FORECASTERS have revealed when snow will fall today as temperatures across the UK plunge.
Brits had been basking in 20C sunshine yesterday, but “cold Arctic air” is set to sweep across the country.
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The Met Office yesterday warned snow could start falling from today, and have now revealed the time it’s likely to drop.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said Wednesday would be when “the coldest air arrives” – especially across northern parts of the UK.
Aidan said this could see the white stuff blanket higher parts of the north.
The snow, which comes after a night of the mercury dipping to single figures, is likely to start falling from 8am.
The forecaster said: “What we’re looking at is 600m potentially for Wednesday’s showers across Scotland and perhaps the far north of England for some snow to be falling.”
He added that this wasn’t “particularly unusual for June”.
Aidan continued: “We’ve checked with our climates experts and they’ve suggested this happens – snow on the Scottish mountains – every three to five years.
“It’s pretty interesting to be talking about snow for the first time in a few weeks if not months but nothing especially unusual about it.”
Temperatures are looking to only reach a high of 16C in the likes of London, and 15C in Norwich.
But much of the country woke up to the mercury in single figures.
The Met said there was a chance of heavy and blustery showers today, while the south would remain drier.
It said: “Breezy in the north with a mixture of sunny spells and blustery showers, and some snow over mountain tops.
“Largely dry in the south with sunshine and perhaps just the odd shower. Feeling cool in the northwesterly breeze.”
Forecasters had warned cold Arctic air will cool things down across the UK.
Forecasters said: “After a warm weekend, things are set to change this week as we introduce a cooler northwesterly flow of air.”
The Met Office yesterday predicted when summer will finally hit, after an unsettled start to the warmer season.
Forecasters said there will be some unsettled weather patterns and intermittent downpours until late June.
Met Office’s forecast:
Today:
Breezy in the north with a mixture of sunny spells and blustery showers, and some snow over mountain tops. Largely dry in the south with sunshine and perhaps just the odd shower. Feeling cool in the northwesterly breeze.
Tonight:
Showers continue in the northwest overnight, with hail and thunder possible at times. Staying drier further south with some patchy cloud. Turning chilly under any clear spells.
Thursday:
A similar picture on Thursday with the best of the sunshine in the southeast. Heavy showers continue in the northwest with a risk of hail and thunder. Remaining breezy.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Staying similar over the next few days with sunshine and blustery showers in the north. Drier across southern parts of the UK, with temperatures here slowing increasing over the weekend.
June 9-June 18
Showers are likely to affect some north and northeastern areas at the start of this period with drier and sunnier conditions elsewhere. A build of pressure will probably bring settled conditions across the country as a whole for a few days after this, with dry conditions prevailing and periods of sunshine. Toward the following weekend, these dry conditions may start to decline with a greater chance that more unsettled weather could develop. Should this happen, the wettest conditions are likely to be in the north and west, with the driest weather in the south and east. There is still a chance that drier conditions could remain in place more widely. Temperatures are likely to be near or slightly below average at first, perhaps slightly above normal later.
June 19-July 3
Signals are weak regarding prevailing weather patterns during this period. Typical conditions for the UK are most probable, with a mixture of weather types. All areas can expected to see some spells of drier, sunnier weather but there will also be showers or longer spells of rain at times. Temperatures are most likely to be close to normal or slightly above.
Next week could bring some blustery showers to those in the north with “changeable” weather patterns expected amid “drier interludes”.
But the forecast suggests southern parts of the UK will experience a “good deal” of dry spells.
Temperatures are likely to take a dip mid-June for most, but by the end of June, meteorologists are predicting them to rise above average.
Hay fever suffers have also been advised to keep an eye on pollen levels this week as the mercury rises.
The National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit said: “Grass pollen has a very high risk in the South, Midlands and Wales on sunny days in warm weather.
“Expect the high risk to arrive in the North from June 3.”
It comes after Brits soaked up the sunshine on Sunday, with temperatures hitting 23C in parts of the south east.
Read more on the Scottish Sun
This was in stark contrast to torrential downpours last week which sparked danger to life and flood warnings across the UK.
Heavy rain saw rail services cancelled and delays, as well as travel chaos on the roads.
Brits enjoyed warmest & wettest spring
By Emily-Jane Heap
BRITAIN had its warmest spring on record — but the wettest in nearly 40 years, the Met Office says.
Provisional figures suggest the average temperature in May was a balmy 13.1C — beating the previous record from 2008 by a whole degree.
The average spring temperature was 9.37C, topping the previous record of 9.12C in 2017.
But the UK also saw 301.7mm of rain between March and May — almost a third more than usual — making it the wettest springtime since 1986.
A Met Office spokesperson said: “While it may not have felt like it for many, with sunshine in relatively short supply, provisional figures show May was the warmest on record in our series back to 1884.
“This warmth was especially influenced by high overnight temperatures, with the average UK minimum temperature for May 1.2°C higher than the previous record.
“Rainfall was above average for the UK, while some areas in the south saw over a third more rain than average.”
In contrast, Northern Ireland and Scotland were slightly drier than average in the month.
