The weather forecasts are predicting snow - possibly quite heavy snow - in early February in the UK, and in the eastern half of Ireland. It’s reckoned that this will hit Monday’s work commute in the UK fairly hard, and Motorists are being warned to bring warm clothes in case they get stuck. We’d recommend […]
I’ve seen a lot more people wearing hats this winter than I have in years. As I’ve mentioned on the winter clothing section, hats are a pretty good way to keep warm, but I’m noticing an added benefit in today’s cold drizzling rain - a broad-brimmed hat seems to work better than an umbrella for […]
Yesterday evening, after a day of gales and rain, it turned cold here in Kildare, and then began to snow. By the time we were going to bed at midnight or so, there was visible snow on the ground and on roofs, earlier rain or not. In the morning, it was still there. We were […]
The Guardian are writing a lot about winter weather at the moment, and here’s one more article; an entertaining account of the effects of really cold weather in Canada. I’ve been out in very cold temperatures in Finland, and I can confirm that your breath condensing and freezing on your face is a strange feeling, […]
The Guardian are reporting that last night was, in parts of the UK, the coldest night in 20 years! It was certainly very, very cold here; I haven’t heard any definite statistics, but there was significant ice on the water at Grand Canal Dock this morning, which I’ve never seen before, and which argues for […]
There are reports rolling in of the effects of winter weather. The N11 near Bray in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, is closed due to an accident, and temperatures hit a low of -8°C in the Monaghan/Cavan area last night. In the UK, temperatures dropped to -10°C in Aboyne in north-east Scotland, and have have reached -7°C […]
It’s been a colder winter than we’ve had for years (although it’s still not like when I were a lad), and there’s more to come. The cold snap that’s just getting going here in Ireland could drop temperatures as low as -6°C - thankfully, with very little wind, because Ireland’s damp climate exacerbates wind chill. […]