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Cold spell continues with further snow and ice warnings
An Arctic airmass continues to cover the UK, bringing cold conditions with snow, sleet and hail showers.
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UK 5 day weather forecast
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Staying very cold with snow showers for some.
This Evening and Tonight:
Snow showers clearing the east of England and easing further west. Very cold with a widespread frost and icy stretches. Staying dry and clear in the south, but cloudier in the north as a band of snow moves in.
Tuesday:
Another cold day with a mixture of rain, sleet and snow across the north. Drier in the south with sunny skies, before rain, sleet and snow moves in this evening.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Staying cold with frontal systems pushing in from the west. A mixture of rain, sleet and snow will move across the country at times with a risk of strong winds.
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UK long range weather forecast
A changeable period is expected, with Atlantic frontal systems occasionally affecting the UK, bringing spells of rain, probably preceded by snow in some areas, this more likely in northern and eastern parts. Some significant snowfall is possible in places, particularly on northern hills. These low pressure systems could also bring some strong winds. These will be interspersed with quieter, drier interludes under transient ridges of high pressure, with the potential for frost, and wintry showers along coasts exposed to northerly winds. After a cold start, temperatures will tend to trend closer to average, especially in the south, such that the frequency of wintry hazards may reduce slightly. However, there is a hint late in this period that it may briefly turn more widely drier and colder again.
Updated:
The outlook through the latter part of January and into the start of February is very uncertain, with no strong signal for any particular weather pattern to dominate. However, a broadly westerly regime seems more likely than not. As such, conditions are most likely to be changeable. Spells of wet, windy and mild weather are likely at times, along with some colder, drier interludes with overnight frost and fog. There is a hint that this period may start off largely dry and cold though. Snow and ice remain possible, especially in central and northern parts of the UK, but the chance of these is generally lower than earlier in January.
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