MORE snow is on the way today as temperatures stay bitingly cold — before the mercury REALLY drops later this week.
The Met Office’s latest weather forecast shows sub-zero temperatures this morning before a deep freeze in the coming days.
It will be -1C this morning in Aberdeen as snow, sleet and rain fall on the hills in the north and midlands.
But the south east may actually get a little bit of sunshine today, raising temperatures to a relatively mild five degrees.
Sara Thornton, director of digital weather company Weathertrending told The Sun Online: “Another band of rain and hill snow will be pushing down across Scotland and Northern Ireland into some northwestern parts of England and Wales.
“Elsewhere it will be chilly but mostly dry, with some early frost in places.”
Tomorrow will have a frosty start, with some sunshine, but rain is set to sweep in from the northwest.
Sara added: “This may turn to snow on hills and perhaps to lower ground as it clears the southeast overnight and through the early hours of Tuesday morning.”
But the real wintry chill will come with northerly winds which will turn showers to snow and sleet widely later on Tuesday and on Wednesday.
Sara said: “Later in the week, there is now gathering evidence for MUCH colder northeasterlies to arrive, bringing freezing temperatures and the possibility of more widespread snowfall by the weekend and beyond.
“Daytime temperatures will struggle to get much above freezing and overnight lows will be several degrees below.
“Strengthening northeasterly winds will bring windchill into the equation too, accentuating the bitter feel, and leading to penetrating frosts.
“By this time next week we could be in the grip of some quite severe winter weather.”
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Britain is set to tackle the longest cold spell for six years with 2,000 gritters and 500 snowploughs.
A five-week chill from Europe is set to bring 10in snow and bitterly cold lowers of -18C (0F).
Nights are colder than -5C Moscow as the Met Office forecast the latest patch of cold weather, which began on Wednesday, to last another 30 days.
That would easily beat last winter’s two-week Beast from the East and fortnight-long freezes in other recent winters.
The previous record-holder was the five-week chill from late February to the end of March 2013, Met Office records show.
The Met Office said scattered snow flurries are set to hit the Midlands and West in midweek and East from Thursday, with London at risk.
“Significant” snow threatens from the following week, the Met Office said.
The Weather Outlook warned of the longest cold spell for six years, with snow from late January seeing six inches fall in England and up to 10in Scotland, with lows down to -12C in England and -18C in Scotland.
The RAC projected up to 4,000 extra breakdowns daily across all UK providers.
RAC spokesman Simon Williams said: “This is the biggest test of the country’s winter resilience since the Beast from the East.
“Almost all gritters will be out. Motorists should pack a blanket, shovel and phone battery charger in case they are needed.”
1,500 gritters in England and 500 in Scotland are digging into a record-equalling three million tonne salt mountain.
Over 1.4m tonnes is held by English councils, with around 1.6m across highways departments and in Scotland.
Heathrow has 185 snowploughs on standby. Gatwick has 98 snowploughs and blowers ready. Around 200 snowploughs are based at other airports.
Network Rail will use 34 de-icing trains.
Minister for Implementation Oliver Dowden said: “Our public services are prepared for severe weather.”
An amber level 3 Government health warning — one tier below a level 4 national emergency — in the North ordered community groups to “activate community emergency plans.”
Hospitals are expected to be busier than usual and health staff have been ordered make daily contact with the ill, vulnerable and elderly.
A Met Office forecaster said: “It tuns colder and stays cold or very cold to February 2.
“February 3 to 17 is likely to be cold or very cold, and could be interspersed by wetter interludes bringing an associated risk of significant snow and ice, most likely in the south.”
Met Office forecaster Emma Smith said: “The continent is cold and cold air will affect us at times until mid-February, with transient fronts from the north-west at times.
“Snow showers could fall on Monday over Scotland, on Monday night on the Peak District and Pennines, in the West on Tuesday and Wednesday, into Thursday in the East and even London, and at the weekend in the North-East.”
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The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze said: “With computer models showing colder-than-average weather for the next month, this could be Britain’s coldest period of weather for six years, since 2013’s cold run from late February to late March.
“-18C would not be a surprise in Scotland when the cold digs in, with -12C in northern England and -10C in the South.
“With the South at risk, significant snow events are likely, with 4in of snow likely, 6in in the North and up to 10in in parts of Scotland.”
Ex-BBC and Met Office forecaster John Hammond of Weathertrending said: “The doors to the north and then the east will be flung open by next weekend.
“Snowfall is expected to have significant impacts across the UK as easterly winds dominate into February.
“Temperatures will remain below average for much of the period to February 17.”
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