Snow storm weather forecast: What Met Office says as severe weather warning issued

The current state of the UK weather is not looking particularly Christmassy, however there have been several reports that snow could be on the way soon. However, the Met Office are predicting the unsettled conditions affecting most of the country are most likely to continue to dominate into next week.

The national meteorological service has issued their latest forecast and rather than blankets of snow, they expect there is a lot more rain to come. Their latest report says “frequent areas of low pressure from the west will keep the UK’s weather in an unsettled regime.”

However, that doesn’t mean it won’t be feeling chilly with temperatures on Thursday (December 4) expected to “fall away sharply” with ice and fog developing in places. Chief Meteorologist, Matthew Lehnert, said: “The UK will see further unsettled weather through the weekend and into next week.

“After a chilly start with the chance of some icy patches and fog in the southeast of England, wind and rain will move across the UK through Friday. It’ll be an unpleasant evening rush hour so do leave extra time if you’re out on the roads.

“The highest rainfall totals from Friday into Saturday will be over high ground in south Wales, southwest England, Cumbria, southwest Scotland and Northern Ireland. 20-30 mm of rain is likely in these areas, most of which will fall in around 6-9 hours. Given how wet it has already been, the additional rainfall, especially in western areas, could lead to localised flooding and travel disruption.”

A yellow weather warning for fog has been issued for the southeast, coming into effect from midnight tonight until 9am on Friday (December 5). The Met Office says areas of freezing fog may lead to travel delays on the roads and delays or cancellations to flights.

It looks set to be a wet weekend too with rain in most parts, more persistent in eastern Scotland with showers elsewhere. More soggy weather is predicted going into next week too which could bring with it some “very wet and windy weather later on Monday and overnight into Tuesday.”

Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Steven Keates, said: “A deep area of low pressure will approach the UK from the southwest later on Monday, bringing with it heavy rain and strong winds. While the detail of exactly where will see the strongest gusts and heaviest rain is still uncertain, there is the potential for the weather to cause some disruption.

“People should keep up to date with the forecast through the weekend, and keep an eye out for severe weather warnings that may be issued for this area of low pressure.”

And if you are hoping for a white Christmas, the Met Office say you will have to wait to find out as “it is currently too far ahead to give any certainty” over what the weather has in store later in the month.