'I've got a feeling the **Polar Vortex** is going to struggle this winter and it will remain weak.

A weaker PV will always bring the risk of colder outbreaks to lower latitudes.

A strong one tends to bottle that cold up over the Arctic!''Winter wants to come early according to the **CFS (Climate Forecast System)**!' he added in a recent post.

'The Winter of discontent was in '79.

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and I think we have a lot of discontent leading up to this one.

Is the weather gonna play ball? Is that cold winter we are due now clearing its throat ready for the raw? Time will tell.

''How about the **mother-f*&$er from Siberia** in January,' Matty wrote, referencing some long-term forecasts going into early 2025.

'Cold outbreaks and wintryness would be more than possible with this kind of set-up.

Remember folks, this is just for fun at this stage as it's far too early to be making confident predictions this far out just yet.

'Many areas will be dry on Tuesday night with clear spells.

However, further showers will advance into the northwest overnight, these mainly affecting parts of Ulster and Connacht.

Minimum temperatures of **6 to 10 degrees** with light to moderate westerly breezes are expected, fresh to strong at times near northwestern coasts.

Wednesday will be a little on the cool side for the time of year, with a mix of sunny spells and showers.

Some of the showers may be heavy and prolonged, but southwestern counties could escape altogether and hold dry.

Showers will clear away to the south on Wednesday night with much of the country becoming dry.

Lowest temperatures of **6 to 9 degrees** in light to moderate northeast winds.

Thursday looks set to become mostly cloudy across the eastern half of the country with the chance of rain at times in Leinster and east Munster.

Current indications suggest it will hold dry further west with good sunny spells, especially in Atlantic coastal areas.

Maximum temperatures of **16 to 19 degrees** in moderate to fresh northerly winds.

There is a chance of further rain or drizzle in parts of the east and south on Thursday night but it will be largely dry elsewhere.