UK weather forecast: Britain to be hit by ‘RECORD LOW’ temperatures and HEAVY SNOW
BRITAIN may see record-low temperatures as forecasters predict the UK will be hit by heavy snow this month.
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The sunny spells Britain saw today will soon be coming to an end, according to some weather forecasters.
As of next week, temperatures are expected to steadily drop as the country gets closer to winter.
The chilling temperatures will bring ‘severe snowfall’ across Scotland, northern and central England.
The Met Office has predicted an ‘unsettled’ month ahead, which sees temperatures slowly descend towards freezing.
In the weather service’s long-range forecast it said: “Temperatures varying around average, but becoming rather cold later with an increasing risk of frosts.
“Longer spells of wet weather are likely at the start of the month, but prolonged drier spells are possible towards mid-month.
“During the more settled weather, fog and frost with become more likely, particularly in the north.
“On the whole temperatures are likely to be rather cold, but some brief milder spells are also possible.
We are expecting some quite severe snowfall before the end of this month and it will not just be confined to the far north, this could reach parts of the midlands or even further south
And in a separate weather report, meteorologist Piers Corbyn claimed there could be ‘severe’ snowfall as early as the end of October.
He said: "We are expecting some quite severe snowfall before the end of this month and it will not just be confined to the far north, this could reach parts of the midlands or even further south.
"This spell of very cold weather looks like bringing substantial snow to a more widespread area of the country than people would necessarily expect at this time of year.
"We are also forecasting some very low temperatures, we could see the record for October broken this year."
Mr Corbyn blamed the dropping temperatures on interference coming from the sun.
According to the meteorologist, changes in the sun’s ‘Plasma layer’ will cause cold air based in the North Pole to sweep south and head towards the UK and the rest of Europe.
The phenomenon is named a ‘displaced polar vortex’ and is set to take place at the end of October.
Mr Corbyn said: “We could get several repeats of the severe cold weather which we saw earlier this year, or depending on when they happen, they could turn out to be worse.
“We are expecting the really severe weather from the end of November onwards, so we are definitely looking at an early onset of severe winter weather this year with near-record or record low temperatures throughout the season.”
In the meantime, BBC Weather has warned stormy weather will batter Britain towards the end of the month.
The BBC long-range forecast said: "The final few days of October may continue to see a threat of some stormy weather developing across the northern half of the country, but especially Scotland.
“Strong, blustery winds and more persistent rain could also spread south to all parts of the country for a time.”