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Some forecasters are keeping a close eye on a Polar Vortex of cold air over the North Pole, which has the potential to cause a weather phenomena akin to the 'Beast from the East' that left Ireland covered in deep snow five years ago.

January will bring wet and windy weather

Higher ground could see 40-50mm of rain overnight

When, in February 2021, the temperatures in parts of Texas dropped to the low teens, crashing the power infrastructure, officials were at a loss dealing with a problem that they simply hadn’t had before and people died as a result. The same was true later that year in the Pacific…

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Meteorologists are keeping an eye on the vortex spinning over the North Pole

The forecasting agency and BBC Weather both have long range forecasts for January, amid reports of a forthcoming 'Beast from the East' style weather event

A stormy start to the year made way for record high temperatures – and then floods and a big freeze.

The Met Office has predicted that some parts of the country will face the freezing temperatures this week.

A Status Yellow weather warning for Fog and Ice is in place for all of Ireland until 11am on Monday, with Met Eireann urging people to be on alert for ‘freezing fog’.

When midnight approaches in New Delhi and a freezing fog settles over the Indian capital, thousands of homeless people spread torn mattresses and blankets on the pavements and lie on them to keep warm.