Snow watch until Sunday 24th (N,W,SW most at risk)

Cluedo Monopoly · 25-01-2021 10:04AM

Serious frost last night. Looks like a beautiful day in store. Galway.

ffarrell7 · 25-01-2021 10:05AM

Still plenty of snow lying in parts of north Dublin..

Extremely icy and frosty in West Dublin... - 3 degrees.. Yesterday's light covering if snow gone though.

lawred2 · 25-01-2021 10:16AM

ffarrell7 wrote: »

Still plenty of snow lying in parts of north Dublin..

Extremely icy and frosty in West Dublin... - 3 degrees.. Yesterday's light covering if snow gone though.

just about to say the same about North Dublin

cold weather last night made sure of that

gerrybhoy · 25-01-2021 10:21AM

ffarrell7 wrote: »

Still plenty of snow lying in parts of north Dublin..

Extremely icy and frosty in West Dublin... - 3 degrees.. Yesterday's light covering if snow gone though.

Noticed that,over in Coolock and there is still a fair bit of snow laying around,roads are like an ice rink

lawred2 · 25-01-2021 10:22AM

gerrybhoy wrote: »

Noticed that,over in Coolock and there is still a fair bit of snow laying around,roads are like an ice rink

where were the council spreaders last night?

Humberto Salazar · 25-01-2021 10:23AM

Still snow on the grass here, probably helped air temps drop to - 6. Ground temps must be double figures. We've had plenty of hard frosts since Christmas, much more than last year.

gerrybhoy · 25-01-2021 10:24AM

lawred2 wrote: »

where were the council spreaders last night?

Don't know pal, weren't over here anyway

ednwireland · 25-01-2021 10:59AM

great fun driving this morning love the white stuff when its just compacted snow (oh bridgestone 4 season tyres help a lot as well)

makes a change form sliding down the road on frozen ice after rain

m17 · 25-01-2021 12:40PM

Connemara 24/01/21

Pangea · 25-01-2021 12:53PM

Still a winter wonderland here with me, there is around 9 cms in the fields here, it looks like there was another shower of snow last night , although I am detecting a very slight melt starting to set in.
SW Donegal

ongarboy · 25-01-2021 01:52PM

gerrybhoy wrote: »

Out for a run there,felt like I was practicing for dancing on ice

How were you able to balance if you hit a slippy patch while running, particularly if it was hidden black ice?

Even taking in the bins just there hours into the thaw, I felt like I had to watch my step on numerous icy patches. I've seen runners out in both snow and ice...can never understand how they don't slip.

Supercell · 25-01-2021 02:12PM

ongarboy wrote: »

How were you able to balance if you hit a slippy patch while running, particularly if it was hidden black ice?

Even taking in the bins just there hours into the thaw, I felt like I had to watch my step on numerous icy patches. I've seen runners out in both snow and ice...can never understand how they don't slip.

When its below zero in my experience the snow is ok to run on, it when it's close to zero is when its treacherous and slippy. Got caught in the second blast of it myself yesterday running, was not fun!

gerrybhoy · 25-01-2021 02:25PM

ongarboy wrote: »

How were you able to balance if you hit a slippy patch while running, particularly if it was hidden black ice?

Even taking in the bins just there hours into the thaw, I felt like I had to watch my step on numerous icy patches. I've seen runners out in both snow and ice...can never understand how they don't slip.

Mainly on the grass, wasn't a long run, round the estate and green, but it was more slippy when I was going to work walking on the pavement

Slashermcguirk · 25-01-2021 03:49PM

Bizarrely our snow here in D5 has not melted much today. The back garden still has a snow covering. I thought it would have all thawed by now, even the footpaths still have snow and ice on them. Granted If you threw a snowball from our garden now you would probably cut the face off them with the ice in it! That said I am impressed there is still quite a bit of snow still lying

Kermit.de.frog · 25-01-2021 04:21PM

Same here. Patches of snow still around particularly in estates and in shaded gardens etc

nacho libre · 25-01-2021 04:28PM

No thaw here either.

Nqp15hhu · 25-01-2021 04:33PM

Yes.. if the ground continually freezes the snow is harder to shift, versus one night of snow after a mild spell.

Once it warms up, there will most likely still be snow at elevation for up to a week.

Villain · 25-01-2021 04:50PM

Still plenty of snow on the hills at lunchtime today.

https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/1353690239437590528?s=20

UpTheHillFrom · 25-01-2021 05:31PM

Lug from North Wexford

kerrycork13 · 25-01-2021 05:43PM

Here is a view of the paps mountains Rathmore East Kerry

Slashermcguirk · 25-01-2021 06:40PM

still plenty of snow in our garden, mad how long the thaw is taking. Hardly looks like any has gone since yesterday, quite strange as I think it reached 4 degrees today

Nqp15hhu · 25-01-2021 07:05PM

This evening, I took one last hike in the snow before it disappears tomorrow. (Though there might be a brief top up here, at elevation tomorrow).

There appeared to be between 4-6 inches of frozen snow at the very top, with a lake that was almost frozen. Very cold, brisk conditions.

https://streamable.com/cezlgv
https://streamable.com/r3lj8k

I am very thankful to have had this cold spell, I would’ve preferred it had lasted longer and there was more snow though.

nacho libre · 25-01-2021 07:12PM

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

https://streamable.com/cezlgv

https://streamable.com/r3lj8k

I am very thankful to have had this cold spell, I would’ve preferred it had lasted longer and there was more snow though.

Stunning views. We all wish it could have lasted longer, especially the snow men:(

Donegal Storm · 25-01-2021 07:38PM

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

still plenty of snow in our garden, mad how long the thaw is taking. Hardly looks like any has gone since yesterday, quite strange as I think it reached 4 degrees today

I wouldn't say it's that unusual, even the bog standard slushy north westerlies we get here most winters usually take 2 or 3 days to fully melt. As long as it's dry, low temp and in the shade it'll take it's time

Donegal Ken · 25-01-2021 07:45PM

Very quite on here today about tonight's risk in the northwest and north.

Snowbiee21 · 25-01-2021 07:59PM

Yep
Status Yellow - Snow/Ice warning for Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal and Leitrim
Met Éireann Weather Warning

Falls of sleet and snow. Icy and hazardous conditions.

Valid: 00:01 Tuesday 26/01/2021 to 09:00 Tuesday 26/01/2021

Issued: 18:00 Monday 25/01/2021

Dazler97 · 25-01-2021 09:05PM

I'm in an snow ice warning, let's see how much snow falls before it transitions back to rain

Nqp15hhu · 25-01-2021 09:12PM

I’m not expecting any snow. In these events it always above 200 metres

Pangea · 25-01-2021 09:54PM

Regarding measuring snow depth, I recall on here a discussion on the topic a few years ago, doesn't snow depth shrink after a while? i.e the depth would decrease with frost or compact etc. not thaw obviously

Pangea · 25-01-2021 10:01PM

Im not expecting any snow tonight, Although still plenty of snow on the ground I can hear it melting (what a sad sound), doesn't seem cold enough to have lying snow ,hope I'm wrong.

Snow watch until Sunday 24th (N,W,SW most at risk)

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