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

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    #8852
    highdef
    Registered Users Posts: 6,140 ✭✭✭highdef


    Irish Sea is springing to life more to the north right now. Could be the turn for many parts of North Dublin and Meath soon


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    #8853
    Rougies
    Registered Users Posts: 2,674 ✭✭✭Rougies


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Belting down again.

    New development now in Irish sea may offer southsiders hope.

    I've given up on the radar, it has been lying to me all evening. Back to the old lamppost tech for a while at least.


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    #8854
    d'Oracle
    Registered Users Posts: 7,025 ✭✭✭d'Oracle


    Elmer Blooker wrote: »
    No one seems to be commenting on the unusually low temperatures in the cloudy and windy conditions tonight, -3.3c now.
    It is very unusual to get temperatures this low under cloud cover in Ireland, 2010 being the last time obviously.
    In recent winters I couldn't even manage <-3c on calm clear nights.

    Let me fix that, I went up to the shop a short while ago.
    Its feckin baltic.


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    #8855
    Steopo
    Registered Users Posts: 239 ✭✭Steopo


    After 23 hours of travel finally made it home. Started off in Chicago in 16c mild sunny weather, flight arrived in Dublin on time but runway just closed as approaching landing, bit of circling then diversion to Shannon, 4 hour wait on the plane, flight abandoned as crew over legal work limit, bussed to Limerick, slow train to Dublin standing only for many, taxi home. Surprisingly nearly everyone took it really well and possibly few friendships formed and lots of weather chat comparing US against Ireland. Most of the US folk were sniggering at the cancellation when in Shannon but took it a bit more serious when we reached Portlaoise - few horror stories about missed connections/weddings... Snow train report: sprinkling in Shannon/Limerick (no snowballs there), heavy shower in Thurles but generally light covering in Tipp apart from on the hills, real stuff started from Portlaoise on, deepest covering was in Kildare, depth tapered off a bit getting into Dublin and could see some areas took more of a pasting than others. Light snow showers from Drumcondra to Swords, stopped by Donabate but still nice covering from earlier. Now onto snowman making tomorrow onwards !!!


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    #8856
    Calibos
    Registered Users Posts: 7,796 ✭✭✭Calibos


    Originally Posted by markfla
    I have 4 family members and a load of friends and in-laws that were supposed to fly out to Vegas tomorrow also. Disappointed for them.
    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    Too much of a gamble I guess.

    Surely they can find an Elvis impersonator over here to perform the wedding instead?? ;)

    :D:D:D


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    #8857
    Dubh Geannain
    Registered Users Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭Dubh Geannain


    Not much falling in Trim this evening so far.

    As for the Polish lad talking about Irish drivers... Managed to avoid an Eastern European lad on my way into work this morning. He was coming the opposite direction to me and swerved over and back the road 3 or 4 times. He was lucky there was a massive grass verge on both sides of the road which he made full use of. Clearly been tipping it in his VW Polo.


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    #8858
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 53,365 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Daniel2590 wrote: »
    Just went outside and nearly got blown away by blizzard conditions!



    Just kidding there's nothing in D18 (please send snow) :mad:
    I can see big patches of sky above me (i.e. don't have complete cloud cover).

    Not looking likely for us.


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    #8859
    keith_sixteen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 518 ✭✭✭keith_sixteen


    Claire6 wrote: »
    Does it absolutely infuriate anyone else when people say "ah Ireland is so dramatic, Canada/Poland/Austria get this weather all the time"?


    Eh yes but that is their climate. Absolutely head wrecking.

    Agree. I live in Switzerland and by the looks of things, the snow yous have now is worse than anything here all winter.

    In addition, from time to time, they get caught out with the bad weather and there can be just as much travel chaos.


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    #8860
    rsl1976
    Registered Users Posts: 824 ✭✭✭rsl1976


    Fierce wind and snow dublin 5


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    #8861
    DominoDub
    Registered Users Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭DominoDub


    With Netweather.TV Radar turning weather type OFF gives better results .


