As you may have heard last week, Ireland is being warned of a severely bad winter which is set to see temperatures drop across the country.

Weather forecasters are reporting that an Easterly wind dubbed the "Beast from the East" will result in freezing temperatures and flooding.

According to the Metro, the UK Met Office is reporting much wetter conditions over the next few weeks: "A positive North Atlantic Oscillation means precipitation is more likely to be above average. Spells of wet and windy weather may be more frequent than is typical.

"Later in the November-January period, models have a much weaker NAO signal and the risk of occasional colder outbreaks increases.

"Equatorial stratosphere winds are changing from a westerly to an easterly phase, which in winter months is associated with a weaker polar vortex, which can lead to a greater incidence of blocking patterns, increasing the probability of cold weather."

Met Éireann only forecast a week in advance while the Met Office in the UK forecast for a month. They are not warning of a cold snap just yet.

However, international forecasters are predicting that January and February are likely to be the coldest months.