Severe Winter Weather, Snow/Ice - Sun 25th Feb (Onwards) READ MOD NOTE POST #1

demakinz · 28-02-2018 10:00pm

I cleared my step an hour ago now now look. Iv never seen as much snow. My garden is disappearing. It's worrying for tomorrow if she dumps the totals that's expected.

jamesbere · 28-02-2018 10:00pm

I did it I got bread ðŸ˜‚

d'Oracle · 28-02-2018 10:00pm

awec wrote: »

We've been hearing this all day!

Looks favourable, then a few hours later northsiders and other southsiders talk about their blizzards while us D18 residents look out at the calm and bright winters day. :pac:

With 12cm of snow on the ground, mind.

Brock Turnpike · 28-02-2018 10:01pm

Birdie Num Num wrote: »

That is actually crazy snow out there now (D15) haven't seen snow like that since Val D'Sere!

Yep. I've never seen this kind of snow here before. I was living overseas for a few years so missed the 2010 snow.

George Sunsnow · 28-02-2018 10:02pm

-2c snowing and my weather station here near Arklow has it gusting to 60kmh
I’ve just came in from it :eek:

Artane2002 · 28-02-2018 10:02pm

Clear skies now approaching from the East.

hhmmm? · 28-02-2018 10:03pm

grenouille1966 wrote: »

The last time I saw snow like this was in Pralognan la vanoise in the French Alps.

MEGA/MEGA snow in Dublin 15....Blanchardstown..,....m.there must be some making it to parts of south Dublin ..has to be...

Nearly 25 cm here....

Nothing in Sandyford since just after lunch

Mafra · 28-02-2018 10:03pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

You guys on the southside have no idea what you're missing.

Blizzard conditions, snow piling up. Visibility a real issue here with the drifting.

Any pics??

Chrongen · 28-02-2018 10:03pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah still have another hour or so to go here, would love a pint though!

Well if you're near capel street I'll shout you one

Hurrache · 28-02-2018 10:04pm

Cody montana wrote: »

Come back again after tomorrow.

The Day after Tomorrow might be better again.

RobbingBandit · 28-02-2018 10:04pm

Starting to ration my Monster energy now it may have to last till Friday at least stay safe out there folks this is a bad one and it's only gonna get worse.

grenouille1966 · 28-02-2018 10:05pm

d'Oracle wrote: »

You are doing the point too much of a service by getting cross about it.

We get snow but not the same as them ie. Poland . Dublin gets way more snow than London and is colder statistically but Paris gets a little more snow than us. The Norwegian site YO has all the stats. Every winter months in Dublin is on Average colder than London. Check out the site.

degsie · 28-02-2018 10:05pm

Ski lessons on Killiney Hill tomorrow morning apparently...

Grandeeod · 28-02-2018 10:05pm

Chrongen wrote: »

Well if you're near capel street I'll shout you one

SNOWMANCE!:D

Claire6 · 28-02-2018 10:05pm

jimmythedivil wrote:

This attitude from foreigners is really annoying. It is EIGHT YEARS since we had serious snow in this country. In Poland it is a regular occurance but not here. Do they honestly think we have the resources to deal with an event which might occur once or twice a decade, what are we supposed to do, rent an air craft hanger the size of croke park for salt? People aren't used to driving in snow cos we don't get any. I know someone who lived in Sydney who said Aussie drivers are useless in the rain so its not just here.

Yes! Give us a miserable drizzly day any day and we're all over it. Its just what you're used to, it's totally unreasonable to expect the country to be 100% ready for an unprecedented event. Very ignorant way of looking at it.

Ludo · 28-02-2018 10:06pm

Red warning altered to include Cork and Waterford from now rather than from 4 tomorrow.

fleet_admiral · 28-02-2018 10:06pm

Chrongen wrote: »

Well if you're near capel street I'll shout you one

Impromptu beers!

Casualsingby · 28-02-2018 10:06pm

Claire6 wrote: »

Does it absolutely infuriate anyone else when people say "ah Ireland is so dramatic, Canada/Poland/Austria get this weather all the time"?

Eh yes but that is their climate. Absolutely head wrecking.

