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Forecasters have warned Britain to get set for a fortnight of wintry weather - although it should be much drier than November.
UK Braced For Fortnight Of Wintry Weather
As high pressure builds, colder air will seep in from Scandinavia. Temperatures tomorrow night could drop to minus 3C (27F), with a widespread frost, with the added threat of mist and fog in the calm, cold conditions.
Sky News weather presenter Lucy Verasamy says it will turn colder as we approach the weekend: "There will be light winds and clear skies - perfect conditions for it to turn frosty.
"Overnight frost and fog patches could well linger all day in some spots, capping temperatures."
She added: "There'll be some dazzling wintry sunshine from time to time, but temperatures will be much lower than what we've been used to in the last couple of weeks."
Met Office figures just released reveal that rainfall from October 16 to December 6 was 319.8mm (12.59in), 64% above average for this period.
It was also the wettest November on record, with new records set for 24-hour and 48-hour rainfalls.
But a block of high pressure is building up from the continent, shielding Britain from depressions rolling off the Atlantic, providing much drier conditions.
Quite how long the outbreak of wintry conditions will last is uncertain, but the cold spell could carry on up to the festive period.
Whether that signals a white Christmas is much more uncertain. To produce snow moist air must clash with the cold, which looks unlikely in present conditions.
Lucy Verasamy said it is too early to consider snow on December 25.
"The weather situation is likely to change by then," she said.
"Last year it was cold and cloudy but dry. Statistically we're more likely to get snow in January or Feburary.
"Snow is more common at Easter than Christmas."
Forecasters have warned Britain to get set for a fortnight of wintry weather - although it should be much drier than November.
UK Braced For Fortnight Of Wintry Weather
As high pressure builds, colder air will seep in from Scandinavia. Temperatures tomorrow night could drop to minus 3C (27F), with a widespread frost, with the added threat of mist and fog in the calm, cold conditions.
Sky News weather presenter Lucy Verasamy says it will turn colder as we approach the weekend: "There will be light winds and clear skies - perfect conditions for it to turn frosty.
"Overnight frost and fog patches could well linger all day in some spots, capping temperatures."
She added: "There'll be some dazzling wintry sunshine from time to time, but temperatures will be much lower than what we've been used to in the last couple of weeks."
Met Office figures just released reveal that rainfall from October 16 to December 6 was 319.8mm (12.59in), 64% above average for this period.
It was also the wettest November on record, with new records set for 24-hour and 48-hour rainfalls.
But a block of high pressure is building up from the continent, shielding Britain from depressions rolling off the Atlantic, providing much drier conditions.
Quite how long the outbreak of wintry conditions will last is uncertain, but the cold spell could carry on up to the festive period.
Whether that signals a white Christmas is much more uncertain. To produce snow moist air must clash with the cold, which looks unlikely in present conditions.
Lucy Verasamy said it is too early to consider snow on December 25.
"The weather situation is likely to change by then," she said.
"Last year it was cold and cloudy but dry. Statistically we're more likely to get snow in January or Feburary.
"Snow is more common at Easter than Christmas."