‘Polar blitz’ spanning 1,500 miles set to smash UK with week of chilly and snow
A 1,500-mile-wide “polar blitz” will deliver a week-long chilly spell from Tuesday – with widespread snow dangers.
Days after freak 19C winter warmth, the north faces snow flurries even at decrease ranges from Tuesday, with the south due washouts after which chilly air by Friday. Weathermen warned of widespread bands of snow from Thursday, with -11C anticipated in Scotland, and -4C within the south.
The polar air mass is proven on a climate map, pictured. Ladbrokes minimize odds on February being the coldest ever to 7/2.
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The Weather Outlook’s Brian Gaze stated: “A very wintry picture with snow is shown on forecasts for midweek.”
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A Met Office forecaster stated: “It will turn colder from Tuesday across northern areas, with wintry showers. The south may see more persistent rain, with a chance of wintry conditions more widely in the second half of next week.”
With turbulent climate on the horizon for Brits throughout the nation, a 27-hour climate warning is now in place after the Met Office warned of threats of floodwater to houses over the weekend.
The Daily Star beforehand reported some Brits might count on to be battered by torrential downpours. A yellow warning is now in place on Sunday (February 4) at 6pm and ending at 9pm on Monday (February 5).
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Temperatures are anticipated to drop from Tuesday additionally, with a consultant of the Met Office saying: “Staying mostly cloudy and mild in the south with patchy rain in the west. Brighter with sunny spells elsewhere with showers across western Scotland. Windy in the north.
“Generally delicate and somewhat cloudy into the beginning of the brand new week. Rain at occasions, particularly within the north and west, and infrequently windy. Turning colder from the north Tuesday.”
Milder conditions are not expected to last through February as the Met Office’s long-term forecast warned of dropping temperatures and rain across the country.
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