A GETTY/NetweatherUK weather: Britain will face cold temperatures till March
BEAST from the East brutal winter freeze will plunge Britain back into Arctic hell THIS MONTH with sub-zero temperatures forecast until MARCH.
Swathes of the country will be put on ice this weekend as a Baltic blast of frigid air from Russia, Sweden and Poland pushes thermometers into minus figures.Further atmospheric changes over the Arctic region forecast in the coming weeks will allow a torrent of Polar air to engulf the UK, experts say.
They warn another major big freeze is likely to hit within weeks unleashing heavy snow, blizzards and widespread ice misery.
Low pressure circulating the North Pole - the so-called Polar vortex - is currently showing signs of a southwards shift during the second half of January.
A strong vortex keeps the colossal bulk of freezing air spinning tightly around the Arctic region with little or no driftage.
A weakening or displacement of this system triggers a sudden plunge southwards allowing freezing Arctic air to spill over Europe, north America and parts of Asia.
NetweatherA strong vortex of the colossal bulk of freezing air is showing signs of heading southwards
Experts say signs are emerging that this will happen in the next fortnight meaning Britain’s winter woes have only just begun.
Blizzards and “damaging” Polar winds threaten chaos during the final part of the month with little or no let up until the start of spring.
Piers Corbyn, forecaster for WeatherAction, warned further heavy snowfall and strong winds could see parts of Britain hit by snow and blizzards before the end of January.
He said: “It is going to get colder this month with a further threat of major blizzards and another spell of dangerous, icy weather.
“Winds will be northerly and could be stormy at times, gales could touch hurricane-force further out to sea.
“A large and powerful polar low becomes centred approximately to the west of Scandinavia which combined with wild north-southward swings of the jet stream is leading to this scenario.
Swathes of the country will be put on ice this weekend as a Baltic blast of frigid air from Russia, Sweden and Poland pushes thermometers into minus figures.Further atmospheric changes over the Arctic region forecast in the coming weeks will allow a torrent of Polar air to engulf the UK, experts say.
They warn another major big freeze is likely to hit within weeks unleashing heavy snow, blizzards and widespread ice misery.
Low pressure circulating the North Pole - the so-called Polar vortex - is currently showing signs of a southwards shift during the second half of January.
A strong vortex keeps the colossal bulk of freezing air spinning tightly around the Arctic region with little or no driftage.
A weakening or displacement of this system triggers a sudden plunge southwards allowing freezing Arctic air to spill over Europe, north America and parts of Asia.
NetweatherA strong vortex of the colossal bulk of freezing air is showing signs of heading southwardsExperts say signs are emerging that this will happen in the next fortnight meaning Britain’s winter woes have only just begun.
Blizzards and “damaging” Polar winds threaten chaos during the final part of the month with little or no let up until the start of spring.
Piers Corbyn, forecaster for WeatherAction, warned further heavy snowfall and strong winds could see parts of Britain hit by snow and blizzards before the end of January.
He said: “It is going to get colder this month with a further threat of major blizzards and another spell of dangerous, icy weather.
“Winds will be northerly and could be stormy at times, gales could touch hurricane-force further out to sea.
“A large and powerful polar low becomes centred approximately to the west of Scandinavia which combined with wild north-southward swings of the jet stream is leading to this scenario.
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