UK climate maps present ‘3cm per hour snow storm’ to hit thousands and thousands in UK subsequent week

A monster blizzard seems to be heading to the UK subsequent week bringing as much as 3cm of snow per hour.

Snow has already come down in southern areas this week, and climate forecasters say extra of the white stuff is on the way in which.

Exacta Weather forecaster James Madden has warned we may quickly see temperatures dip as little as -15C, together with “widespread snow events for many parts of the country from the far north to the far south of the country”.

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Now, superior climate modelling maps from WX Charts present a large snow storm will strike England and Wales subsequent Wednesday (January 17). Everywhere from the south coast to the north-east can count on to see among the flurries.

The strongest downpours are anticipated in London, the Midlands, Wales and East Anglia, the place WX Charts’ knowledge suggests snow could possibly be coming down at a price of round 3cm per hour. Further north the flurries are anticipated to be much less intense.

The maps recommend some snow may fall in Scotland and Northern Ireland, however the focus of the blizzard appears to be like more likely to be additional south.

Madden has stated we may see “high risk snow events across large parts of the country” from the center of this month. He places this all the way down to sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) in addition to a “massive Greenland blocking pattern” that’s beginning to present up in projections.

Despite its identify, SSW causes temperatures within the UK to drop considerably. It creates adjustments within the jet stream that lead to what’s known as ‘blocking excessive stress’. This prevents different climate programs shifting previous it, which means the UK experiences prolonged intervals of low temperatures – and in some circumstances the drop results in large downpours of snow.

Some latest deep freezes and main snow occasions, together with 2018’s Beast from the East, got here on account of SSW.

The Met Office additionally expects chilly and snow from subsequent week. Its forecast for Sunday, January 14 to Tuesday, January 23 states: “Cloud, with patchy light rain clearing central and southern areas initially.

“Thereafter, turning colder from the North, with brisk northerly winds probably creating broadly throughout of the UK, bringing a threat of snow showers, most frequent throughout the north. Temperatures remaining chilly, and a marked wind chill particularly within the north.

“There is risk of unsettled weather pushing in from the south through this period, which could lead to a band of snow and sleet where it meets the colder air across the country.

“Confidence is low with regards the timing of the arrival of any such disturbance, however there may be an rising threat of one thing doubtlessly disruptive sooner or later on this interval. Widespread frosts proceed to be a function by evening, with a threat of ice in locations.”

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