The Met Office has given its verdict on whether another cold snap is in store for the UK amid reports that more snow could be on the way. The UK Health Security Agency extended their level three cold weather alert after temperatures plummeted across the country last week, as reported by The Mirror.
The agency initially issued the alert on January 16, before extending it to January 20 several days later and it has now been extended for a second time until Wednesday, January 25. This week in Nottingham will see low temperatures including it going as low as -1C tonight.
It will be between 1C - 3C each night until Saturday. The cold weather alert came after heavy snowfall hit some northern parts of the UK earlier this month and some forecasters have predicted that there's more to come in February.
Yesterday's (January 23) weather maps from WX Charts appeared to confirm another cold snap ahead. The forecast model showed that a blizzard will hit Northern Ireland and parts of North Scotland on the evening of Thursday, February 2.
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It's then predicted to continue to drift southwards into Friday morning (February 3), covering a large amount of Scotland and areas in northern England. Light purple areas inside darker purple on the map showed snow falling at a rate of at least 5cm an hour.
Responding to reports that heavy snow could be set to hit the UK again next month, the Met Office has said that, while we're currently coming out of a cold snap, they can't rule out that another may be on the way.
Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud told The Mirror that "there's certainly the possibility of further cold snaps". Detailing how the weather will first warm up towards the end of this month, he said: "There is still the risk of further periods of cold weather."
He continued: "But at the moment we're kind of expecting high pressure to be centred towards the southwest of the UK as we move towards the end of January. So temperatures generally higher than what we are at the moment with some spells of some wet and windy weather across the west of Scotland.
"When there is cloud it’s going to feel pretty cold, but in the sunshine, although it will be cold, the sun will help negate the cold a little bit, so all in all a pretty similar day to Monday. Going into Wednesday we do see a change as the day goes on, we’ve got a cold front coming down from the north so that will move across Scotland and Northern Ireland during the morning and then gradually move across England and Wales during the afternoon.
"There will be some rain with it, turning brighter after it moves in, and the front will then pass on Thursday." He added: "Tuesday morning will probably be the coldest, with some parts of southern England getting down to minus 9C, hovering around minus 7C in the early hours of Wednesday."
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