Cold snap Jan 10th onwards: Wintry Showers, Snow Accumulations for some

mountainy man

Down a bit further to 0.8C. dp.-1.1C.

(SE Sligo,high ground.)

JCX BXC

Met eireann have an orange warning out, with up to 3 inches of snow possible in areas.

Little better isn't it?

Sala

I won't sleep tonight now :-(

sirmick

Met eireann short range forecast is showing a heavy shower hitting cork city at 5am. This could give a few cm of snow.

Kutebride

Was bitter cold & windy on school run this a.m.
5 mile jog tonight @ 7.30 very calm.
(Navan)

Bootros Bootros

Or sleet.

AnotherYear

Heavy snow shower in Donegal. 40m asl. Still very wet so will upload pic if or when we get a covering

Oscar Bravo

Some real cold clear air in over the west now. stars shining bright , mind you, a bit cold for looking at them!

Hooter23

Too many times we had forecasts like this and then i wake up in the morning to the sound of pouring rain this time better be different

Reiketsu

Lightly snowing here now in Dungiven, Co. Derry. Lying on the grass and cars, the ground is pretty wet.

delw

Gonzo wrote: »

The best thing to expect is nothing, anything that falls over the next 48 hours will be a bonus! Keep this in mind to avoid disappointment. Atlantic cold rarely delivers to these parts and when it does it's usually not much.

Decent snow from the Atlantic over Leinster is much more rare than a decent easterly and those are rare enough as it is!

But yet the rain seems to make it all the way to the Irish sea

Rougies

Reiketsu wrote: »

Lightly snowing here now in Dungiven, Co. Derry. Lying on the grass and cars, the ground is pretty wet.

AnotherYear wrote: »

Heavy snow shower in Donegal. 40m asl. Still very wet so will upload pic if or when we get a covering

Best of luck from the east to all of you in the wesht!

Mint Sauce

AnotherYear wrote: »

Heavy snow shower in Donegal. 40m asl. Still very wet so will upload pic if or when we get a covering

North or south of The Gap?

leahyl

Meh, I'm not bothered.....*sobs

Nabber

Think the East may get some ninja snow. We can only wait and see.

mountainy man

Very light snow here in SE Sligo which is odd as radar shows nothing above me. 0.5C. dp. -1.4C.

JanuarySnowstor

If it snows in Cork tomorrow it will have done so from a southwesterly wind.

As I mentioned a week or so ago this can happen as it did in 1984.
It is very rare though!!

Pangea

Snow warning on met.ie for Cork, wonders never cease, Cork your moment has come.

DIF

sirmick wrote: »

Met eireann short range forecast is showing a heavy shower hitting cork city at 5am. This could give a few cm of snow.

I can hear a slight hum down here in Cork... I believe that would be the CSS (Cork Snow Shield) warming up ready to deploy tonight.

Rougies

Nabber wrote: »

Think the East may get some ninja snow. We can only wait and see.

I think we'll see snow falling at times, but any accumulations confined to the Wicklow mountains. If we do get some heavier showers, there may be short-lived accumulations at lowers levels too. I'll be happy with even seeing a few flakes blowing around in the wind to be honest!

davidsr20

Still waiting!!! In Galway at the moment and it's just raining. If any does fall can't see is settle it's very wet.

Mech1

What sorta time for lampost watching gang in Dublin?

Oneiric 3

davidsr20 wrote: »

Still waiting!!! In Galway at the moment and it's just raining. If any does fall can't see is settle it's very wet.

If it snows heavy enough for a few minuites, it can cool the ground quite quickly to allow some sticking.

eskimocat

light rain and overcast in Dromahair... not a sign of anything even remotely sleaty here yet. Night all, travelling tomorrow so gotta keep wits about me with all the yummy forecasts for snow and ice... (NOT fun to drive in...sigh) but looking forward all the same to seeing the glorious whiteness

coillsaille

Nothing but a heavy rain shower 30 miles due west of Galway city ATM.

smallwonder

Only a smattering of hailstones so far. Hard to imagine that I might wake up to a winter wonderland and the possibilty of a snow day off work!

acassells80

I take it there is no chance of snow for Dublin tonight , holding out for an easterly next week

Kermit.de.frog

acassells80 wrote: »

I take it there is no chance of snow for Dublin tonight , holding out for an easterly next week

Towards early morning more likely rather than tonight.

madmaggie

Watching the forecast on BBC 1 earlier they showed snow for the west and south west of the country. No snow for the scallions.

Oscar Bravo

Its fast approaching 2355 so if you have a radio on or Sky 0160 its over to met eireann for the very latest general and sea area forecast