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Possible Return to cold next week - Potentially Severe

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    #542
    lucy2010
    Registered Users Posts: 774 ✭✭✭lucy2010


    dasa29 wrote: »
    there is alot of stuff still around mullingar, the canal is still pretty frozen and a lot of footpaths and estate roads are still bad.

    On friday the nra told westmeath coco to limit the amount of salt used from 35t instead of the normal 100t.

    "Westmeath County Council has been requested by the National Roads Authority to restrict its usage of salt to 35 tonnes per night for the foreseeable future. This is a severe restriction as 100 tonnes of salt is required to treat the identified Priority Routes within the county.

    In order to comply with this restriction, it is necessary for the Council to further prioritise routes for treatment and in this regard, ONLY NATIONAL PRIMARY AND NATIONAL SECONDARY ROUTES WILL BE TREATED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Furthermore, these routes will be treated with a mixture of salt and sand, which is not as effective a de-icer as pure salt. Therefore, motorists are strongly advised to exercise extreme care whenever there is a chance that ice may be present and to assume at all times that surfaces have not been treated. Severe hills that are prone to ice may also be treated on some Regional Routes.

    It should be noted that the main streets in the larger towns that have traditionally been treated will not be treated until further notice. Therefore, motorists should take extra care in urban areas."

    I got an identially worded circular from Wicklow county council other day. The next day I go one saying gritting will be curtailed until further notice as they had very little grit left.....


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    #543
    Big Daddy Cool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,774 ✭✭✭Big Daddy Cool


    Iancar29 wrote: »
    Yas are all a bunch of alcos!....hahaha!

    what else can we do man, snowmageddon is on the way, we'll be trapped in our homes, no gritters in sight, drink is all we'll have.


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    #544
    snow ghost
    Registered Users Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭snow ghost


    lucy2010 wrote: »
    I got an identially worded circular from Wicklow county council other day. The next day I go one saying gritting will be curtailed until further notice as they had very little grit left.....

    I strongly susected that Mayo County Council had run out of grit when I noticed they were spreading porridge oats on the roads.


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    #545
    th3 s1aught3r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,925 ✭✭✭th3 s1aught3r


    How does the Greenland Express compare to the Polar Express ?


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    #546
    Mayo Exile
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,634 ✭✭✭Mayo Exile


    snow ghost wrote: »
    Worse than Prince I fear maq:


    Could be more relevant..............for snow and cars.........

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GemKqzILV4w


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    #547
    Duiske
    Registered Users Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭Duiske


    Just from a quick look at the latest charts, Donegal is going to get some serious falls of snow from about midday Thursday.

    Hope Graces7 has the supplies in. !!


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    #548
    Big Daddy Cool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,774 ✭✭✭Big Daddy Cool


    snow ghost wrote: »
    I strongly susected that Mayo County Council had run out of grit when I noticed they were spreading porridge oats on the roads.

    if the council are like the footballers, they'll still think its the best grit in the country :D, ;)


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    #549
    MetLuver
    Registered Users Posts: 213 ✭✭MetLuver


    Jake1 wrote: »
    Well Iano, are ye sitting down... :)

    MT said theres a greenland express coming :) take a read, and Im sure you'll be salivating like most of us here :)


    There were sparks flying from my keyboard as I was reading that. The same happened earlier when I came accross his severe weather alert on IWO. Must try and keep my mouth closed in future, if that happens too often I'll start a fire!! :D


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    #550
    downwiththatsor
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    The Greenland Train :D


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    #551
    WolfeIRE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,667 ✭✭✭WolfeIRE


    Synopsis of cold spell
    http://www.irishweatheronline.com/2010/12/detailed-synopsis-of-cold-spell-in.html


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    #552
    Big Daddy Cool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,774 ✭✭✭Big Daddy Cool


    downwiththatsor wrote: »
    The Greenland Train :D

    i prefer the greenland express


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    #553
    Iancar29
    Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    Big Daddy Cool wrote: »
    what else can we do man, snowmageddon is on the way, we'll be trapped in our homes, no gritters in sight, drink is all we'll have.


    Well for me , a person who doesnt drink , ill be out IN THE SNOW!, AS U ALL SHOULD BE WHEN IT ARRIVES!....Building igloos! WOOO! :D


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    #554
    [Deleted User]
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    Ha ha , my family keep looking at me like Im nuts, I keep saying too them, jaze, wait till next week, and muttering doom under my breath :)

    But too hell with them in a handbasket, I shall finish my shopping early this week. I'll show them who is nuts.;)

    (mwah hahaha! ):D

    :o:o:o


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    #555
    irishmotorist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭irishmotorist


    I don't think this was posted earlier - apologies if it was. The Met seem to be playing it down...

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1212/breaking28.html

    Snow set to make a return
    OLIVIA KELLY and PADDY CLANCY

    Snow showers are set to make a return to the north and north west by the end of the week as temperatures drop back to freezing or low single figures, according to Met Éireann.

    Early indications suggest “extremely cold” weather in store next weekend, following relatively mild mid-week conditions Met Éireann forecaster Jim O’Brien said.

    “It will certainly be getting much colder by the end of the week with temperatures dropping by day to the low single figures. For Friday we’re looking at temperatures of zero to plus four, and Saturday and Sunday are looking much the same.”

    While temperatures will once again plummet, reaching minus five at night on Friday, most of the country is expected to be free from snow. While the north and north west is set to see wintery showers of snow, sleet or hail, early forecasts suggest that “blanket coverage” of snow isn’t likely, Mr O’Brien said.

