Another 'Beast from the East' on it's way as Storm Deirdre set to blast Ireland later in the week

Wind speeds are currently rocketing out in the Atlantic

Temperatures have taken a nosedive – and they’re about to get even cooler as Winter begins to take a stern grip over Dublin.

A big storm could be on the way according to experts as wind speeds are currently rocketing out in the Atlantic.

What would be Storm Deirdre could be about to form with some forecasters predicting temperatures to get as low as -4 degrees while rocketing winds could hit the capital.

If the storm does hit, it will be later on in the week with early indications saying it will be around Thursday night.

Met Eireann have said tonight could drop to as low as -2 while nights over the start of the week will also be dropping into the sub-zeros