile of cardboard boxes to fool you :eek:

Either way its time they called this guy....

slimjimmc

Not wrote: »

But be careful of carbon monoxide, etc. build up if you're sitting in it with the engine running and the the exhaust is snowed under (a peice of advice from '82).

and how do you reckon the CO would get into the cabin if the only hole in the exhaust is outside at the back of the car? I could agree there would be some risk if your exhaust was leaking badly near an air vent but I can't see any risk otherwise. I suspect the worst that would happen is your engine would splutter to a halt if the blockage was tight enough.

BTW -6 in Carlow an hour ago, now -8 according to met.ie

Derfil

Confirmed -10 in Newbridge and Mullingar.

bassy

rayquinn1 wrote: »

just measured -14.3 outside Navan

What's the record for Ireland ?.

kenmc

denballs wrote: »

DAMN busses.....yesterday i had to walk home in the snow from the ilac centre with a bag of shopping in one hand and a heavy wooden toilet seat in the other..........took me 2 hours...........waited at the bus stop for 20 minutes till some guy walking by said a driver told him the buses were off............dreadful.........absolutely dreadful.

customer.service@dublinbus.ie is where you need to go, not weather@boards.ie

Mink

hinault wrote: »

Thurles is -4 now.

can't believe that other reading from KK = -12.
sounds far too low.

-10 to -11 on m4 between maynooth & kilcock

maquiladora

The edge of that front just coming into radar view now...

soccerc

Temp steadily rising since 22:00 when it was -8c, it's now -4.5c

Figuramatyi

First band of ???? reaching Connemara from the west:
http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
Dang, no sleep for me for the next 2 hrs?

bryaner

Just went out the back for a smoke, the fcukin cold just sticks to you.

carlmwan

Is navan the coldest town tonight so far? -14.3:rolleyes:

sunbabe08

bassy wrote: »

What's the record for Ireland ?.

Ireland−19.1 °C Markree Castle, County Sligo 16-01 1881


according to wiki

TheMilkyPirate

One thing to add, Went out for a smoke andf fuc* me is it cold out there.

Speedsie

I think he's had one too many....

giggsirish

-11 in Kilcullen

Every hour or so the faint THUD of a 6' sheet of snow can be heard falling off the roof of a nearby house. Sky cable got pulled down earlier when our finally went. Sky had obviously run it along the gutter! Also seen neighbors gutters ripped off when the sheets let loose.

Iancar29

denballs wrote: »

DAMN busses.....yesterday i had to walk home in the snow from the ilac centre with a bag of shopping in one hand and a heavy wooden toilet seat in the other..........took me 2 hours...........waited at the bus stop for 20 minutes till some guy walking by said a driver told him the buses were off............dreadful.........absolutely dreadful.

Like to see u drive the buses haha...