Met Office says ‘very vital snow’ coming with ‘treacherous’ weekend forward
The Met Office says we are able to anticipate “very vital snow” within the UK this weekend.
This week to date we have seen fierce winds, torrential rain and snow as Storm Gerrit made landfall.
A climate system is ready to deliver milder air in from the Atlantic on Saturday morning (December 30) and can conflict with chilly air already in situ over the nation.
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Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern described this because the “recipe… for some substantial snow over northern hills predominantly”. He stated: “It will be over hills, and it’s going to be rain at lower levels.”
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Early on Saturday snow will fall throughout the Welsh mountains and Pennines earlier than the milder climate entrance sweeps up the nation. McGivern stated this can flip the snow to rain.
He went on: “But across Scotland certainly, across the Southern Uplands and then into the Highlands and Grampians, some very significant snow building up through Saturday, 20cm plus over the tops of the mountains.
“So as soon as once more, some treacherous situations with the wind, rain and hill snow to deal with.”
Temperatures on Saturday afternoon are expected to peak around 12C in southern-central regions as well as Cardiff and the south-west. Things will get cooler the further north you look, with Scots bracing for 5C to 6C.
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For Sunday (December 31) low strain shall be “centred somewhere over northern parts of the UK” in response to McGivern. He stated: “It’s going to continue to bring unsettled conditions.
“Elsewhere it is normal showery stuff, there’s nonetheless a blustery breeze, however when you’ve acquired plans on New Year’s Eve – whether or not its through the daytime or into the night – anticipate showers.”
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