A local Ayrshire weather page on Facebook I follow has posted this……..i assume this is the fabled Steve Murr that used to post on here?
Below are some thoughts from meteorologist Steve Mirr on developments next week over the UK.
Good Evening - (Steve Mirr, meteorologist)
I remember Feb 1996 When John Kettley said the weather is going off the rails this week - A few days later a weather front ground to a halt over the UK & stopped short of Kent by about 20 miles - Original forecast was to stall out over London !
Anyway the weather looks to go off the rails next week, it 'could' be the signature week of Winter ... Confidence HIGH.
> The details arent quite nailed down but starting Sunday we enter the next Cold spell with eyes looking north.
> Cold to come in 2 polar waves - Sun - Tues & then a second push South Weds onwards.
> Scotland & Northern England / borders in particular will be under the spotlight firstly, in my opinion you are staring down the barrell of a 5-7 days at least of sub zero maxima & severe frosts as well as snowfall. - Ponds & rivers to freeze -- In all honesty its looking really bad cold wise.
Pic 1 shows GFS modelling for end of next week at the height of phase 2 of the polar air & if theres a break in the cloud & Shelter from the wind a -20C could be on the cards for the usual culprits like Aviemore etc.
I cant emphasise enough how cold it could get as the week progresses.&
For the 'middle' & the south of England & Ireland much the same, Cold reinforced from the North with perhaps a temporary less cold day tues with more westerly winds as low pressure tracks ESE across.
> Threat of deep snow, we have seen the models allowing the atlantic to push into the Cold air middle of next week - Indeed pic 2 shows the GFS 12z today with such a scenario
However im not convinced of this as most of the afternoon runs have now oushed that theead south towards France - that dowsnt mean to say the threat has gone, its just reduced.
Also the second polar push introduces further instability again & showery snow almost anywhere. The SW being lowest risk - Scotland & the general 'North' highest at risk.
For snow fans - a highly anticipated spell of weather arriving that could if things fall nicely be the snowiest since 2018 BFTE - just in slightly different areas.
Watch outs again
- Severe frosts
- Some sub zero days even for england as the week progresses......