Snow might hit components of southern England inside days, with forecasters warning the Arctic blast will proceed into subsequent week and may even see temperatures plummet as little as -15C the place there may be snow cowl, primarily in Scotland.
The Met Office issued a yellow snow and ice warning for London and the South East from 9am on Sunday to 9am on Monday, saying two to 5 centimetres of snow might fall fairly extensively, and as much as 10cm in some locations.
“Snow may push in across parts of east and southeast England, leading to a risk of travel disruption especially on Monday morning,” it mentioned.
Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge mentioned: “The outlook for the UK remains cold at least for the next seven days, with the potential for this to continue even longer.”
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Temperatures dropped as little as -9C (15F) in Benson, South Oxfordshire, in a single day.
The Met Office has already issued a number of yellow climate warnings for snow and ice that are in place for components of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and South West England.
In addition, the UK Health Security Agency has issued a degree three chilly climate alert masking England till Monday – and says weak individuals ought to warmth their houses to a minimum of 18C, put on further layers of clothes, and eat scorching meals to guard themselves.
As components of the UK are hit by freezing situations, these on the bottom incomes in England and Wales will obtain a £25 chilly climate cost.
The winter funds are triggered for eligible households the place the typical temperature has been or is forecast to be 0C or beneath over a interval of seven consecutive days.
Sky News climate producer Joanna Robinson mentioned additional wintry showers into subsequent week will deliver icy stretches, with situations reaching nicely beneath freezing.
She mentioned: “The Arctic air is across us now, bringing wintry hazards that could last for most of next week, but there will be plenty of sunshine.
“Like just lately, temperatures will extensively drop beneath freezing at night time, reaching -4C to -8C beneath clear skies, and -10C is probably going in some susceptible chilly spots.
“Where there’s snow cover, mainly in Scotland, clear skies could bring lows close to -15C.
“And it’s staying cold in the day, with temperatures generally 2C to 4C, but freezing in some places.
“Disruptive freezing fog is wanting more and more possible over the weekend, particularly within the south.”
The Met Office has extended a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in northern Scotland until 12pm on Sunday.
It warned some disruption is likely due to icy surfaces in coastal and northern England and parts of Wales and Northern Ireland where yellow warnings for ice have been issued for Friday.
The icy conditions in coastal England and parts of Northern Ireland and Wales are expected to continue into Saturday.
The forecaster’s meteorologist Alex Deakin said earlier this week there was a potential for “vital” snow in parts of England and Wales in a predicted weather model for next week, which shows a low pressure system heading towards the UK.
He added: “The climate patterns do not shift an excessive amount of by the point we get to Monday, we have nonetheless acquired the chilly air in place, chilly climate fronts round, some freezing fog and a few ice as nicely.”
Source: information.sky.com”