Met Éireann has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in parts of Ireland. The alert is in place from today until Saturday, 25th November at 23:59.
Temperatures are set to plummet to -4 degrees and scattered snow showers are expected although they will be mainly confined to Western and Northern parts tonight and for tomorrow.
Icy patches are are also to be expected.
Weather Alert Level Yellow For Irelandhttps://t.co/9BeK3UcAwO
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 24, 2017
Snow has fallen in parts of the north & west.
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 24, 2017
Some of our minimum temps from last night:
Mullingar -3.5°C
Moore Park (Cork) -3.5°C
Athenry -2.8°C
Oak Park (Carlow) -2.1°C
Markree (Sligo) -1.4°C
Phoenix Park -0.3°C
Valentia Obs -0.1°C https://t.co/JPpZt5YJdh
And while we have yet to see a single flake here in Dublin, we can at least enjoy looking at the beautiful photos of snow that people have been sharing on social media.
Like this one from Mid West Radio:
Heavy snow in Bonniconlon, near the Mayo Sligo border this morning! pic.twitter.com/QnjlJNSQPA
— Mid West Radio (@radiomidwest) November 24, 2017
So pretty!
Another quick video from this morning of the snowfall over the Windy Gap towards Lough Talt. #SnowDay pic.twitter.com/Y2V2a4p4iE
— Mid West Radio (@radiomidwest) November 24, 2017
No, we're not jealous at all...
First of the snow. #southsligo #oxmountainadventurecamp #sligowalks #waw #gaisce #glamping #BlackFriday #logcabin #lougheasky #sligoway pic.twitter.com/j1gwkL0SZP
— Dermot Mooney (@oxmountaincamp) November 24, 2017
It's #whitefriday in Sligo this morning #snow #sligo #wildatlanticway pic.twitter.com/RzcVEmOwOf
— Cllr Marie Casserly. (@Marie_Casserly) November 24, 2017
