Met Office's verdict when first snow of the season could fall this winter
dailyrecord.co.ukIt may feel premature to be thinking about snow, but weather experts are already predicting what the UK could be in for this winter.According to long range forecasts, there could be plenty of snow ahead due to an El Niño weather pattern.
El Niño is a term for when the sea surface temperature warms every few years and its effects are usually felt in December.Previous El Niño years have resulted in colder winters in the UK.
According to Professor Adam Scaife, head of long-range prediction at the Met Office, this El Niño will start mild and wet before it turns cold and dry in January, reports BirminghamLive.
Professor Scaife told EuroNews: "El Niño years have a tendency to have a mild wet and westerly start to winter (November to December) and a colder, drier end to winter (January to March) across most of northern Europe."He added: "It's important to note that this is the average across many El Niño cases and isn’t strong enough to determine the outcome for certain.
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