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| Britons can look forward to a period of more seasonably cold weather over the next fortnight, with snow possibly falling on higher ground in northern England and Scotland on Thursday and snow showers in eastern and central areas next week. | Britons can look forward to a period of more seasonably cold weather over the next fortnight, with snow possibly falling on higher ground in northern England and Scotland on Thursday and snow showers in eastern and central areas next week. |
| Daytime temperatures are likely to be far nearer the typical January levels of around 5C in the north, 6C or 7C in the south, according to the Met Office. Even the rain that may sweep across Britain on Thursday and Saturday should be a far cry from the torrential floods and downpours suffered by much of the country in November and December. | Daytime temperatures are likely to be far nearer the typical January levels of around 5C in the north, 6C or 7C in the south, according to the Met Office. Even the rain that may sweep across Britain on Thursday and Saturday should be a far cry from the torrential floods and downpours suffered by much of the country in November and December. |
| Forecasters are not certain exactly how long the predominantly drier weather, which will bring with it some overnight frost and fog as well as decent sunshine over much of Britain, will stay. There is still a battle for supremacy between the warmer, wetter weather systems from the west and the colder blasts from the east, but the Met Office believes, on balance, cold and relatively dry will win out. | Forecasters are not certain exactly how long the predominantly drier weather, which will bring with it some overnight frost and fog as well as decent sunshine over much of Britain, will stay. There is still a battle for supremacy between the warmer, wetter weather systems from the west and the colder blasts from the east, but the Met Office believes, on balance, cold and relatively dry will win out. |
| A reminder of recent rainfall remained on Tuesday with the Environment Agency still having nine flood warnings in place in England, six in the south-west. High rivers are continuing to threaten some disruption around the Somerset Levels and groundwater levels remain high in parts of Dorset and Wiltshire. | A reminder of recent rainfall remained on Tuesday with the Environment Agency still having nine flood warnings in place in England, six in the south-west. High rivers are continuing to threaten some disruption around the Somerset Levels and groundwater levels remain high in parts of Dorset and Wiltshire. |
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