As suggested in other thread, starting new thread, to continue discussion, and reduce the issue of 'Vanilla Tremble' (…another great new Boards feature!!!).
After event, will merge threads.
did you get to the match in the end? If ‘arry had kept his head in the end it would have been my dream day, but decent snow and a draw is very welcome equally
There so unpredictable, I doubt we’ll get much in Carrick as they tend to die to after Sligo, but definitely a chance for a few stragglers to give a dusting 👍
The M8 will be gritted alright but I imagine it will be a slow drive given the conditions in the midlands.
Phantom precipitation over the south. Not a drop falling
Join in the fun with a bucket of water 🏆
Awful conditions in the midlands really. A few inches of snow on the ground this morning and then it snowed pretty heavily all day on top of it. Main roads full of compacted snow. Plenty of cars getting stuck on the hills - people had to take turns to push each other up. And cars not aware of the situation ahead not being able to stop in time and hitting others. Trees down on roads and power gone. Power due back in the next hour.
Most people not travelling due to the weather warnings, thankfully.
Hopefully it all thaws a bit tomorrow.
separately, in terms of the event, delighted we got snow and it was enough to build a snowman and go sledging (just). But tbh, once it did start to snow around 1.30pm, I did think it would snow longer - all the models suggested as much. Being greedy I know but we really only had periodic flakes from 3.15 onwards. Very few models suggested that. There was no shortage of precipitation when it was falling as rain!
Happy for those down south that got snow but pity anyone have to cope with that much snow and disruption with no power for a few days.
Wasn't expecting any lying snow here but thought there would be some snow falling today but apart from some wet snow last night for an hour or so it's been all rain with only an odd snowflake mixed in, south cavan.
Also as others have said earlier in the thread make sure put out plenty of food for the birds during this cold spell as they're hungrier than ever.
Oh Kinnitty I long to see……
Kinnitty Castle looking fantastic!!
Have to drive Cork to Dublin in the morning. I assume once I can get onto dual carriageway and then the M8 it will all be gritted and ok to drive on? Getting out of my estate on a hill is my first challenge mind. All depends on whether it freezes or not tonight. Roads driven on are pure slush at this stage
I am because I want snow ❄️ tomorrow night and it's looking interesting, yellow to possible orange warning could be in store. We shall see
I hear there’s a hosepipe ban for 48hrs. Breaking news.
Any chance those showers tomorrow might push further inland?
Experienced an Ice Storm in Oregon early 2004. It rained all night ( usual for the PNW in January) and I was surprised to wake up to constant thuds. Nearly 2 inches of solid ice were bringing huge tree limbs down.
You literally could not walk out the door for 3 days. As the outdoor steps down the 3 floors to the carpark were coated in ice an inch thick even though they were semi sheltered.
Yes wouldn’t pay too much heed
My Celbridge "snow" event. I took readings of dry and wet-bulb temperatures using a sling psychometer and recorded the weather type.
It didn't start snowing until wbt got down to 1.0 °C (very wet snow), switching back to sleet again at 1.0 °C and now rain at 1.7 °C.
An awful long time to leave the kids out in fairness. The roads would get taken in quicker.
You've had your fun and your snow. Enough is enough. I've several feet of it in my place and I want it gone. 😁
Status Orange for all of Offaly was ridiculous, 5pm Saturday to 8pm Sunday, so just finishing as I type this. I live in the West of the county and all we got was some rain and sleet, mostly light, no power cuts, no disruption of any kind.
That for tomorrow
I think the roads will be okay it’s the getting out my drive will be the problem and going down an untreated hill
No real lying snow in Tullamore so headed to Kinnitty then on to the Slieve Bloom Mountains and came home through very heavy snow in Lough Boora.
They weren't great earlier but probably need to check in morning really depending if it did actually freeze or not. It will be treated of course.
Which of the models won out this time? Snow for Cork again tomorrow night?
true, any mention of what the roads are like mallow to cork
Is that where you learnt all your cracking 'snow' jokes?
The difference is that in Quebec the weather is constantly Baltic..from December to May sometimes...I lived there for 18 months…one of the coldest and most populated provinces in Canada....a French speaking paradise with severe winters unlike Europe where snow now is very unusual at sea level even in inland Europe.
Many places in Northern Germany for example haven't seen a flake of snow for years..
I'd love to believe the GFS regarding tomorrow, but I am not convinced. As for how cold it will get and when I am going for -11 or 12 over snowfields somewhere in Tipperary or Kilkenny on Wednesday night. At an official station it will be less, say - 9 or 10. Too low you say...
Tuesday night onwards seems to be when the lowest temperatures will be.
Yes but it could ve in 2025!
