Snow storm Emma: When will killer storm Emma end?
SNOW storm Emma is fast approaching the UK along with gale-force winds, heavy snow and bone-chilling temperatures. But when will Storm Emma end?
’Main event of snow’ yet to arrive as Storm Emma rolls into UK
The Met Office has issued red and amber weather warnings for much of the country ahead of Storm Emma’s arrival this afternoon.
For the last couple of days, Britons have been battling a bitter winter spell known as the ‘Beast from the East’.
Snow storm Emma is a low-pressure weather system, named by the Portuguese Met Services, which is expected to unlash snow, sleet and blizzards as it collides with the arctic snap today.
The Met Office says 50cm of snow could fall over Dartmouth, Devon by tomorrow morning.
Snowfall will grow heavier through Thursday afternoon and evening with 10-20cm likely to settle widely across red alert areas, Met Office chief meteorologist Paul Gundersen said.
Temperatures could plummet to as low as -10C.
When will killer storm Emma end?
According to the latest weather maps from Windy.com, Storm Emma is currently making its way over north-west France.
And while it still may be some distance from UK shores, winds of between 30mph and 45 are currently lashing the Scilly Isles and the southeastern most to of Cornwall, reaching right up to Plymouth.
Although the storm is not expected to make a direct hit with the UK, it will bring “heavy snow and blizzard conditions from 3pm today.
“Blizzard conditions are expected to arrive by Thursday evening across the south-west of England, Wales and parts of the Midlands, said Ben Rich for BBC weather.
Weather models from Windy show that by 7pm tonight, high strength winds will be pummelling the whole of the south coast as far as Brighton.
A red weather warning for wind and snow is in place until 2am on Friday but an amber warning for wind and snow will last until 8am on Friday morning as a result of the storm
It says: “A spell of heavy snow is expected. The snow will be accompanied by very strong easterly winds leading to blizzards and considerable drifting.
“From Thursday evening some places could also see ice build up due to freezing rain.”
Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice will also remain in place over the weekend.
Freezing winds will only start to lift from the UK after 6am on Saturday as the storm moves further out into the Atlantic.
Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge warned: “If you don’t have to go anywhere over the next few days, stay at home.”