Is it going to snow? Met Office warns of 'risk of snowfall' in parts of UK in latest weather forecast
Snow is forecast across parts of the UK in the coming days, the Met Office has confirmed.
The Met Office believes that snow will fall next week, with heaviest dumpings across northern England and Scotland. With regards to the period of Monday January 26 to Wednesday February 4, the Met Office website reads: "These may be heavy and persistent, especially in the south and west, with the best of any drier interludes in the far north and northeast.
“Whilst mild conditions are expected to encroach into the south and southwest at times, it is likely to turn somewhat colder through this period, bringing the risk of some snow, most likely across hills in Scotland and northern England, but perhaps extending to other areas with time." Temperatures are slowly falling after warm air over the last few days.
The mercury exceeded 12C in Gogerddan, west Wales and in Bude, Cornwall. It was also 10.6C in Morecambe, Lancashire, on Tuesday.
But it will feel as cold as -8C next week, forecasters at Metdesk say, according to The Mirror. The paper reports that it will be coldest across Scotland on Wednesday and Thursday, optimum temperatures for snowfall.
Thursday looks the most likely day for snow, and it is anticipated to be widespread then too with flurries possible as far south as parts of the Midlands.