Snow watch until Sunday 24th (N,W,SW most at risk)

NMB

I love this snow glow outside - it’s night but the light is quite strong. Beautiful here lovely snow covered branches on trees. Hopefully a bit more tonight and even more hopeful for second week in February.

Gonzo

Dazler97 wrote: »

It definitely is different now I wish I was around for winter 82 that looked deadly

Winter 82 was almost overkill, I was only 8 then and I remember walking on top of snow drifts but dad told me to be careful as there were cars buried beneath them and not to jump on the snow as my foot could go through a window or damage the roof of the cars. I've never seen anything like it ever since. The drifts during Storm Emma made an attempt but they were pitiful compared to the 1982 ones.

John.Icy

TTLF wrote: »

:D:D:D Funniest thing I've heard all night honestly. Guess quarantine really hit me, I should really know that, im the prime age for that stuff :pac:


In other news my hopes of good snow was squandered. My GF was pasted

Excuse me this is a weather forum.

Wine Goddess

TonyMaloney wrote: »

I was here on boards for winter 82

It was actually surprisingly quiet

No-one had computers then! I was around just a child but absolutely no computers!!!

But I'm guessing you're just kidding.....

ongarboy

TonyMaloney wrote: »

I was here on boards for winter 82

It was actually surprisingly quiet

On the Commodore 64 eh?? Lol!!

TTLF

John.Icy wrote: »

Excuse me this is a weather forum.

stop you're killing me

Billcarson

Gonzo wrote: »

Winter 82 was almost overkill, I was only 8 then and I remember walking on top of snow drifts but dad told me to be careful as there were cars buried beneath them and not to jump on the snow as my foot could go through a window or damage the roof of the cars. I've never seen anything like it ever since. The drifts during Storm Emma made an attempt but they were pitiful compared to the 1982 ones.

I was 8 at the time aswell. Pretty much the event that got me interested in weather in the first place.

Holy Duck

TTLF wrote:

One house has snow on the roof, other didnt... Still happy with what we got though!

Wouldn't be mad about the curtains

Dazler97

Gonzo wrote: »

Winter 82 was almost overkill, I was only 8 then and I remember walking on top of snow drifts but dad told me to be careful as there were cars buried beneath them and not to jump on the snow as my foot could go through a window or damage the roof of the cars. I've never seen anything like it ever since. The drifts during Storm Emma made an attempt but they were pitiful compared to the 1982 ones.

Well I would have loved to been around for 82, sounds mad i know but storm Emma is the most snow I've seen then before that was 09 and 10

Danno

John.Icy wrote: »

Excuse me this is a weather forum.

The lines are becoming more blurred with each Saturday night that passes, let alone each hour.

Dazler97

Wine Goddess wrote: »

No-one had computers then! I was around just a child but absolutely no computers!!!

But I'm guessing you're just kidding.....

I'm guessing he's messing, even I know there where only work computers back then

nacho libre

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Just peeked out the curtains as I'm going to bed and see its snowing again in Letterkenny, wasn't expecting anything here tonight! Not sure how long its been going for but I cleared all the snow off the car earlier and its all covered again so a decent top up

You had turned your back on snow earlier this week. I hope you have learned your lesson:)

Danno

Dazler97 wrote: »

I'm guessing he's messing, even I know there where only work computers back then

'Tis only a gosoon that's still wet behind the ears! :pac:

TonyMaloney

Wine Goddess wrote: »

No-one had computers then! I was around just a child but absolutely no computers!!!

But I'm guessing you're just kidding.....

No I never joke.

I was a beta user of boards back in the eighties before the internet.

downburst

No snow in Dundalk at this moment in time.

piplip87

When this pivots how far inland are we expecting it? Could we get a top up in Virginia

Kermit.de.frog

Well, that's that for now. Might be worthwhile checking the situation around 7:30 am and see if the sleet/snow is showing signs of coming back on to the east coast. nite

TonyMaloney

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Well, that's that for now. Might be worthwhile checking the situation around 7:30 am and see if the sleet/snow is showing signs of coming back on to the east coast. nite

Boo

axe2grind

Massive flakes continue to settle in coastal Wicklow. 0.3C Dp -1C

R.F.

