UK Weather: Met Office Issues Rain and Snow Warnings Lasting Until Next Week | UK News

Large swaths of the UK will again experience cold temperatures in the coming days, with heavy snowfall and a rain forecast for a month in parts of England and Scotland.

Temperatures could drop by around 10 ° C to slightly above freezing between Thursday and Monday in much of England.

However, it can feel as cold as -5 ° C (23 ° F) in some areas of the UK from Sunday, with a band of cold air forecast to move from the east, remaining in place for the first part of next week and will maintain temperatures in the air. around freezing.

Weather warnings for snow are in effect for parts of Scotland on Thursday and Friday, along with more rain advisories for northeast England and Northern Ireland.

There is also a more severe amber snow warning for much of Scotland from Thursday until 6am Saturday, with forecasters predicting up to 50cm of snow in the highest areas from now until Saturday night.

Travel and utility service interruptions are likely to occur, with the risk of communities becoming isolated.

Other yellow weather warnings on Sunday cover much of Scotland and the east coast of England to parts of Cambridgeshire and Essex, warning of the risk of snow and ice through Monday.

Up to 80mm of rain is expected to have fallen in isolated parts of North East England between Tuesday night and Saturday lunchtime, almost one and a half times the volume expected in the region for the entire month of February.

It comes when the first snowdrops of the season have started to emerge, often seen as the beginning of spring.

Met Office spokeswoman Nicola Maxey said: “We could see a drop of around 10 ° C in widely expected daytime temperatures over the weekend and into next week.”

Sky’s weather producer Joanna Robinson said: “The cold air blowing through Scotland will bring more snow in the coming days. The Met Office issued an amber snow advisory for areas north of the Central Belt, where there are up to half a meter of snow is possible in the hills on Saturday.

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“That is in addition to the snow seen in recent days, with depths of around 40 cm at Braemar and Crathie already. It is likely to be a significant and disturbing snow event for the Grampians, with blizzards and drifting snow.”

She continued: “Over the weekend, cold air took over the rest of the UK, with a strong east wind developing.

“Snow showers will move from the North Sea to affect the eastern parts, but more disturbing snow is possible in East Anglia and the southeast on Saturday night and Sunday.

“There is a fairly high confidence that the cold conditions will continue early next week, with more snow showers in the east. It will feel very cold in the wind.”

Currently, the Environment Agency has dozens of the second most serious flood warnings, along sections of the river, including the Thames, the Severn and the Ouse, which means floods are expected.

There are also over 100 less severe flood alerts in almost every region in England, which means that flooding is possible.