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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #1

Hi all. Any snow where you are.
Not a flake here one mile outside wexford town. Just raining. I see New Ross has some. That’s about 25 miles away

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #2

Been steady fall here in Portlaoise since about 6 am. It got to a depth of 3 inches before it started thawing at midday. There a good inch left now, where the kids haven't been.
If it freezes tonight, a mouse will break their backside in the morning with the ice.
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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #3

We have had a flurry here all day in Varenna Lake Como. The hills are turning white,but the ground is staying clear so far .

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #4

Started snowing in Fermoy about 20 minutes ago. Light and wet. Not sticking to the ground.

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #5

It's snow good

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #6

20 miles northeast of Galway we had about 3 inches or so and powdery snow til near midday,
Temps still low so a freeze on that tonight will make for interesting conditions tomorrow morning

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #7

Nothing in and around kinnegad, surprising cause Friday morning had a light layering down

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #8

Only heavy rain overnight in north Kerry.

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #9

No snow yet just south of Letterkenny other than what fell friday night, but hasn’t rose much above freezing all day and looks likes it settling in for a tight frost tonight.

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #10

Report from home was ,about 300mm (1ft ) West of the N11, Sugarloaf towards Roundwood on to Kildare

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #11

No snow here

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #12

We have all the snow in the north lol
I was unable to work on Friday because of it

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #13

Lots of snow around Athlone. It did lighten up and melt earlier but it's now freezing. Brrrrrr.....

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #14

Myself and junior poped out for a couple of hours to see the Leinster game . Just home now and witnessed 2 people landing on their asses from the black ice on the footpaths. Take care all in the morning because the country will be like an ice rink .

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #15

Definitely going to be a cold one,just in myself and it was reading -5 between Ballymena and Portglenone.

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #16

That’s mad. We are sitting here looking out at rain on and off. Have turned heating off. Now I’m not saying it’s hot but definitely no where near freezing yet anyway. That’s in wexford town area

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #17

Tough to know what commuting will be like in the morning... !

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #18

Currently sitting at -7 here, the snow hasn't lifted since Friday at the temp has not got above 1deg all weekend, the hill up to my house is interesting to say the least, lost count of the number of cars which have gone past all weekend (not ) LOL

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #19

https://www.tiitraffic.ie/weather/
A bit of bedtime reading. This site was a lot better but seemingly some of the roadside weather stations were destroyed because folks mistook them for fixed speed cameras.

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #20

This image is off the BBC website tonight. Hope there was nobody inside.

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· Posted: 10.12.2017 · #21

No Snow here in south west Tipp., now freezing hard

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· Posted: 11.12.2017 · #22

No snow in Cork City... it's actually a very mild 5 degree today with a full blue sky.

Broke my heart to see that van crushed by the tree

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· Posted: 11.12.2017 · #23

No snow in Donegal either, but rain then freezing has left it lethal on the roads with sheet ice.
Schools closed and roads impassable, literally cannot drive on anything but N roads... even 4WD got it difficult this morning with run to town a mile away.

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· Posted: 11.12.2017 · #24

Cold in Wexford still no snow. A sunny day. Roads ok now

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· Posted: 11.12.2017 · #25

No snow where I live, but on the mountains around us.
-8^o last night.

The Lake (Ice Rink) District ?

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· Posted: 11.12.2017 · #26

Has anyone ever been away and woken up to snow?
Would you go away in MH if snow was forecast? ....if you didn’t mind being stuck for few days longer
One of our first trips away in 2011 we went to Battlebridge, early December, the pub was really cosy and decorated for Christmas and roaring fire. I think at that time if you booked into camping area for 2 nights you got a free meal....maybe not now, and not sure they are open all year now.
It was very cold in the MH as the gas stopped working, even though gas hadn’t run out, shortly after we changed to Propane (?) as more efficient.
Isnt there something about Propane (red cylinder) (we have 11kg x2 cylinders) you can’t get in NI , or in France?

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· Posted: 11.12.2017 · #27

We have been the only van in Tollymore Co.Down and woke up to a white wonderland
It was absolutely breathtaking

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· Posted: 12.12.2017 · #28

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Has anyone ever been away and woken up to snow?
Would you go away in MH if snow was forecast? ....if you didn’t mind being stuck for few days longer
One of our first trips away in 2011 we went to Battlebridge, early December, the pub was really cosy and decorated for Christmas and roaring fire. I think at that time if you booked into camping area for 2 nights you got a free meal....maybe not now, and not sure they are open all year now.
It was very cold in the MH as the gas stopped working, even though gas hadn’t run out, shortly after we changed to Propane (?) as more efficient.
Isnt there something about Propane (red cylinder) (we have 11kg x2 cylinders) you can’t get in NI , or in France?

Been of an age where both of us work and our kids have a social life that would rival any politician, the need to return home would outweigh the bad weather forcast outside of school holidays.

The red propane cylinder are only available in the 26 counties. I had hear of folks changing one cylinder to a European refillable model. The euro model is used as backup here while the irish one in the backup in Europe. I think that one of the sponsors here stock the gas fittings for GB and euro systems.

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· Posted: 02.01.2018 · #29

R&N the answer is yes to both. We go skiing every year and pray for the snow. Last year was good for snow in the French Alps. It snowed heavily for a few days and we had to dig out every day to prevent the MH being covered. On the day we were leaving it took me about 2 hours to dig out around the MH and a path out. There was approximately 30cm of snow on the roof and trust me an 8m van x 30cm is a lot of snow. Had to use the snow chains to get out of the campsite. I usually leave any snow built up at the front as it helps block the cold air coming in just have to be careful that it doesn’t turn to ice. We always use propane throughout the year and for skiing carry 2 x13kg and 1x6kg. It still amazes me that when we get a skiff of snow here the country almost comes to a standstill and how on the Continent life just goes on.

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· Posted: 02.01.2018 · #30

Son is working on the ski slopes in the Alps,says its the most snow they have in 10 years.

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· Posted: 03.01.2018 · #31

Glad to hear that. We are away again in February

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· Posted: 16.01.2018 · #32

Kinnegad to Dublin fairly bad already!!!

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· Posted: 16.01.2018 · #33

Sassum frasasum

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· Posted: 16.01.2018 · #34

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Ally some people go on Holliday to see this,is that you on your snowboard in the background

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· Posted: 16.01.2018 · #35

Awful white stuff

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· Posted: 16.01.2018 · #36

There's heavy Hailstones here in Letterkenny now and ground is white again. I'd guess around an inch or so of hail is lying.

It has been snowing on and off all day.

I left Gweedore around lunchtime and the back of Errigal road (via Glenveagh) was still passable then. I'd say about 2 or 3 inches of snow had fallen in a few hours since the morning.

Ah sure the right side of the house is out

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· Posted: 16.01.2018 · #37

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It has been snowing on and off all day.
Ah sure the right side of the house is out

Sure that is good

only problem 6am tomorrow morning is not to far away.

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· Posted: 16.01.2018 · #38

Jaysus lads, ye can keep that stuff up there. A few flurries here in Wexford is all. Chilly enough though. If we get that it won’t be good for the strawberries

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· Posted: 17.01.2018 · #39

We were snowed in last night, roads at a standstill, I seen one car come down the hill sideways n he managed to straighten at the junction. He didn't touch one parked car lol, wot luck!
All clear now.

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· Posted: 18.01.2018 · #40

There was plenty of snow last night, but the rain clear most of it away overnight and this moring the roads were all clear again.

A few bits on the higher roads, but nothing to write home about.

Here is Mt. Errigal this morning, around 9:00am

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