The arctic weather isn’t going anywhere soon
Temperatures could drop even lower(Image: Jeff Berardelli)
The threat of a beast from the east-style monster is seemingly growing by the day.
The snow ice warning in place for all of Connacht has been extended into Monday, and will now end at 11am.
More and more weather models are forecasting a beast from the east to move west across Europe in the weeks ahead.
One expert has even called the incoming front “brutal” with temperatures across northern Europe set to be 20 degrees below average.
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The entire continent will feel the effects of the cold “dropping into the Mediterranean, Italy and the Balkans,” according to Jeff Berardelli, aka The Weather Professor.
He has forecasted a whopping 100cm of snow in the Balkans and over 50cm in the Alps and central Italian mountain ranges.
This extreme cold weather is due to the Greenland block, which will “displace cold air South over Europe and make for a wintry stretch for ~10 days.”
Jeff Berardelli said: “COLD & SNOWY EUROPE! Brutal cold across Northern Europe (20°C below normal now) will overspread most of Europe soon, with cold dropping into the Mediterranean, Italy and the Balkans.”
“Over the next 10 days heavy snow will fall in spots with over 100 CM in parts of the Balkans and 50cm+ over the Alps and central Italian mountain ranges. This is all due to unusually warm air over Greenland, called the Greenland Block. It will displace cold air South over Europe and make for a wintry stretch for ~10 days.”
MetJeffUK has also said that the coming weeks are “going to be a hell of a winter.”
This would be a continuation of the recent cold weather Ireland has experienced over the past several days, with temperatures dropping to as low as -7 in parts of the country.
Met Eireann has released its forecast for Sunday and into next week. The forecaster is warning of treacherous conditions this morning with sharp and severe frost.
Sunday
Treacherous conditions starting out today with a widespread sharp to severe frost, icy stretches and some fog too. Scattered wintry showers of sleet and snow will occur across northern and western counties with local accumulations and the odd rumble of thunder. Spells of winter sunshine for the main elsewhere though the odd flurry may occur too. Later this afternoon, rain will arrive into the southwest, turning to sleet or snow over higher ground. Very cold with highest temperatures of only 1 to 5 degrees in light to moderate westerly winds.
Tonight
Very cold tonight with widespread sharp to severe frost and icy stretches. Scattered wintry showers will continue, most frequent in the North and West, with some snow accumulations. Patches of fog or freezing fog may form too. Lowest temperatures of -6 to -1 degrees in light to moderate northwesterly winds.
Monday
Monday will be another very cold and treacherous start with frost, ice and fog or freezing fog patches slow to clear. It’ll be a dry and sunny day for most areas, although a few wintry showers will affect the North and Northwest. Highest temperatures of only 1 to 5 degrees in light to moderate northwest to west winds.
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