A weather expert has warned that a "sudden" weather phenomenon could hit the country in the middle of this month.
Alan O' Reilly of Carlow Weather has said that weather models are forecasting an increased risk of a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) for the middle of February.
A SSW occurs when rapid warming occurs high up in the stratosphere, which can lead to changes in our weather down below. SSW's typically relate to extreme cold or winter events, such as the beast from the east in 2018.
