Severe Weather Snow / Ice Weds 28 FEB ( Onwards ) READ MOD NOTE POST#1

WoolyJumper · 01-03-2018 07:48PM

I'm not weather expert but even I know weather is interpretation of data and charts to try and predict what is going to happen. It is not an exact science. Yesterday all signs were pointing towards a big snow event this evening. It's difficult to predict exactly when that is going to happen that far in advance so they did the sensible thing and gave the earliest time it could potentially arrive at. Better to predict it too early than too late. If they had said 8 pm and it arrived at 4 pm peoples lives would be at risk .

Kaisr Sose · 01-03-2018 07:48PM

Deedsie wrote: »

Idiots and morons get pissed off easily. It was declared for 16:00 to give people time to get home. Why does everything have to be explained, is there no common sense out there? Just instant outrage and annoyance

Nobody has patience to wait for weather to arrive anymore. Social media is the perfect fix for impatient people. They can just post what they think, without thinking about it!

billymitchell · 01-03-2018 07:49PM

Sariah wrote: »

D24 looks like a lot of rain drops on my window???

D15 is very Misty now, snow seems to be melting

dave1982 · 01-03-2018 07:49PM

Rain

rubbledoubledo · 01-03-2018 07:49PM

dharma200 wrote: »

Im in Clare. Constant snow all day. Roads impassable.

What roads are impassable in Clare

coffeepls · 01-03-2018 07:50PM

allthedoyles wrote: »

is ventusky working ?

https://www.ventusky.com/?p=52.4;-6.9;5&l=snow&t=20171016/15

It seems ok after I refreshed it. Tap on the app icon (am using iPad)

DOCARCH · 01-03-2018 07:50PM

Thank goodness! Temp dropping back in Dublin 16 now. -1.2c DP -2.5c atm.

Moderate fine snow falling, which is accumulating on the ground, rather than on cars/roofs, due to the wind.

I was only 10 in 1982 but I do remember noticing how little snow there was on roofs while at the same time we had 6 ft snow snow drifts (in Dublin 6).

del88 · 01-03-2018 07:51PM

Rain in Walkinstown:-(

Steve F · 01-03-2018 07:51PM

RTE Six One just mention snowfall of 3 feet How has it gone from 40cm to 3 feet?

ozzy jr · 01-03-2018 07:51PM

Sariah wrote: »

D24 looks like a lot of rain drops on my window???

Looks same in D16

GhostyMcGhost · 01-03-2018 07:52PM

Kildare Town

Cows Go µ · 01-03-2018 07:52PM

allthedoyles wrote: »

is ventusky working ?

https://www.ventusky.com/?p=52.4;-6.9;5&l=snow&t=20171016/15

Is it just me, or have you got that set to 16/10/2017?

J Mysterio · 01-03-2018 07:52PM

Arthur Daley wrote: »

Ok Eveyln Cusack doubling down with maybe a metre of snow in South Dublin, Wicklow. Let's see

Doubling down, haha.

antodeco · 01-03-2018 07:52PM

Yup. It's rain

McMurphy · 01-03-2018 07:52PM

marvin80 wrote: »

Where are you? Wexford?

Kildare/Wickow border a few miles from Kilteel.

sdanseo · 01-03-2018 07:52PM

Steve F wrote: »

RTE Six One just mention snowfall of 3 feet How has it gone from 40cm to 3 feet?

In some areas near the mountains.

The storm hits the Wicklow mountains for example, the air gets pushed up by 700-1000m and condenses, boom explosive snow

DOCARCH · 01-03-2018 07:52PM

del88 wrote: »

Rain in Walkinstown:-(

Are you sure it's not fine snow?

Moderate fine snow now in Dublin 16, starting to accumulate, on the ground, rather than on cars/roofs, due to the wind. -1.2c atm.

Lumi · 01-03-2018 07:52PM

Mod Note

The ongoing bickering, trolling, deliberate thread-spoiling and misinformation is ruining the thread for people who are actually interested in discussing the weather
As it clearly states in the OP

This is a busy thread and as a result the Mod Team will be taking a zero Tolerance approach to trolling, flaming and personal abuse.

Don’t say you weren’t warned!!

And please don’t feed - report & let the Mod team deal with Troublesome Posters/Trolls

Van.Bosch · 01-03-2018 07:52PM

Maybe a dumb question but is the snow tonight coming from the beast with the wind being storm emma? Or is Emma bringing snow also?

Artane2002 · 01-03-2018 07:53PM

Snow in Dublin 5, not rain.

coffeepls · 01-03-2018 07:53PM

GhostyMcGhost wrote: »

Kildare Town

Is that 30cm there (can’t see properly). It’s definitely that here in Sallins. Blizzards all day. What next?!

Van.Bosch · 01-03-2018 07:54PM

Artane2002 wrote: »

Snow in Dublin 5, not rain.

What’s your expectation for D5 by morning?

power pants · 01-03-2018 07:54PM

Not trolling but it's definitely rain and not snow in d11. Very windy though

BLIZZARD7 · 01-03-2018 07:54PM

How is it raining inland of here? Temp dropping, -0.3c now and garden all sparkly with light snow. DP -3C.

Don't go off velux windows guys- check under light, tis fine snow particles.

R.F. · 01-03-2018 07:54PM

Getting a decent amount now in Gorey

clawback07 · 01-03-2018 07:54PM

Surely if Shannon Airport has decided to close until 5:00am Saturday morning there is definitely something massive expected .The dismissive neersayers on this thread appear to want to blame anyone for the inconvenience of having to stay at home for 24 hours ! Don't forget the loss of life in 1982, some of which might have been avoided if today's technology was available back then .

SEPT 23 1989 · 01-03-2018 07:54PM

No rain in Newcastle Dublin

mikeecho · 01-03-2018 07:54PM

Van.Bosch wrote: »

Maybe a dumb question but is the snow tonight coming from the beast with the wind being storm emma? Or is Emma bringing snow also?

My understanding is..
The beast is brining cold
Emma is bringing moisture

Cold + moisture = snow

Ol' Donie · 01-03-2018 07:55PM

Stupid drizzle in Tallaght.

Stupid, stupid drizzle.

Brae100 · 01-03-2018 07:55PM

Kaisr Sose wrote: »

Nobody has patience to wait for weather to arrive anymore. Social media is the perfect fix for impatient people. They can just post what they think, without thinking about it!

The "feelings" generation. My feelings have equal validity to your facts.

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