How to Survive Winter

The winter is having one final run at us this week, with what’s potentially a nasty enough storm sweeping down through the Irish Sea, or perhaps along the east coast of Ireland. For once, this looks set to have more influence on Irish weather than that of the UK. Forecasts vary on the exact precipitation; some services are predicting up to 10cm of snow in places, while others predict nothing more than heavy sleet. The whole will be accompanied by strong northerly winds, though, and if it does start to snow, conditions tonight could be unpleasant. It doesn’t look as though there will be sustained cold temperatures, though, so if, like me, you’ve started the spring plantings in the garden, you should be safe enough.