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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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vicwatson

George Sunsnow wrote: »

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

Those trees in the second one

ninebeanrows

WRF-NMM showing a wintry mix of showers pushing down across the country early tomorrow morning - possibly lifting the frost in places by dawn...

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[Deleted User]

the Slush is starting to get very crunchy around here now, freezing hard!

Ultimate Seduction

cyclops999 wrote: »

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,

That would be down to each individual school to make the call since the conditions are so localised

irishgeo

the compacted snow is frozen already here, the melt water is starting to freeze in castlebar. could be fun trying to get out of the estate tomorrow morning.

JanuarySnowstor

Left exhausted after that effort for the South.
Snizzle and nothing else.
Great for parts of the country but for Cork and Dublin it's a case of.......NEXT!!

Billcarson

Weathercheck wrote: »

WRF-NMM showing a wintry mix of showers pushing down across the country early tomorrow morning - possibly lifting the frost in places by dawn...

Well should freeze hard,already at -0.4c here,if I get any precip in the morning I would be pretty pis**d if it wasn't snow. I presume they are the showers moving into scotland now.

HighLine

Some images here of the Sally Gap. Lots more if you click on the link.

https://twitter.com/IrelandSkycam/status/939910336098037766

HighLine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTTgW5uwn9U

corsav6

Snow frozen here in Newport, Mayo. Road to Castlebar was closed due to a 3 car collision, nobody hurt afaik. Tomorrow will be interesting to say the least. Anyway yer all probably sick of my pics by now so here's the last, sunset over snowy Croagh Patrick

ANDREWMUFC

-4c few miles from athenry

m17

Dunmore Co Galway

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Tuam

George Sunsnow

Some more photos from up around 600 metres on Croghan mountain,10 minutes drive inland from Arklow Co. Wicklow today

The weather had really closed in at that point around 4pm as a streamer moved in from the Irish Sea,it was snowing hard and visibility got very poor forcing us to abandon plans for the summit

Last one looks like an abandoned car but it’s actually an upended tree

A good 8 inches plus and drifting up there
Absolute paradise

munsterlegend

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

Left exhausted after that effort for the South.
Snizzle and nothing else.
Great for parts of the country but for Cork and Dublin it's a case of.......NEXT!!

Unless it's from the north or east it rarely works out for cork.

Pretzill

Lovely to see all your photos - some magical shots!

Autochange

The photos are lovely,

Now where are the coldest parts of the country predicted to be? I can see traffic being a nightmare tomorrow morning especially in the midlands and west.

icesnowfrost

While I'm so disappointed and upset the north east didn't get any snow I'm delighted to see good snowfall for the areas that got it. What a fantastic start to winter

George Sunsnow

Sleety snowy grauple mix now here near Arklow from an Irish sea shower

Danno

Autochange wrote: »

The photos are lovely,

Now where are the coldest parts of the country predicted to be? I can see traffic being a nightmare tomorrow morning especially in the midlands and west.

-9c across much of central and southwestern Laois.

corsav6

We're at -3 now in Newport, about 85m asl according to the Garmin and mobile.

BLIZZARD7

George Sunsnow wrote: »

Sleety snowy grauple mix now here near Arklow from an Irish sea shower

Any intensity in it?

Jimbob1977

Limerick hovering between 0c and 2c.

Plenty of surface water remains.

If it dips below freezing, black ice could become a problem.

However it doesn't have the feel of a cold night.... yet

A_Sober_Paddy

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Limerick hovering between 0c and 2c.

Plenty of surface water remains.

If it dips below freezing, black ice could become a problem.

However it doesn't have the feel of a cold night.... yet

I just walked home from town it's definitely cold out there. My hands are almost locked with the cold

Captain Snow

Very impressive snow fall for Wicklow. That's just about at 2010 levels.

snowstorm445

On journey up to Dublin, some good falls on the Knockmealdowns, a dusting from Cahir northwards, and some proper snow cover into Kilkenny and Laois. From Monasterevin east however it was completely snowless. All in all most impressive snow cover I’ve seen since 2010 really.

Hope there’s more to come!

Mint Sauce

-2 in Sligo Town right now. So glad it didn't snow now, would dread that drive in the morning other wise.

Autochange

Danno wrote: »

-9c across much of central and southwestern Laois.

Thanks for that. Can you post the link of the site you are using please.

TomOnBoard

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Limerick hovering between 0c and 2c.

Plenty of surface water remains.

If it dips below freezing, black ice could become a problem.

However it doesn't have the feel of a cold night.... yet

I had cleared my car of snow (apart from a bit under the wipers) around 4:00 this evening and the snow was still soft. When I went out to start the car around 4:45, the wipers were frozen solid to the snow!!!

So be careful out there. Once the temperatures dip, they seem to be dipping in a big hurry..

Edward M

-3 here, south Cavan, looks like its going to be a big freeze tonight,just seen a gritter go past on the main road, that's comforting anyway.