BRITS to brace themselves for ANOTHER Arctic blast by next week, bringing heavy snow.
Brits should brace themselves for an Arctic blast by the end of next week, which will bring heavy snow across the country, with up to 50cm falling in Scotland.
Maps from WXCharts show that the heavy snow will arrive next Friday, March 11 with over 20cm of snow possible in Wales and Scotland in the evening before it sweeps across the country overnight.
There is likely to be over 20cm of snow in the Midlands and flurries also on the south coast.
The Met Office has warned Brits of strong winds, frost, freezing temperatures and coastal gales all sweeping in from the west.
Their forecast for March 7 – Wednesday, March 16 reads: “As we move through the period there will be an increased likelihood of spells of rain, potentially preceded by snow, arriving from the west.
“Winds will likely strengthen through midweek with an increasing likelihood of coastal gales.”
Read our weather live blog for the latest news and forecasts…
- Joseph Gamp
Can you spot the weather front?
The Met Office has tweeted a satellite image showing a weather front passing through.
It tweeted: "Can you spot where the weather front is?
Cloud and some rain continues in the east this afternoon, whereas it's brighter with sunny spells in the west."
- Joseph Gamp
More extreme weather on the cards, warns Met Office
The Met Office has warned strong winds, frost, freezing temperatures and coastal gales are on the cards.
Their forecast for March 7 – Wednesday, March 16 reads: “As we move through the period there will be an increased likelihood of spells of rain, potentially preceded by snow, arriving from the west.
“Winds will likely strengthen through midweek with an increasing likelihood of coastal gales.”
Its thought a big downpour will hit on March 11, enveloping most of Scotland, northern England, Northern Ireland and western Wales.
And forecasters reckon four inches an hour of snow could fall in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcastle, and the Lake District.
- Joseph Gamp
Short weather summary for this evening
The Met Office has published a short summary of tonight's weather.
It reads: "Cloud and rain lingering in east England.
"Clearer spells elsewhere with a few showers in far north and far southwest.
"Cold in west and north with frost, particularly in northwest."
- Joseph Gamp
Cloudy and damp in the east today, says Met Office
The Met Office tweeted: "A slow-moving front is giving eastern areas a cloudy and damp day today.
"However, it settles down this #weekend, with a large blocking area of high pressure developing across northern Europe by next week.
"Despite some sunshine, it will turn #colder with southeasterly winds."
- Joseph Gamp
In pictures: Beachgoers brave the cold on Tynemouth Beach, North Tyneside
Beachgoers braved the wind and rain on Tynemouth beach in North Tyneside this week.
The weather is starting to take a turn for the worse, with more cold temperatures set to hit the UK this weekend.
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- Milica Cosic
Colder conditions from Monday
Brian Gaze, director and forecaster for The Weather Outlook told The Sun: “Towards the end of this week colder air from the east is expected to start moving across the UK as high pressure builds to the northeast.
“At the moment there is uncertainty about how long it will hang around for and how much temperatures will fall.
“The coldest conditions could well be in the south and east of the UK and that is where wintry showers would be most likely.
“However, as milder air tries to return from the southwest next week there is a chance of longer periods of snow for a time close to the boundary between the cold continental and milder Atlantic air masses."
- Milica Cosic
Arctic blast to will bring "20 INCHES" of snow
BRITS are set to be hit by an Arctic blast which will bring "20 INCHES" of snow and freezing sub-zero temperatures.
From Monday winter conditions will return before peaking on Friday when the white stuff will coat parts of the UK.
The Met Office has warned strong winds, frost, freezing temperatures and coastal gales are on the cards.
Meanwhile, maps from WXCharts show that the midlands should expect an eight-inch white coat.
And they claim Scotland will be treated to just under 20 inches of the white stuff.
It comes as the mercury is set to plummet – with lows of around -4C on Saturday March 12.
- Milica Cosic
UK weather outlook for Sunday and Monday
Rain will clear the south-west on Sunday. It will then be largely dry but dull and cloudy with a chance of a few showers developing. Sunny spells will break through too.
Monday will be largely dry but dull with cloudy skies and with the best of the sunny spells will be across northern Scotland.
- Milica Cosic
Tomorrow's forecast (Saturday)
A generally dull day with cloudy skies across much of England which will spread westwards into Wales bringing outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
Scotland and Northern Ireland will be mainly dry with sunny spells however variable cloud will build and there is a chance of a few showers developing.
