BRITAIN is expected to remain dry for the next three days, before heavy rain and snow settle in.

White matter is forecast for parts of the UK from Thursday as an arctic pulse lowers January temperatures.

The mercury dipped to -7C on Friday in what was one of the coldest weeks this winter.

And experts are predicting that Scotland and the North East of England could see snowfall from Thursday 27th January.

John Hammond, chief meteorologist at Weathertrending, said a quick burst of arctic air was heading towards the UK this week.

The forecaster added that Britain could experience a more turbulent February, with a mix of wet and windy weather with even earlier signs of snow.

Hammond told The Sun: “A brief pulse of arctic air on Thursday will sweep across parts of the north and east, bringing winter rains to the Scottish mountains and possibly higher parts of northern England.” »

Until then, things will remain cloudy and cool in the south on Monday, while the northeast of England, eastern Scotland and Northern Ireland should feel brighter and milder.

It will be mostly cloudy beginning Tuesday, with rain and showers moving south on Thursday.

According to John Hammond, there are signs of “a busier start to February.”

He said: “It feels wetter and windier at times than most of the previous month.

“We could see cooler weather starting to make sharper inroads from the north in the first few days of the new month, turning some of that rain into snow. »

The Met Office said there could be more snowfall in the fortnight.

And the UK Health and Safety Agency is warning people in central and southern England to beware of vulnerable neighbors during this week’s big freeze.

SNOW PLEASURE

The long-range forecast for February 3-17 reveals: “In early February, we will likely see a north/south split with calmer, cloudier weather in the south.

“There is a greater chance that more unstable conditions will develop.

“Temperatures are likely to be near or slightly above average, although shorter-lived cooler interludes are possible. »

Forecaster Clare Nasir said: “There will be arctic air from the north, which will produce snowfall, especially in the far northeast of the country. »

Meanwhile, WXCharts says there’s a good chance of snow in the north of Scotland over the next week.

THE RETURN OF WINTER

The northern regions will be the most affected by snowfall this week.

But before that, the sky will probably be clear and the cold is here to stay.

Meteorologist Alex Deakin said many Britons will see frost this weekend: “Most of us won’t see much rain this weekend and some pockets of frost will be visible in the east.”

However, the bitter cold may not last much longer.

Some weather patterns suggest that next month’s cold signals are weakening.

This means that if the high pressure continues, milder weather could be on the way.

Emphasizing that the forecast is not yet clear enough to make an accurate prediction, Brian Gaze of The Weather Outlook said: “I wonder if we could get a taste of spring? »

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