{"id":121887,"date":"2023-12-06T12:10:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T12:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121887"},"modified":"2023-12-06T12:10:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T12:10:10","slug":"met-office-issues-urgent-alerts-across-uk-as-polar-storm-to-spark-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/met-office-issues-urgent-alerts-across-uk-as-polar-storm-to-spark-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Office issues urgent alerts across UK as Polar storm to spark chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Met Office has issued a number of urgent weather warnings as parts of the UK will be hit by a Polar storm of icy and rain in a matter of hours. The deluge will hit Britain as early as this afternoon.<\/p>\n

Scotland faces the ice alert from 3pm today (Wednesday, December 6), lasting until 10am tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, parts of the south west will be battered by downpours which could cause floods and power cuts from midnight.<\/p>\n

Parts of South Wales – Swansea, Cardiff and St David’s – are on alert for rain, as is a giant stretch of the coast from Portsmouth to Penzance.<\/p>\n

The Met Office is urging people to stay vigilant, as temperatures could drop to a bitter -5C overnight.<\/p>\n

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The Met Office is forecasting the giant wall of rain will come sweeping across the south west from around 5pm this afternoon, before stretching over Wales, Belfast and parts of the Midlands into the evening.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow, a massive stretch covering Scotland, the Midlands and south coast will also be in for more downpours of up to 8mm, according to the forecaster’s latest map.<\/p>\n

This comes as weather maps predict the UK could be in store for more snow after it first hit the UK last week.<\/p>\n

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The cold snap will likely continue into next week, with maps suggesting a wall of snow heading straight for the UK from mainland Europe. Models posted by WXCharts tracking the “probability of falling snow” show chances increasing slightly from Monday, December 11.<\/p>\n

Only northern Scotland appears on track to receive any snowfall by then, and the chances are low, less than 10 percent. In the days following, that probability will increase threefold, according to the maps.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, December 12, it is possible that England, Wales, and Northern Ireland will also see snow showers, with the chances of Scotland seeing snow increasing to more than 20 percent.<\/p>\n

The likelihood of snowfall any further south remains low, hovering around one percent until Wednesday, December 13.<\/p>\n

Met Office five-day forecast<\/h2>\n

Today:<\/h4>\n

A cold and frosty start with patchy fog or freezing fog, slow to clear in places. Mostly dry with sunny spells, turning windier and cloudier from the west through the day with rain following later. Becoming milder in the southwest.<\/p>\n

Tonight:<\/h4>\n

A band of locally heavy rain and associated strong winds with coastal gales, will move east and northeast overnight. Milder air will start to ebb northeast too.<\/p>\n

Thursday:<\/h4>\n

Dull with pulses of rain, particularly heavy along south-facing hills and coasts. Becoming drier from the west during the afternoon. Widely windy with strong gusts and coastal gales. Noticeably milder.<\/p>\n

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:<\/h4>\n

An unsettled end to the week with further heavy showers and rain. Often windy, but feeling mild when sheltered with temperatures climbing above average for the time of year.<\/p>\n