Current Weather Conditions - January 2009

A 4 wheel drive.
I have to say that the change in scenery once you get above the snow line and the rain/sleet turns to wet snow first and then very dry snow and you turn a corner up a bit more and it is settling just more and more as you drive up untill it looks like lap land is nature at it's very best and just beautifull.
The jeep temp said 0c

Current temp here at home is 2.7c

ltdslipdiff

Lived in the hills above Lacken many years ago and remember getting snow every year, serious dumpings ! Here in Waterford its a bit of wet slush every 2 or 3 years, I miss it so much ! I've even gone as far as driving up to Mt Leinster (hours drive!) in search of snow! Am I sane?

arctictree

Well done BB, sounds like you had some fun! Its amazing how sharp the snow line can be. Very unlucky here this time, only a couple of hundred feet below it. I think there will definitely be a snow event here this year. A few near misses so far. 1.1c here ATM.

Villain

Anyone up Kippure today or even the Gap? What were conditions like?

I have to go to nearby tomorrow and might head up the military road for a photos or has it rained up there and cleared the snow??

ninebeanrows

Ah i'd love to have the mountains just a small drive up the road, you are a lucky man BB!!

Although i do always believe that their is a special something about having snow in your home place, there is for me anyway, i wonder one day will it happen? Blizzards and a few feet of snow drifts. Ah tis but a dream.:pac:

Rain cleared, some showers moving in from the west on the latest radar.

BoardsRanger

Villain wrote: »

Anyone up Kippure today or even the Gap? What were conditions like?

I have to go to nearby tomorrow and might head up the military road for a photos or has it rained up there and cleared the snow??

I took a spin along the military road today and nearly all the snow has gone. Kippure is sparce also. The previous nights rain unfortunately washed it all away!

Villain

Cheers BoardRanger, I wonder if this evening's rain fell as snow up there?

Gonzo

Weathercheck wrote: »

Although i do always believe that their is a special something about having snow in your home place, there is for me anyway, i wonder one day will it happen?

thats the way i feel too, its never as good when its not at home, I remember been in London one winter seein alot of snow one day and I didnt get one bit excited just kept wishing it was falling at home.

deecom

Cold, 0c sleety rain, no wind. Quite Irish weather here at the moment! To get colder middle of next week. On the plus side im off skiing this weekend so that will cheer me up! Will let you know what the alps are like.

BoardsRanger

Villain wrote: »

Cheers BoardRanger, I wonder if this evening's rain fell as snow up there?

From a distance, it looks as if there was another light dusting up there last night. Not alot, but worth a drive id say!

mike65

Fine morning all round.

Sierra Oscar

Very heavy hail at the moment, and its pretty dark!

Supercell

Beautiful day here today.
Pretty much clear skies throughout. Was out jogging around Varty and could see that Djouce got a little snow top up from the rain yesterday but only above 600 metres i'd guess.
Currently 3.9°C, probably going to be penetrating frost tonight as there's a slight breeze.

Mothman

Sunny all day, 7.9C max
Cool and clear now.
3C with slight grass frost.
There is a stiff WSW breeze which will prevent an air frost if it keeps up.

ltdslipdiff

Was a beautiful clear sunny day in Waterford, not a cloud in the sky. Its 0.2c here at the mo and dropping, so icy roads for the commute in the morning.

Supercell

Currently -0.2C here, a bit of precip would be nice, i'd like a walk in the mountains.

Mothman

Still a bit of a breeze but temperature is going to prove me wrong by dipping sub zero later.
1.4C atm, but twice this evening down to +0.2C

Supercell

-0.8°C here MM and a light breeze, ground like concrete.

Villain

0C and calm very calm

hellboy99

-1.1c here and all calm also

Sierra Oscar

Just had a shower of rain here.

Mothman

Min -1C, grass min -6C
1C atm with high thin layer stratus and there is a slight thaw in the frost.

tony1212

hey guys we just had a heavy shower of snow for a bout 10 min, stuck to grass and cars, but is slowly melting away,

DOCARCH

Where are you Tony?

Mothman

DOCARCH wrote: »

Where are you Tony?

Looking at the radar, I'd say Tony is in east Limerick area

Here, despite the thin layer of cloud, temp has dropped to zero in a slight WSW breeze

2.9c
west 3mph
sunny

mike65

Fine morning.

homersimpson

Hail and Sleet showers

mike65

Clouded over.

nacho libre

It has clouded over and the wind has picked up. Current temperature is 5.1c. So I doubt we'll even see sleet here but hopefully some parts of the north and east get to see some snow from this.