Stand by for more snow, -10C chills and a white Christmas

THE weather expert who first predicted Ireland’s Big Freeze says it will get even colder next week as a “once-in-a-lifetime” Siberian weather event brings -10C temperatures, six inches more snow and a white Christmas.

Meteorologist Brian Gaze issued a weather warning on November 16 for a cold snap lasting over a week, with country-wide snow and -8C temperatures.

Met Éireann caught up a week later, on November 23, warning of cold weather, but amazingly said there would be no snow.