Britain to be battered by cyclone set to bring hellish cold plunge

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forecasters warning of a nationwide threat of heavy rain, the potential of torrential conditions could lead to the possibility of floods in some regions of the country.Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services, said: “A low-pressure system stays to the north of Scotland towards the end of the week, but a front coming into the country will drag cold air behind it, so we are looking at a potential cold plunge at the end of the week.READ MORE:UK weather downpour sees bloke ride rubber ring down his street in soggy protest“A secondary low-pressure system, which is a breakaway low from the first one, comes in next weekend, and there is cold northerly air associated with this.“This week is generally going to be unsettled, with more of a risk of heavy rain, and there will be the added risk of some high winds.”Experts have said that Britain could be in for a tough winter as the Met Office said "global weather patterns" will have a knock-on effect on the UK’s weather this winter.Chief meteorologist Paul Davies said: “Long-range outlooks are driven by global weather patterns and even if these influences, for example, suggest a higher-than-usual chance of a mild winter this would not rule out having cold spells, or even a cold winter.“These scenarios would just be less likely based on the information available at the time the forecast is made.

It is therefore also important to examine our regular monthly updates to the long-range outlook.”According to James Madden, forecaster for Exacta Weather, the wintry cold weather this month will be a change in the pattern that has seen warmer weather over the last few years.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.He said:.