Met Office reveals when snow will next hit the UK

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The Met Office has revealed when snow is prone to fall once more in the UK as an Arctic blast is ready to convey extra wintry conditions to the nation.

Snow and sleet fell in London and the South-East earlier this week as temperatures plunged beneath freezing following per week of heavy downpours.

On Tuesday, the Met Office mentioned the UK had the ninth coldest evening this winter as far as the thermostat dropped to -11C at Aviemore in Scotland.

The forecaster mentioned a extra northerly wind and “Arctic influence” is anticipated to descend over the UK on Sunday, dragging temperatures down, with additional snow anticipated next week.

Met Office head of situational consciousness Will Lang mentioned: “There will be a resurgence in the really cold weather through the weekend and that spreads across the whole of the UK during the early part of next week.

“Initially, this means there will be more in the way of showers around the coasts, turning increasingly to snow for many areas, especially further north.”

A spokesperson for the forecaster added that temperatures will drop considerably next week and will be near 3C in the south of England and nearer to freezing in the north.

The wind chill next week, will nevertheless, make it really feel considerably colder, they added. For the remainder of the week the UK will stay cool and dry with daytime most temperatures set to stay in the low single figures in the south.

Thursday is prone to kick off windy and frosty in the south earlier than the frost threat flips on Friday with extra likelihood of it in the north, however each days ought to keep largely dry.

A band of rain is anticipated to maneuver over northern Scotland late on Friday earlier than it makes its method southward on Saturday, turning into “drizzly rain or cloud” for some.

The lowest each day minimal temperature of this winter thus far is minus 12.5C, recorded at Altnaharra on 3 December.

In addition to the chilly climate, flooding has continued to be a serious difficulty in elements of the UK following heavy downpours throughout Storm Henk.

The variety of flood warnings in drive for England is progressively reducing following final week’s deluge, with 98 remaining in place as of Wednesday afternoon. There are additionally 116 flood alerts in impact highlighting the place flooding is feasible.

People residing in Lightlands Lane in Cookham, Berkshire, have suffered from sewer flooding, in accordance with Thames Water.

The water agency apologised to residents and mentioned: “Unfortunately, flood defences next to Lightlands Lane Sewage Pumping Station were overwhelmed following recent heavy rainfall.

“This caused the site to flood, affecting our ability to pump sewage away from nearby properties. Our engineers will continue to carry out necessary repairs where it is safe to do so.”

Thames Water added that it’s utilizing tankers to take away extra sewage to scale back the threat of additional flooding and to make sure prospects can proceed to make use of their amenities at residence.

Meanwhile, pupils at Eton College have been instructed to remain at residence as the new time period will get below method due to sewerage points at the elite boarding college.

Staff and college students had been on account of return to class on Tuesday however an overloaded native sewer system has prompted the college to maneuver to distant studying.

An amber chilly well being alert for the north west of England, the Midlands, the south west of England and the south east of England is in place till midday on Friday.

The amber alert, issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), means “cold weather impacts are likely to be felt across the whole health service for an extended period of time”.

MET OFFICE OUTLOOK

Wednesday night:

Largely dry with clear durations and a frost throughout southern England, elements of south Wales and the west of Scotland. Cloudier skies elsewhere giving the odd spot of drizzle.

Thursday:

Sunshine throughout the south of England changing into more and more confined in direction of the southwest. Some sunny spells throughout western Scotland and at occasions Northern Ireland too. Otherwise somewhat cloudy with some drizzle.

Friday to Sunday:

Mainly cloudy on Friday with patchy gentle rain or drizzle. Brighter, however colder and windier climate slowly spreading from the north throughout the weekend, with some snow showers in locations.