Brits face ‘–15C deep freeze and widespread snow’ as Met Office points warning

Temperatures may drop as little as -15C within the coming weeks and a number one climate forecaster reckons the chilly is more likely to be round for an “extended duration”.

Exacta Weather forecaster James Madden additionally stated snow shall be falling from right this moment (Monday, January 8) “across southern regions… particularly across many coastal areas in parts of the far south”. This ought to begin within the afternoon or night.

Madden pinpointed Saturday (January 13) as after we ought to see some extra “widespread” wintry situations. He stated we’ll see: “The first of the widespread snow showers starting to push in across parts of the north, and before expanding to other parts of the country throughout much of the following week as the snow risk increases significantly for all parts of the country within this period.”

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Madden added: “This colder weather and stagnated colder air could also manage to coincide with some further periods of unsettled weather pushing in off the Atlantic later in this period, and instead of delivering almost constant rain like recently, it would almost certainly deliver widespread snow events for many parts of the country from the far north to the far south of the country – including parts of Ireland/Northern Ireland, particularly, during the week of January 22.”

He expects temperatures to go “as low as -15C or more” throughout this chilly climate blast.

The Met Office has issued a yellow climate warning for “ice and small amounts of snow” throughout the southern half of the nation for right this moment. It comes into drive at 3pm and lasts till 3am tomorrow.

The warning states: “Parts of southern Britain are likely to see some snow showers during Monday afternoon and the first part of the night. Most places will see little or no lying snow, but 1-2 cm may settle in one or two places, mostly over high ground. In addition, some icy surfaces are possible for a time. However, the chance this reduces by dawn on Tuesday as snow showers clear to the west and surfaces dry out.”

People have been instructed to be cautious of “icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths” in addition to “injuries from slips and falls on icy or snowy surfaces”.

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