January+weather+Reports+for+Ashbourne,+Co.+Meath,+Ireland

Hi from Ashbourne! If you're looking for us on the map below, we are in the East of Ireland, just North from our capital, Dublin.

Monday,January 10th,

A cold frosty yet overcast day today. The children had to stay in for both breaks and the schoolyard was treacherous to walk on until the caretaker threw salt on the surface and chipped away the ice!!

We are all seriously glad that there is no more snow as we have had enough to do us for a long time. Temperatures are between plus 3 and plus 8 Degrees celsius today. We are still experiencing some very cold winds from Scandinavia to the North-East of us but they have really backed off this week.

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Our prevailing winds, (they're the winds we normally experience) are from the South-west and West. This means they travel over the Atlantic Ocean, bringing rain and high winds. Ireland is so green as a result of this weather pattern and our climate is said to be temperate, with no real extremes of temperature or precipitation until December 2010!!!

This also means that we seldom experience the cold temperatures we have had lately. We are not used to such cold!





Tuesday January 11th.

Milder today. Temperatures between Plus 3 Degrees and Plus 7 Degrees Celsius. Dry with lots of cloud. Children out at both breaktimes. All are delighted!!

Wednesday, January 12th.

Dry this morning but wet later. Temperatures up to Plus 11 Degrees Celsius. Feels like Spring already. We are experiencing our usual prevailing winds from the South-west and West so we are back to our normal climate of rain and mild winds. Usually we would be moaning about the wet weather but this year we are glad to be back to normal after the snow before Christmas. Children aout at both breaks again.

Thursday, January 13th.

Earlier on today it was mild and damp, our usual weather!! Current temperature at 13.19 is Plus 11 Degrees Celsius. It is misty and there are showers of light rain. The wind is from the North-East which should mean it is cold but it is surprisingly mild. There is cloud cover all over the country. The children went out to the yard for both breaks. Still damp underfoot. It is a bit miserable actually.

Friday,January 14th.

Clear skies today.Still damp from yesterday.Strong winds from the south west.That means it is very mild today with temperature at 09.35 of 8 Degrees Celsius.

Monday ,January 18th

It was very cold this morning but it's sunny and dry now.Light winds with temperatures of 4-8 degrees Celsius.Very cold in the evening with temperatures from 0-5 degrees with frost setting in quickly.

Tuesday, January 19th

This morning it was frosty and freezing. It's sunny now, and most of the frost is gone. Fog is to linger in the north of the country but everywhere else is to be dry with sunny spells. Tonight is to be mild with clear skys.

Thursday, January 20th

This morning it was frosty with temperatures between -4-0 degrees. It's sunny now with clear skies and a fresh breeze. Nearly all of the frost has melted by now and it is to be calm tonight with frost setting in.

Friday, January 21st

This morning was partly cloudy with frost in places. At 13:15 tempratures are at 3 degrees with a slight wind. Clear skies and frost is clearing up. Tonight will cold and dry with frost returning.

Monday, January 24th

It was cold and frosty in the morning but most of it was cleared by school time. It is cloudy now and it isn't too chilly, temperatures 6-8 degrees. Tonight to be frosty again.

Tuesday, January 25th

It was very cold this morning but it isn't too bad now but it is still quite cold. It's raining now and the children that were out at yard are all coming in.Temperatures 7-9 degrees. It is to rain tonight but it is to gradually clear up tonight.

Wednesday, January 26th

Dry eariliar on with a cold breeze. Highest tempratures 5-8 degees with cloudy skies. All the children are out at the yard with winds of 28km/h

Thursday, January 27th

Friday, January 28th

It is dry at the moment with temperatures of 2-4 degrees.Light breezes but some sunny spells expected later.It is supposed to be -3 degrees tonight.