Nostalgia: A look back at snow scenes in Cork through the decades Snow scene on Patrick Street on Jan 21, 1963. Amy Nolan The cold snap which hit the country in December has lingered into January and may be set to continue for the weeks ahead. Met Éireann has already issued a number of low temperature and snow and ice warnings since the start of the year and the national forecaster has also warned of a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) for this month. New Year's Day at Patrick's Quay, 1956. Met Éireann has said it is not yet clear as to what effect this SSW will have on the country’s weather for the coming weeks as "every SSW is different".