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The Big Freeze ( Sunday 10th January )

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 285 ✭✭GavinH


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    Snow still falling here.

    My Daughter a bit earlier on the hill in the field beside us.:D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 847 ✭✭✭mickger


    Blizzard here now. If it keeps up this heavy it will definitely stick. Temp is 0.8c which it has been for much of the day.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,007 ✭✭✭pretty-in-pink


    should they be right & the snows gone (and what huge turnaround in preedictions that is) what on earth will the countrytalk about?


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭castie


    Still snowing in cork. Mallow road according to 96fm is ****ing lethal. Bus Eireann have stopped services to the northside of the city as they cant get up there safely.

    when could they ever :)


  • Posts: 22,785 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Still snowing in cork. Mallow road according to 96fm is ****ing lethal. Bus Eireann have stopped services to the northside of the city as they cant get up there safely.
    Yes but when the snow stops - won't it be treated?
    As I said it's a national primary route afaik under the control of the nra.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,667 ✭✭✭WolfeIRE


    GavinH wrote: »

    My Daughter a bit earlier on the hill in the field beside us.:D

    nice one Gavin. That's what it's all about. Enjoying it while you can. Great memories for the kids and all of us who see snow


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 490 ✭✭Snowaddict


    Today, I have seen the most prolonged & exceptional snowfall that I've ever witnessed in Ireland before. Total accumulations of 8 inches, drifts in excess of 12 inches over the highest hills of South Kilkenny.

    Even in Waterford, the long awaited snowfalls finally came.

    To everyone who saw snowfall, congratulations. To those who didn't and happened to be on the wrong side of marginality, don't despair too much. There will be more chances down the line & your time of seeing snowfall will come again.

    Overall though, an absolutely epic day of snowfall for quite a few.

    Take care on those roads everyone, they are exceptionally dangerous.

    SA :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,981 ✭✭✭445279.ie


    Don't worry, all the twenty and thirtysomethings on our estate have been out building snowmen and having snowball fights. We've had more fun than the kids. :p

    true, a group of "adults" in my estate have built a snowman that's well over 6 foot :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 203 ✭✭paddybar


    I'd understand that-but surely thats a national primary route and will be salted ?

    Up here the difference between treated and untreated roads is like the difference between ibizza and the north pole :)
    same here I'm15miles from the primary rd at the bottom of a mountain 1 1/2 miles from a secondary up the top of a boreen.and anyway I need a day off .:D


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,150 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    just waiting on it to hit the midlands and north now...


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 142 ✭✭Davo D


    Well on the plus side here in Dublin at least the post i've been waiting for will arrive tomorrow. My postman have been M.I.A all week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 232 ✭✭Leeside


    latest 3 hour forecast shows that we lucky ones by the Lee are in for a few more hours of snow yet. This surely is the perfect storm.

    http://www.met.ie/forecasts/3hour.asp


  • Posts: 22,785 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    lucky-colm wrote: »
    it finally snowed today on the drum hills just outside dungarvan
    went for a walk through the woods with the kids this evening was really beautifull. the lads rolled a snowball along the forestryroad for nearly half a mile it was huge, i took pictures but it says the file is to big to upload:confused: if anyone knows a way around this i will stick up a few pics:D
    set up an account at www.photobucket.com and up link them to there it's free and then post the links here so we can see them :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 798 ✭✭✭lucky-colm


    Bucklesman wrote: »
    I got my igloo built. I'm satisfied.


    any chance of a pic:D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 158 ✭✭Its So Easy


    castie wrote: »
    when could they ever :)

    Ah you know what i mean.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 285 ✭✭GavinH


    WolfeIRE wrote: »
    nice one Gavin. That's what it's all about. Enjoying it while you can. Great memories for the kids and all of us who see snow

    Thanks Wolf. Yes no time wasted. If its gone tomorrow, well then at least we had some fun. First time my 4 year old daughter and 2 year old son have played in the snow. Magical.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 37 TheMoose


