The British have been warned over sub-zero temperatures on weekends after surges of snow, cold air and torrential downpour left parts of UK is colder than expected start of April.
Forecasters said: “Polar air” as cold as -14C can roll across Britain in coming days due to low pressure off towards Scandinavia” and the cold air coming back.
However, the lowest temperature is expected to be recorded in in the UK on Saturday and Sunday “maximum” -5C in rural Scotland, the Met Office said. Independent. It’s much colder than standard april temperature, with average minimum entry for April – from 1991 to 2020 – 3.75 ° С.
“Low pressure is coming off towards Scandinavia, and the cold air going back,” Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said.
Looking at Thursday, he added that “the wind will still feature … by then the cold north winds [will] drive across the UK, creating a feeling of cold everywhere, and this wind in the east will aggravate the feeling of cold”.
How it was in many of Hail, sleet and some snow this week in Scotland and England – mostly to lower levels. in Scotland – cold weather expected air insists, Mr. Deakin added before warning people with plans on Thursday to ‘keep up to date with forecasts”.
Despite the cold start until April – with current records for April 9 and 10 at -10.5C in Belper, Derbyshire, in 1973 and -10.1C in Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire, in 1978 – does not look like temperatures hit record lows.
Snow expected until Wednesday in parts of Scotland, however, formerly dry, bitter air sweeps through the rest of Great Britain.
Jim Dale, meteorologist for This was reported by the British Meteorological Service. Daily Express: ” main topic for the end of week and start of there will be frosts on the weekend, and these will be massive, as the cold moves South on polar front.
Jet stream southerly than usual for time of year and it controls it weather pattern, he said.
A warning of potentially cold conditions for months ahead, he added: “We will look for over our shoulders until Easter weekend.”
Warnings for the weekend comes like pouring rain in London caused panic on Wednesday afternoon.
Thunder and lightning roared over the capital out with weather bureau warning drivers be careful of rain on roads.
on twitter weather service said: “Tense line of heavy showers bring a short period of pouring rain and thunderstorms like this moves east through London.
“Stay in touch of potential for some surface water on roads and several lightning strikes in the south-east of England.
Were also reports of car alarm clocks triggered in London like result of freak weather incidents affecting parts of in city, off as well as on, for a little hours.
meteorological office currently has three yellow weather warnings in place for the UK: one for snow in Scotland, one for wind in Ireland and others for wind in northwest of England. All end on Thursday morning.
“Be careful if you out and about tonight,” he said. in another tweet. “Strong winds can cause a little problems in places.”
