Warning over new cold snap
BRITAIN should brace for a drop in temperatures after this weekend, forecasters have warned.
The Met Office predicts a cold front towards the end of January, but it cannot say if the country will be hit by a white-out.
A spokesman said: “Next week there will be colder spells.
“As we head towards the later part of January, it will turn colder.
“The week beginning January 21, there is a stronger signal of it getting colder. That would increase the risk of snow across the UK.”
Forecasters warned last week that the same weather patterns which sparked the Beast from the East – bringing freezing temperatures and heavy snow last winter – could return this year.
The Met Office said sudden stratospheric warming had appeared around Christmas, with a sharp increase in the temperature over a couple of days.
When this happens in the Arctic, it can lead to a rush of cold air blowing eastwards across Europe a few weeks later.