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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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tiegan

Heavy snow falling in Fethard Co Tipp, starting to stick, flakes nearly the size of a saucer, I kid you not!!

sryanbruen

https://twitter.com/romclaughlin/status/971492134510563329

ninebeanrows

sdanseo wrote: »

The Met.ie 3hr is showing a band pushing in off the NW at 1am as well which is a mix of HIRLAM and Harmonie right?

It is an absolute nowcast situation, with such a slack low pressure system, the hourly HIRLAM on met.ie is useless.

Watch the radar, satellite and obs for this one.

ninebeanrows

BB could get a fresh 5cm :O

sdanseo

Weathercheck wrote: »

Id ignore it though as it has totally different orientation of current precip over Munster!

The Met.ie 3hr is showing a band pushing in off the NW at 1am as well which is a mix of HIRLAM and Harmonie right?

gozunda

gozunda wrote: »

Currently snowing / sleet falling & sticking in places.....

130 m asl
North Cork Limerick Tipperary border

Ground and vehicles covered. All white again ...

Outside temp 0.8c

ninebeanrows

sdanseo wrote: »

Edit: Weathercheck got there first!!

HIRLAM wants a more substantial band to cross from NW to SE overnight.

It looks as though it will be cold enough in some parts and over high ground for this to be snow if it did occur but max 2-4cm

(see image posted above, no point posting it again)

Id ignore it though as it has totally different orientation of current precip over Munster!

Oscar Bravo

Cork airport, 1 degree with dew point 1 degree also. shower of sleet was reported at 2130

sdanseo

Edit: Weathercheck got there first!!

HIRLAM wants a more substantial band to cross from NW to SE overnight.

It looks as though it will be cold enough in some parts and over high ground for this to be snow if it did occur but max 2-4cm

(see image posted above, no point posting it again)

ninebeanrows

Can you imagine the panic if Dublin woke up white in the morning!!

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aidanodr

https://twitter.com/CorkSafetyAlert/status/971506647637118976

giveitholly

Ninja snow

Macy0161

Not getting the giving out about clearing paths. They cleared roads first and are no working back to clear the mounds/ paths. Well that's the obvious plan around here as to how things have gone.

Not every road clear yet though, for the doubters. The cleared roads were icy this morning and was looking like a harder frost after a decent thaw today...

Special shout out to the bus companies bringing tours up despite the call for it to be local access only, and , the local bus companies have been holding off because roads were too narrow.

gozunda

Currently snowing / sleet falling & sticking in places.....

130 m asl
North Cork Limerick Tipperary border

blackbird99

Snowing heavily here aherlow Co tipper ary. Has started to stick

Jojo37

Nothing really left in North Cork only the very odd mound of snow where people have cleared their driveways. But, It's snowing heavily right now! Definitely won't stick though the ground is too wet.

Pwindedd

Just back in the country today - went to the park with doggy who has been in kennels the last 12 days. I was gutted I missed all the snow but on reflection I'm really quite the lucky one.... cos i still love snow, I'm not sick of snow and I want it to snow again real soon. I gather the general consensus is that most people are sick of the stuff round these 'ere parts
This was all that was left to play in :-(

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lJ3q3_QYJs

Cork Boy 53

snowstreams wrote: »

We were lucky we didnt get a 1947 style thaw like mentioned in this article:
https://turtlebunbury.wordpress.com/2017/12/13/the-big-snow-of-1947/

The stories in the article are incredible to read and try to understand. It must truly have seemed like the end of the world to the people who experienced those conditions.

josip

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

How come some snow melts, and some can sit in sun for whole day and not melt.

Melt rate also depends also on temperature and humidity.
Clean snow will absorb less energy from the sun than dirty snow.

RobertKK

Drove from the hills to Kilkenny city today. Loads of snow around on the high ground still but as one went down and got closer to the city it was less and less, until there is virtually none in the city.
I heard it said that in 1947, the snow was gone in the city and it had remained on the hills. The thaw of the hill snow caused record flooding in the city.
On my road you are driving with snow higher than the car on both sides, I'm just interested to see how long it lasts.
There was a torrential shower earlier in Kilkenny, rain/very wet snow mix.

