Big Freeze Discussion / Heavy snow & Blizzards continue - 01/12/2010

meemeep wrote: »

Reasonably close - further down the hill towards the luas:)

It's crazy the way the weather can be so different only a few hundred metres down the road. I went to Sandyford Hall for a bag of chips earlier (cold weather making me hungry) and there was less snow there, and thats only a 10 minute walk from here. Looks like we might get another couple of inches tonight!

Bucklesman wrote: »

Huge thunderclap just there, snow's falling like mad.

I love it when the news is the weather.

Thunder and lightning in Stoneybatter!:eek:

thunder snow is back have to try capture on my N8 lit up the whole house so im headin out for some snaps

Just saw 3 flashes, waited for the thunder and realised that it was the neighbours taking photos of the giant snowmen they just made

Ground rumbling thunder and insane snowfall in D15 now.

Just measured the depth of snow on the roof of the car - looks like we've had 7cm since yesterday afternoon by Willsbrook Park in Lucan.

Coming down heavily now in a sort of hail (I assume that's graupel?).

Had some lovely lightning here in Celbridge, but so far only the tiniest amount of snow. Still holding out hope though.

Proper snow in Dublin City now

Has been snowing here on and off all day. Alternating between light and heavy snow showers. Good 7-8cm so far judging by car roof.

Yrag2E wrote: »

does anyone know what its like Northside Dublin...finglas to clontarf///

leaving Chapelizod at 10 and heading to Coolock.

Its snowing..

Yrag2E wrote: »

does anyone know what its like Northside Dublin...finglas to clontarf///

leaving Chapelizod at 10 and heading to Coolock.

Just stopped snowing in Finglas. It has been very heavy Groupel

I am embaressed to admit this but I have a major case of 'sour grapes' goin on atm.
On the East Coasts biggest snow day in 23 years Bray Seafront area accumulated 1 inch of hail/ Graupel combo in a half hour shower at 10am. The resulting slush has 'soaked' up what little 2-3 minute showers of hail and graupel we got on and off the rest of the day. ie. Our slush got bulked up. We have had about 30 minutes total in showers today whereas Greystones on the other side of Bray head about 2 miles away has had 30 minutes without falling snow today. Bray has been under a gap in Cloud Streams all day long.

What we have is enough to be massively inconvenient to people but not enough to be worth a play in nor is it aesthetically pleasing to look at.

If this is all Bray can hope for for the rest of this cold period then I would prefer it were gone.

PS. I recognise that as an adult this level of sour grapes and frustration and resultant bad mood and snappyness all because I didn't get the types or amounts of snow I wanted is symptomatic of addiction and I will soon be seeking professional help.