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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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redsteveireland

Still showing in Athenry, light enough, but every little helps.

CeilingFly

GhostyMcGhost wrote: »

It was raining when I checked at 5. It’s snowing here now and starting to stick (Kildare town)

Kildare farm foods have a Christmas thing on... the big red man is there. If it’s snowing down this end might be nice at the farm

Fields all around Kildare farm foods are as green as can be. According to a neighbour, Santa is currently having his breakfast at the moment, so the weather didn't cause him any issues.

Do bring wellies - its very muddy.

noah45

Snow in Athlone, and still snowing ⛄

Gaoth Laidir

munsterlegend wrote: »

Can't understand how it's raining in some parts of the midlands like celbridge. Is the precipitation too light?

Intensity doesn't really have any effect in such saturated conditions. We need lower relative humidity for the water to evaporate into.

The problem here is just a combination of the marine layer and low altitude.

aurora 527

Sleet now in Waterford..temp down to 1.7c DP 1.4... this is cruel...doing a snow.dance in kitchen willing the temps down further

KingBobby

mickrourke wrote: »

Hows Tibradden looking (Larch Hill)?
Santa visit up there this morning, is it advisable?

I can see larch hill from my window. There's lying snow and it's still snowing

The Princess Bride

Artfu1Dodger wrote: »

What are the reports from Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Meath. Was the orange warning right in the end?

Heavy snow between Rathdowney to Portlaoise via Abbeyleix.
Heavy rain @2.30am then started snowing and it got heavier.
0°C and very light snowfall at present.

CrowdedHouse

Snowing in Oranmore - sticking on cars grass but road looks OK

Temp 0.5°C Dew -0.4°C

Natibaby

Mix of rain and sleet here in south Dublin, but there is some snow on the cars and grass which isn't being washed away by it, temp is 1.6c, we are 100 asl and the hills behind us are completely white and looks to be still snowing up there

munsterlegend

In north cork we have plenty precipitation all night but just rain. It's 8 degrees but a cold one outside.

Speak Now

aurora 527 wrote: »

Sleet now in Waterford..temp down to 1.7c DP 1.4... this is cruel...doing a snow.dance in kitchen willing the temps down further

Down from a high of 7.6c at 2.30 a.m

Orchard Rebel

Still too warm to snow here in Delgany. Temp 2.4C, DP 2.3C. Raining heavily - 17.5mm since midnight.

Bio Mech

There was a little now lying around Dublin/Meath/Kildare border during the night when I got up to the baba but it's long since been washed away by fairly heavy rain.

Dubs1990

Heading to rathwood in carlow for the Santa experience, Would this be advisable not heading till tis evening.

Rock Lesnar

Wind has picked up considerably in the last half hour and it is bitterly bitterly cold and the rain is now lashing again.

North East Meath

RuthieRose

just got sent this. Very funny!!

secman

Gorey, North wexford.... torrential rain all night , still heavy as I type. Pools of water all around the garden. Just a heavy rain event here, as forecasted to be fair. Only BBC said we would get snow here.

PukkaStukka

Only snowflakes to be seen in North County Dublin are on Christmas cards. As expected, this sadly has been a non event

naughto

Still at it

the 12 th man

Sleet falling in West Wicklow

_Kaiser_

Snowfall has picked up in the last few minutes in Portlaoise

Radharc na Sleibhte

More flakes in an ad for Head n Shoulders.
Not even bloody cold.
Sick.
North Sligo.

ltdslipdiff

Snowing at last in Waterford ! Not sticking to saturated ground though.....

JanuarySnowstor

Quite often this morning people are mentioning temperature. Of course it's far more complex than that with dew points and upper air temps equally indeed more important.
It can snow at 5C and rain at 0C

I expect large disruption today as remaining ppn across the country quickly turns to snow
Places like Clare/ Limerick and later Cork should all see some

Lumi

Not the most scenic of views but you get the idea.
Moderate snowfall now in Galway city - starting to settle on all surfaces
Temp 0.6C, DP -0.1C

littlema

Lamppost leaning at 152mtr asl in S Sigo

Mickeroo

Still coming down in castlebar

Floki

secman wrote: »

Gorey, North wexford.... torrential rain all night , still heavy as I type. Pools of water all around the garden. Just a heavy rain event here, as forecasted to be fair. Only BBC said we would get snow here.

West Wexford beside the blackstairs and there's about 2cms of lying snow and snowing away.
The rain must have stopped and snow started about 6am.
115 m asl.

pistolpetes11

Nout in Newbridge , bit of sleet in the air , beyond disappointed , looks like the charts late yesterday showing all of midlands covered but nothing in Kildare were correct . enjoy those of you who got there fill.

appledrop

Lashing rain here in North County Dublin + not even a but of frost. Met Eireann are a joke with their weather warnings. It was the same with storm Ophelia. Yes it was bad in parts of country but not Dublin. Maybe they need to start doing two weather reports. One for Dublin + another for rest of the country.