- Milica Cosic
Tonight's weather
Outbreaks of rain will continue across eastern areas of Scotland and England during the evening but will turn increasingly light and patchy.
Overnight will be cloudy across central, eastern and northern England bringing outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Mainly dry and clear further north and west.
- Milica Cosic
March long range forecast
The Met Office long-range's forecast predicts that up to the end of March, it is: "likely another period of unsettled weather developing with Atlantic weather systems expected to move across the UK bringing spells of wet and windy weather interspersed by brief drier and brighter interludes.
"At times, winds could be disruptive, although snow is likely to become shorter-lived through the second half of the month. Towards the end of the month a north-south split may develop with high pressure across the south with more changeable conditions likely in the north. Temperatures are expected to trend above average, although some brief colder interludes are still expected."
- Milica Cosic
Long range March forecast
The Met Office long-range UK outlook for Tuesday, March 8, to Thursday, March 17 says: " Mostly dry with clear and sunny spells to start the period, with outbreaks of rain arriving to the far west and southwest. Likely to become windy in the north and west with a risk of coastal gales.
"Bands of rain with short lived snow may follow, moving northeastwards and probably stalling across central areas at times, with some eastern areas remaining dry. Likely to become more unsettled through the period, with Atlantic weather systems perhaps bringing spells of wet and windy weather, interspersed with brief drier and brighter interludes.
"Rather cool or even cold across much of the UK, but temperatures may begin to recover to nearer normal from the west later in the period."
- Milica Cosic
Two different forecasts for next week (Continued…)
Explaining what the forecast models are showing, Aiden McGivern says: "We don't just run the computer model once we run it 50 times we make subtle changes at the start of the forecast to see how much those changes escalate into bigger differences in the future. Sometimes they really escalate into bigger difference, sometimes they don't so much. So it gives us a measure of how uncertain the forecast is.
"For next week, there are two camps basically – one really quite cold and one, much milder. It's the milder ones that a moment is supported by more computer model runs, and as a result, it looks more likely.
"So, the most likely scenario for next week is that after a cold snap at the start of the week, it then turns milder once again, with a return to wind and rain from the Atlantic. But as that clashes with the cold air, there is always the chance of a brief spell of snow on the leading edge especially over hills around central parts of the UK
"But you wouldn't discount the less likely outcome. It's still possible that it will turn even colder through next week staying mostly dry because of the influence of high pressure to the east, but with snow flurries likely especially around eastern and southern coasts. That's less likely, but not impossible."
- Milica Cosic
Two different forecasts for next week
Met Office meteorologist Aiden McGivern explains that cold weather is being drawn in from the east, but by the end of the week different models are showing different scenarios.
In the 10-day forecast, he said: "For the start of next week, low pressure is really trying to get in from the west. It's coming up against the high pressure, which will increasingly draw cold air in on its southern flank. Interesting things could happen through next week because of that.
"By Wednesday, it's looking increasingly messy as far as the jet streams are concerned. We've got a dominant high to the east, and the Jetstream really can't get around it. It splits and there's a branch that dives to the south, another branch that goes up over the UK and in between these weather systems, there are low pressure systems.
"They're not going to rattle across the UK particularly quickly because they're being stuck against that high pressure. It's a blocking area of high pressure. It's also bringing increasingly cold air in from the east."
- Milica Cosic
Cold weather looms
Brits should prepare themselves yet again for another arctic snap that could bring snow and more destructive winds.
The beginning of next week begins with a band of rain as low pressure moves in, and according to BBC weather forecaster Chris Fawkes, “we start to develop easterly winds so there should be a fair amount of dry weather and sunshine”.
However, Mr Fawkes warned that the temporary dry spells with sunshine will abruptly end in the latter half of the week as “cold winds will develop as the week goes by.”
The cold snap arriving from the east will cover the southern and eastern parts of the UK in snow flurries.
- Milica Cosic
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- Louis Allwood
Brits to be hit by Storm Gladys chaos in WEEKS
BRITS will be hit by Storm Gladys chaos in just weeks as a bone-chilling icy plunge looms.
A “wintry blast” will bring snow and frost during the first week of March while the country moves into spring.
British Weather Services’ senior meteorologist Jim Dale warned March can bring “some of the snowiest” conditions.