Lucreto

pad199207 wrote: »

Still an incredible amount of snow in Naas. Can’t see this melting anytime soon!

Council did a pretty poor job clearing the roads and what they did do they just moved it onto the footpaths. Sallins there are no footpaths and the way to the train is lethal. I parking on a mound of snow. I hope I can get my car out.

BorneTobyWilde

Bogwoppit wrote: »

Still people trapped in my arse.

How come some snow melts, and some can sit in sun for whole day and not melt.

snowstreams

We were lucky we didnt get a 1947 style thaw like mentioned in this article:
https://turtlebunbury.wordpress.com/2017/12/13/the-big-snow-of-1947/

SleetAndSnow

All thats left in Cork City is a few bits of snow from the bases of snowmen, otherwise everything is gone (Besides in CUH where there are massive mounds of dirty black snow piled up, from snowploughs). Have had green grass visible for awhile now.

Cantona's Collars

Still problems in parts of Wexford,drifts on roads and places still being dug out.
One lorry driver had a serious rant earlier about people's driving habits. Basically "people driving too fast on narrow roads under the impression that the quicker they go the quicker they get off the roads and feck anyone else."
People meeting large vehicles and are incapable of the bare basics of reversing into wider parts of the road to let the larger vehicles pass.

Gonzo

George Sunsnow wrote: »

And it’s good morning from a still snow covered Arklow
Current air temp is -0.1c

insane that you still have snow covered fields, our fields starting turning green in places as early as Saturday night/Sunday morning.

seamus

snowgal wrote: »

This! Was just saying to OH yesterday. If we HAD to, alot the country would run. Because of the red alert and it only being a few days of disruption most people were able to/happy enough to stay home last week. In 2010 after a certain amount of time ppl just had to get on with. I remember then going to work in conditions worse than last Thursday here in Meath for example. Now I know for SOME people this wouldnt be the case, esp those out in the country but generally we'd find a way to make it work.

Indeed, I too went to work in the snow in 2010 but that was only after a couple of days of letting it settle.

Had we been looking into a week of this, everyone would have gone like they did on Saturday/Sunday, cleared the local roads of snow and gone about their business.

snowgal

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

We can deal with it when we want to, December 2010 in Dublin city was a lot colder, lasted longer and saw a lot more snow than the recent snap yet everything with the exception of the airport stayed open. I can even remember bringing my kids to school because they stayed open! One morning it was -8c.
People went about their business because things had to be done, the alternative was sitting in a house on Xmas day with no food or drink! :eek:
I know lots of people who drove long distances on roads in atrocious conditions to get home for Xmas, all made it and arrived safely of course. Any other time of year they would have cancelled their journey.

This! Was just saying to OH yesterday. If we HAD to, alot the country would run. Because of the red alert and it only being a few days of disruption most people were able to/happy enough to stay home last week. In 2010 after a certain amount of time ppl just had to get on with. I remember then going to work in conditions worse than last Thursday here in Meath for example. Now I know for SOME people this wouldnt be the case, esp those out in the country but generally we'd find a way to make it work.

Elmer Blooker

mikeecho wrote: »

This country is not equipped to deal with snow.. or any bad weather beyond 24hrs.

So.. as much as i like to see snow etc. We're just not equpied.

We can deal with it when we want to, December 2010 in Dublin city was a lot colder, lasted longer and saw a lot more snow than the recent snap yet everything with the exception of the airport stayed open. I can even remember bringing my kids to school because they stayed open! One morning it was -8c.
People went about their business because things had to be done, the alternative was sitting in a house on Xmas day with no food or drink! :eek:
I know lots of people who drove long distances on roads in atrocious conditions to get home for Xmas, all made it and arrived safely of course. Any other time of year they would have cancelled their journey.

wakka12

Cant believe people are still looking at massive drifts. You'd barely know it had been snowing down in east dublin