Snow and Ice Warning : Saturday(PM)/Sunday 9th/10th December - SEE MOD NOTE POST #1

Oneiric 3

-0.4c here now. Going to be a slippery, slidey night ahead.

Autochange

gazzer wrote: »

I've to drive from rural Cavan to Dublin tomorrow morning at 7am. I wonder how icy the roads are going to be ??

What does the weather report say?
Is there any more snow promised?

Supercell

The tax man wrote: »

Had a spin on the mountain bike earlier. Started in Rathfarnham in sleety rain, soon turning to hail around Rockbrook and where the snowline started.
Headed up past Tibradden Wood towards Glencullen. Took the Wicklow way route up to Prince Williams seat and got to 400m ASL but turned back as the going got to tough. Great to get up to untouched snow.



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Wow those are amazing pics!

eastmayo

Sunset on this cold eve in kilmovee co mayo.

gazzer

gazzer wrote: »

I've to drive from rural Cavan to Dublin tomorrow morning at 7am. I wonder how icy the roads are going to be ??

Very!
There are warmings of severe freezing overnight.

DaithiMa

Snowy sunset pics from way out West...https://imgur.com/a/kbmjZ

TomOnBoard

Deleted User wrote: »

Thawing quite rapidly here at the moment, all the snow on the roads is very slushy right now, it will be a real nightmare when this lot freezes tonight!

The top layer of snow looks lovely but underneath is very watery. I just cleared my driveway and the footpath outside and the snow is melting/slushing fairly quickly. so when all that freezes, it won't be pretty any more!!

LowOdour

Just home after driving from Arklow to Galway. M11 to M50 on to M6 was all fine...only started getting dodgy once in Galway. There were long tailbacks at the M6 toll... which I presume will be like that for next few days. other than that it was all managable

RobertKK

If it stays snowing here in north east Kilkenny for another half hour it will have been snowing for 12 hours.
It is light snow.

m17

Temps are starting to drop around tuam it's going to be a cold night

ongarboy

grenouille1966 wrote: »

In 2009/10 the east got hammered. There was very little if any snow in the west or south. Temperatures we're low everywhere however. November brought massive snow to Dublin and a wicklow and even waterford but mid December brought more to the east with the South and west escaping the snowfall. They got a little near the end of the cold spell just after Christmas.

Today's snow is a short lived affair..always is with a North Westerly. The snow will have melted in most parts by Monday evening and certainly by Tuesday as the temperatures are set to hit 7 in the west.

Yes, there was light snow in dublin on Thursday but just a dusting.

That's not true, Tralee got a snowfall in late Nov 2010 and then had approx 2 weeks of lying snow up to Stephens Day 2010 of at least 3 or 4 inches at sea level and much more inland. I drove from dublin to Tralee on 23rd and it was snow all the way.

https://goo.gl/images/MJi3Zp

This aerial shot shows the coverage around that date.

sumo12

Some streamer actvity in Wicklow Town at the moment. Mix of rain sleet and hail.

SeaFields

It's probably too mild for snow where I am in south Kerry but there are wonderfully looking full clouds rolling in and it's after getting very dark. Here's hoping.

Temperature at Valentia was 9 degrees this morning. Dropping all day and 4 degrees in the 3pm report.

je551e

Disappointed we’re not getting any snow in Kerry. Just a miserable day

je551e

ongarboy wrote: »

That's not true, Tralee got a snowfall in late Nov 2010 and then had approx 2 weeks of lying snow up to Stephens Day 2010 of at least 3 or 4 inches at sea level and much more inland. I drove from dublin to Tralee on 23rd and it was snow all the way.

https://goo.gl/images/MJi3Zp

This aerial shot shows the coverage around that date.

Agreed there was a lot of snow in Kerry during that period

freesia1

The tax man wrote: »

Had a spin on the mountain bike earlier. Started in Rathfarnham in sleety rain, soon turning to hail around Rockbrook and where the snowline started.
Headed up past Tibradden Wood towards Glencullen. Took the Wicklow way route up to Prince Williams seat and got to 400m ASL but turned back as the going got to tough. Great to get up to untouched snow.



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The tax man: Thanks for beautiful scenic photo's. i got no snow in Dublin 7 today so this will keep me going until i do.

Dank Janniels

Went out for a look, tis feckin baltic out! Well over 4inches here in north east Galway. Brought afew bags of turf into the back door, no way am I steping outside for the next 24 hours!!

grenouille1966

I am surprised that Dublin, Meath, most of Kildare and low lying Wicklow got very little snow. Even Blessington which normally gets hammered from all directions. Naas, Newbridge got zero.

Unusual.

Cork Lass

Temperature has dropped massively in Cork. Currently 1*. The snow may come yet ⛄️😁

Oscar Bravo

Low Temperature Warning for Ireland

Extremely low temperatures tonight with severe frost, ice and lying snow. Lowest temperatures of -2 to -8 degrees, coldest in east Connacht, Leinster and Ulster. Slippery paths and treacherous roads also due to snow accumulation and ice.

4pm
Knock -1
Mount Dillon -1
Claremorris ,Dunsany,Mullingar,Ballyhaise all at zero.

harr

Currently -2 in south kildare ...plenty of surface water about. Roads in morning should be interesting. Still getting the odd flurry of sleet and light snow nothing sticking mind.

Mafra

Nice amounts of snow in county Kilkenny today started raining for an hr or two so thawing and turning to slush in most places.

MidMan25

Cork Lass wrote: »

Temperature has dropped massively in Cork. Currently 1*. The snow may come yet ⛄️ðŸ˜

Front has disappated, there won't be any snow

Oscar Bravo

Below is the temperature graph from Valentia Observatory in Kerry. Shows the temp dropping consistently thru the day. Most areas across the country are currently below 2°C

redsteveireland

It's freezing hard out there, any melted snow is turning back into ice. Roads got slippy very quickly while i was out. Cleared all the snow off the cars to make tomorrow morning somewhat easier

Darwin

Expecting -8 or -9c tonight, I went out and put the car in gear and left the handbrake off just in case!

grenouille1966

Cork Lass wrote: »

Temperature has dropped massively in Cork. Currently 1*. The snow may come yet ⛄️ðŸ˜

The Front has passed unfortunately....next time maybe.

cyclops999

If the roads in the rest of Westmeath are anything like Athlone and in freezes tonight the Dept of Education should make an early call on school closures tomorrow,

George Sunsnow

Walked up Croghan Mountain to about 550 meters asl and had to turn back in driving snow and poor Visibility
Walking access is at the Raheen wind farm about a 10 minute drive from rainy Arklow
The entrance is about 350 metres asl
Loads of photos which I’ll add later but here’s two
The first one is from the entrance looking towards the mountain
The 2nd is of one of the wind mills

At that stage visibility was good but the weather really closed in an hour later and up at the highest point ,(snow there a good 8 inches)we walked to at that stage all that was missing was the track machine from the film the Shining and someone shouting... here’s....Johnny

Beechwoodspark

Went out for a walk in Carlow town. It's hovering around 1c so slight thaw during the day with lying snow but that temp will drop like a stone with night fall.

Lots of lying slush/ice on the paths and roads which will freeze tonight.

Hope drivers heed the serious warnings about how treacherous the conditions are.