1 week Ago By Richard Ashmore
Britain could be braced for a bone-chilling "five-day blast" of snow and ice in a matter of days, according to a weather expert. New maps for November 21 from WXCharts show a huge blanket of snow stretching across the UK covering England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In some places up to 50cm of snow are shown to be predicted, but Jim Dale, Founder and Senior Meteorological Consultant at British Weather Services, said the Arctic conditions could last for days.
He told Express.co.uk: "November 18-24th the middle part being the most prone.
Northern and Midland areas still the odds on favourite especially the hills and mountains, but can’t rule out the south at this point. "It is heading towards some significant disruption but it will be an hour-by-hour watch as it all unfolds." Mr Dale added the snowy weather pattern was the result of a "straight northerly blast following the passage of a low-pressure system.
Winds will eventually go northeast then east." He also said the country could be set for "a five-day wintry blast." The Met Office have also said the country is due to expect colder conditions in the coming days, but Stephen Dixon from the weather body advised caution over placing too much certainty in single map forecasts at this stage.
He told Express.co.uk: "A single map for a week away isn’t a great indicator of the uncertainties that exist in forecasting snow at that range.
"Wintry hazards are possible at times next week as we have a northwesterly airflow and below average temperature for many, but subtle shifts in the conditions day-by-day can have big impacts on any potential snow forecast. "What we can say with a degree of certainty right now is the commentary around likely snow in northern high ground from Sunday and into Monday, possibly reaching to lower levels at times in the north of Scotland. "Cold weather hazards are possible next week, but much detail is still to be worked out.
" Met Office five-day forecast Today: Fog and frost clearing through Wednesday morning, although perhaps slower to clear in the northwest and Northern Ireland. Elsewhere, dry and mostly sunny spells, but light rain and drizzle continuing to move southwards across western Scotland. Tonight: Good deal of low cloud across western and central areas, with drizzle on some upslopes.
Clear spells and patchy fog in far north and south with local frost. Thursday: A mostly cloudy day for all with clearer conditions for eastern Scotland a sunny spells in the southeast. Light rain and drizzle in western Scotland, otherwise remaining dry.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday: Gradually turning cloudier through the end of the week with outbreaks of rain at times, mainly in the north. Chilly overnight with fog and frost in places..
