The UK is bracing for “very cold weather” as temperatures are set to plunge to -15C this week, according to an expert, as the Met Office has issued a number of severe weather warnings for ice and snow
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The UK is bracing for a bitter blast of arctic chills, with temperatures expected to plummet to a bone-chilling -15C in parts, according to an expert.
Brian Gaze, the founder of The Weather Outlook, has warned that “very cold weather” is set to linger over the next few days.
Amidst severe yellow warnings for ice and snow, Mr Gaze told Express.co.uk: “Temperatures in the Scottish glens could plummet to -15C later this week and even in southern Britain I wouldn’t be surprised to see -8C may be recorded in one or two places.”
He also hinted at a chilly lead-up to Christmas, saying: “The meteorological winter begins on 1st December and there are some indications of cold conditions developing at times in the run up to Christmas.”
Meanwhile, the Met Office has forecasted a “cold and windy” week ahead, with snow and hail showers expected to hit various regions.
They commented: “As that front clears on Tuesday, it leaves us with cold northerly winds, and things turn much colder for all areas across the UK for the rest of the week.
“Daytime temperatures will be in the low single figures for most, potentially slightly less cold in the far south, though sub-zero wind chill is likely. Despite the cold temperatures, there will be a good deal of sunshine away from the wintry showers near the coasts.”
Nicola Maxey, a Met Office spokesperson, said: “It is going to be quite a widely cold week. A few degrees below average both day and night for most of the country.”
She added: “There’s likely to be a widespread frost overnight as we get this colder air coming in from the arctic maritime air mass – cold air from the north pushing down across the country – which will be across the whole country by the middle of the week.”
The Met Office also warned: “Further snow accumulations are expected across the week, mostly by night at low levels, in northern Scotland and exposed parts elsewhere.”
It added: “There remains a small possibility of a more organised band of rain or snow affecting the far south west through Thursday as a larger system runs into the continent, though most models suggest this keeping to the English Channel.”