UK snow latest as Met Office changes forecast for next week

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Chris Bulmer is the Met Office's Chief Forecaster. He said: “The UK forecast has moved to a colder phase with the daytime temperatures for most locations likely to stay in single…

The risk of snow on Sunday is increasing, the Met Office has confirmed - and more could be on the way next week too.

Forecasts by the weather experts have already suggested wintry showers and snow could fall in parts of the UK as soon as today, with weather maps by the Met Office also predicting snow on Sunday.

But now the Met Office has told UK households that the snow risk this Sunday (November 15) is still increasing, as part of its latest forecast issued on Friday.

It said that the UK's forecast 'remains in a colder phase' with -6C temperatures possible in the coming days as well as snow.

Chris Bulmer is the Met Office's Chief Forecaster. He said: “The UK forecast has moved to a colder phase with the daytime temperatures for most locations likely to stay in single figures. Overnight temperatures on Friday night will dip again to -4 or even -6C in some locations, meaning another significant ground frost for many locations.”

Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster Steven Keates said: “The outlook is changeable with spells of rain, sleet and some hill snow.

"On Sunday, low pressure will bring rain or showers to many areas. Precipitation will be most persistent across northern Scotland, where there is an increasing chance of snow developing later in the day. This will mainly fall over high ground, where accumulations are likely, but some snow could fall to lower levels too. Ice may also become a hazard."

The forecaster addds that next week, unsettled and cold conditions remain with "rain, sleet and (mainly hill) snow key features."

The weather experts said in an explanation on Thursday that snow falls when cold air meets moisture.

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