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Nice, but rubs in even more what we are not getting in other parts... What are your thoughts for later tonight Eagle?

Bucketing down here now!

Looks like any other winter morning here in Lusk... cold and wet outside!

Nothing here in Lusk I know early yet but I need to think about bed soon if I'm to get up and attempt my journey to London... which is looking less likely but I should at least make the effort!

Yeah its looking that way alright, I will keep an eye over the next few hours. Cheers.

My fear is that the plane makes it to Heathrow and the trains aren't operating then into London! Hopefully before my plane takes off so. Not that I don't want to go to London, just don't want to spend hours traveling a few km's. Thanks

Guys, should I forget about trying to get on a plane at 6.45am tomorrow to Heathrow and then trains on to central London?! Our local weather here on RTE specifically said to avoid travel to the eastern parts of the UK tomorrow and pointed especially to the London area - are they being OTT? Advice appreciated once again, I did ask earlier but it would seem things may have escalated since then. I really don't want to get up at 4.30am and waste me time going to Dublin airport etc!!! Thanks.

Hi, thanks for the reply. I normally get the Heathrow Express to Paddington alright and then the tube to the area that I travel to. Will see in the morning! Cheers.

Anyone know what Heathrow airport tends to be like in snow situations? Due on a flight that lands in there at 8am tomorrow morning and wondering how likely delays etc are. Also trains etc then into central London, I assume that could be difficult too?

Yeah was hoping that too. I believe Heathrow is like Dublin in that respect and it shuts down pretty easily with snow and ice. Oh I sure hope so! It will be a painful journey if the plane does take off and land in Heathrow, I then have to face commuting into London city via the Heathrow Express and the tube - lots of potential delays I'm sure.

I just hope theres enough snow come Monday morning to prevent my flight out to London. Not due back till Tuesday evening and really don't want to miss snow in my own area! So please, snow heavily on Sunday night and close Dublin airport!!!

Certainly not 8c here, currently a mix of wet snow and sleet falling outside. Easterly winds coming over a mild Irish sea ruined it for us last night and the Irish met twigged that by yesterday evening. And to echo what others have said, of course Cork is always going to be extremely marginal in these setups...or most cold setups for that matter.

Tonight in Dublin for me is a big let down after being led on so to speak... Its kinda like you are in a bar and when you first arrive to get a drink, a cracking looking blonde smiles over at you (lets say, FI). You have a couple of drinks and exchange a few more nods and smiles at the blonde (moving into the more reliable timeframe)... The night progresses and eventually with some dutch courage you go over and start chatting (into 24hr faxes now). Getting on well and thinking I might be lucky here and score, and what a beaut she is, like something I haven't had since the mid '90s (old times nostalgia)... Last orders are called in the bar and the blonde suggests walking her to a taxi which you happily agree to (some media ramping now, looking good)... At the taxi rank and she then asks would you like to come back for coffee (Met issue alerts, talk of significant and accumulations + big Red Warning triangles on their charts)... Bit of banter in the taxi with the blonde, getting on well and nearly back at her place (into the final hurdle now and watching temps/radar like a hawk)... Taxi pulls up and you hop out (after paying of course) and stroll towards the beauts place...she then says she feels a bit sick and dizzy (temps marginal, lows heading the wrong way and not looking as intense)... Head on anyway into her place and stick on the kettle, being a gent suggest she takes a seat and you will make the coffee...she sits down looking fairly pale but you clutch a few straws and tell yourself she will be fine after a coffee (willing the temps to drop but 2c with 0 DP is not looking good, also the low has stalled sth of you)... Coffee made, head back into the sitting room and sit down beside her. Seems to be sleeping so tap her on the shoulder and tell her the coffee is ready...she makes a poor effort to take a sip of the coffee but just about manages before finally puking on the sofa and knocking the coffee from your hand and onto your lap, a nice burning sensation which sobers you up pretty quickly and you then realise its not going to happen. (light precip outside, falling only as rain, temp up to 3c)... Walking home after throwing a blanket over what was a beaut and to be something that only happens every ten years, you realise that it just wasn't going to happen this time and maybe next week will deliver the goods (back into FI).. Just thought I would share that with you all before I retire to my bed, a defeated snow starved Dubliner Enjoy your snow, whoever gets it

The question though is, is it worth staying up for potentially nothing?! And get more grief off the wife!

Temp finally dropped from 3c to 2c at Dublin Airport Location Wind Weather Temp Humidity Rain Pressure Dir Speed(Kts) oC (%) (mm) (hPa) DUBLIN AIRPORT SE 21 Gust 32 LIGHT RAIN 2 90 0.6 986

Cheers shrike, I'm in Nth Dublin, as far North as you can go really so I suppose there is a remote chance

While boards is down, are you going to give any further teasers as to why it might be worth staying up? :ph34r: Felix btw

:lol: Think I'll do the same. Would still think you are in with some chance being more inland, shouldn't be long now before the heavier precip makes it to you. http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp

Not even getting rain here now, let alone snow Hows up North doing?

Dry, cold and windy in east Ireland Is it settling?

Hi John, where in Dublin are you? Knife edge in various parts of Dublin it would seem

Where in Dublin are you Doc?

Hi, over here though on the east coast we are suffering the effects of mild easterly winds (what a horrible thing!)...temps have increased with the wind, unless of course they drop over later when the main band arrives but I'm not too hopefull being only 6 miles from the coast. Enjoy it over there You only had the starters so far, the main course has yet to arrive!

Nothing here anyway, and there is a definite feel of a temp rise outside...my only temperature gauge is the car which reads 4c Dont know how accurate they are though. I think I can forget it but you are on high ground?

Ah sure we'll know in a few hours anyway, cheers