Parts of Ireland were treated to some snow today, Wednesday, January 17, prompting Ireland's always creative social media users to share their #sneachta (that's "snow," in Irish!) snaps.
Met Éireann, the Irish meteorological service, enacted a Status Yellow warning for snow and ice for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, and Sligo from Wednesday morning through 11 am on Thursday. Snow showers could lead to some accumulations in those areas may create difficult travelling conditions and some travel and service disruption.
A Status Yellow snow and ice warning is also in place for Cos Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone, and Derry until 11:59 pm. The UK Met Office forecast: "Frequent heavy snow showers will continue to push inland, likely disrupting travel across the region."
Meanwhile, all of Ireland is under a Met Éireann weather advisory until Friday.
"Arctic air will bring winter hazards this coming week. Sharp to severe frosts expected with icy stretches on roads and pavements," Met Éireann said.
"Some sleet or snow will occur at times too, mostly for northern areas, and especially for hills."
While Met Éireann warned of some adverse conditions due to the snow, the weather also made Ireland look even more spectacular than usual, with plenty of people sharing their #sneachta snaps on X, formerly Twitter.
Mulroy Bay in Co Donegal looked sharp this morning after some a dusting of #sneachta:
God's country. #Fanad #MulroyBay #Sneachta pic.twitter.com/ZaQW5FONrM
— Paul Friel (@Paul_Friel8) January 17, 2024
Kylemore Abbey in Co Galway shared this beautiful #sneachta shot:
The first snowfall of 2024 at #KylemoreAbbey has arrived. #Snow #sneachta @MetEireann @CarlowWeather pic.twitter.com/dwZxbDIF1e
— Kylemore Abbey (@Kylemore) January 17, 2024
At Mayo College FET, some art students seized the #sneachta opportunity to make a snowman:
There is a light dusting of snow in parts of Mayo this morning. Some of our Art students in our Westport campus put their creative skills to the test with this miniature snowman and his gorgeous cat! 😍#Sneachta@deric_tv | #VMWeather pic.twitter.com/ARG72XAeVH
— Mayo College of Further Education & Training (@MayoCollegeFET) January 17, 2024
Coolaney in Co Sligo looked like a painting ...
Down the lane. Coolaney, Sligo #snow #sneachta pic.twitter.com/UgrITimnZE
— Val 📷 (@magnumlady) January 17, 2024
while North Sperrins was transformed into a winter wonderland:
Lost in a winter wonderland 😍🌨️❄️ #NorthSperrins #blizzard @bbcniweather @angie_weather @barrabest @WeatherCee @Schafernaker @UTVNews @geoff_maskell @Louise_utv @WeatherRadar_UK pic.twitter.com/XpPbTacx5Y
— Rachel Cassidy (@cassidy_rachel) January 17, 2024
Sharon MacMenamin shared her #sneachtas - or snowmageddon? - video from Letterkenny, Co Donegal:
More #sneachta here in #Letterkenny, County #Donegal. How’s your snowmaggedon? 😂❄️☃️ pic.twitter.com/65E7kvXiNX
— Sharon MacMenamin @SharonMcMenamin@mastadon.ie (@SharonMcMenamin) January 17, 2024
Ardara GAA, also in Co Donegal, shared a picture of what it deemed "blizzard like conditions:"
Blizzard like conditions as snow falls at @ArdaraGAA earlier this afternoon #sneachta pic.twitter.com/iL2GIpNjy6
— Harry Walsh (@HarryWalsh65) January 17, 2024
Mullaghmore in Co Sligo looked only lovely after a light snow:
A lovely sky over Mullaghmore after a light snow shower this afternoon. @irishweather @carlowweather @AngieWeather @barrabest#sneachta #snow #sligo #Ireland pic.twitter.com/ud5skYNNYO
— Gerry O'Donnell (@gerryodonnell0) January 17, 2024
Foxford in Co Mayo may have been freezing, but it was looking well!
Walking home while it snowed #100daysofwalking #Sneachta #Foxford #MayoNorth pic.twitter.com/AdrznOI02c
— Aoife Bourke (@Abourke3Aoife) January 17, 2024
Ashford Castle in Co Mayo also hopped on the #sneachta trend:
The first snow of 2024 already at #AshfordCastle... Do you think it will stay?#RedCarnationHotels #WildAtlanticWay #DiscoverIreland #sneachta pic.twitter.com/5IevQoFWDJ
— Ashford Castle (@ashfordcastle) January 17, 2024
Inishowen in Co Donegal looked picture-perfect:
A snowy morning in #Inishowen #Donegal #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #sneachta #snow pic.twitter.com/gGWcnMZ4Dx
— Jon Milla (@JohnJohnm53) January 17, 2024
And the #sneachta showers continued in Derry into the evening:
The sneachta is fairly coming down now. #derry pic.twitter.com/kpDIT20pwq
— Ciara Ní (@ADubInDerry) January 17, 2024
The #sneachta made it further down south on Wednesday with Kerry County Council sharing this video:
❄️ Snowing in Tralee area and parts of north Kerry this evening
🚗 Please travel with care on all routes and allow extra time for journeys
⚠️ Yellow warning in place until at least noon on Thursday #sneachta pic.twitter.com/CrSXR87a6z
— Kerry County Council - Comhairle Contae Chiarraí (@countykerry) January 17, 2024
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