Ireland could be facing another extreme bout of snowfall similar to the ‘Beast from the East’ that battered the country five years ago.
The latest weather forecasts show that a ‘major’ Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) event is now ‘likely’ to take place.
This can lead to cold, dry weather coming into the north of Europe and across Ireland, however forecasters have cautioned that this is not always the case.
