UK snow forecast: Met Office warn 40cm of Britain's 'heaviest snow' to fall TODAY
MET OFFICE has warned Britain could be hit by its “heaviest snow” on Wednesday and it will feel “even colder” with stronger winds as the so-called ‘Beast from the East’ sweeps across the UK.
Met Office warns of 'bitter winds' and '40cm of snow'
Parts of Britain have already been blanketed by snow with disruption on the roads, train cancellations and schools closed.
The Met Office has warned the chaos caused by the snow is set to continue as Britain faces the worst of the weather on Wednesday according to their latest forecast.
Speaking on Tuesday afternoon, Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin forecast “even colder” weather on Wednesday and the “heaviest snow”.
He said: “Let’s take a look at what is going to happen next because this is the picture for Wednesday and notice we are starting to see some snow showers across the southwest.
“We haven’t seen many snow showers here but elsewhere there will be snow showers
“Mostly tomorrow we are looking at 1-3cm in these showers but notice the spotty nature, not everywhere is going to see them. We could, if those snow showers build up, particularly over hills, see 10-15cm.
“This yellow warning covers a large part of the UK and notice the wind chill, tomorrow those winds will really be bitter, I know it is cold today, but tomorrow the winds will be a little stronger and the air will be colder, so a significant windchill through the course of tomorrow.
“Let’s move forward because I think some of the heaviest snow this week will fall tomorrow and it is across parts of eastern Scotland and northeast England.
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“Here we are looking at widely 5-10cm, locally 25cm and in some places, in some instances, as much as 40cm. And there will be those strong winds so it is going to cause some problems”.
A barrage of snow battered parts of the UK on Tuesday and temperatures plunged to -10C across the country.
Forecasters warned the freezing Siberian winds gripping Britain could be the coldest the UK has faced in 27 years.
Storm Emma is also now moving across the Atlantic towards Britain and will bring more wintery conditions and possibly freezing rain towards the backend of this week.
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I think some of the heaviest snow this week will fall tomorrow
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for snow most of the UK this week and amber warnings for some areas in the north.
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Met Office chief forecaster Frank Saunders, said: “Parts of England and Wales are likely to see their coldest spell of weather since at least 2013, and possibly since 1991.
“This could lead to dangerous conditions on roads and pavements and have an impact on people’s health.”
The bone-chilling weather system has unleashed wintery showers but things could get worse towards the end of the week.
Met Office forecaster Alex Burkill said: “There will be very strong winds on Thursday and there is the potential for freezing rain and ice.
“Heavy snow is forecast through the week, with strong winds bringing blizzard conditions and leading to drifting. The Portuguese Meteorological Service has named Storm Emma, so the Met Office will adopt that name instead of issuing one from the UK series.”
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