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Current Forecast:Tuesday, 07 February 2012 19:12Today Cold in eastern areas with some frost in places, but breezy and mostly cloudy elsewhere, with persistent rain spreading from the west. A misty night too, with some fog in places. Lowest temperatures 1 to 7 C., in strengthening southeasterly winds. Weather News 07 February 2012 - Irish Met Society event: "Q&A - Dr Tony Scott, UCD, vs Weather Forecaster, Evelyn Cusack", February 23rd. The Irish Met Society's February event "Q&A - Dr Tony Scott, UCD, vs Weather Forecaster, Evelyn Cusack" will take place at 6.30pm on Thursday February 23rd in the Custom House, Dublin. It is free to attend but it is necessary to pre-book. See www.irishmetsociety.org for further details and booking.07 February 2012 - Cold spell in Europe in late winter 2011/2012 After unusually mild weather in December 2011 and early January 2012 almost all over Europe, the weather situation changed abruptly in the middle of January. An incursion of cold polar air, coming from northern Russia at the south flank of an extensive high pressure area brought extremely low temperatures over large parts of Europe and also some considerable snowfall especially over various parts of the continent.01 February 2012 - The Weather of January 2012: Warm everywhere; dull and wet in most parts Mean temperatures were above normal everywhere with largest differences above normal in the west and southwest. Stations in the southwest reported their warmest January since 2002 (10 years), while stations in the west and midlands reported their warmest January since 2007 (5 years). Maximum air temperatures recorded during January were above normal, with most recorded on the 3rd and with the month’s highest temperature of 13.1°C recorded at Shannon Airport on this date. |
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