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

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Sunday will be an event for many Northern and North Western areas. With regards to other areas it's a delicate situation.

To summarise:

Rain will move in from the southwest on Saturday night but will meet embedded very cold air over the country. It will turn to snow as it moves northeastward. It's a classic "battle ground" scenario between different air masses.

It will fall as snow initially over North Leinster (it will turn back to rain for a time). Over Ulster and most of Connaught it will fall as heavy snow throughout the event. Large accumulations in these parts. I would be of the opinion at least an orange warning is needed for these parts as of now - possibly red nearer the time.

Later on Sunday as the system begins to unwind and move away it returns to snow over Leinster and turns to snow in Munster with accumulations here. Not as significant but could still be disruptive.

As it clears it gets very cold and icy - another hazard in itself. Temperatures will plunge Sunday night well below freezing. Coldest night of the year so far.

This looks a severe event in the north and northwest including northern Connaught right now.

There is still the risk of significant snow further south as well. This is not 100% nailed in terms of where this will effect. Regardless many are going to see a significant snowfall.

I think it is safe to say this will be the most significant frontal snow event the country has seen in many years for the areas effected.

This is 48 hours out. There is no doubt it will be impactful.

Another risk is flooding, a lot of water associated with this.

I would advise people in the north and northwest - and Connaught - to keep up to date on forecasts and be prepared.

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[Deleted User]

NTC wrote: »

No snow in Oranmore, Co. Galway ðŸ˜Ÿ

And none down the road in Claregalway
Edit: spoke too soon it is snowing but not sticking.

stephenjmcd

Nothing but rain / sleet in bray. Disappointed to say the least

Conway635

Moderate snow and still falling here:

Westmeath
western slope of Mullameen (top right hand corner of county)
110m ASL

We still had a fair covering intact on the ground from Friday. Hard to tell if this is more than Friday's fall till it gets light.

C635

fits

barney 20v wrote: »

Rathnure so directly across from you as the crow flies

Ah this is cruel. Snow in Carlow town and Rathnure and none here in Ballymurphy. It’s probably not too far away I suppose.

ravydavygravy

Nothing in Kilcullen, Kildare. Yet.

Danno

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Borris-in-Ossory, western Laois.

gavkm27

Knocknacarra, Galway, right on the coast! been snowing here for last 2 hours

smileyme1984

[Deleted User] wrote: »

And none down the road in Claregalway

There's a light coating on the cars here in the city and its lightly snowing the last while

914

Has been raining in Waterford since 19:30 yesterday evening. Very heavy over night.

Rain has turned to sleet over the past half hour or so (06.00)

Should the rain we're having move north and turn to snow those area's will be in for a treat.

redsteveireland

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

For Dublin I would expect oscillations in the rain-snow divide elevation, depends on how hard the precip is falling to some extent (to get the snow globules down low enough before they melt). The same will be true in Meath and northeast Kildare. South and west of a pseudo-warm front that will push in from the Irish Sea, all snow and heavy at times. Most likely orientation for that is north Kildare down western slopes or spine of higher ground in Wicklow then curving around to join up with the frontal zone now pushed fairly close to the south coast east of Waterford. In the southwest, it's a case of the second low drifting into the mess and failing to push back hard enough to move the fronts, which will slowly encircle that low with colder air, changing over the precip from rain to sleet then snow by early afternoon.

Would appreciate any ground reports from south central Galway, Athenry has had over 10 mm of liquid equivalent overnight, wondering if that is partly or all snow.

It has been a mixture of rain, sleet and moderate snow. There is a light covering on the ground but it looks very wet.
Cars have a decent layer of few centimetres on them

_Kaiser_

There's been snow in Portlaoise alright in the last few hours but it doesn't look too bad (literally just looked out the window).

I was meant to be going to Cork today though. What do ye reckon folks? Is this it or am I better off staying put for the day?

Cheers

Hooks Golf Handicap

Snowing near Carlow. Seems to have started recently. Doubt we'll get 8 inches mind

mirrorwall14

The gap in the charts last night seems to have been accurate. Not a flake in Kilcock this morning. Super disappointed so far. We’ll see what the rest of the day brings I guess but 15-20cm in Kildare looks a long way off for here

littlema

Exactly 0.0* c, wind has dropped this past hour, snow falling gently again now on top of the 2cm already on the car so we may not have finished with it here yet ladies & gentlemen.
S. Sligo 152 mtr asl.

covey09

Hooks Golf Handicap wrote: »

Snowing near Carlow. Seems to have started recently. Doubt we'll get 8 inches mind

Easy Tiger

michaelm

Coolbawn in N. Tipp (10 miles north of Nenagh, beside Lough Derg)

Skippette

Just outside of Castlebar, snowed fairly heavy. A few cars just passed the house and they're crawling, road looks fairly snowy also

splinter65

1c and snowing steadily now in Thurles quite an accumulation despite all the preceding rain

Danno

michaelm wrote: »

Coolbawn in N. Tipp (10 miles north of Nenagh, beside Lough Derg)

Now THATS a pic! Hat tip Michael!

Meanwhile back at the ranch in south Laois, snowing away and getting a cm or so established. 0.4c/-0.5cDP.

Artfu1Dodger

The irish sea onshore wind has killed a good event on the east coast. I still expect a dusting as it drifts south later on.

irishgeo

Loads of snow in Castlebar. I'd say a few cms.

One_Of_Shanks

Danno wrote: »

What part of Laois?

Ballylinan

_Whimsical_

A very light dusting resting on the grass in galway city, nothing special, not an unusual sight for this hour. I can hear it lashing for the last hour too. It doesn't feel THAT cold either so far.

barney 20v

fits wrote: »

Ah this is cruel. Snow in Carlow town and Rathnure and none here in Ballymurphy. It’s probably not too far away I suppose.

Netweather showing snow all over the blackstairs mountain now so he must be due some soon

Still snowing here in west wexford at 125 asl

DOCARCH

Back to full on icy rain in Dublin 16. Temp has crept back up to 1.7c (DP 1.0c).

RentDayBlues

Anyone around the midland? Was due to drive to longford today at 9am from Dublin. Wet and miserable in Dublin but I know the midlands got the brunt of it. It’s more the driving back later that bothers me

_Kaiser_

So what do we think guys? Spin from Laois to Cork and back today.. Yay or nay?

the 12 th man

Still nothing in West Wicklow ðŸ˜£

blazermel

Nice bit of snow here in North roscommon and still snowing.

ascophyllum

A cm or so on the ground in West Mayo right beside the coast where we never get snow, the mountain areas, Mweelrea, Sheefrys, north Connemara must be getting an almighty pasting