Warnings Britain may be plunged into freezing weather by an Arctic 'Beast from the East' blast have forced bookies to cut the odds on next month being the coldest March on record.
The possibility of a dramatic change in temperatures comes courtesy of what meteorologists call a Sudden Stratospheric Warming and polar vortex — of the same type that brought Britain the Beast from the East in 2018. The change could be all the more noticeable because of a dry and relatively mild February.
According to an article in The Mirror, temperatures could plummet beyond the average 2-9C, with frosts and snowfall possible in parts of the country. Met Office weather forecaster Tom Morgan said: “It does look like the month will begin on the cold side. There is quite a chilly week to come. The first week is likely to see temperatures below average but not exceptionally so.
