The UK has been told the exact date the “last” of the January snow will hit. The UK faces fresh snow chaos as we head deeper into the first month of the year in the wake of Christmas – but, thankfully, the worst of the white stuff could be behind us.
NetweatherTV meteorologist Nick Finnis wrote: “Friday [is] likely to see the last snow threat of this cold spell away from northern Scotland. An elongating occluding frontal system, aligned northwest-southeast, looks to move in from the west off the Atlantic across Ireland, SW England and Wales Friday morning, rain along the fronts turning to snow inland across Wales and over higher ground in SW England.
“However, there is a great deal of uncertainty over how far east the front and its rain, sleet and snow will get. This is because the frontal system will bump into a ridge of high pressure lying over the UK, with models often struggling on how quickly to weaken fronts in such set-ups.”
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The Met Office outlook from next week (Tuesday January 14) onwards explains: “High pressure is likely to lie close to or over the southern UK throughout this period, with generally settled conditions prevailing for many, if not all of the country.
“Cloud amounts will be variable and often large, with a chance of some fog developing under clearer spells, especially in the south where winds will be lighter, which could be slow to clear. Frontal systems may affect the northwest of the UK, bringing some rain and windier conditions here, especially to western Scotland.
“Temperatures are likely to be generally around or a little above average in the north and west, although southern and eastern parts may be colder at times, especially where overnight fog and frost is slow to clear.”
“High pressure may initially dominate, especially in the south, bringing quiet, grey, and cool conditions here. Northern parts are more-likely to be unsettled but milder. This pattern will likely spread across the whole UK by the end of the period, leading to milder conditions with periods of rain and strong winds more widely,” the January 23 to February outlook adds.