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

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Time to start a new thread as the other one reaches its capacity!

I'm sure kermit.de.frog will add a forecast and keep it updated for us.

So to kick it off a few mouth watering charts of the snow and cold potential over the coming days, stay safe.

Looking very windy going into Thurs night and look at those windchill readings!

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weatherfiend

gabeeg wrote: »

Cool. Where's the duck pond?

In Sandyford - Belarmine. If you zoom it in you can just see the Drake in the middle of the reeds. That is normally water

Cork Boy 53

Calibos wrote: »

Unfortunately for me near the Seafront in Bray Peak snow was about 2 inches deep on the flat despite 30 hours of moderate to heavy snow Thursdays 9pm into the wee hours of this morning. ie. Falling snow only kept pace with the thawing or natural compacting under its own weight. So for me this entire period didn't beat the first hour of snow under a streamer on Nov 26th 2010 nevermind the entire period. I really thought that worst case would be 1987 1ft of snow on the level for the Seafront area while other areas of Dublin and Wicklow got levels one starts measuring in fractions of a metre. I would have been happy with that and not really expected more given I'm on the Seafront. Twas not to be though and I'm 'Bitterly' disappointed

Whats going to be really strange given this event happened near the beginning of March, is that if we get some decent sunny mild weather in the next couple of weeks, how weird is it going to feel sweating while cutting the grass or a hedge in a T-shirt and remembering that literally a few weeks previously that garden or hedge was under several feet of snow and drifts. Those two scenarios are usually several months apart at a minimum.

Who knows, maybe this year will play out like 2010. A Snow event at the beginning of the year and then another in Nov/Dec before the calendar year is out.

The difference this time is that the snowfall happened at end of Feb/beginning of March, while the first spell of very cold weather in 2010 occurred in Jan of that year. Jan this year was nothing out of the ordinary weatherwise so it`s not really playing out the same.

Jojo37

Kinda sad watching all the snow melt. Measured outside my house this morning and we got about 10 inches (North Cork) not bad considering we were late to the party. Had a great day yesterday and morning today out playing with the kids so can't really complain. Back to normality Monday!

JJayoo

Could be some heavy flooding

RobertKK

Starting to snow again on the hills north east of Kilkenny.

I was chatting to a person who had come from Kilkenny city to visit the hills, he had to abandon the car lower down and couldn't get over how bad it was and how high the snow drifts are. Said it is a different world compared to lower down.

Need someone to dig out the road as it will be there for a long time if it isn't removed and dumped as a snow plough wouldn't clear the road. The area is classified as mountainous by the department of agriculture.

Deblowin

First post! We live at 200 m ASL near Rathcoole. Thaw starting to set in now. Generally we had around 30 cm - nowhere really sheltered from wind effects. Local roads running north south have spectacular drifts up to 4 m. Magic. Hard to capture the immensity and beauty of it but I'll post some pictures later when I am allowed as a new poster.

mickmackey1

thejuggler wrote: »

86 years young on a sledge just outside Cork City. Well done Eileen.

She's famous

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43253956

ninebeanrows

Calibos wrote: »

Unfortunately for me near the Seafront in Bray Peak snow was about 2 inches deep on the flat despite 30 hours of moderate to heavy snow Thursdays 9pm into the wee hours of this morning. ie. Falling snow only kept pace with the thawing or natural compacting under its own weight. So for me this entire period didn't beat the first hour of snow under a streamer on Nov 26th 2010 nevermind the entire period. I really thought that worst case would be 1987 1ft of snow on the level for the Seafront area while other areas of Dublin and Wicklow got levels one starts measuring in fractions of a metre. I would have been happy with that and not really expected more given I'm on the Seafront. Twas not to be though and I'm 'Bitterly' disappointed

Whats going to be really strange given this event happened near the beginning of March, is that if we get some decent sunny mild weather in the next couple of weeks, how weird is it going to feel sweating while cutting the grass or a hedge in a T-shirt and remembering that literally a few weeks previously that garden or hedge was under several feet of snow and drifts. Those two scenarios are usually several months apart at a minimum.

Who knows, maybe this year will play out like 2010. A Snow event at the beginning of the year and then another in Nov/Dec before the calendar year is out.

You got unlucky on both counts! Portmarnock was just North enough to get a nice feed of powder feeders from Wednesday night through until Friday midday. It largely missed out on the Emma snow but still got that additional two inches last night as you mention.

In an ideal world for those on the immediate coast we needed those conditions Wednesday through Friday morning to persist for longer to give us deep stuff.

gabeeg

weatherfiend wrote: »

Just been for a lovely walk before it all thaws. Amazed to see the duck pond frozen over. And the depth of snow made walking difficult for the dogs but they loved it

Cool. Where's the duck pond?

Colser

Ludo wrote: »

Heavy rain in Rochestown, Cork now. Bring it on. Time to wash it all away...

Back to normality alright,rain running down the windows but it's been a fantastic few days.

Ludo

Heavy rain in Rochestown, Cork now. Bring it on. Time to wash it all away...