Just started again in gorey

Donegal Storm

nacho libre wrote: »

You had turned your back on snow earlier this week. I hope you have learned your lesson:)

Just last night in fact Indeed, I'll admit underestimating tonight as 'just a bit of drizzle'

King of Spades

Lovely covering of snow here in central Meath. About 3 or 4cm. Huge snowflakes when it was heavy a couple of hours ago. Back to snizzle now but no sign of any thaw so will hopefully all still be there in the morning.

Nqp15hhu

Danno wrote: »

The lines are becoming more blurred with each Saturday night that passes, let alone each hour.

What point are you trying to make here? Pretty sure they’re mocking me

Calibos

Shout out to all the other '74 babies who were 8 in '82. I'm 47 in a few days.....and still love the snow like a kid. Lived out in Firhouse in '82 and the snow was about 2ft on the flat and drifted to the top of the 7 or 8ft wall of the back garden. In and around the 80's was great for Snow. '79, '82, '84 all great or fantastic snows. Had moved to Bray for the fantastic '87 snow. '91 was also decent in Bray IIRC but after that it was a dusting (inch or two) that lasted a day if we were lucky for the next 20 years till Jan 2010 and Nov/Dec 2010.

Nqp15hhu

piplip87 wrote: »

When this pivots how far inland are we expecting it? Could we get a top up in Virginia

I don’t think this front is going to pivot as predicted. It’s headed very far north, by at least 100 miles. But it appears to be fizzling out.

The radar says precipitation is about 15 miles to my south and we have clear skies here.

Tbh I would be content if it broke up. I would love a nice hard frost.

sean555

Snowing again in Moycullen in Galway.

John.Icy

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

What point are you trying to make here? Pretty sure they’re mocking me

Unless you are TTLF's girlfriend I don't see how my post is involving you :D

Goldfinch8

Dazler97 wrote: »

It definitely is different now I wish I was around for winter 82 that looked deadly

The big snow of early January 1982 remains for me the no 1 weather experience in my lifetime. As a child who grew up in a village near the Dublin/Kildare border, I will never forget the snow drifts in our local area.
It is probably the reason why I am on a thread that now spans over 120 pages in the search for a few centimetres of snow!
My fondness for snow started back then. I am glad though that I am not alone.
Anyway, back on topic. The last bit of a shower that we had here in this part of Mayo was very sleety in nature. A little bit of dripping going on in the gutters earlier also. Will see what the morning brings.

Danno

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

What point are you trying to make here? Pretty sure they’re mocking me

Seriously? You've got to be on a wind-up to come out with a statement like this?

I've been keeping a keen eye on this thread all evening long and nobody, absolutely nobody has mentioned anything remotely that could be inferred as an insult towards you.

If this forum is too much of a mental gymnastic for you to navigate I really suggest that you take some time out and collect your thoughts before contributing any further.

It's a real pity that you seek out and find offence directed at you in this forum. Some of your posts, especially photographic contributions have been fantastic and well appreciated by the vast majority of regulars here.

As a moderator of this forum, I like to "let it flow" as much as possible (maybe it's my love of hurling and seeing a good uninterrupted hard graft game) that shines through here in my style, but so-be-it. The real-world is a tough hard place and I don't think the internet should be a "safe-space" either.

Having said that, I wouldn't resist reaching into my chest pocket and plucking out a yellow card either - where it is clearly warranted. It would be a rare occurrence. However, I would equally be tempted to reach into said pocket and flash a yellow card for feigning an injury. Consider your name in the book, no card flashed - yet.

Dazler97

Goldfinch8 wrote: »

The big snow of early January 1982 remains for me the no 1 weather experience in my lifetime. As a child who grew up in a village near the Dublin/Kildare border, I will never forget the snow drifts in our local area.
It is probably the reason why I am on a thread that now spans over 120 pages in the search for a few centimetres of snow!
My fondness for snow started back then. I am glad though that I am not alone.
Anyway, back on topic. The last bit of a shower that we had here in this part of Mayo was very sleety in nature. A little bit of dripping going on in the gutters earlier also. Will see what the morning brings.

That sounds awesome but yes I get you I'm excited for 5cm where as I know there was alot more snow in the 80s and some 90s, 82 looked similar to 1963 and then again I remember my great gran saying 1947 was so bad as that's the year my great grandad died and couldn't get buried for 7 weeks