The Met Office is predicting more spring weather for the UK next week, with “dangerously cold air” moving into parts of Canada and the US northeast, and you can read more about that here. However, long-term forecasting predicts the likelihood of quite different conditions.

After a cool start to February, temperatures have warmed up as a southern high pressure area emerges, with temperatures likely to hit the double digits of 12°C over the next week. Rain is also forecast to be very light.

But don’t pack your umbrella or thermal vest just yet, as the Met Office’s long-term forecast for the UK looks set to plunge the country back into changeable conditions and plummeting temperatures.

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In its February 16-26 mid-range forecast, the Met Office predicts: “A low pressure system located in the northwest could cause widespread frontal activity, with the north and northwest expected to be more unstable with periods of rain and stronger winds.

“The south and east are likely to have drier conditions, but more unstable periods are still possible, bringing wetter weather. Temperatures are generally quite moderate, but frosts can develop overnight, particularly in the south and east. Temperatures are generally quite moderate, but frosts can occur at night, especially in the south and east.”

But going forward from February 26th to March 12th, the Met Office points to a decline and the possibility of snow, the weather will cause a divide between north and south, with drier conditions in the north, while the south may look a little wetter. conditions.

“Temperatures are expected to be about average, but a period of colder or much lower temperatures is unlikely to lead to widespread winter conditions.”

Source: Wales Online