Beast From The East Coming 2024. Sudden stratospheric warming (ssw) could bring colder conditions and snow to norfolk in january and february, according to the met office. Sudden stratospheric warming (ssw) could bring colder conditions and snow to norfolk in january and february, according to the met office.
Forecast models suggest a much weakened polar vortex over the coming weeks, but it’s not clear if this will result in an ssw or exactly how this will. The ‘beast from the east’ is a term we use when the uk gets really cold and snowy because of winds coming from the east.