The Met Office has issued its latest verdict on reports that parts of the UK could see snowfall at the end of October.
The weather agency issued a ‘fact check’ on recent suggestions that the country would be hit by snow at the end of the month, in time for Halloween, with some publications reporting that a ‘150-mile snow blitz’ was heading our way.
Although “chillier weather” can be expected in the north, the Met Office said, there is no suggestion of widespread snow hitting the UK in the coming days. In fact, snow is only a possibility on “high ground” which is “normal” at this time of the year, the forecasters confirmed.
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Issuing its verdict on X, formerly Twitter, the Met Office wrote: “A reminder that some online snow headlines don’t always reflect the reality of the current forecast.” In its own forecast, the agency said: “Late-month weather is likely to be more settled in the south, with more frequent wet and windy weather in the northwest. Any snow will likely be confined to high ground in the north, as is normal for the time of year.”
Temperatures could drop to around 3C in parts of Scotland on Saturday night, according to the latest forecasts, while parts of the north west look set to see overnight temperatures as low as 6C.
In its long-range forecast for October 28 to November 6, the Met Office said: “Initially breezy with large amounts of cloud and some outbreaks of rain, especially in northern and western areas, with generally drier conditions farther southeast. However, high pressure is likely to build more strongly across the southern half of the UK by midweek, tending to restrict any wet and windy weather to the far northwest. That said, areas of cloud trapped underneath this high pressure may still produce drizzle in places, with also an increased chance of frost and fog.
“Later next week and into the following weekend there may be a tendency for high pressure to retreat, bringing an increased chance of breezier conditions and some rain at times, possibly wintry on northern high ground. Temperatures near or above average initially, but possibly turning colder later, especially in the north.”
It comes after Storm Ashley battered the UK last weekend, with flood warnings issued in several areas of the UK. A yellow weather alert for wind was in place until 9am on Monday morning across the north and east of Scotland and north-east England.
The first named storm of the season forced the postponement of several sporting fixtures and several roads in the north of England, including the A66 between County Durham and the M6 at Cumbria were reopened early on Monday morning after being closed due to strong winds.
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