A meteorologist has pinpointed when the UK should brace for a ‘heightened risk’ of snowfall. With temperatures plummeting recently, James Madden from Exacta Weather has predicted that large parts of the country are set to experience even chillier conditions soon.
Taking to TikTok, Madden forecasted that “parts of the north” will see “the first snow showers” of the season starting this weekend, but cautioned that a blanket of snow could cover much of the rest of the UK from next week onward.
He added: “From this weekend we will see the first snow showers of the upcoming transition to some much colder weather starting to fall across parts of the north to begin with as an initially quite cold northerly [front] for November begins to establish some expected and quite stark changes for most and if not all parts of the country during this period.
“From Monday of next week and through to around Wednesday (November 18-20) will now bring a significantly heightened risk for some widespread and potentially notable snow for November at times across some large parts of the country from the far north to the far south of the country as the widespread wintry weather and snow showers really begin to take [hold] across large parts of the UK and Northern Ireland/Ireland.”
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice, starting tomorrow (Sunday, November 17). The warning, which covers northern Scotland, including the islands, will bring “ice and some snow leading to slippery surfaces and difficult travel conditions”.
On Monday (November 18), a separate warning will affect parts of central and southern Scotland, as well as parts of northern England, with a “small chance of disruption from snow and ice”. The Met Office stated: “By Sunday, even colder air from the Arctic arrives across northern Scotland, and we’ll see the start of some unsettled weather for all parts as an area of low pressure arrives from the Atlantic.
“A Yellow National Severe Weather Warning for snow and ice has been issued for the north of Scotland and the Northern Isles from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning. Here, showers will turn increasingly wintry through the day with hail, sleet and some snow.
“Little snow is likely to settle at low levels by day, but through the evening and overnight, 1 to 3 cm may accumulate in some places within the warning area, whilst 5 to 10 cm is possible on high ground above 300 metres by Monday morning. As temperatures fall overnight, ice is likely to form on untreated surfaces.”
