Temperatures are expected to drop rapidly next week, as the country prepares for winter weather amid a slew of snow warnings.The Met Office has issued a number of yellow weather warnings for snow and ice as eight inches of snow is expected to arrive in some parts of the UK.
The warnings are in place from tomorrow Sunday (November 17) in the very northern part of Scotland, and then moves to the north of England on Monday and Tuesday. And while the South West looks like it will manage to avoid the snow, we won’t be able to avoid the freezing temperatures.
Across the South West region the temperatures will remain mild for the next couple of days, before a sudden drop early next week. The Met Office has predicted that while the official temperature will be around 6C for most parts of the region, outside it will feel like 1C.
The feels-like temperature is then set to drop to freezing on Thursday and Friday next week. The rest of the weekend is expected to be dry and cloudy with sunshine breaking though intermittently. Early next week rain is predicted before clear skies and the cold temperatures set in until Friday.
Potential frost could be seen across parts of the region, and wind guts of up to 30 miles per hour are also expected.
According to the Met Office long-range forecast from Wednesday, November 20 to Friday, November 29: “Cold or very cold conditions are likely to affect most if not all parts of the UK early in this period, with wintry showers affecting in particular northern parts and exposed coastal districts.
“Overnight frost will likely be widespread and occasionally strong winds will result in significant wind chill. However, there may be some more organised areas of rain and snow, accompanied by strong winds, which run across some parts.
“This could lead to some disruptive weather at times. Briefly milder conditions may accompany these in the south. There is a hint that it may become less cold late in the period, but still likely remain mostly unsettled with further spells of rain and snow.