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

Kutebride · 16-12-2022 11:44pm

Great that fog last Monday shifted. Bright skies and freezing hard. Dublin on Wednesday had nothing white. Back in Meath paths, grass etc white.

First night in Meath tonight in many days above freezing 1⁰. No precip yet that I've noticed.

All I'm hearing about from Galway (family, friends) is how the roads are like sheet of glass tonight.

4Ad · 16-12-2022 11:54pm

It rained here in East Clare about 2 hours ago, now it's freezing..I haven't seen the roads this bad in a long time.....

Meteorite58 · 16-12-2022 11:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120005607#Comment_120005607

After 18.00 the back roads here near Tralee were getting quite slippery, rained since , a short time ago it was 3.5C but icy out the back of the house, a lot of cold stored in the ground at the moment.

Danno · 16-12-2022 11:55pm

A train of precipitation containing many carriages approaches from the southwest. Will the cold here turn it to snow? Hovering between -1.5c and -0.5c. Dewpoint currently -1.5c.

Storm 10 · 16-12-2022 11:57pm

Galway is like a skating rink roads are deadly

17-12-2022 12:02am

Definitely potentially dangerous driving conditions as the temperatures shift around until the cold surfaces are gone, which won't be until Sunday in some places.

SouthWesterly · 17-12-2022 12:05am

Came out at 10 this evening in Tralee to wet roads. Got home and thr ice was gone off the car. It sat there all week under a layer of ice.

3C

JCX BXC · 17-12-2022 12:06am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120005852#Comment_120005852

Absolutely deadly, it's bizarre, it's 4°c out yet all untreated paths and roads have frozen over, including puddles. Yet, no cars are frozen.

Very odd.

Absolute misery though. Many people here have posted wondering how you could enjoy the cold, I wonder how you can prefer the windy wet Atlantic drear to this.

Larbre34 · 17-12-2022 12:17am

You'll get sick of too much of anything I guess.

The ground is frozen to an unusual depth thanks to the last 8 days of below freezing conditions. The sheet metal and glass of cars are very poor conductors of temperature so they shed the cold that supports the ice far more quickly than the ground.

gameoverdude · 17-12-2022 12:20am

My dad took a shine to my shoe ice spikes.

Snow next week.

Graces7 · 17-12-2022 12:21am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120004411#Comment_120004411

There was a Christmas Eve like that in the early 2020s. I had but recently moved to a mountain in Leitirm. I was just about to set out for Midnight Mass when snow started. Rethought my plans. The road uo to there was hard enough going without snow..

Graces7 · 17-12-2022 12:24am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120005383#Comment_120005383

Actually EDs are swamped just now. Waiting times for beds are appalling as a result. And many old folk struggle with bills etc.

BLIZZARD7 · 17-12-2022 12:30am

Few spots of sleety rain there in D14. Temp 3.5c and DP -1c. Ground still frozen solid.

Gonzo · 17-12-2022 12:35am

Temperature now 8C in parts of Kerry and just one station left (Moore Park) with a sub zero reading. Temperatures across the country now generally between 2 and 5C. A big change already on the past week or more.

Danno · 17-12-2022 12:40am

Freezing rain/sleet in south Laois just kicked off. Looks like there's fog coming down also. Temp is +0.1c with a dewpoint of -0.6c

17-12-2022 12:46am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120005900#Comment_120005900

It's residual cold patches. It's not warm enough yet to get rid of them. Think about how long it takes to defrost something by leaving it in the fridge.

Oneiric 3 · 17-12-2022 12:48am

As intense as this cold is, it is a very shallow cold. If you threw a stone up in the air, that stone would likely go through a few degrees of temp on its way up an down again.

17-12-2022 12:50am

Even so, you'd need to get temperatures above about 5ºC for a while to thaw some of the sheltered patches over a few hours. Otherwise they'll take a while, particularly in places that saw temperatures significantly below zero.

Danno · 17-12-2022 12:55am

Freezing rain. Thankfully its rare!

snowgal · 17-12-2022 1:16am

Still white and frosty here near Trim, will hang on as long as we can!

Dazler97 · 17-12-2022 1:48am

Wet and windy here in firhouse the ice is still lethal

.Donegal. · 17-12-2022 2:01am

Just one very very tiny patch of snow left. The roads and paths are full of ice again.

Neddyusa · 17-12-2022 9:15am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120005348#Comment_120005348

I'm convinced a lot of this welcoming of the "mild" conditions is an "East Coast Bias" thing!

In fairness I think I'd probably welcome it too, if I lived in Dublin and wouldn't get a fraction of the sideways cold rain and muck that we've to endure in the West.

Oscar Bravo · 17-12-2022 9:37am

Charlestown Co.Mayo. Truck slide into Pharmacy. A lot of cars in ditches along with a few council gritters.

Cw85 · 17-12-2022 9:40am

So much drama over a week of frost in winter, mild weather here now to stay for the foreseeable as per usual winters in Ireland.

nacho libre · 17-12-2022 9:47am

Foggy. The landscape still white from the heavy frost and rime. All of it will be gone by tonight sadly.

Graces7 · 17-12-2022 9:51am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120006405#Comment_120006405

Ouch

davidsr20 · 17-12-2022 9:55am

Place is a mess cars in ditches everywhere

Graces7 · 17-12-2022 9:56am

As always a reconnoitre as soon as the light was full. All the same as these last days -except that the moon is a glowing sideways smile.

The snowline on the mountains is stable and all is blissfully at peace.

Would love a walk but although the mind is willing. the body is not... need a scooter.

A fair fine winter day. Stay safe all.

Donegal Ken · 17-12-2022 9:57am

Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim & Mayo is the worse it's been in years. Roads surfaces and pathways are just solid ice. Freezing rain this morning is causing havioc.

ffarrell7 · 17-12-2022 9:59am

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 10:06am

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

White Clover · 17-12-2022 10:26am

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 10:30am

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 10:35am

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 10:36am

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 10:55am

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 10:59am

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 11:09am

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 11:11am

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 11:16am

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

ninebeanrows · 17-12-2022 11:19am

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 11:23am

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 11:27am

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 11:59am

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 12:03pm

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 12:05pm

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

Chris_5339762 · 17-12-2022 12:06pm

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

Robwindstorm · 17-12-2022 12:47pm

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 12:49pm

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

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

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Status Yellow - Ice warning for Ireland