{"id":264463,"date":"2026-01-03T02:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T02:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/264463\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T02:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T02:46:11","slug":"skygazers-advised-to-wrap-up-warm-to-see-wolf-supermoon-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/264463\/","title":{"rendered":"Skygazers advised to \u2018wrap up warm\u2019 to see Wolf supermoon \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Skygazers have been advised to \u201cwrap up warm\u201d to view this year\u2019s Wolf Moon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Clear skies are forecast tomorrow by the Met Office, meaning visibility will be good for those wishing to admire January\u2019s full moon, which is also known as the Wolf Moon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, the name was inspired by the howling of hungry wolves as they prowled for food during midwinter months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It is also set to be a supermoon, which occurs when a full moon is near its closest point to the Earth in its orbit \u2013 meaning it appears up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter compared to when it is furthest away.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/uk\/second-body-pulled-from-the-sea-after-incident-off-east-yorkshire-coast-JVQFNXRYSVOBXOY4WYAGQUWTXY\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Second body pulled from the sea after incident off East Yorkshire coast\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NH54BDFYD5MIXGYEPGPMFHURRA.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/uk\/seven-remarkable-species-found-at-conservation-charity-sites-XN4XK57ZLFNGRNOIAJOM6Q4C2E\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Seven &#x2018;remarkable&#x2019; species found at conservation charity sites\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TYJVJS3WWRLMPJMN2TRYZPWAP4.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Wolf Moon supermoon rises tonight. Here are six reasons you should see it \ud83c\udf15\ud83d\udd2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bhqHsBCuI1\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/bhqHsBCuI1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stonehenge U.K (@ST0NEHENGE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ST0NEHENGE\/status\/2007070563118747713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Wolf Moon will be at its fullest at around 10am on Saturday, the observatory states on its website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge said conditions should be clear for Saturday morning, meaning the supermoon will be \u201cvisible for most people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He added: \u201cSo south-west England, west Wales and Northern Ireland will have a fair bit of cloud around, because they\u2019ll be seeing some wintry showers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cNorthern Scotland will be pretty cloudy because they\u2019ll still be seeing plenty of snow showers there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cElsewhere, there should be plenty of sunshine around so it should be visible to most of the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cFor many places, if you\u2019re in west Wales and south-west England, there\u2019s probably the mildest temperatures and there you\u2019re only looking at sort of three or four degrees by 10 o\u2019clock in the morning, but for many of us, temperatures will be around zero by 10 o\u2019clock in the morning so it will be a very cold start \u2013 so there\u2019s probably still going to be a fair bit of frost on the ground, even at that time in the morning tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cSo very chilly, but very clear and very sunny \u2013 so if you wrap up warm, it\u2019ll be good to get out and see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Jess Lee, astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, said: \u201cEvery full moon throughout the year has its own unique nickname.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe January full moon is often called the Wolf Moon, a name inspired by wolves that were thought to roam during the long winter nights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">She added: \u201cYou don\u2019t need any special equipment or to escape light pollution to enjoy the view, it\u2019s a beautiful sight in cities and rural areas alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Skygazers have been advised to \u201cwrap up warm\u201d to view this year\u2019s Wolf Moon. 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