UK weather – Valentine’s Day WHITEOUT as 1,500 mile-wide -5C snowstorm to sweep Britain… which’ll be colder than Finland
VALENTINE’S Day is set to be a whiteout as a 1,500-mile-wide snowstorm sweeps across Britain, making it colder than in Finland.
The Met Office had warned Brits to prepare for an “Arctic assault” as a massive weather front sweeps across the country bringing snow and sleet showers on Wednesday.
Temps are expected to dip to a chilly -5C, making Britain colder than Finland where it will be -3C.
Weather forecasters are also warning of a second chill with more snow flurries around Valentine’s Day.
Three further shivers – each with snow and nationwide below-average temperatures – are due later in February and in early March.
The month ahead is poised to be colder than December and January, warned ex-BBC and Met Office forecaster John Hammond.
He said: “A plunge of Arctic air looks set to sweep down across the UK later in the week, which may well see hard frost and some snow.
“Temperatures ahead are expected to average out rather lower than through much of winter, with more frequent incursions of Arctic air.
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“A wetter and chillier mix looks likely as we head into March. Late snow is a possibility.”
It comes as the Met Office warned of “colder interludes” until March 6.
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A Met Office forecaster said colder conditions with wintry showers are expected to hit many regions by Thursday while conditions in the North are expected to be wet and windy.
They said: “The period to February 19 has the risk of wintry showers in the North and East, with the potential for a brief colder interlude.
“February 20 to March 6 has low pressure systems interspersed with colder interludes in the North.”
It comes as Brits are being told to brace for icy conditions as temps plunge to a frosty -3C on Monday.
Forecasters expect up to an inch of the white stuff to hit Scotland on Wednesday following “blizzard conditions” this weekend.
Up to six inches of snow is hitting the peaks of Scotland with almost two inches possible elsewhere in the UK.
Temperatures are set to plummet to a frosty -3C in Loch Rannoch as alarm clocks sound at 6am on Monday morning, while most other areas will struggle to hit above 5C before 9am.
In Camborne, Cornwall, however, the Met Office predicts temperatures staying around the 8C mark overnight.
According to the Met Office, many northwestern areas can expect rain during the week before colder conditions and wintry showers hit regions across the country on Thursday.