UK dealing with huge freeze and ‘wintry showers’ as Met Office provides verdict on Storm Chloe
As the weather has now settled, the Met Office’s long range forecast said cooler temperatures will arrive later this month, but they could not confirm a storm so far in advance
Brits can expect more blustery weather this month(Image: Joe Ponzini/Liverpool Echo)
Brits could face a renewed spell of wet and windy weather in the second half of November. After emerging from Storms Austen and Boelo recently, Storm Chloe will be the next to batter Britain.
And there are fears she could be here within weeks. As the weather has now settled, the Met Office’s long range forecast said cooler temperatures will arrive later this month.
The forecaster says they cannot confirm a storm so far in advance. But it confirmed parts of the UK are set to see “colder conditions” as we head further into November, raising the prospect of more blustery conditions.
Shoppers in Liverpool during Storm Boelo(Image: Joe Ponzini/Liverpool Echo)
Its forecast said: “Toward the end of next week we may start to see some colder conditions spread from the north to much of, if not all of the UK.
“But while the nature of this colder outbreak is very uncertain, it could bring some wintry showers to the northern UK briefly, with the south trending drier once again.”
And a spokesman told the Liverpool Echo: “As you will read, when looking at forecasts beyond five days into the future the chaotic nature of the atmosphere starts to come into play.
Wet and windy weather is on its way again(Image: Joe Ponzini/Liverpool Echo)
“Small events currently over the Atlantic can have potentially significant impacts on our weather in the UK in several days’ time.
“Therefore, while we can still forecast the general feel of the weather to a relatively high level of accuracy using our ensemble models, it becomes harder to offer local detail to as high a level of accuracy as our shorter range forecasts.
“For this reason, our text forecasts for 5 days and beyond are written on the scale of the UK as a whole.”
Some part of the UK have seen heavy fog in recent days(Image: ADAM VAUGHAN/EPA/Shutterstock)
In the UK a storm will be named when it has the potential to cause disruption or damage which could result in an amber or red warning.
This is based on the Met Office’s National Severe Weather Warnings service, which is a combination of both the impact the weather may have, and the likelihood of those impacts occurring.
Storms will usually be named on the basis of the impacts from strong winds, but the impacts of other weather types will also be considered.
Parts of Scotland were deluged during Storm Boelo last month(Image: Getty Images)
Holly Clements, Met Office head of warnings and guidance, said: “For more than a decade, storm naming has helped us communicate the risks from severe weather more effectively.
“A named storm provides a clear focus for forecasts and warnings, helping more people understand the potential impacts and take action to protect themselves, their families and their property.”
