UK weather forecast – Snow to hit Britain this week as -7C icy blast batters country
COLD weather is set to send temperatures plummeting to -7C this week with parts of the country hit by snow. The chilly weekend continued as the mercury dipped below zero and fog coated large parts of Britain. The Met Office said Northern Ireland experienced its coldest night of the winter, while the temperature fell to […]
COLD weather is set to send temperatures plummeting to -7C this week with parts of the country hit by snow.
The chilly weekend continued as the mercury dipped below zero and fog coated large parts of Britain.
The Met Office said Northern Ireland experienced its coldest night of the winter, while the temperature fell to -6.8C in North Yorkshire’s Topcliffe, and hovered around -1C across the capital.
Despite sunny spells in the morning, most places were well below freezing overnight.
A Met Office spokesman said: “Last night was very cold with temperatures down to -6.8C and tonight the clear skies and light wind could see temperatures down to -7C.
“We could wake up to freezing fog on Monday. Tomorrow night the temperature could also be down to -6 or -7.
“During the day time the temperatures will be struggling to get into single figures despite the sunshine.”
But while the south of Britain will see cold dry weather, northern parts could see snow.
The Met Office forecast for the rest the month says: “Snow will be most likely over northern hills, but it could fall to lower levels at times, mainly in the north, during colder interludes.”
The cold snap comes after Storm Brendan lashed parts of the UK last weekend, causing road closures and rail disruption, along with winds of up to 80mph.
The low temperature has promoted a cold weather alert to be issued by Public Health England from 6pm on Sunday to 6pm on Tuesday.
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The organisation is urging people to prepare for cold weather conditions and look out for those most at risk.
Dr Owen Landeg, principal environmental public health scientist at PHE, said: “Below 18 degrees, changes to the body mean that the risk of strokes, heart attacks and chest infections increase so heating homes to this temperature is particularly important to stay well.”