Calibos

Unfortunately for me near the Seafront in Bray Peak snow was about 2 inches deep on the flat despite 30 hours of moderate to heavy snow Thursdays 9pm into the wee hours of this morning. ie. Falling snow only kept pace with the thawing or natural compacting under its own weight. So for me this entire period didn't beat the first hour of snow under a streamer on Nov 26th 2010 nevermind the entire period. I really thought that worst case would be 1987 1ft of snow on the level for the Seafront area while other areas of Dublin and Wicklow got levels one starts measuring in fractions of a metre. I would have been happy with that and not really expected more given I'm on the Seafront. Twas not to be though and I'm 'Bitterly' disappointed

Whats going to be really strange given this event happened near the beginning of March, is that if we get some decent sunny mild weather in the next couple of weeks, how weird is it going to feel sweating while cutting the grass or a hedge in a T-shirt and remembering that literally a few weeks previously that garden or hedge was under several feet of snow and drifts. Those two scenarios are usually several months apart at a minimum.

Who knows, maybe this year will play out like 2010. A Snow event at the beginning of the year and then another in Nov/Dec before the calendar year is out.

weatherfiend

See the depth

sunbabe08

Lashing rain coming down in cork :-(

MJohnston

Really lightening up here in D7, not direct sunlight or anything, but there is plenty of solar radiation getting through to provide some extra melt (the reflectivity of the clouds might actually help heat things up a bit more there, I'm not sure?).

Honestly, I'm glad of the thaw - I really enjoyed it from Tuesday to Friday, but at that point things started getting really extreme here, even this close to the city centre we felt isolated/disconnected. Couple that with a general sense of increasing amounts of people testing the limits of that disconnection (from authority) - if not outright lawlessness in places, although not in our area thankfully - and I'm kind of glad things are returning to normal. As I've said before, it might just be that I have a kid now that I'm less interested in prolonged snow spells. That might change if I ever move to my dream house in some mountains in the middle of nowhere, where I'll be happy for it!

weatherfiend

Just been for a lovely walk before it all thaws. Amazed to see the duck pond frozen over. And the depth of snow made walking difficult for the dogs but they loved it

Pwindedd

wakka12 wrote: »

Im so glad I wasn't away during this cold spell. Id be absolutely gutted if I missed this, I don't think Id ever recover!

I will let you know how my recovery process goes. In years to come when the great snow of 2018 is mentioned my eyes will well up at having missed it. My only comfort will be that I've had the holiday of a lifetime and spent precious time with my family who I don't get to see as often as I'd like . I would describe the feeling as akin to doing the same lottery numbers week in week out. The one week you forget to do them ....your numbers come up !

m17

Corofin Co Galway 03/03/18

I went to say a big thanks to everyone for all the brilliant pics and updates over the past few days it's been epic thanks again yours m17

sryanbruen

https://twitter.com/RTEArchives/status/969927794036797440

sryanbruen

I have a happy face on me that it's thawing actually, it's been an incredible event. We broke records. I took tons of pictures and videos. I had lots of fun - I even went out with the family which I rarely do :P. Now I'd like normal life to resume for me please.

DOCARCH

Snowbiee21 wrote: »

STILL not that much thaw here tbh , still think there’ll be a dusting after dark

Don't live in denial....the thaw is happening!

Uthur

im glad that happened in march and not the start of January. good thawing just now and i got out of the house after being stuck in a few days

Cows Go µ

Sonics2k wrote: »

Cork city and suburbs are drive able at last. Haven't been able to do it myself as I live at the top of a hill in Bandon, and it's just pure ice down the hill still.

Me too, we're up on past St Brogans but my parents managed to make it down to the town. Said once you get onto a proper road it's grand. Had to go get dog food, stocked up on a lot of things but not dog food!

spookwoman

Thaw is underway in waterford. Can see the tops of the cars again but the street is still under alot of snow so no getting out of the estate for a day or so still.

FrancieBrady

Snowing again on the Monaghan - Fermanagh border.

BrianD3

North Kildare/Meath border area here, I've been looking back at our photos and videos (Super 8 mm

) from 1982 and would say that 2018 had more snowfall and bigger drifts than 1982.

We were fortunate this time with the time of year, also there is no comparison between 1982 and now in terms of ability to deal with these conditions. Everything from infrastructure (roads, water, electricity) to cars/machinery to communications to shops - things have changed dramatically.

in the 1980s you'd expect to be snowed in and have to fend for yourself possibly with no electricity for long periods. Power cuts happened regularly even in normal weather. People had well stocked chest freezers, Super Sers, butane camping stoves, matches, candles. As time has gone by people are less inclined to keep emergency supplies/equipment such as this because the need for them has diminished.

I'm going to get myself a Super Ser next week

Snowbiee21

STILL not that much thaw here tbh , still think there’ll be a dusting after dark

Bad Chemicals

MikeSoys wrote: »

Would u know where there are any pics of places in Dublin Mts? I'd love 2 see how the Sally gap is looking today

Posted some photos in the Beast from the East photo thread from near the Sally Gap area.

Gonzo

Charles Babbage wrote: »

This is a bit different from 1982 which was followed by an extremely cold week where the snow did not melt at all. Plenty of opportunities to walk around in the crisp air, whereas this time we just get slush.

pity it's going to end up a dirty slushy mess very soon. I would have loved a few days of blue skies and sub zero temperatures to really enjoy going outside in the snow and keeping the winter wonderland scenes for a bit longer.

Thawing could become very progressive across the east and south over the next 48 hours with very little frost and rain at times to speed up the thawing process.

pad199207

Charles Babbage wrote: »

This is a bit different from 1982 which was followed by an extremely cold week where the snow did not melt at all. Plenty of opportunities to walk around in the crisp air, whereas this time we just get slush.

Cant have it all i suppose