Hurricane and Snow to Hit UK Following Record Hot October Weekend
The U.K. has just endured its hottest October weekend for a century. After a mini heat-wave weekend, Britain is now braced for snow and even a hurricane the following week.
Within a few days, the temperatures in Britain are expected to drop to 32F, with the tail-end of Hurricane Ophelia hitting Scotland and the north of England. Snow might fall in the north and the cold weather will hit by the weekend.
The hurricane is predicted to hit Britain by mid-week with showers following on Thursday. The U.K. Met Office forecast said: “These showers may be heavy at times in the north and west with the south and southeast drier, perhaps even wintry over highest Scottish mountains. Temperatures will be slightly below normal. Then dry overnight, but further rain is expected to spread from the west later on Friday.
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“The weekend and start of the following week will see an unsettled period with periods of rain or showers, strong winds and occasional gales, especially in the north, although the south may well be drier.”
“It will certainly feel chilly from Wednesday after the exceptional weekend,” said Met Office forecaster Craig Snell. “It will be markedly unsettled and there will be strong winds and rain from Wednesday, with a risk of severe gales in the North-West.”
“Any sheltered spots, even in the South, could see frost by the end of the week.”
The first October weekend was the third hottest day of 2011 in Britain, with highs of 86F.