    Day time temperatures up to and including Wednesday, while still below normal for the time of year, should remain high enough for the thaw which set in last week to continue. However any snow remaining on higher ground is unlikely to melt in the coming days.

    There will be lots of dry weather for the first few days of the week, but then rain will pass over the country on Thursday, most likely falling as wintery showers in the north and north west.

    Thursday, despite the showers, is likely to be one of the milder days of the week with temperatures reaching five to eight degrees. However temperatures are expected to plummet on Thursday night to as low as minus five, bringing a severe frost and risk of icy roads.


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    #556
    Harps
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    Duiske wrote: »
    Just from a quick look at the latest charts, Donegal is going to get some serious falls of snow from about midday Thursday.

    Hope Graces7 has the supplies in. !!

    Graces moved to the south of Cork to get away from this sort of thing :pac:

    Its looking good for us still, the latest gfs hasnt changed much, still shows the cold air for Thursday but it shows no real breakdown so it looks like it might stick around for a while.

    Still hard to know what sort of precipitation we'll get but we'll inevitably get some showers so at the moment it looks great for some decent snow


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    #557
    Big Daddy Cool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,774 ✭✭✭Big Daddy Cool


    Iancar29 wrote: »
    Well for me , a person who doesnt drink , ill be out IN THE SNOW!, AS U ALL SHOULD BE WHEN IT ARRIVES!....Building igloos! WOOO! :D

    you wont be able to get out of your house, look at all the potential warnings, snow in bucket loads, freezing temps, polar express's, greenland express's, no doubt we''ll have an arctic and siberian express as well, you step outside that door, you're done for :D


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    #558
    babalobioddy
    Registered Users Posts: 86 ✭✭babalobioddy


    Hi, roads pretty bad in kilkenny at the min. Should be fun in the mornin. cant wait for the weekend lots more snow hopefully. bring it on ,or am I being too optmistic?


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    #559
    nacho libre
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    So it seems someone in Met Eireann enjoys the snow:D


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    #560
    Iancar29
    Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    Big Daddy Cool wrote: »
    you wont be able to get out of your house, look at all the potential warnings, snow in bucket loads, freezing temps, polar express's, greenland express's, no doubt we''ll have an arctic and siberian express as well, you step outside that door, you're done for :D

    Dont worry... IM used to it ... :)

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    #561
    th3 s1aught3r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,925 ✭✭✭th3 s1aught3r


    Anyone know if there is a late weekly forecast on RTE tonight :confused:


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    #562
    NIALL D
    Registered Users Posts: 671 ✭✭✭NIALL D


    hopefully plenty of snow on the way.. few days of snow would be sweet around x-mas.. a foot of it would do the job....:D:);):cool:


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    #563
    JONJO THE MISER
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12,333 ✭✭✭✭JONJO THE MISER


    Yes Yes at last, Kerry looks like its gonna get blasted with snow:D


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    #564
    Pangea
    Registered Users Posts: 5,565 ✭✭✭Pangea


    nacho libre wrote: »
    So it seems someone in Met Eireann enjoys the snow:D
    What happened Nacho?


    MTs forecast seems great, except the cold supply will get cut off part.


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    #565
    [Deleted User]
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    The snow wont get as bad as this! :D

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    #566
    nacho libre
    Registered Users Posts: 16,680 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    Pangea wrote: »
    What happened Nacho?


    MTs forecast seems great, except the cold supply will get cut off part.

    I was reading a newspaper article about Jean Byrne.


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    #567
    DFS UTD
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    Yea
    Deleted User wrote: »
    The snow wont get as bad as this! :D

    Amazing Photo's

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    #568
    H2UMrsRobinson
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    Jake1 wrote: »
    Ha ha , my family keep looking at me like Im nuts, I keep saying too them, jaze, wait till next week, and muttering doom under my breath :)

    But too hell with them in a handbasket, I shall finish my shopping early this week. I'll show them who is nuts.;)

    (mwah hahaha! ):D

    :o:o:o

    I'm the same, got all my shopping done in town on Saturday morning, filled the cupboard with bags of coal and kindling. My family think i'm a bit of a loon but i'd much rather be safe than sorry. although it looks like I'll be short a present from Mr Robinson as he always goes shopping on Christmas Eve...:mad:


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    #569
    Pangea
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    WolfeIRE wrote: »
    Synopsis of cold spell
    http://www.irishweatheronline.com/2010/12/detailed-synopsis-of-cold-spell-in.html


    So since the cold air is going to be cut off once the coldest air comes here ,where does that leave us all, will that mean a shortish cold period?
    Im detecting downgrades :(


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    #570
    dragonkin
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭dragonkin


    According to the first alert today the low pressure system (purple one) would develop over svalbard (north Norway) and then head south westerly over ireland. But according to the synoptic analysis a different low pressure system developing over baffin bay is forced easterly and then southerly by a huge following high pressure system. Which of these two low pressure systems are responsible for the pressure system over Ireland on Thursday? Or am I missing something?


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    #571
    WolfeIRE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,667 ✭✭✭WolfeIRE


    Pangea wrote: »
    So since the cold air is going to be cut off once the coldest air comes here ,where does that leave us all, will that mean a shortish cold period?
    Im detecting downgrades :(
    No pangea. No definite indication of an end to this cold spell yet. Fergal was referring to a NE stream of air being cut off. Weather models indicate cold will stay in place but not necessarily driven by a cold NE airmass


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