Well, it looks like the milder weather was never going to last in Glasgow. We are now expecting a cold snap, with A yellow Cold-Health Alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) for the South East of England, and parts of northern England, and Scotland is no exception to the cold weather.
Apparantly, the wind is what’ making it worse, as the temperatures in Glasgow are set to be as high as 7 degrees during the day on Sunday, February 9. However, the real feel of the cold is much lower due to “cold, east or southeasterly air-flow across the UK”.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Paul Gundersen, said: “While some areas will see showers or some patchy rain on Friday and through the weekend, there will be the potential for some sleet or snow as temperatures drop, mostly over higher ground in central and southern areas. The cold will be accentuated at times by brisk easterly winds.
“There will be variable, and at times large amounts of cloud over the coming days with the clearest and sunniest weather across the northwest of the UK. There will also be icy patches and overnight frost in places. Whilst, for most, the weather is not expected to be disruptive, keep an eye on the Met Office website for any National Severe Weather Warnings.”
Glaswegians can expect temperatures as low as -2 this weekend, with wintry weather over hills. Looks like the col winds will continue into next week.
The Met Office forecast stated in their long-range forecast between Wednesday, February 12 and Friday, Friday, February 21: ” High pressure is expected to be slow-moving and centred to the northeast of the UK at the start of this period. As a result, east or southeasterly winds will dominate, these bringing below-normal temperatures across the UK from mainland Europe.
Some rain and hill snow is likely at times, particularly across the east of the UK, with the best of any sunny periods probably in the west. It will be breezy around coasts, but the risk of any very strong winds is low. During the second half of this period, a change to milder and more unsettled conditions will probably begin to occur.
Exactly how this manifests is uncertain, but there will be an increasing chance of rain and strong winds spreading from the Atlantic across the UK.”
