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| UK forecast to experience freezing temperatures at end of January | UK forecast to experience freezing temperatures at end of January |
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| Britons should prepare for freezing weather towards the end of January after the same weather patterns that caused the “beast from the east” occurred again around Christmas, forecasters have said. | Britons should prepare for freezing weather towards the end of January after the same weather patterns that caused the “beast from the east” occurred again around Christmas, forecasters have said. |
| The Met Office said temperatures were expected to drop in the coming weeks, but it was too early to forecast widespread snow. | The Met Office said temperatures were expected to drop in the coming weeks, but it was too early to forecast widespread snow. |
| By the end of the month, conditions were expected to be more wintry and a new “beast from the east” can not be ruled out. | By the end of the month, conditions were expected to be more wintry and a new “beast from the east” can not be ruled out. |
| A Met Office spokesman said: “Next week there will be colder spells and there could be a little bit of wintriness in the north, but nothing too exceptional for this time of year. | A Met Office spokesman said: “Next week there will be colder spells and there could be a little bit of wintriness in the north, but nothing too exceptional for this time of year. |
| “As we head towards the later part of January it will turn colder, but there’s still a lot of uncertainty in that forecast about where any snow will fall. | “As we head towards the later part of January it will turn colder, but there’s still a lot of uncertainty in that forecast about where any snow will fall. |
| “The week beginning Monday January 21 there is a stronger signal of it getting colder that would increase the risk of snow across the UK.” | “The week beginning Monday January 21 there is a stronger signal of it getting colder that would increase the risk of snow across the UK.” |
| The Met Office said sudden stratospheric warming had appeared around Christmas, with a sharp rise in temperatures over a couple of days. When this happens in the Arctic, it can lead to a rush of cold air blowing eastwards across Europe a few weeks later, bringing much cooler temperatures to the continent. | The Met Office said sudden stratospheric warming had appeared around Christmas, with a sharp rise in temperatures over a couple of days. When this happens in the Arctic, it can lead to a rush of cold air blowing eastwards across Europe a few weeks later, bringing much cooler temperatures to the continent. |
| The Met Office said this is also what happened early in 2018. | The Met Office said this is also what happened early in 2018. |
| But a spokesman said that while a repeat of the “beast from the east” could not be discounted, the forecast for the next week suggested the UK would experience stable weather conditions. | But a spokesman said that while a repeat of the “beast from the east” could not be discounted, the forecast for the next week suggested the UK would experience stable weather conditions. |
| “There have been some parts of Europe that have experienced quite significant cold, [and] heavier-than-average snow in countries like Austria and in northern and central Europe. | “There have been some parts of Europe that have experienced quite significant cold, [and] heavier-than-average snow in countries like Austria and in northern and central Europe. |
| “We are looking at the next week or so, but we could see a change after that. But there is nothing in the next week or so that could indicate any change like the ‘beast from the east’.” | “We are looking at the next week or so, but we could see a change after that. But there is nothing in the next week or so that could indicate any change like the ‘beast from the east’.” |
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