In case you’ve seen forecasts of snow subsequent week flash up in your social media feed over the previous couple of days, you could be pondering that winter is about to return.
Whereas snow shouldn’t be anticipated over the overwhelming majority of the UK, it’s true that moderately cool circumstances for Might are set to dominate.
With excessive strain centred to the west of the UK, winds will primarily come from that chillier northerly path. In the course of the second half of the week our air can have originated from across the Arctic Circle in northern Scandinavia.
Daytime temperatures for many might be a lot colder than regular at 9-14 Celsius (48-57F) in lots of areas.
Areas of low strain crossing southwards throughout the nation will carry a better chance of rain and, like final week, some snow in Shetland and the Scottish mountains can’t be dominated out.
In addition to snow, final week additionally introduced the UK its coldest Might circumstances for almost 30 years. Tomintoul in Moray, Scotland recorded a low of -6.8C (20F) on the night time of the 5/6 Might. This was the bottom temperature recorded in Might since 1997 when the identical temperature was reported at Leadhills, Lanarkshire.
Additional night time frosts are anticipated in locations in the course of the week forward.