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    #8862
    Daniel2590
    Registered Users Posts: 1,645 ✭✭✭Daniel2590


    awec wrote: »
    I can see big patches of sky above me (i.e. don't have complete cloud cover).

    Not looking likely for us.

    Radar also shows a whole load of nothing too!


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    #8863
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users Posts: 23,453 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    You guys on the southside have no idea what you're missing.

    Blizzard conditions, snow piling up. Visibility a real issue here with the drifting.


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    #8864
    Acosta
    Registered Users Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Acosta


    We're never going to be great driving in the snow because we barely ever get any of it. But we're crap drivers. Drive anywhere, any day and the road it full of drivers who won't or can't be bothered to do the basics properly or use common sense.


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    #8865
    Bunny Colvin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,048 ✭✭✭Bunny Colvin


    Cody montana wrote: »
    I bid 1 Million Euro.
    Can collect of Saturday, okay?

    Sold. Will drive it into an ice-cream container for you and all.


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    #8866
    thehamo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,048 ✭✭✭thehamo


    Absolutely hammering it down here in d9/11


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    #8867
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,705 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    You guys on the southside have no idea what you're missing.

    Blizzard conditions, snow piling up.

    Your only getting half of what we got last night.


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    #8868
    Rougies
    Registered Users Posts: 2,674 ✭✭✭Rougies


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    You guys on the southside have no idea what you're missing.

    Blizzard conditions, snow piling up. Visibility a real issue here with the drifting.

    Oh we know exactly what we're missing.


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    #8869
    demakinz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭demakinz


    Nearly 5inches sitting on the driveway and it's still coming down.


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    #8870
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 53,365 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Your only getting half of what we got last night.
    Speak for yourself.

    This southsider got pretty much feck all last night. :(


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    #8871
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    Claire6 wrote: »
    Friend from Poland saying the same to me. "it's -20° in Poland. People just don't know how to drive here. Its embarrassing"...

    Makes me sooo mad!!

    Throw this at them, death rate per 100,000 drivers - Ireland- 4.1, Poland - 10.3

    Edit: Is per 100,000 inhabitants


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    #8872
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,705 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    awec wrote: »
    Speak for yourself.

    This southsider got pretty much feck all last night. :(

    13cm here in Dublin 16....not feck all!


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    #8873
    buzzerxx
    Registered Users Posts: 908 ✭✭✭buzzerxx


    Blizzard in Coolock d17.


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    #8874
    Shakey_jake
    Registered Users Posts: 538 ✭✭✭Shakey_jake


    Has bearly stopped in since 7 in D13


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    #8875
    sdanseo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,233 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    You guys on the southside have no idea what you're missing.

    Blizzard conditions, snow piling up. Visibility a real issue here with the drifting.

    Or further north
    stoppit youre making me cry


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    #8876
    pistolpetes11
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 7,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭pistolpetes11


    Still Tipping down nicely here


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    #8877
    Calibos
    Registered Users Posts: 7,796 ✭✭✭Calibos


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Anglesey/Wales gone? :pac:

    Appropriately enough, Tsar Bomba should just about do it. ;)


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    #8878
    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users Posts: 7,761 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    Claire6 wrote: »
    Seen enough lunatic drivers in real life today! Spinning out all day in my estate.

    My house is on a corner leading into my estate. Lost count the number of tools who’ve nearly spun, hit another car or come through my front garden because they’re going to fast around the corner. What is it with people and these conditions in cars? They think they’re some sort of magic vehicles.


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    #8879
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,083 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    -4 in tolka valley gushing out of the skies too all that's missing now is the thunder snow


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    #8880
    Saganist
    Registered Users Posts: 1,333 ✭✭✭Saganist


    Coming down hard in D11, sideways, drifts starting. Bit worried now for tomorrow. I think snowfall amounts will be staggering in certain areas.


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    #8881
    policy75
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭policy75


    RobertKK wrote: »
    It looks from the radar that Westmeath should have been in status red today.
    Absolutely. We have had such a lot of snow already and it been belting down more in the past hour. The poor dogs cant want walk through the snow, they have to jump through it


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