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In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s absolutely baltic out there. And it’s not going to get much warmer any time soon. After a couple of days of snow across large parts of the UK, it’s finally London’s turn.
Last night (Jan 5-6) was this winter’s coldest so far in the UK, with London hitting an extreme low of -8C. Then, non-forecasted snow began falling across the capital on Tuesday morning, with temperatures around 1C but feeling more like -3, according to the Met Office.
Snow is a notoriously difficult weather phenomenon to accurately predict, but according to weather forecasters, we’re set to see even more over the coming days. Here’s what they’re saying.
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When will it snow in London?
Both BBC Weather and the Met Office predict that rain will turn to snow overnight on Thursday January 8 before conditions turn windy. They say that Friday will then ‘start cloudy with rain and snow clearing to the east’. The temperature across those two days range from 1C to 6C.
What time will it snow?
The Met Office expects more snow from around 6pm on Thursday until midnight.
How much snow will there be?
Forecasters haven’t specified just how much snow there will be in London or whether it will settle yet.
Yellow and amber weather warnings across the UK
The Met Office has issued yellow and amber snow and ice warnings for practically all parts of the UK, including London, from Tuesday night until 10am on Wednesday. The Met Office warns that people should expect ‘some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces’ and ‘some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths’.
More yellow snow warnings have been issued for
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