    Looks like the worst is now over, the met office have just predicted 10 more days of freezing. :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭tinkerbell


    So what is up with Met Eireann's radar?

    http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp

    There's blue completely covering Dublin yet it hasn't been snowing here all day!?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 158 ✭✭Its So Easy


    Yes but when the snow stops - won't it be treated?
    As I said it's a national primary route afaik under the control of the nra.

    well according to the radio people driving on it have text in to say it is very bad.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,203 ✭✭✭Heyes


    Snowaddict wrote: »
    Today, I have seen the most prolonged & exceptional snowfall that I've ever witnessed in Ireland before. Total accumulations of 8 inches, drifts in excess of 12 inches over the highest hills of South Kilkenny.

    Even in Waterford, the long awaited snowfalls finally came.

    To everyone who saw snowfall, congratulations. To those who didn't and happened to be on the wrong side of marginality, don't despair too much. There will be more chances down the line & your time of seeing snowfall will come again.

    Overall though, an absolutely epic day of snowfall for quite a few.

    Take care on those roads everyone, they are exceptionally dangerous.

    SA :)

    SA, do you think any of the snow from waterford and cork will hit Dublin ?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    Which one is correct?

    UK

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    ME

    Web_radar.gif


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭AntiRip


    jez what's happened all that cloud here in the southwest? :mad:

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 345 ✭✭Pokes


    I see shannon radar has bit the dust too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,003 ✭✭✭Cionád


    AntiRip wrote: »
    jez what's happened all that cloud here in the southwest? :mad:


    Shannon Radar is down


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 285 ✭✭GavinH


    AntiRip wrote: »
    jez what's happened all that cloud here in the southwest? :mad:

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    Shannon Radar not displayed.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 986 ✭✭✭jenzz


    tinkerbell wrote: »
    So what is up with Met Eireann's radar?

    http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp

    There's blue completely covering Dublin yet it hasn't been snowing here all day!?

    Someone doing their colour by numbers chart got it all wrong - not a drop here all day


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭AntiRip


    snaps wrote: »
    Which one is correct?

    UK



    ME


    Snap SNAPS! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,446 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    snaps wrote: »
    Which one is correct?

    UK

    102006.jpg

    ME

    Web_radar.gif

    Def the first one - what the hell is going on with ME one??! It's still snowing here in Cork City all be it lightly


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭force eleven


    just waiting on it to hit the midlands and north now...

    After years of weather observing, I should know better, but I am in the same boat, waiting for an event that clearly isn't going to happen. Either the snow is fragmenting as it moves north or is sliding too far northwestward away from the midlands I don't know. But we have missed EVERY event in the past 2 weeks, getting the scraps from a few dustings.

    Personally, late December 2000 remains the benchmark for me as regards snow here.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,007 ✭✭✭pretty-in-pink


    Bikerbhoy wrote: »
    OR........ The 2 of you can come up to Rathfarnham and play with mine.....(SNOW) :D
    yeah u guys have loads of it. lucky. how will we get there though. hmmmmi suggest you fly to ranelagh & collect us from mcsorleys,and then fly back and we can build an epic snow bear
    Snowaddict wrote: »
    Today, I have seen the most prolonged & exceptional snowfall that I've ever witnessed in Ireland before. Total accumulations of 8 inches, drifts in excess of 12 inches over the highest hills of South Kilkenny.

    Even in Waterford, the long awaited snowfalls finally came.

    To everyone who saw snowfall, congratulations. To those who didn't and happened to be on the wrong side of marginality, don't despair too much. There will be more chances down the line & your time of seeing snowfall will come again.

    Overall though, an absolutely epic day of snowfall for quite a few.

    Take care on those roads everyone, they are exceptionally dangerous.

    SA :)

    soooo jealous clonmel is heavily snowed too. has been pretty much since before christmas. save for a few days thaw that made me sad.
    TheMoose wrote: »
    Looks like the worst is now over, the met office have just predicted 10 more days of freezing. :D

    woo hoo


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