Arctic blast: Met Office issues snow update for us this week
IT’S SET TO GET EVEN COLDER OUT THERE!
GRIMSBY is set to get even colder this week and snow showers may fall in the area next weekend, the Met Office has said.
It’s not certain where the possible snow showers at the weekend will fall in the region, though higher ground is likelier to see snow.
Motorists may be relieved to hear, however, that any snow is not expected to settle.
A Met Office spokeswoman said: “For the next few days, snow falling is fairly unlikely.
“It’s not quite cold enough. “The risk increases next weekend. “It doesn’t look like it would settle, but there might be some snow.
“The details as to where the snow showers will fall is uncertain, but it will be most likely to see on higher ground.
“There is also the risk of ice at the weekend, with temperatures falling below freezing at night.”
The colder temperatures expected next week are due to winds from the Arctic. The Met Office spokeswoman also detailed the general weather forecast for the Grimsby area for the week ahead.
She said: “As we head through tomorrow, there could be one or two showers around, but it’s mostly dry with lots of sunshine and the wind will be lighter as well.
“Temperatures today, we’re looking at seven or eight degrees in many areas and tomorrow has quite similar temperatures, 7, 8, 9, as a maximum maybe.
“But it won’t feel as cold because the winds will be lighter and there’ll be more sunshine.
“We’re not looking at much of a risk of frost in the next few days - even though it is cold, temperatures are around average really for the time of year.
“On Tuesday, it will be another largely dry day but it’ll start to get cloudier and temperatures will reach about nine degrees.
“Then Wednesday, we’ll start to see a spell of rain push in, so perhaps a slightly wetter day.
“From Wednesday onwards, it is cold again, but just turning progressively colder as the week goes on.
“Then, as we head into the weekend, it’ll be a little bit more unsettled, so we’ll have spells of rain at times and possibly some snow by the end of the week.”