Snow to hit in just days, Met Office confirms after deluge of torrential rain… and it’s just the beginning
THE Met Office has confirmed it's just a matter of days until snow hits the UK - and it will trail behind a deluge of torrential rain.
The revelation comes just hours after the meteorologists issued three rain warnings for the coming days, which are expected to drench Britain.
The Met Office said snow is expected to hit the north of England in the coming days.
They have also now issued yellow weather warnings for four days in a row, and three rain warnings are in place tomorrow, covering much of the UK.
In the Met Office's long-range forecast, covering Sunday to Tuesday, it said heavy rain and strong winds are possible across west and southwest parts of the UK.
It said: "This making uncertain northeastwards progress, and perhaps bringing some, at least transient, snow to upland areas of northern Britain."
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Then, discussing Wednesday to the following Wednesday, it said there was a "degree of uncertainty" in the forecast.
But said: "There is however a chance that low pressure systems will run to the south of the UK, at least for a time, whilst northern areas remain drier, allowing colder air to become more established further north.
"This scenario would increase the chance of snow across central areas, with perhaps wintry showers in parts of the north."
For the moment, Brits are being urged to take care as heavy downpours could bring more disruption.
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Wet weather is expected to cause traffic chaos, with homes and businesses at risk of flooding.
Winds are looking to come in strong gusts, too.
The Met Office has issued the first of the weather warnings for parts of the southern coast of England, from Portsmouth to Canterbury and bordering on London.
Brighton is also covered by the warning, which is in place from 5pm today until 6am tomorrow.
Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon urged people to take care as the heavy rain and showers are expected to cause chaos.
He warned travel times could increase as there will be spray and flooding on the roads.
Bus and train services are also expected to be impacted.
Dixon told The Sun Online: "There's a wet and windy few days to come."
Today will be filled with heavy showers, which will drag into the night.
And photos snapped this morning in Kent showed flooding already covering roads.
It said up to an inch of rain is expected to fall over the 12-hour period, but one and a half inches could fall in some parts.
There's a wet and windy few days to come
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Dixon warned with the ground already saturated, it may lead to some flooding.
He also said strong winds are likely along the coast, with gusts of 40 to 50 mph possible.
The second warning is in place all day tomorrow, covering Midlands, north Wales and northern England.
Dixon said one and a half inches was likely to fall over the 24-hour period, but more than three inches could fall over higher ground.
And, from 3pm tomorrow until 6pm on Friday a rain warning is in place for much of the east coast of Scotland.
Dixon urged people to take care as it is expected to be a steady stream of showers followed by persistent rainfall.
Nearly three inches could fall, and almost four inches is possible across the hills of Angus and Aberdeenshire.
While much of the UK is expected to see a calmer Saturday morning, the windy wet weather is likely to return for the remainder of the weekend.
Brits have been battered by rain and floods in recent days.
Torrential rain hit parts of England, Scotland and Wales yesterday, seeing commuters face massive delays as water covered the roads.
Chaos had already hit south Wales, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire where yellow rain warnings were issued earlier this week.
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Brits also faced a bumpy start to the working week with fog caused travel chaos.
Locations including London were covered in fog, with the thick clouds obscuring landmarks including Tower Bridge.
