Met Office declares ‘hottest January day ever’ however warns snow now on the playing cards
Snow could possibly be across the nook regardless of Brits experiencing the warmest January day on document, the Met Office stated.
The heat temperatures come off the again of a chilly snap earlier within the month. Those excessive temperatures got here to a head at present (Sunday, January 28) with an astonishing 19.6C in Kinlochewe, Scotland.
The Met Office stated on X: “There has provisionally been a new UK January daily max temperature record set today at Kinlochewe where the temperature reached 19.6°C. This beats the previous January UK record of 18.3°C set at Inchmarlo and Aboyne in 2003 and Aber in 1958 and 1971.”
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However, now it appears temperatures could possibly be as a consequence of get colder once more going into the following month. The Met Office has even warned that we might see extra snow.
The nationwide climate company’s forecast for February 2 to February 11 reads: “At the start of this period, very mild but rather cloudy conditions are expected widely, with the best of the sunshine to the east of high ground.
“With time, nevertheless, westerly winds are more and more more likely to flip extra northwesterly on common, resulting in a higher chance of colder and brighter interludes throughout the usually delicate, unsettled theme, particularly throughout the north. These would deliver an elevated likelihood of wintry climate, with in a single day frost and fog accompanying any extra settled spells.”
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Looking additional forward at February 11 into February 25, the Met Office stated: “At first, changeable conditions continue to be most likely, with the wettest and windiest weather often in the north and northwest. Further southeast, it’s more likely to be drier although some wet and windy spells are still possible here.
“Through mid-February there is an increasing likelihood of more settled conditions or winds favouring a northerly component. This would increase the chance of some colder spells, with a greater likelihood of wintry conditions at times.”
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