Michael Fish comes out of retirement to predict Beast from the East’s path

VETERAN weatherman Michael Fish has come out of retirement to warn of the threat the Beast From The East poses.

The meteorologist, who famously insisted there would be no hurricane on the night of the Great Storm of 1987, quit the BBC in 2004.

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But has since re-emerged - contributing to online service netweather.tv.

In his latest forecast the 73-year-old warned: “The Beast from the East is on the way. Temperatures are going to be around or below freezing every day this week.”

“There will also may well be a fair bit of snow around but we are not sure exactly of when or where, the models are all diverging and giving us real headaches.”

“I think that will most likely be in the east and south. It’s even colder on the continent with cold air even flooding into the Mediterranean. I think I have -21C in Moscow for instance.”

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“It does look as if it is going to be the coldest spell in winter so far and for several years as well. The message is of course, brass monkeys face west, or north west.”

“On a more serious note, some of the frosts are going to be quite penetrating so do look at those pipes.”

Michael’s  notorious blunder in October 1987 saw him insist: "Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way... well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't!"

But just hours later the hurricane caused devastation across the UK and claimed 18 lives.

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It comes as Londoners were this morning mocking predictions the snow would cause chaos as The North was the first area of the UK to really feel the force of the Beast From The East.

Yellow warnings are currently in place, with more than 20cm of snow expected to fall across the country up until midday.

But hardened commuters in London have been mocking weather warnings on social media after being told to get home by 6pm yesterday - despite no snow falling last night.

One woman wrote: "Pleased to report the predicted Armageddon if you dared travel after 6pm didn't happen #Southeastern #gotmyusualtrain."

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While one said: "So, just to clarify, #TheBeastFromTheEast = A tad colder than it normally is this time of year?!...."

But the smiles could be wiped from their faces with forecasters warning the worst of the Arctic blast is yet to reach Britain.

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Some trains have already been cancelled, while other services are delayed as the wintry weather looks set to continue through rush hour.

The Met Office said snow has already fallen in some parts over the night - with 1cm in Kent by 5am, and between 3cm and 4cm in Newcastle and Northumberland.

Heavy showers were expected to continue throughout the morning and cripple much of the country's travel network.

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