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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Justin Kelly

Exact timeline of potential Beast from the East in Ireland as experts say weather event 'is happening'

The weather event that caused the Beast from the East in Ireland and the UK in 2018 is taking place, experts have confirmed.

The Met Office in the UK has confirmed the major sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event is happening and could bring a blast of polar weather to Ireland and the UK.

The winds are expected to change over the North Pole in the coming days with the unusual east to west swing potentially causing another Beast from the East.

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