Chilling forecasts revive 'Beast from the East' fears
A fresh cold front that could be heading towards Ireland has sparked rumours of one notorious storm’s unwanted return.
The ‘Beast from the East’ wreaked havoc on the country in February 2018, bringing snow and freezing air with it.
After January began with a cold blast, the past week has been slightly milder in many parts of the country.
The ‘Beast from the East’ wreaked havoc on the country in February 2018. Pic: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie
However, freezing conditions are set to return as temperatures drop, before they rise again later in the week.
Amid the cold weather updates, weather experts have theorised that another ‘Beast from the East’ could arrive, eight years on from the original storm.
European site ‘Weather Watcher’ shared a ‘crazy scenario’ this week, detailing how weather models could be hinting at a similar storm.
The chances of a storm like the 2018 one ‘remain low’. Pic: Rollingnews.ie
However, Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather has remarked that the chances of this ‘remain low’.
He shared: ‘Few messages asking about chances of a beast from the East, the GFS model in the long range has certainly thrown out some interesting charts but before anyone gets excited or worried, the ensembles show it has very little support so chances remain low and the ECM model is very different!’
Meanwhile, Met Éireann has confirmed that frost is possible in certain areas on Wednesday night, as temperatures drop to 0C.
Temperatures will drop below freezing again this week. Pic: Shutterstock
Thursday will be a dry and sunny day for most, though coastal counties in the west are set to see heavy scattered showers, with a chance of hail or thunder.
Following this, temperatures will drop to 0C overnight in the east and possibly slightly below freezing in the midlands. Some mist and fog patches will also develop.
For Friday, the national forecaster stated: ‘While fog may linger in parts, it will be a dry day for many with some bright spells. Showers, some of which could be heavy and with a chance of hail and thunder, will mainly affect southern and eastern parts.’
It will then be a mostly dry night with some coastal showers, as temperatures drop below freezing again.
Met Éireann added: ‘With fog lingering in parts, (Saturday) will be a generally cloudy day with limited bright spells. It will be dry for many with isolated showers or light rain and drizzle mainly affecting southern and eastern coastal areas…
‘(Sunday) will be generally cloudy with limited bright spells. While there will be some patchy light rain and drizzle, there will be plenty of dry weather overall. Rain will push into the west later in the day.’
Unsettled and mixed conditions are forecast to continue into next week.
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