Weather forecasters have predicted days of sleet and snow for Merseyside, with wintry conditions as early as next week.
Sleet is on the forecast for Liverpool on Tuesday, March 7, as temperatures drop to below freezing at -2C, according to the BBC. However despite sleet making its way onto the forecast early next week, snow is not expected until Friday, March 10.
According to the BBC long range forecast, once the snow starts it could be in place for a number of days. It is reported that the freezing conditions are linked to a a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event.
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The Met Office explained the SSW event as "a rapid warming (up to about 50C in just a couple of days), between 10 km and 50 km above the earth’s surface." This warming then leads to knock-on effects which cause significantly cooler weather weeks later.
The same event lead to the "Beast from the east" in 2018. With that in mind, some snow is possible in northern areas from March 5, but heavy snow is not expected until March 15 onwards.
Forecasting from March 5 to March 14 for the UK, the Met Office said: "On Sunday, a mixture of sunny spells with scattered showers likely in the north and east, turning particularly wintry over northern hills and in the far northeast at times, and perhaps becoming more frequent in the north later.
"Drier conditions with sunny spells are expected in the rest of the country, with isolated showers possible at times. Light winds are expected for most, but moderate or fresh in the east.
"For the rest of the period, settled conditions are most likely across the country, with some wintry showers and snow the north and east at times. There is an increasing chance of it turning more unsettled later with spells of rain or snow becoming more likely. Temperatures overall will be below average, but gradually trend up through the period."
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