How Much Is It Going to Snow This Year
Brrr, it's cold in here. After a relatively mild start to autumn, temperatures have started to fall in recent weeks – and November has given us some frosty days too.
Many are anticipating that we could soon see some proper snow in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland – and, as the festive season approaches, Brits are wondering whether a White Christmas is on the cards for 2021.
but could we see snow before the month is out – and could the white stuff also come along in time for the festive season?
Here's what we know so far.
When is it next due to snow in the UK?
Snow could reach the UK as soon as this weekend, according to reports, as Storm Arwen makes its way to us, bringing with winds of between 55 and 65mph, particularly in coastal areas.
This could lead to some snow in the coming days – although the Met Office has said this is likely to be confined to the higher regions of Scotland and northern England.
There may be some snow in the lower ground region of northern England, but the Met Office confirmed that this is 'likely to be short-lied and fall in the form of sleet or wintry rain'.
A Met Office forecast says of the forecast for the coming days: Cold on Saturday with mixture of rain, sleet and snow showers, accompanied by gales.
Improving through Sunday; widely fine after frosty start, further cloud/rain slowly spreading from the west later.'
The longer-range forecast suggests that temperatures might be 'milder than of late in the south' as we move into December – but suggests the north could be at risk of 'hill snow as well as frost and ice'.
Will there be a White Christmas?
Looking ahead to December, the Met Office has said flurries of snow is possible in its mid to long-range weather forecast covering November 27 to December 11.
However, it is still too early to tell if there will be a White Christmas this year.
The Met Office can accurately forecast whether snow is likely on any given Christmas Day up to five days beforehand.
Around half of the years since 1960 have seen at least 5% of the network of locations recording snow on Christmas Day.
When does it usually snow in the UK?
It's difficult to predict an exact date when we'll start to get 'proper' snow everywhere in the UK.
But a White Christmas isn't as likely as a Snowy January or a Frozen February, says data from the Met Office.
January, February, and March usually see the heaviest snow here in the UK – with February having the highest number of snowy days on average at 5.6.
January has 5.3 days and March has 4.2, while December clocks in at just 3.9.
Keep in mind those are averages for the whole UK. How much snow you'll actually see depends on where you live.
Scotland sees snow fall on around 38 days of the year, according to the Met Office – but the UK average is 23 days.
Naturally, the further north you go, the more likely it is there'll be a few extra flurries.
England's South East tends to see the least amount of snow on average, compared to anywhere else in England, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland.
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How Much Is It Going to Snow This Year
Source: https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/25/when-will-it-snow-in-the-uk-november-winter-weather-predictions-revealed-15666313/