Snow forecast track: Spaghetti models show path of freezing jet stream heading for UK
These spaghetti models show the path of a freezing jet stream which spreads over the UK from next week. The jet stream moves over from Greenland, Northern Canada and the North Pole bringing arctic winds and sleet and snow from Monday onwards. These conditions are forecast to last into mid-week and even into the following weeks of February. An area of high pressure makes it way down from Scandavania on Sunday evening, importing cold air from the continent in the form of strong and bitterly cold northeasterly winds.
These bitter winds, which are expected to bring wintry conditions into the east and south-east of Scotland on Sunday, will continue on Monday and bring heavy snow into Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. BBC weather forecaster Nick Miller said: “High pressure has built in for the start of next week for Monday but then we see another one of those Atlantic weather systems. “An attempt at milder air that won’t succeed, the moisture from that feeding in late Monday, into Tuesday, pushes itself southwards and could well produce some sleet and snow in places.” The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice from 9pm on Monday until 3pm on Tuesday, covering Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland.
Getty Snow forecast track: The spaghetti map shows the temperature across the UK next week
The spaghetti map above shows the jet stream affecting predominatly Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland on Monday at 6am, with the south-east escaping the brunt of the wintry conditions on Monday. However the flurry of sleet and snow will move south-east, although it will weaken as it moves down the country, so the rest of the country can expect to see a flurry of the white stuff next week. Temperatures will tumble from Sunday night onwards and lows of -10C are expected in parts of the country and daylight figures will hover in single figures for most of the week. Central England can expect to experience lows of -7C and -3C in the far south, although the bitter winds will make temperatures feel close to -15C overnight in the north and the south -9C.
wx charts Snow forecast track: Temperatures could dip as low as -10C next week
wx charts Snow forecast track: A freezing jet stream is heading to the UK from the Arctic