Snow to fall in London within weeks as temperatures plummets to sub zero

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The flurries of snow are set to hit the UK in weeks as temperatures plummet to sub-zero levels – with icy cold winds.

The country will be forced to battle the blistering cold after a freak heatwave brought record warmth at the beginning of the year. London will be braced with the freezing blankets of the white stuff in early February – with flurries expected to hit on February 9th.

But parts of Scotland and the North East will be battered by the snow as early as January 28 – with the freezing temperatures hitting -3C tomorrow in parts.

A freezing Arctic blast is heading towards the UK, bringing the chilly temperatures and flurries of snow across the country.

The Met Office in its long-range forecast has predicted snow could fall towards the end of January into early February.

From January 31 to February 14, the Met Office warns that the some colder interludes remain possible, bringing a risk of occasional snow, this most likely over northern hills.

The week beginning February first will see grim weather, and the coldest parts of winter still to come.

Jim Dale, a senior meteorologist at British Weather Services told that they get towards the end of the month – the coldest on average parts of the year – what they are seeing is the high pressure pulling away south and west, allowing a north-easterly air stream to come in.

It may well start to bring some snow events towards the latter stages of the month – so that last week of January. I’m talking now about January 25-28.

Rain and windy conditions are expected for the rest of the week, with gust of up to 50mph at the peak.

Through the weekend it is expected to be dry for many but often rather cloudy, with some light rain at times in the far north.

It comes as the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for fog across the south coast. The Met Office has warned drivers and commuters that the freezing mist could cause travel chaos in the early hours.

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