Met Eireann has issued a rather unusual January forecast for Ireland.
The long-range forecast comes as several European countries have recorded the warmest January day ever as temperatures reached as high as 24.9 degrees in Bilbao in northern Spain leading to weather forecasters describing it as "the most extreme event" in European history.
While there have been no extreme jumps in mercury here, January is set to be warmer than usual this year, according to Met Eireann. The national forecast's monthly prediction also reveals a chaotic week from January 6 to 12 as a mobile North Atlantic flow dominating along with a strong upper jetstream will result in low pressure.
