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Turning colder with snow in places
It’ll turn colder across the UK this week with wintry showers and snow for northern areas and overnight frosts for many.
Cold polar maritime air will make its way across the UK today (Wednesday), introducing much lower temperatures nationwide and blustery showers across western areas. These showers will be heavy and frequent in Scotland, turning increasingly to snow this evening and overnight.
The Met Office has issued a snow & ice warning for parts of Scotland valid from 1800 this evening until 1200 on Thursday, along with an ice warning for Northern Ireland tonight.
Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, Dan Suri said:
“It’ll certainly feel more wintry this week, with colder weather bringing a risk of frost, ice and wintry showers.
"The risk of snow accumulating is largely confined to the northern half of the UK - mainly over higher ground in Scotland, Wales and northern England.
“By tomorrow (Thursday) morning parts of northwest Scotland could see 2cm of snow accumulations to low levels, with 2-5cm above 200m and up to 10cm gathering over the highest routes, leading to some travel disruption.”
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Original article link: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2020/colder-weather-december
