Rare weather phenomenon prompts fears for another 'Beast from the East' in Ireland
Carlow Weather reports some uncertain weather and a Sudden Stratospheric Warming - which led to the 'Beast from the East' in 2018
Ireland could be facing another 'Beast from the East' weather episode due to Sudden Stratospheric Warming in the next few weeks, according to Carlow Weather.
The forecaster said there is a lot of uncertainty on the weather models for end of next week.
It also forecast "chances of SSW Sudden Stratospheric Warming happening this month which could have some impacts of weather for March".
In response to questions on the impact of this, Alan from Carlow Weather said it could mean "possibly colder weather".
This prompted several followers to comment on X (formerly Twitter) that it could mean another 'beast from the East', when Ireland endured record low temperatures and snowfall almost six years ago.
This occurred at the end of February and early March, 2018 when temperatures dropped to record lows In Ireland with widespread snowfalls across the country.
According to Met Éireann: "on the 12th February 2018, a Sudden Stratospheric Warming influenced the synoptic weather patterns in the Northern Hemisphere a few weeks later, which led directly to the cold spell in Ireland".