Jan 2025 - Snow & Freezing Conditions - Discussion PART II

1pm in day and still some stations are still at -3, we are missing that sunshine today to increase the temperature.

Valid point. I think gusser and myself are probably on about the overuse and confusion over warnings. We have orange warnings changing back to yellow and back to orange maps with the north of Ireland in yellow from the Met office. Met eireann got the snow warnings spot on when issuing an orange warning and compacted snow and ice there is giving a much higher impact today than the majority of us. However we are in forecast mode and a weather advisory along with a national 32 county yellow warning would suffice from yesterday. Tonight's forecast is a different kettle of fish due to the low Base temperature today already and freezing fog a major hazard due to calm conditions. It's only an opinion. I hope everyone down south gets some respite from the hardship endured in the coming days.

A whole ice day for me in Meath, take care on the roads.

I could ice skate around my yard and the birds aren't being shy at all! I don't know the temps up here but the lying snow is hard as a rock on the road and the fields. The sky is such a gorgeous shade of blue. Sligo 90m asl

I don't know all the area's where it is apparently "madness", but the catchment of teachers and staff could presumably play into a schools decision, rather than conditions in the school yard.

Also dry v wet/ snow and ice cover can't be overlooked. The pavements in Roundwood village were lethal, but the council/ contractors have worked hard on that today. But there was a burst pipe on the main street overnight. The estates looked lethal on foot or vehicle to be honest even now at lunchtime, never mind at 7.30 when school buses are scheduled.

Definite movement towards the coast now alright. If we had just got a few more hours tonight of favourable wind, could have been interesting inland. Given the above average SSTs over most of the Irish Sea (M2 buoy off the east coast reading 11.1c), and 850s of around -6/-7c, there should be some heft in those showers one would imagine.

Jaysus it's ⚽️✔️ out.

Got out with the dog at lunchtime. Still a winter wonderland in Nth Tipp!

More like 🐜⚡️✔️!!

I live on this road!! Very icy at the moment

This has been bang average for East Cork, one of the few places in Cork that didn’t have some lying snow. It’s not even that cold, didn’t get below freezing last night and it’s currently 3 degrees. We need an easterly here to do well really.

To be fair, you are the classic, I'm all right jack.

My steep driveway, still 8cm of snice.

Thats ice on the road out front the school bus goes up and down. Haven't had post since this started, have had 2 multi hour power outages. Currently -2, was -4 last night.

Glad you are all right there, Jack.

"In my day I had to walk to and from school barefoot, uphill both ways, -10 in June and fight a Tiger each time."

No snow in Dublin of course but at least we get to enjoy a frosty wonderland today. IMMA gardens in Kilmainham.

Still no way out of here. Temperature below zero all day. North Kerry 250m ASL

Showers have developed in the Irish Sea and are beginning to make landfall in Dublin. Were they forecast? They're moving from East to West.

These could cause serious issues in terms of ice and possibly freezing rain for this evening's rush hour!