UK weather: Snow forecast as Britain faces chilly week with Met Office predicting -7C frost
Temperatures to plunge after mild weekend weather with snow forecast for Scotland and northern England
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Your support makes all the difference.The Met Office has warned Brits to expect more snow next week as temperatures plunge to below freezing in some regions.
After a relatively mild weekend with highs of 16C in the southwest, temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus 7C in parts of rural Scotland on Monday night.
The forecasters warned that alongside the chilly temperatures, some should expect wintry showers and snow in the days ahead.
“Tuesday will start with a widespread frost and potentially patchy fog in places,” the Met Office said in its outlook for next week. “Rain will spread east later in the day or overnight into Wednesday, with some snow likely in places initially, mainly over high ground in Scotland and northern England.”
Mild weather on Sunday will be followed by “wet and windy” conditions in parts of the UK, including Wales and northwest England.
“Starting on Monday we will see some colder weather arrive,” spokesperson Becky Mitchell said.
“Temperatures will be a bit below average to start next week. Monday we have got some showery outbreaks of rain and northerly wind. Tuesday we will have a band of rain gradually moving in from the west.
“The temperatures this whole time will be around mid-single figures, so feeling pretty chilly. We will have some overnight frost as well, particularly on Monday night.
“Temperatures on Monday could fall as low as about -7C in parts of rural Scotland overnight. That is likely to be the coldest night of the week. Thereafter temperatures are probably turning average from midweek, with rain at times and some dry interludes too.”
The rest of the week looks likely to remain unsettled, especially for northern and western parts of the UK.
The plunging temperatures come after weeks of disruption across the UK due to severe weather.
The Met Office issued weather alerts for rain across parts of the UK when Storm Conall arrived earlier this week, with many told to prepare for flooding, power cuts and travel chaos.
It came just days after Storm Bert caused havoc across many areas of the UK.
Hundreds of homes were left underwater, roads turned into rivers, and winds of more than 80mph were recorded across parts of the country.
Communities in England and Wales were starting a “massive clean-up” following the widespread flooding, with residents in some affected areas saying they do not believe the debris will be cleared by Christmas.
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