Overview
- The Met Office says a northerly flow from the Arctic will bring much colder conditions, with widespread frosts, a risk of snow and ice, and temperatures potentially falling to −7C.
- UKHSA has issued a cold weather alert from 8am Monday to 8am Friday for the East Midlands, West Midlands, North East, North West, and Yorkshire and The Humber.
- Forecasters stress uncertainty over snow amounts, though some model runs depict a scenario of widespread snowfall drifting south from Scotland.
- GFS-based projections reported by media suggest potential settling from northern Scotland to southern England, with up to 20cm in the Highlands and around 10cm on northern England high ground, which remains unconfirmed.
- The cold spell follows severe flooding linked to Storm Claudia, including a major incident in Monmouth, as flood warnings continue even as longer‑range guidance points to a milder, more unsettled pattern later in the week.