Jan 2025 - Snow & Freezing Conditions - Discussion PART II

A long day of shocking weather in Dublin for the most part. Agree with others, definitely the worst day here in a while as it's felt like the rain has gone on forever! Oh well, got to capture me second snow this extended winter season so far albeit having to go the mountains as usual - before all the snow tourist chaos I add. Waiting for lying snow in Donaghmede since January 2021 now.

Fourth image is a composite of an image that was mostly destroyed by snowflakes falling and getting on my lens trying to take it at the Hellfire Club so I thought I'd have a little fun with it and make it look christmassy - only 2 weeks late. Even a bit of "yellow snow" funnily enough. Some random drone shots to show the snow line too this morning by Gunny Hill road and Montpelier Hill.

The northeasterly winds were perfect for Balbriggan Lighthouse to get hit by some big waves which I went to later in the evening but I could not feel my hands at all. I was soaked to say the least.

Yes but it could ve in 2025!

I'd love to believe the GFS regarding tomorrow, but I am not convinced. As for how cold it will get and when I am going for -11 or 12 over snowfields somewhere in Tipperary or Kilkenny on Wednesday night. At an official station it will be less, say - 9 or 10. Too low you say...

Is that where you learnt all your cracking 'snow' jokes?

Which of the models won out this time? Snow for Cork again tomorrow night?

No real lying snow in Tullamore so headed to Kinnitty then on to the Slieve Bloom Mountains and came home through very heavy snow in Lough Boora.

That for tomorrow

You've had your fun and your snow. Enough is enough. I've several feet of it in my place and I want it gone. 😁

My Celbridge "snow" event. I took readings of dry and wet-bulb temperatures using a sling psychometer and recorded the weather type.

It didn't start snowing until wbt got down to 1.0 °C (very wet snow), switching back to sleet again at 1.0 °C and now rain at 1.7 °C.

Experienced an Ice Storm in Oregon early 2004. It rained all night ( usual for the PNW in January) and I was surprised to wake up to constant thuds. Nearly 2 inches of solid ice were bringing huge tree limbs down.

You literally could not walk out the door for 3 days. As the outdoor steps down the 3 floors to the carpark were coated in ice an inch thick even though they were semi sheltered.

I hear there’s a hosepipe ban for 48hrs. Breaking news.

Have to drive Cork to Dublin in the morning. I assume once I can get onto dual carriageway and then the M8 it will all be gritted and ok to drive on? Getting out of my estate on a hill is my first challenge mind. All depends on whether it freezes or not tonight. Roads driven on are pure slush at this stage

Happy for those down south that got snow but pity anyone have to cope with that much snow and disruption with no power for a few days.

Wasn't expecting any lying snow here but thought there would be some snow falling today but apart from some wet snow last night for an hour or so it's been all rain with only an odd snowflake mixed in, south cavan.

Also as others have said earlier in the thread make sure put out plenty of food for the birds during this cold spell as they're hungrier than ever.

Awful conditions in the midlands really. A few inches of snow on the ground this morning and then it snowed pretty heavily all day on top of it. Main roads full of compacted snow. Plenty of cars getting stuck on the hills - people had to take turns to push each other up. And cars not aware of the situation ahead not being able to stop in time and hitting others. Trees down on roads and power gone. Power due back in the next hour.

Most people not travelling due to the weather warnings, thankfully.

Hopefully it all thaws a bit tomorrow.

Phantom precipitation over the south. Not a drop falling