Severe Winter Weather, Snow/Ice - Sun 25th Feb (Onwards) ** READ MOD NOTE POST #1 **

Calibos

fritzelly wrote: »

It's a supplementary advisory to tell everyone in Dublin and surroundings you're fecked next week

brianblaze

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Extreme cold advisory from Joanna online now
https://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/weather-special-30003671/10843426/

This is the TV news report playing in the background at the start of a disaster movie...

BorneTobyWilde

Can this Bitter Baltic Bitch take out the power, or is that relatively safe.

fritzelly

brianblaze wrote: »

This is the TV news report playing in the background at the start of a disaster movie...

2012?

Harry Palmr

Airplane.

Sneachta2018

I remember my grandfather telling us stories from Leitrim about 1947. Bitter cold but dry for a few days beforehand and when they woke up the next morning they had to dig themselves out of their cottage. Drifts were up to 20 feet in places. Truly exceptional. And then further blizzards with sunny calm but freezing intervals.

Without sounding alarmist but based on what I’m reading here there is a possibility that high ground in Wicklow could have similar conditions. And also, I know hunches aren’t scientific, but I have a feeling most parts of Ireland will see at least moderate snow before next weekend.

aidanodr

https://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/weather-special-30003671/10843426/

By the looks of that new ME advisory tonight .. The CORK snow shield remains in tact through out the whole thing? Its mainly the east gets a drubbing?

So at least in Cork we can go about our business as usual? Lots of pee'd off kids .. no snowmen or days off it seems?

Popeleo

With such extreme conditions on their way, I would have expected that RTE would skip the mandatory 40-second advert before the forecast on the RTE Player.

JanuarySnowstor

aidanodr wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/weather-special-30003671/10843426/

By the looks of that new ME advisory tonight .. The CORK snow shield remains in tact through out the whole thing? Its mainly the east gets a drubbing?

So at least in Cork we can go about our business as usual? Lots of pee'd off kids .. no snowmen or days off it seems?

You must have very little understanding of weather

ANDREWMUFC

Lads I’m scared

aidanodr

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

You must have very little understanding of weather

...Thats why my comment was all question marks .. see what response.

But Im purely going on what she said in that advisory? Or maybe I picked it up wrong

mirrorwall14

I’m getting seriously concerned about our GFCH. We have no other heat source. Should we be picking up a gas canister and one of those old fashioned gas radiators? We’re in north Kildare with a 3 year old. House is C1 rated at least so it’s better than the last one during 2010

jamo2oo9

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

I’m getting seriously concerned about our GFCH. We have no other heat source. Should we be picking up a gas canister and one of those old fashioned gas radiators? We’re in north Kildare with a 3 year old. House is C1 rated at least so it’s better than the last one during 2010

There's not much you can do if you have a GFCH but you can get yourself one of those room heaters with a gas tank.

sryanbruen

aidanodr wrote: »

Its mainly the east gets a drubbing?

Damn right we will and you'll have your turn too, just requires patience.

Manitoban

Manitoban wrote: »

I'm in Castlebellingham, it better snow with all the preparations I have done!

You are further south. Better chance of the white stuff I reckon. In 2010 Dundalk didn't get a sniff, but down nearer Drogheda got a right pasting.

Charles Babbage

This kind of forecast is rather unusual
http://www.metcheck.com/WEATHER/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=Dublin&dateFor=28/02/2018&locationID=17578&lat=53.3&lon=-6.2

Will it be like this, film mostly here
https://digitalfilmarchive.net/media/super-8-stories-the-big-freeze-642

sadie9

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

I’m getting seriously concerned about our GFCH. We have no other heat source. Should we be picking up a gas canister and one of those old fashioned gas radiators? We’re in north Kildare with a 3 year old. House is C1 rated at least so it’s better than the last one during 2010

Go and buy an oil-filled rad from Argos, and keep the Receipt! Then return it after the 'event' if you didn't need it.

TitianGerm

Why would the poster be concerned about his GFCH?

mirrorwall14

TitianGerm wrote: »

Why would the poster be concerned about his GFCH?

If electricity goes at any stage we’ll have no heat source and it’s going to be bitterly cold

Calibos

ANDREWMUFC wrote: »

Lads I’m scared

Why so scared? Sure it was only yesterday that you had this to say.

JCX BXC

A supplementary forecast is rather unusual. I'd be honestly shocked if this event didn't turn out to be one of the most memorable of the last 100 years.

Stephen Hawkins football boots

Just dropping in, did some one mention snow?

TitianGerm

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

If electricity goes at any stage we’ll have no heat source and it’s going to be bitterly cold

Ah I was thinking why would someone have GFCH and not be on the mains :pac:

Surely it'd be unlikely that the power would go out though? I don't even remember stories of power loss around here in heavy snows.

Heroditas

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

If electricity goes at any stage we’ll have no heat source and it’s going to be bitterly cold

Then an oil-filled radiator, as some have suggested, will be zero use.
If you have a fireplace, stock up on wood, coal etc.
Whereabouts in North Kildare are you?

screamer

sryanbruen wrote: »

bazlers wrote: »

It all just seems too good to be true. Your just waiting for the bubble to burst. Oh it all just sadly took a southerly direction or the precipitation just didn’t unfold.
But maybe just maybe this is the once in a life time chance when it all comes togetherðŸ™❄️☃️

It is the latter for reasons I have stated in the Winter discussion thread for a few weeks now.

So what's your prediction sryan how long are we gonna be snowed in for?

Charles Babbage

JCX BXC wrote: »

A supplementary forecast is rather unusual. I'd be honestly shocked if this event didn't turn out to be one of the most memorable of the last 100 years.

Well in 1982 they predicted sleet turning to rain, in 1947 they had no TV in Ireland.

Rougies

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

There's not much you can do if you have a GFCH but you can get yourself one of those room heaters with a gas tank.

You mean a "superser", if you're an old fart like me.

BabysCoffee

Shovel & dishwasher salt bought. Snow boots coming out of the wardrobe tomorrow and going to stock up on some logs.

Bring it on!!!

Danno

Latest forecast for South Laois area: http://www.durrow.ie/forecast-issued-february-23rd-2018/

aidanodr

https://www.facebook.com/DonegalWeatherC/

A RED WARNING FOR LOW TEMPERATURES HAS BEEN ISSUED

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Warning in place Nationwide Ireland :
(ULSTER, CONNACHT, MUNSTER & LEINSTER)

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Due to the the risk of very low temperatures over next week a low temperature level red warning has been Issued.

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