Archive for October, 2007

UK Met Office Winter Predictions 2007-2008

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

The official Met Office Winter Prediction is out, and it largely agrees with their earlier NAO-based forecast - milder than average, but colder than last year.
Otherwise, looking at the current local weather forecasts, I’m thinking we might see a first frost in Dublin in early November; possibly around the 3rd to the 6th. The coldest […]

American Winter Weather Predictions 2007-8

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Not of interest on the local scale, but there are now predictions out for the US Winter Weather - warmer than average and dry in many places, apparently. There’s also mention of a La NiƱa event, which can have knock-on effects world-wide.

When to buy Winter Gloves

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

For anyone looking to acquire gloves for winter, this seems to be a good time. Go for department stores, though, rather than dedicated sports or camping shops, or even dedicated clothes shops. In looking for a pair for myself in advance of a fishing trip last week, I found a pair of Thinsulate gloves in […]

Cold Medicines Not Effective

Monday, October 1st, 2007

According to a post of the New York Times’ Well Blog, cold medicines are often not effective, and might do more harm than good. Seeing as early winter is when a lot of people come down with colds - and again when the weather starts to warm up, I figured I’d give this some attention.
Here […]