COLD SPELL Jan 28th Onwards: Wintry Showers/Frosty, Some Snow Accumulations

Larbre34 · 29-01-2015 10:21pm

Yer wan on the news there would rather be anywhere else.

acassells80 · 29-01-2015 10:22pm

Raining here in blackrock

TireeTerror · 29-01-2015 10:24pm

icesnowfrost wrote: »

class man. did u make it to the car park. im heading up slieve foy tomorrow. cant wait

Yeah I made it to the car park. Here she is up there.

Ive a friend from Dromar Co. Down coming to see me tomorrow if he can get down South as he just has a normal car and its fairly deep at his house. Then we are taking my Lad Rover up the mountain in the Mournes. You can actually take your 4x4 right up the track, the gate is not locked. I passed a police land rover and he just waved, so it must be ok. Anyway we are hoping to be camping in on e of the forest there just for the lols!

loubian · 29-01-2015 10:24pm

Lashing here in North Dublin

Iancar29 · 29-01-2015 10:25pm

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

Re Polar Low

No it is not is my verdict.
Polar lows always give snow and don't involve a rise in upper temps such as this one
Am in shock that the Met suggest it is!?

Sorry i disagree , there had been a few cases of polar lows hitting ireland and the uk and not always giving snow. Yes they can bring snow showers , but to say the Always do , i dunno about that.

Schadenfreudia · 29-01-2015 10:25pm

Getting very windy, temp 1.5C and the snow cover is degrading.....

BLIZZARD7 · 29-01-2015 10:26pm

Sleety rain with the odd big flake coming down now in d14...

_Brian · 29-01-2015 10:29pm

We had 17/18 CM's of snow this morning here in Cavan. Were at 170Meters.

Wonderful days fun with kids.

Mixed rain sleet now and quite windy.

Girls went to bed praying for fresh snow overnight but I'd be doubtful.

Pipmae · 29-01-2015 10:37pm

TireeTerror wrote: »

You can actually take your 4x4 right up the track, the gate is not locked.

Off topic I know but would my Toyota Rav4 (2006) be able for that journey?

TireeTerror · 29-01-2015 10:44pm

Pipmae wrote: »

Off topic I know but would my Toyota Rav4 (2006) be able for that journey?

You could drive up that journey in the video. The road underneath is tarmac, it was just covered in snow., The hill isnt all that steep and at each hairpin the camber is in your favour so as long as you keep the speed down and let the engine do the braking you wouldnt have any problem. The biggest issue is when its icy, thats a different ball game altogether.

Here is a Google map link showing where the entrance is. This particular road is in Coilte land, so it has a metal gate which is closed at night. If you are feeling much braver, and I dont suggest it without a low ratio gearbox which I wouldnt think a Rav4 would have, then you can head up to the mast at the back of Omeath just a bit further along, but it was utterly wild last night. I got stuck when I went off road and had to winch out, the pain of the snow as it smashed into my face up there was bad. I could only see about 3 or 4 feet in front until I got off the top and sheltered form the wind.

https://www.google.ie/maps/@54.0655758,-6.2201542,16z?hl=en

YFlyer · 29-01-2015 10:44pm

Any sniff of snow for Limerick?

RED L4 0TH · 29-01-2015 10:44pm

Positive DPs in alot of places at the moment.

q85dw7osi4lebg · 29-01-2015 11:01pm

Heavy sleet / very wet snow / Icey rain flakes falling in the m1 around exit 6/7. Unbelievable amount of precipitation out there! Non treated and quiet roads in easy Meath not in great condition. Still snow on paths in Dunboyne 40 mins ago.

ninebeanrows · 29-01-2015 11:12pm

18z gives Ireland tonnes of snow next Tuesday

jimbis · 29-01-2015 11:14pm

Mech1 wrote: »

And some amount of feckin eejits up there or at least trying to get up there in Civics, Bmw's etc.

I was up there earlier in a Ford Focus, thanks to snow socks

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Over took a chap in a Subaru forester that just couldn't get up the hill, some people just don't have it :rolleyes:

rickdangerouss · 29-01-2015 11:16pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

18z gives Ireland tonnes of snow next Tuesday

I will have a beer for that great "Pub run".

maquiladora · 29-01-2015 11:17pm

Knife-edge stuff, but the 18Z GFS has the low on Monday just far enough east to bring frontal snow to the southwest inland from the coast. Marginal of course so might just end up being sleet/wet snow.

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Villain · 29-01-2015 11:19pm

maquiladora wrote: »

Knife-edge stuff, but the 18Z GFS has the low on Monday just far enough east to bring frontal snow to the southwest inland from the coast. Marginal of course so might just end up being sleet/wet snow.

Cork snow shield won't be breached again!