Jim said: “Very often, March can deliver big winds and it can deliver short-lived snow events.”
Weather forecaster WXCharts forecast up to 5cm of snow in Manchester by Friday while Edinburgh and Newcastle will see 3cm of snow.
Scotland can expected around 1cm of snow per hour a day while cold wind will plunge most of the UK to feel sub-zero.
- Louis Allwood
My neighbour is ignoring our storm damaged fence
FENCES across the country have been toppled by the recent bad weather leaving many homeowners wondering what to do next.
Disputes over fences are far from uncommon in the best of times, but with storm’s Dudley, Eunice, Franklin arriving in quick succession, neighbourly chats could get tense.
One homeowner has almost the opposite problem though – they can’t get hold of their neighbour at all to sort out a blown over fence.
Posting on Reddit, they explained how like thousands of others, a fence with a neighbour had come down between them because of the high winds.
The efficient neighbour looking to sort out the damage has been unable to get hold of the owner of the house next door.
They said: “The property is owned by a landlord who doesn’t respond to emails/letters.”
Not only is it an inconvenience, it is also causing worry as the tenants living in the property next door have a dog.
The animal now has easy access to both gardens and the poster, who shared the dilemma looking for advice on what to do next, is not happy about that with their young children around.
Here’s what they can do.
- Louis Allwood
4 best tips for a stronger fence in a storm
After the damage caused by Dudley and Eunice many hoped that was it for storm season this year, but with Gladys around the corner we have some tips for you to keep an upright fence.
1. Keep your fences clean.
This may seem strange, but if your fences and the area around them are unclean, the fence is more likely to rot. This makes them weaker and more likely to topple when faced with strong winds.2. Preserve your fence.
Much like the above, this is to prevent rot weakening your structure. A preservative can be sprayed or painted on and is best done in the Summer. Unfortunately, if you haven’t done this by now, you may have to accept fate and look ahead to next year’s storm season!3. Sort out those wobbly posts.
Fence posts are between the panels and are what keep the panels in place. If the posts are unstable and ill-fitting, they’ll likely tumble. Get some postcrete from your local DIY store and start digging!4. Get planting!
It’s almost Spring so it’s a perfect time, and this put a stop to those awkward greetings with the neighbour since your fence fell! Shrubs, hedges and bushes act like a windbreak, but be careful – a tree-like plant may fall in a storm and ruin the very fence you were aiming to protect. - Louis Allwood
The world is still heating up despite our best efforts
A report published by the IPCC announced impacts of climate change on all parts of our society.
Widespread impacts of human-induced climate change can be seen all over the world.
Professor Richard Betts said, “Many future climate-related risks are more severe than previous IPCC assessments, increasing the urgency of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to limit future warming to as low as possible.”
It was thought that severe impacts will happen at a higher temperature, but it is now thought they could take place sooner (at lower temperatures).
In order to prevent the worst of global warming caused by climate change, the report made clear action needs to be taken soon (within the decade).
- Louis Allwood
Planning for the weekend and hoping for the best?
Luckily, the weekend will be pretty much dry!
We’ll have settled weather with clouds and sunny spells across the North East. Further South and East, these spells will be between periods of light rain and drizzle.
There’s expected to be light winds and average temperature, though the South may feel a little colder.
- Louis Allwood
London forecast for today
Widespread cloud, although sunny spells possible across the southeast at first.
Rain becoming more widespread and spreading eastwards during the day.
Scattered showers and sunny spells to the west later with maximum temperatures of 11 °C.
- Louis Allwood
Saturday to Monday weather forecast
Sunniest in the west on Saturday, particularly N.Ireland and Scotland; cloudier elsewhere with showers.
On Sunday and Monday, dry with a few bright spells for most. Turning cooler with nighttime-frosts.
- Louis Allwood
There is a 'chance of longer periods of snow'
Brian Gaze, director and forecaster for The Weather Outlook told The Sun: “Towards the end of this week colder air from the east is expected to start moving across the UK as high pressure builds to the northeast.
“At the moment there is uncertainty about how long it will hang around for and how much temperatures will fall.
“The coldest conditions could well be in the south and east of the UK and that is where wintry showers would be most likely.
“However, as milder air tries to return from the southwest next week there is a chance of longer periods of snow for a time close to the boundary between the cold continental and milder Atlantic air masses."
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