Temperatures this week could dip to -9 degrees as a cold spell is forecast.
The cold air coming from Siberia has been nicknamed the 'Beast from the East'.
Met Eireann has issued a status yellow warning for exceptionally cold weather until next Friday, with snow showers predicted from Tuesday onwards.
Weather Advisory issued by Met Éireann.
Exceptionally cold weather forecast for next week.
Note: this is an Advisory. Warnings will be issued nearer the event. pic.twitter.com/a77xWfJMYr— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 23, 2018
Alan O'Reilly from http://www.carlowweather.com/ says records could be broken for temperatures at this time of year.
He reckons this could be the coldest Spring we've seen in 8 years:
Alan's been explaining the early advisory from Met Eireann, looking at where the cold weather is coming from and explaining what the weather charts mean in a Facebook Live session:
(Main Photo credit: Gail Conway)
