Just got back from the holidays, which we spent in Northern Moravia. We had snow the whole time, so it was nice to have a white Christmas. We arrived back in Prague yesterday and there was no snow, but it started snowing last night and there’s now a fresh white cover on the ground and on the roofs. They’re predicting a heavy snowfall for today and tomorrow (it’s just getting going in fact!) and the temperatures are supposed to drop to crazy levels. If you’re coming to Prague for the New Year’s and plan to be out in the streets, you’d better carry a flask of rum with you.

Here’s the weather forecast provided by Meteopress:

THURSDAY, Dec. 29 Low: -5/-8 °C High: -3/-1 °C FRIDAY, Dec. 30 Low: -8/-12 °C High: -7/-3 °C SATURDAY, Dec. 31 Low: -11/-15 °C High: -4/0 °C SUNDAY, Jan. 1 Low: -10/-14 °C High: -7/-3 °C MONDAY, Jan. 2 Low: -8/-12 °C High: -6/-2 °C

Old Town Square December 28, 2005, 4:15 p.m.

By the way, the Christmas market on Náměstí Míru is gone. The square is bare and looks weird. The markets on the Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square are going to stay through Sunday.