UK facing 'snowiest period in 12 years' with Arctic blast set to hit country

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The UK is set for an Arctic blast sparking the 'snowiest period in 12 years' lasting a month, according to forecasters. They have also predicted that Britain could be set to freeze in January, reports the Mirror.

Most of the nation is set to avoid a white Christmas, with temperatures predicted to be mild on December 25. However, it could be all change next month, with bone-chilling lows tipped for the start of 2023.Many fear that the UK could be heading into a bitterly cold and snowy period, similar to the Beast from the East back in 2018.

A cooling of the oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon known as 'La Nina' in the eastern Pacific has already been blamed for bizarre weather occurrences across the world.The weakening Atlantic pressure between Iceland and the tropical Azores could be the driving force behind the next cold snap.

And if the Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) causes air high above the North Pole to collapse, pushing the Arctic air into Northern Europe, we could see a repeat of the Beast from the East.James Madden, the forecaster for Exacta Weather, told GB News : “Temperatures will drop in the run up to Christmas and this could bring the risk of snow to parts of the country, some of which may fall to lower levels.