Weather system that prompted Beast from the East will ‘dump snow on UK in January’

A number one forecaster says there’s a “significantly heightened risk” of the climate phenomenon that prompted 2018’s Beast from the East returning to the UK within the New Year.

Despite the title, sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) causes temperatures to plummet within the UK and may result in widespread snow.

It describes when adjustments within the polar vortex trigger chilly air to hurry downwards, impacting the jet stream and doubtlessly making a blocking sample that might maintain snow and chilly locked in place for an prolonged time period.

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Exacta Weather forecaster James Madden reckons that is what we may see in January. He stated in an replace this week: “There has recently been some fairly good to strong indicators for a major SSW to occur during the first half/early part of January, and if things fall into place as expected afterwards, then many parts of the UK can fully expect to end up in the freezer and be constantly peppered with snow events and some severe cold weather for a prolonged period from later in January and into February, including the much milder parts to the south of the country.”

We had an SSW occasion earlier this 12 months that introduced “a little taste of snow and cold last March”, in keeping with Madden, however the forecaster says this was “too little, too late”. That may not be the case this time round.

Madden continued: “This is considerably completely different, as it’s a very early and doubtlessly main disruption of the polar vortex, which ought to see us as beneficiaries of some substantial chilly and snow this time round.

“These overall developments may even have the potential to delay spring and bring a cold or very cold March this year, but some early indicators are suggestive of some early warmer weather from as early as April of this year.”

The Met Office has additionally stated chilly and snowy spells are on the playing cards in January. Its forecast for January 3 to 17 reads: “Short-lived colder spells remain possible, with hazards such as snow and ice, particularly in the north. The chance of these colder spells slightly increases moving through January, with a low likelihood of a more prolonged spell of cold weather developing towards mid-month.”

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