There are weather warnings coming left, right and centre and ice, snow and freezing conditions are expected so it's always good to look at some of the science around the weather at this time of year.
Have a look at the RTÉ news report at the top of this article about how one person's walk home in Kiev, Ukraine proved to be a real nightmare because of an icy footpath and think about why she is slipping so much...
It's winter all over Europe and it means the temperatures are falling, and so are people as ice makes the ground under your feet really slippery.
But what is going on and why can't we stand up and walk normally?
Friend of After School Hub, and star of Hub Lab, Phil Smyth explains...
The general view is that when something is in contact with ice you are helping to melt that ice on the surface and that layer of water is what makes us slip as it lowers the frictional force.
How it does this is a little more complex - so rather than water just acting as a lubricant it is the mobility of the water molecules on the surface of the in comparison to the ice that allows us to move more freely or slip.
So effectively what you have on the surface of slippy ice is particularly shaped water molecules that act as molecular "rollers" that are powered by heat.
There is new research from the Max Plankck Institute in Germany too which saw different results at different test temperatures.
Of course, you could be very unlucky if you do find yourself falling on your bum, as there could be cameras around to record it.
The person in Kiev is not the only person unlucky enough to be caught on camera and in fact it is ten years since RTÉ News filmed the man who fell on the ice...
The main thing is if you think there is ice, try to avoid it, or make sure you have something to hold on to.
The advice if you really need to walk on ice is to do your best impression of a penguin. They have a kind of waddle, but they don't fall over very often even if they ALWAYS have to walk around in the cold.
So, think like a penguin and move really slowly. If you go too fast you will fall.
Try to stand up straight and take small moves without lifting your feet too much off the ground.
It's a kind of shuffle with your feet close together and keep your hands out of your pockets to help you balance and break your fall if you do have a crash landing!
