2 h. ago Exact day Scotland to be hit by first cold plunge of winter as Met Office warns Arctic blast on way

SCOTLAND is bracing for the first proper cold snap of winter as snow and a bone-chilling Arctic plunge are on the way. Parts of the country will wake up to fresh snowfall as early as next week as we creep towards December. Weather maps from WXCHARTS show a wintery system moving in from the east...

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4 h. ago Met Office warn Arctic blast on the way as temperatures drop to

Meteorologist Dan Holley said: "High pressure to the north west will drive a cold northerly flow from the Arctic across the UK."

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10 h. ago Met Office warns 5 regions to be hit by snow as temperatures plunge across UK

The Met Office has warned that the UK will be hit by a cold snap next week, with temperatures set to plunge across the country to as low as -7C and snow forecast for five regions

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13 h. ago Motorists given fine warning as Met Office predicts 'arctic blast' to hit UK

The Met Office has warned that an 'arctic blast' and 'wall of snow' is set to hit the UK, with it expected to fall in Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England, and possibly North Wales in what is being described as a "widespread wintry spell"

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56 h. ago England's first snow since last winter could be just days away, Met Office says as forecaster reveals when EVERYONE could see a sprinkling of the white stuff

The Met Office has warned of a 'big change in our weather ahead through the next ten days' with snow on the way and conditions being 'noticeably colder everywhere' by next week.

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5 d. ago Travel warning issued as arctic blast brings inches of snow and record cold to millions across US

Meteorologists said road conditions in some areas would be ‘dangerous to impossible’

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7 d. ago England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year

Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decadesWater companies and the government are drawing up emergency plans for a drought next year more extreme than we have seen in decades.Executives at one major water company told the Guardian they were extremely concerned about the prospect of a winter with lower than average rainfall, which the Met Office’s long-term forecast says is likely. They said if this happened, the water shortfall would mean taking drastic water use curtailment measures “going beyond hosepipe bans”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Met Office warn 'temperatures to fall' as cool arctic blast hits UK this week

Some parts of the UK will be hit with 'wintry showers'

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3 w. ago Manchester braced for snow THIS WEEK as first cold plunge to hit UK

Met Office forecasters predict the weather with take a turn this week

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