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Cold: Snow/Ice - Sat 17th March Onward - READ MOD NOTE POST #1

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    #1502
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    eb3fhx.jpg

    Monasterevin


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    #1503
    redsteveireland
    Registered Users Posts: 3,033 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    Dcully wrote: »
    eb3fhx.jpg

    Monasterevin

    That's not going anywhere anytime soon.


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    #1504
    Periscal
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭Periscal


    This is turning out to be memorable event now, been out for a walk up around the hill of west Wicklow, on the way back measured 16cm of level snow! and still coming down like crazy, I love snow and the crunch under my feet


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    #1505
    ZX7R
    Registered Users Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭ZX7R


    Looking at whales and that snow band seems to be making steady progress towards eastern Ireland


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    #1506
    revelman
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    Snowing here for last hour but nothing sticking. I never thought I’d say this but after Emma I’m glad it’s not sticking. Might go out for a drive soon :)


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    #1507
    Ger Roe
    Registered Users Posts: 2,111 ✭✭✭Ger Roe


    Didn't think I would be back on this forum so quickly, but for the record, here is the current status at Ice Station Kilo (Kilpedder), North East Wicklow.

    10:30hrs

    Currently snowing heavily - depth 3.5cms on flat surface
    Big flakes of wetter snow than during Storm Emma
    Temp -1.1 c
    Pressure 1006 hPa, steady

    Visibility is bad at times during heavy fall

    Christmas tip - take a photo of your house now for a custom greeting card next Christmas :)


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    #1508
    Garseys
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    Roads aren’t too bad at the moment. Housing estates will be the worst soon unless people either make tracks or clear snow. Drive slow and with Headlights on! Don’t know how anyone is driving without them


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    #1509
    Rock Lesnar
    Registered Users Posts: 11,880 ✭✭✭✭Rock Lesnar


    Heavy snow in north east meath, sick of it now, no football again today


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    #1510
    deadduck
    Registered Users Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭deadduck


    Newbridge now, fluffy flakes have just stopped falling, but there’s still fine stuff coming down


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    #1511
    sumtings
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    Just started west limerick city.


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    #1512
    Steopo
    Registered Users Posts: 239 ✭✭Steopo


    Been snowing consistently in Donabate for a few hours but ground/grass not completely covered and only accumulating where wind is blowing into corners. When it eases off the roads & paths are thawing quickly. Also bit more of a sleetish look to it in the last while. I’d say if the showers stop this will thaw fast here but still lovely to look at for the moment


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    #1513
    CptMackey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭CptMackey


    sunbabe08 wrote: »
    whoa big fat flakes here in cork. blizzard!!!!!!!!!!!

    Ya it's heavy here west of the city. But I could do with it fecking off. I have had enough snow for one year. Have things to do


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    #1514
    Gaoth Laidir
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    Depth at 10 am still 3 cm at Casement and 2 cm at Dublin Airport


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    #1515
    highdef
    Registered Users Posts: 6,169 ✭✭✭highdef


    Mount Vesuvius wrote: »
    Should be Red for Kildare at least. I'm snowed in again.
    Nowhere near snowed in conditions in North Kildare. Also, despite being about 40km from the sea and an air temperature of -0.4, there's a very obvious thaw occurring on many hard surfaces caused either by the ground itself bring relatively warm and/or wet bulb temperatures being not ideal. I would say it's the former though.


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    #1516
    Gaoth Laidir
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Gaoth Laidir


    Another hour or so before the clearance on the radar reaches the east coast. Light snow not picked up by the radar will still continue but no further accumulations likely by then.


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    #1517
    pad199207
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    It’s bad in Naas again this morning according to the father. Good covering here in D20


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    #1518
    MissMoc
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    It has been snowing constantly for almost two hours now outside Tullamore. It is still below freezing but there is less snow lying now that at 8am. How is it thawing?


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    #1519
    Slashermcguirk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Slashermcguirk


    Really impressed by the level of snow in dublin 5. Right on the coast and accumulating on the roads and everything. Wasn’t expecting that. Find it hard to believe 2cm at dublin airport, that must be an error. There appears to be more than that on the coast


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    #1520
    cyclops999
    Registered Users Posts: 402 ✭✭cyclops999


    Nothing in Athlone only teeth chattering windchill, hot whiskey day whilst reading other postings with envy.


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    #1521
    marieholmfan
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    highdef wrote: »
    Nowhere near snowed in conditions in North Kildare. Also, despite being about 40km from the sea and an air temperature of -0.4, there's a very obvious the occurring on many hard surfaces caused either by the ground itself bring relatively warm and/or wet bulb temperatures being not ideal. I would say it's the former though.

    In Kilcock and would be loath to drive without snow tyres.


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    #1522
    grenouille1966
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    about 7/8 cm.in Dublin 15 and hammering down still.


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    #1523
    Gaoth Laidir
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Gaoth Laidir


    Slashermcguirk wrote: »
    Really impressed by the level of snow in dublin 5. Right on the coast and accumulating on the roads and everything. Wasn’t expecting that. Find it hard to believe 2cm at dublin airport, that must be an error. There appears to be more than that on the coast

    2 cm on an open level area, away from drifts.


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    #1524
    SleetAndSnow
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    Very lightly snowing cork city. Not really sticking.


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    #1525
    Victor Meldrew
    Registered Users Posts: 768 ✭✭✭Victor Meldrew


    Gaoth Laidir wrote: »
    Another hour or so before the clearance on the radar reaches the east coast. Light snow not picked up by the radar will still continue but no further accumulations likely by then.
    Is it not heavier near the coast due to the lake effect having built up some momentum?

    So what will make it stop? Temps are not really rising? ME think heavy till 1800 ?


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    #1526
    mickger844posts
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,466 Mod ✭✭✭✭mickger844posts


    Snow only light now in Waterford City and can see a thaw going on. Even though the sun is not out it still radiates through the clouds this time of year. Temp is 0.7c DP -1.6c

    www.waterfordcityweather.com


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    #1527
    esposito
    Registered Users Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭esposito


    Gaoth Laidir wrote: »
    Another hour or so before the clearance on the radar reaches the east coast. Light snow not picked up by the radar will still continue but no further accumulations likely by then.

    Could they pick up in intensity again later in the day?


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    #1528
    deadduck
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    deadduck wrote: »
    Newbridge now, fluffy flakes have just stopped falling, but there’s still fine stuff coming down

    That didn’t last, heavy flakes falling again!


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    #1529
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,080 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    My daughter had to drive 70km this morning from Portlaois to our home here in West Offaly.No gritting done in Laois,but well done to Offaly County Council for gritting the roads almost all the way from the Laois border.Notice I said almost all the way,the country roads completely ignored every time as if we just didn't exist in rural Ireland.We are so badly prepared for any sort of bad weather in this country.Local farmers with tractors and the thaw were the only gritters we had here after the recent storm,disgraceful and just not good enough.


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    #1530
    Gaoth Laidir
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Gaoth Laidir


    Victor Meldrew wrote: »
    Is it not heavier near the coast due to the lake effect having built up some momentum?

    So what will make it stop? Temps are not really rising? ME think heavy till 1800 ?

    It's nothing to do with surface temperature. Upper levels (700-500 hPa) have warmed significantly so the showers are becoming shallower and lighter. Still some stuff to go between now and the clearance, but behind that not much.


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    #1531
    Slashermcguirk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Slashermcguirk


    Gaoth Laidir wrote: »
    2 cm on an open level area, away from drifts.

    Even on flat, that cannot be right. So much snow has fallen over the past 3 hours, it has been relentless


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