A number one climate forecaster has stated a brand new “Beast from the East” may bury the UK in snow subsequent week.
Major snow is anticipated to hit the UK from Thursday (February 8) this week, with a yellow Met Office warning in place from 6am. It covers North Wales, northern components of England and Northern Ireland, with flurries additionally forecast for Scotland.
However, it now appears extra of the white stuff might be on its option to our shores subsequent week. According to Exacta Weather forecaster James Madden, this second bout may deliver “further widespread snow”.
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Madden stated in an replace yesterday (Tuesday, February 6): “In addition to the major snow events of this week is now also seeing a potential Beast from the East scenario starting to gain some even stronger significance for in and around mid-February and during next week.
“This will considerably heighten the chance for additional widespread snow occasions as soon as this even colder climate begins to take ahold throughout subsequent week.”
Madden has linked this month’s snow to sudden stratospheric warming (SSW), which occurs when temperatures in the stratosphere increase and cold air descends rapidly in the polar vortex. This in turn can cause changes in the jet stream and tends to bring cold snaps.
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Changes within the jet stream may create what are referred to as areas of blocking stress, which preserve chilly circumstances in situ over the UK for extended intervals. This course of is what led to the notorious Beast from the East in 2018.
In 2018, temperatures dropped as little as -14C in some components of the nation. In Gloucestershire as a lot as 57cm of snow settled on the bottom.
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