Agree. Also just because they're cold doesn't mean they necessarily get big snowfall. I believe Moscow had their biggest 1 day snowfall ever recorded a few weeks back. 8 inches. Could be wrong but wasn't a mammoth total like you'd expect for their.

irishfeen · 28-02-2018 10:07pm

Cork Snow shield still hanging around with vengeance throughout last night and today - while the rest of the county have been put under 5in of snow us poor folk up in North Cork have got basically nothing yet

here's hoping tomorrow we will finally see something substantial.

wakka12 · 28-02-2018 10:09pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

You guys on the southside have no idea what you're missing.

Blizzard conditions, snow piling up. Visibility a real issue here with the drifting.

We do know what we're missing and it's why we're sad

there's 10cm on the ground here it's good but northsiders must have twice that..and spectacular blizzards to watch too

vistafinder · 28-02-2018 10:09pm

Any reports from along the south coast? Looks like there could a fair depth before the storm even starts.

Claire6 · 28-02-2018 10:09pm

Casualsingby wrote:

Agree. Also just because they're cold doesn't mean they necessarily get big snowfall. I believe Moscow had their biggest 1 day snowfall ever recorded a few weeks back. 8 inches. Could be wrong but wasn't a mammoth total like you'd expect for their.

Wow, didn't realise that, interesting if that's the case. Would have just assumed that that kind of snowfall would be regular enough for them.

lillycakes2 · 28-02-2018 10:09pm

Are we actually expecting a blizzard, like a snow storm? I work in the health service and I have to go to work. I am sick of hearing the while country is going to stop on Thursday from 4pm until fri 12 noon, what about all the people who cant stop and have to make journeys. The Taoiseach is not giving much information for those people only scaring the crap out of them. What can we expect Friday morning? (on a practical level)

degsie · 28-02-2018 10:09pm

Casualsingby wrote: »

Agree. Also just because they're cold doesn't mean they necessarily get big snowfall. I believe Moscow had their biggest 1 day snowfall ever recorded a few weeks back. 8 inches. Could be wrong but wasn't a mammoth total like you'd expect for their.

what, what....don't leave us hanging...

vixi · 28-02-2018 10:10pm

I've learned so much over the last few days from you all. Your all amazing! Been a long time lurker and I've been gripped by all your updates!
Snow just seems to be missing us here in north louth at the moment.. so frustrating!!

sudzs · 28-02-2018 10:10pm

Rte news right now is like a trailer for The Day After Tomorrow !! :rolleyes:

JCX BXC · 28-02-2018 10:10pm

-3.1c now in West Clare, which was the low temperature recorded last night. Cold one ahead!

Whiplashy · 28-02-2018 10:11pm

Still feeling underwhelmed here on the Tipp/Kilkenny border. It's making attempts at falling, but it's just too light. Wind has picked up though. We have less ground coverage than we had first thing this morning, and even that wasn't impressive

I missed 2010 because I was in the Middle East, and I wasn't born in 1982. This still is nowhere near the most impressive snow fall I've seen. I had such high expectations too

And to top it all off I tried to make a snowman this morning, but the snow that has landed is too fine. I did manage to get a loaf of bread though!

Casualsingby · 28-02-2018 10:11pm

degsie wrote: »

what, what....don't leave us hanging...

Haha there*

wakka12 · 28-02-2018 10:12pm

grenouille1966 wrote: »

The last time I saw snow like this was in Pralognan la vanoise in the French Alps.

MEGA/MEGA snow in Dublin 15....Blanchardstown..,....m.there must be some making it to parts of south Dublin ..has to be...

Nearly 25 cm here....

Zero. Pretty clear skies in rathmines rn, unbelievable

Jim Gazebo · 28-02-2018 10:12pm

irishfeen wrote: »

Cork Snow shield still hanging around with vengeance throughout last night and today - while the rest of the county have been put under 5in of snow us poor folk up in North Cork have got basically nothing yet here's hoping tomorrow we will finally see something substantial.

Ye get plenty so don't be moaning!

Casualsingby · 28-02-2018 10:12pm

Claire6 wrote: »

Wow, didn't realise that, interesting if that's the case. Would have just assumed that that kind of snowfall would be regular enough for them.

The wind, coupled with the weight of the snow will down trees easily.

Tom Cruises Left Nut · 28-02-2018 10:13pm

The sea is really coming alive. Looks like most in the east could do well in the next few hours

Pa ElGrande · 28-02-2018 10:13pm

Taken from http://www.radareu.cz/?&lng=uk

diarmuid79 · 28-02-2018 10:13pm

Celbridge at the moment ❄️❄️

Ger Roe · 28-02-2018 10:13pm

Nothing in Kilpedder, North Wicklow since 4pm. Only a light dusting on the ground from earlier falls this morning - verrry jealous of other parts at the moment.

