Britain Set For Two Feet Of Snow This Weekend, And Even A White Christmas

Dig out the wellies and a shovel - because parts of Britain could be covered in up to two feet of snow this weekend, with forecasters predicting that we could even be in for a White Christmas.

The warning comes as Britain prepares for Arctic gales of up to 70mph, with temperatures in the north even dropping to -2c.

Predicting the balmy weather, Weather Channel forecaster Leon Brown said: ‘A strong and active cold front is moving southeast on Friday with temperatures dropping some 8C behind it and turning a lot colder over Scotland behind the front with snow over high ground.
‘The front then moves over the Midlands and the southeast in the late afternoon and evening with a colder night to follow.

‘This weekend will be windy so make the most of the dry and bright morning over central to southeastern England since it will rapidly deteriorate in the afternoon with heavy rain and strong winds.’

The forecaster also said that temperatures will slightly improve on Sunday, before we’re faced with a wet and cold week.

And the prospect of a White Christmas isn’t being ruled out either, it seems.
Piers Corbyn, forecaster for WeatherAction, said: ‘There is a strong chance of wintry showers in the run up to Christmas.“In terms of Christmas Day, although it’s early there is a chance we could see snow in Scotland and the far north.’
But the MetOffice has refused to speculate, and said that Britons should wait until a week before Christmas before getting too excited.

The chilly predictions come just after official figures revealed that last winter saw the highest level of excess deaths for 15 years.

Roughly 43,900 more deaths were recorded occurred in England and Wales compared to the rest of the year - the highest figure since 1999/00, according to the Office for National Statistics.