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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Tim Hanlon

Met Office issues UK snow verdict on Beast from the East as UK braces for Arctic blast

Brits have had a verdict from the Met Office on the possibility of a weather pattern that could lead to an Arctic blast by the end of this month.

A Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) event is “likely” and could be about to blast the UK with freezing temperatures in a new Beast from the East.

Long-range forecasts this week from the Met Office have indicated the beginning of a major SSW - where there is rapid warming occuring high up in the stratosphere.

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