Cold spell - 14/15th January onward

Ye I don't mess around, on it like a car bonnet, not my hearse anyway

Dont think I will be able for another chase.

Went outside at 12.00vand found thick ice on the car. We're doomed I tell you.....doomed. 😁

I know this cold spell will lift some of my depression 🫥 especially as I suffer with the winter depression as well so although it's gonna be cold I don't care I can soak up that sun it's good for everyone's head not just mine

Aperge with small amounts from now until the mild sector arrives across the north during tuesday

After it clears more meaningful snow appears Tuesday evening in the NW, Wednesday and a good chunk of Connacht sees action on Wednesday

One thing I noticed has gone in the last few years, the polar air we used to get with heavy wintery showers blowing through after a cold front passed through and sometimes you'd get heavy snow for a time in those showers even far south, from a bitter north west or even westerly wind. We just do not see that phenomenon anymore. The cold sector to our west and nwest has gone. Anyway this spell has been a real non event and from the weekend, very mild drab wet windy crap into February. Roll on summer.

Yep a right pain Lucreto. Hopefully we’ll have a longer lasting cold spell in February that will deliver snow more widely. A NE wind would be my ideal direction for Dublin.

Currently -1.5C here south of Cork city, got down to a low of -2.6C at 8:30am this morning which is decent going for this spot.

As I have said before I am not too disappointed by the way this has panned out especially when I saw it was going to be a northerly and we know what they are like for snow in the south. We really need an easterly and even last week's slight easterly gave some falling, but not sticking snow, so the real deal can deliver. Northwesterlies don't really cut it either down here unless you are further west of the city, take last Feb, light dusting west of the city and decent snow down in West Cork.

My only gripe is I would liked it to last longer with no mild interruptions like tomorrow.

It's always a great reminder to see that Ireland can still actually produce snow.

Low of -2.1c here in South tipp. Smashing winters morning with the sun popping it's head over the hills now

Hows Galtymore looking?