Temp currently -2c

Lampost watching while listening to Christmas FM online and hoping for some seasonal cheer later tonight

griffzinho · 28-02-2018 10:13pm

vistafinder wrote: »

Any reports from along the south coast? Looks like there could a fair depth before the storm even starts.

Huge falls here in Clonakilty with another incoming in next 20 minutes or so!

Claire6 · 28-02-2018 10:14pm

vistafinder wrote:

Any reports from along the south coast? Looks like there could a fair depth before the storm even starts.

At least 8cm snow depth in places currently in Southside of Cork

Casualsingby · 28-02-2018 10:14pm

Pet peeve it gets on my goat saying blizzard like tomorrow. It won't be blizzard like, it will be an actual blizzard. Has blizzard like in warning.

irishfeen · 28-02-2018 10:14pm

Jim Gazebo wrote: »

Ye get plenty so don't be moaning!

Not half enough for us country folk

beefburrito · 28-02-2018 10:14pm

Anyone know what caused the fire on My Brandon Kerry....

I heard its on fire lol

2013Lara · 28-02-2018 10:14pm

Tom Cruises Left Nut wrote: »

The sea is really coming alive. Looks like most in the east could do well in the next few hours

Most, or everyone bar wicklow town and Arklow

evosteo · 28-02-2018 10:14pm

Dublin 13 blizzard conditions the last 2 hours. Just died down. Never seen anything like it in my life. Went out for a walk in it. Was something else

Rikand · 28-02-2018 10:14pm

irishfeen wrote: »

Cork Snow shield still hanging around with vengeance throughout last night and today - while the rest of the county have been put under 5in of snow us poor folk up in North Cork have got basically nothing yet here's hoping tomorrow we will finally see something substantial.

Thats the Galtee effect - Ye're being ham'mered by them

revelman · 28-02-2018 10:15pm

Ludo wrote: »

Red warning altered to include Cork and Waterford from now rather than from 4 tomorrow.

About time. I cant understand why this wasnt done this morning. The south coast from Roches point along Kinsale to Clon has had a huge amount of snow all day. The N71 was horrendous since early. Trucks jackknifing and cars being pushed on secondary roads as far north as Bandon. I measured 20 cm accumulation of snow at 6pm. Im generally not one of these people who goes on about the 'Dublin media' but watching thenews the focus is all Dublin and you understand why people say it.

Rant over! :-)

Im in rural Kinsale by the way.

Daniel2590 · 28-02-2018 10:15pm

Streamers forming around that part of Wales jutting out that was causing us misery, looks like South Dublin could be in luck finally in the next ~2 hours!

thomil · 28-02-2018 10:16pm

lillycakes2 wrote: »

Are we actually expecting a blizzard, like a snow storm? I work in the health service and I have to go to work. I am sick of hearing the while country is going to stop on Thursday from 4pm until fri 12 noon, what about all the people who cant stop and have to make journeys. The Taoiseach is not giving much information for those people only scaring the crap out of them. What can we expect Friday morning?

I feel your frustration. The current situation is that we have snow showers drifting across the country from east to west, driven by the cold Siberian air that has been nicknamed "The Beast from the East". It may look impressive to people who haven't much experience with snow, but is really not that extreme.

That will change tomorrow afternoon. A storm system named "Emma" will effectively crash into the cold air over Ireland. Emma is your typical North Atlantic low, with lots of moisture, and also packing some considerable wind speeds. When that hits the cold air over Ireland, the moisture that would normally fall down as rain will come down as snow, and be driven by gale force winds, according to the weather models that I have access to.

So, we're expecting VERY strong snowfall driven by gale force winds at temperatures slightly below, or around freezing. Even if it does not meet the meteorological definition of a blizzard, it will feel very much like one.

diarmuid79 · 28-02-2018 10:16pm

Celbridge after the last shower

Pinch Flat · 28-02-2018 10:16pm

George Lee on RTÉ slipped in 25cm plus another 40cm Friday in the red zone. That’s on top of what’s fallen already. Heading for 80cm plus surely in places come Friday?

irishfeen · 28-02-2018 10:17pm

Rikand wrote: »

Thats the Galtee effect - Ye're being ham'mered by them

Imagine what depths are actually up the Galtee's - it must be epic

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