Ireland will experience its mildest Christmas in decades this year with temperatures in the mid 50s Fahrenheit and the possibility it may touch 60 degrees.
The contrast with 2010, when a massive blizzard and snowstorm blanketed the country in the days before Christmas, could not be greater.
Police are warning of travel delays because of the huge numbers who travel home from abroad during the holiday period.
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The official weather forecast for Christmas to New Year’s from Met Eireann states:
“Christmas Day will be very mild, but rather windy and cloudy. There will be patchy rain and drizzle, again persistent in the west and north at times. Highest temperatures will be between 11 and 14 degrees. (50 to 55 Fahrenheit) Southwest winds will be fresh to strong and occasionally gale force near northwest coasts.
Outlook
"The weather will continue to remain mild for the first couple of days after Christmas Day with no frost at night. Most of St. Stephen's Day will be dry; rain will be mainly confined to western parts of Connacht and Ulster.
"It will be a windy day and daytime temperatures will be around 11 or 12 degrees. Rain will be more general over the northern half of the country Stephen's night, but will gradually clear northwards on Tuesday although more widespread rain will follow on Tuesday night.
"There will be a change to colder weather for Wednesday, Thursday and daytime Friday. These days will be bright, showery and fairly windy with most of the showers occurring over the western side of the country; eastern counties will be dry for most of the time these days. Frost will occur at night, but should clear quickly during the morning time. Rain later on Friday will bring a return to milder weather over the New Year period.”
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.jamthecat | Dec 26, 2011, 01:17 AM EST
Actually, Murph, Al Gore did have a hand in inventing the internet. Didn't do it by himself, but then he never claimed to. Here's some backup -- "Of Gore's involvement in the then-developing Internet while in Congress, Internet pioneers Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn have also noted that, As far back as the 1970s Congressman Gore promoted the idea of high-speed telecommunications as an engine for both economic growth and the improvement of our educational system. He was the first elected official to grasp the potential of computer communications to have a broader impact than just improving the conduct of science and scholarship [...] the Internet, as we know it today, was not deployed until 1983. When the Internet was still in the early stages of its deployment, Congressman Gore provided intellectual leadership by helping create the vision of the potential benefits of high speed computing and communication. As an example, he sponsored hearings on how advanced technologies might be put to use in areas like coordinating the response of government agencies to natural disasters and other crises.[3] 24 Jun 1986: Albert Gore introduce S 2594 Supercomputer Network Study Act of 1986[4]" (off Wikipedia, with footnotes to back it up). But why let the facts get in the way of a good myth or refusal to believe?
Murph46 | Dec 25, 2011, 12:41 PM EST
How could you blame the inventor of the internet?
jamthecat | Dec 25, 2011, 12:11 PM EST
Oh, this can't be. What are all those people who made fun of global warming going to say? How does this fit in with their denial? There must be some way they can blame this on Al Gore.