First off, we were going to have a mild winter. Then came the suggestion that there could be snow as late as May 2016. There’s also the fact that the white stuff has already fallen in some parts of the country.
In other words, the forecast is changing so much, we don’t know what to believe! However we WOULD like to believe that this latest rumour is true and that we will have a white Christmas.
That’s right, Exacta meteorologist James Madden has said that there is likely to be snowfall later this month.
He said: “There are likely to be a number of quite potent wintry blasts in December that potentially bring the coldest and snowiest spell in some years for Ireland, particularly for two periods around the mid-month point and into the final third of the month and up to the New Year.”
“Although we need to allow for some deviations in exact timing, there is every chance that these conditions will arrive prior to Christmas.
“Many parts to the north and east of the country are also likely to see lying snow on the ground for several days at the very least within this period and these conditions will also spread to many other parts of the country, including southern and western areas, as winter takes a firm stronghold.”
So far, we’ve had a fairly mild winter with just a few cold days here and there. From the sounds of it, we could be in for a rude (or, perhaps more accurately, chilly) awakening.
