The Met Office has responded to claims that a -2C Arctic snow storm is set to batter Britain.
A tabloid newspaper reported a bitter cold snap will soon descend on the UK, with temperatures falling below freezing.
It was claimed Arctic winds would bring with it flurries of snow, with a white blanket settling in some areas.
Weather maps sourced from WXCharts were presented as evidence that snow could fall in Birmingham, Manchester, and Cardiff as soon as November 18 and 19.
The Met Office responds to claims a -2C Arctic snow storm is set to batter Britain
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But the Met Office – the UK’s national weather service – has totally dismissed the reports, insisting the coming weeks will feature “fairly quiet weather”, shutting down claims that an Arctic blast is set to strike.
Marco Petagna, a senior meteorologist at the Met Office, told GB News: “There is no sign of anything wintery at all in the next few weeks.”
He added that, if anything, “things will become milder”, thanks to a “southerly breeze” that could bring with it a mercury of the mid to upper teens.
Petagna floated the 18C figure for the middle of the month, countering the claims of the freezing spell for that period.
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A chart showing snow depth, precipitation and thickness on November 19
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He added the seasonally warmer weather is due to a high pressure system above the UK.
Despite the balmier temperatures, Petagna said that Britain will see “fairly quiet weather” in the coming weeks.
He did state that some nights could see a drop in temperature, however said that this was not shocking.
He added: “We could see some colder nights in the coming weeks, though this is nothing unusual at all…-2C is not that cold for November in any case.”
The Met Office has said that the upcoming weeks will feature ‘fairly quiet weather’, shutting down claims that an arctic blast is set to strike
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The forecaster confirmed that whilst fog patches are to be expected, neither snow nor ice will rear their head in the coming weeks.
Temperatures at the end of October rose thanks to the high-pressure system, bringing with it murky and misty conditions across much of the country.
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