A number one climate forecaster has warned the snow storm presently battering the UK might final till Monday (February 12).
Met Office warnings for snow and ice are in place in Wales, central/northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and are set to stay in place on Friday (January 9). One warning, masking the northern half of Scotland, is scheduled to final into Saturday (February 10).
The Met Office has mentioned as much as 20cm of snow might decide on the bottom in some elevated areas, particularly round Snowdonia and the Pennines. And it seems the snow exhibits no signal of relenting.
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Exacta Weather forecaster James Madden mentioned in an replace this afternoon (Thursday, February 8) “this snow event has only really started”. He added: “There is still another several hours worth of snow to fall across large parts of northern England, Yorkshire and Humber, Northern Ireland and north-east England today.”
Madden then went on to warn how the snow might final into subsequent week. He mentioned: “There will also be additional widespread snow into tomorrow from this same event and before some lesser snow showers on Sunday evening/Monday morning in places.”
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Madden beforehand dubbed the present blizzard the “biggest snow event of this winter” up to now.
Advanced climate modelling maps from WX Charts present the place the danger of snow is best on Monday. With the blizzard anticipated to maneuver northward over the weekend, it’s no shock that the mountains in Scotland look almost definitely for snow subsequent week, with the likelihood at 70% in some elements.
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The likelihood sits at between 20% to 30% elsewhere in Scotland, northern elements of England and Wales. There can also be a really slim probability that Northern Ireland and the south-west of England might see snow on Monday.
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