Colder this week, some wintry/snow showers, widespread frost and ice.

ffarrell7 · 17-12-2022 08:59AM

Sill very frosty in Dublin 15 with patches of snow remaining... The Dublin Mountains about 150 metres ares till packed with deep snow....

mcburns07 · 17-12-2022 09:06AM

Roads and paths lethal in East Cork too after the frozen rain last night.

White Clover · 17-12-2022 09:26AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120006462#Comment_120006462

Same in North Cork. Looks like the council "forgot" to salt the roads!

JanuarySnowstor · 17-12-2022 09:30AM

Looks like Cork county is in a bad way with ice this morning. Cork safety alerts is full of black ice reports after last night's rain

17-12-2022 09:35AM

Nephin Mountain (Mayo) this morning. Had a good few rain showers here yesterday followed by a fairly hard frost. Roads reported to be in a bad way round the county.

Cluedo Monopoly · 17-12-2022 09:36AM

Roads lethal this morning in Galway.

A little sad that this epic cold snap is nearly over. It's been fascinating. It's nice to see nature flex her muscles.

Danno · 17-12-2022 09:55AM

All freezing rain from the showers last night. 1.7mm fell. Around 1cm of ice on everything. South Laois.

Temperatures maxed overnight at 3.9c. Currently 1.2c

JanuarySnowstor · 17-12-2022 09:59AM

Met Eireann were caught out on this freezing rain episode. It seems very bad out there, ironically the most dangerous part to cold spell as its ending

Oneiric 3 · 17-12-2022 10:09AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120006517#Comment_120006517

Roads and pavements are just glass ice here and the place looks a totally mess with all the partially melted/washed away white frost. Beautiful scenes the last week or so, but winter beauty like this always ends up looking like utter crap in the end. A few mild, wet and hopefully stormy days ahead to clear away this gunk to set itself up for another reload in the future, maybe.

ascophyllum · 17-12-2022 10:11AM

Yes the cold spell certainly has a sting in it's tail this morning in Mayo, many roads are like ice rinks, even near the coast and despite the fact air temperatures are well above freezing, lots of crashes reported. Easily the worst morning of the entire cold spell for driving. It's like the cold spell wasn't going down without a fight!

scooby77 · 17-12-2022 10:16AM

Roads seem to be at their worst on parts of Sligo this morning....

ninebeanrows · 17-12-2022 10:19AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120006583#Comment_120006583

Do ME not have an ice warning in operation that mentions freezing rain?

.Donegal. · 17-12-2022 10:23AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120006655#Comment_120006655

They do

Status Yellow - Ice warning for Ireland

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Icy conditions in some areas today (Friday) and tonight as showers gradually track southeastwards over the country. Some of the showers will be of freezing rain, sleet and possibly snow.

Untreated roads and paths may be treacherous in places.

Valid: 12:00 Friday 16/12/2022 to 12:00 Saturday 17/12/2022

Issued: 05:44 Friday 16/12/2022

JanuarySnowstor · 17-12-2022 10:27AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120006655#Comment_120006655

They do and had one for the last 10 days. People have become complacent because the roads were very dry last week or so. This event possibly should have been highlighted a bit more that's all

Jim_Hodge · 17-12-2022 10:59AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120006678#Comment_120006678

What more than the specific warning about freezing rain they have given?

Cluedo Monopoly · 17-12-2022 11:03AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120006678#Comment_120006678

Yep that's exactly it. The dry roads were always drivable with some dodgy patches. As soon as I saw rain showers yesterday afternoon I knew the roads would be way worse than before. Same happened in 2010.

piplip87 · 17-12-2022 11:05AM

Before the thaw sets in. What a lovely morning down by Lough Ramor

Chris_5339762 · 17-12-2022 11:06AM

Now 6c in Cob at 11am. All ice well and truly gone this morning.

Robwindstorm · 17-12-2022 11:47AM

Fog slowly lifting here in Meath, ground still white and frozen. Last night a heavy shower of freezing rain fell at 11pm, the first I experienced since Christmas 2009. I was feeding cattle and everything suddenly turned into an ice-rink

Gonzo · 17-12-2022 11:49AM

Everything still white here in Dunshaughlin, at least 1 to 2cm of frozen ice and frost in places.

ferretr33 · 17-12-2022 11:55AM

Still reading -2 just out side kells, navan and fog holding on roads still frozen and garden still white.

Robwindstorm · 17-12-2022 11:56AM

Lovely photos Phillip, have you fog in Dunshaughlin Gonzo, getting it hard to clear here outside Kells?

Gonzo · 17-12-2022 12:14PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120006941#Comment_120006941

Haven't had fog here since Wednesday.

Itssoeasy · 17-12-2022 12:20PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120006462#Comment_120006462

It was the same in cork city this morning.

Robwindstorm · 17-12-2022 12:21PM

Your lucky, don't like the foggy part, sun coming out now and the thaw will start. Great cold spell and had good interest, 82 pages🙂

sryanbruen · 17-12-2022 12:23PM

Looks like no official ice day for Moore Park for 16th December as the temperature has been above freezing before 9am this morning.

In other news after all the brilliant photos posted in this thread - if anybody would like to share their photos with Irish Weather Online, send them via the Facebook page as I am compiling an album together on there. Thanks to everybody in advance and also for all their reports throughout this cold spell. Reports and images are always very appreciated during these events.

PokeHerKing · 17-12-2022 12:29PM

5 degrees in Dublin 6 and feels colder than it has at -3 in D24 the last few weeks.

Damp windy but nice and bright and the folks have the house about 30 degrees 😀

.Donegal. · 17-12-2022 12:45PM

Randomly came across this. Supposedly December 1937. Rivers and lakes frozen over, 12 ft snow drifts, worst frost in parts for 50 year(worst in 50 years could be hearsay rather that official?)thunderstorms and flooding followed in places.

I couldn’t find anymore irish related news on this but from England

December 1937 had some very interesting weather ranging from blizzards, thundersnow, fog, sleet, hail, thunderstorms, deep snow cover.

The CET for this December was 3.0

4th-20th December CET: 1.1

Oneiric 3 · 17-12-2022 12:57PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120007079#Comment_120007079

Sounds like it would have been a very robust northerly pattern that would have brought those conditions to Donegal.

Oneiric 3 · 17-12-2022 12:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120007023#Comment_120007023

3.6c here in Galway and I'm perished more now than when the temp was in the negatives. I really hate this sort of useless, penetrating wet cold we often get in the winter. I'd rather dull and mild over this.

Colder this week, some wintry/snow showers, widespread frost and ice.

Comments

Status Yellow - Ice warning for Ireland