An ongoing risk of frost

The weather in Ireland in the last week has been pretty wintry. Temperatures have gotten down around freezing-- I actually saw snow flurrying on Friday afternoon, and the ground actually iced up on Friday night! Of course, this is amusing to someone from Michigan, because everyone was driving about 15 miles an hour as soon as the first snowflake fell. No snow accumulated, of course, but there was frost on the cars and ice on the puddles. I would complain, except I know that the technical term for the weather in Michigan right now is "ass-deep in snow." I heard they even closed highways earlier this week.

So when that's what I'm missing, I can't complain about living in a country where the weather reports will advertise a severe frost advisory. (Michigan pretty much lives under a tacit frost advisory year-round.) Here, I'll quote from the Met Éireann website-- remember, all temperatures are in Celsius:

Today
Further scattered showers this evening - some of hail or sleet or possibly snow on high ground. Showers heaviest and most frequent in western areas. Thunder in places also.

Tonight
Cold and frosty tonight with further wintry showers - some heavy or prolonged, especially later in the night. Clear spells also. Icy stretches on roads. Lowest temperatures -2 to +2 degrees.

Tomorrow
Cold and windy tomorrow, with sunny spells and scattered wintry showers, especially during the morning. Highest temperatures 6 to 9 degrees.

3 Day Outlook
MONDAY NIGHT : Turning cloudy, milder and breezy in most parts, with rain at times, and with any early frost clearing again - but the north and northwest may remain drier and less windy, with an ongoing risk of frost. TUESDAY, TUESDAY NIGHT : Wet and relatively mild weather in places (especially in Munster and Leinster) gradually clearing away southeastwards during the day. Colder conditions spreading to all parts, with clear spells and scattered showers, and with blustery W to NW winds. Frost in sheltered areas overnight, showers turning wintry in places also, risk of snow on mountains. WEDNESDAY : Bright and cold, with scattered wintry showers. Many areas dry throughout. Winds moderating and backing W to SW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THURSDAY : Becoming mild, wet and windy. Rain spreading from the Atlantic, turning heavy at times. Strong S to SW winds. Clearer colder weather following, winds easing and veering W. Frost in places Thursday night.

For some reason, the level of detail really amuses me. When I first moved here, I was getting frustrated because I couldn't find a local weather website. "No, not Irish weather, local weather!" And then I realized... the whole country is a bit smaller than Michigan and has a very temperate maritime climate. There's really only one weather for the whole dang island!