Met Office release Severe Weather Warning

Siberian storm to bring -5C temperatures to Britain and the big freeze could last a month!

Bitter Siberian-style winter weather is about to arrive, forecasters warned last night.

Up to four inches of snow are expected to fall across higher ground today with temperatures set to plummet to minus five across the whole country by the weekend.

The Met Office has put severe weather warnings in place today for ice on the roads with snow turning to slush and causing travel disruption.




Temperatures across the country could drop below zero due to a cold air mass moving west from Siberia.  The cold spell breaks what has so far been one of the warmest winters on record. And forecasters said it was becoming increasingly likely that the freezing temperatures would stick around and even last through the whole of February.

The Met Office has briefed government departments and local councils about the cold period so that extreme weather plans can be put on standby. Snow is expected to fall today in Cumbria, the Pennines and parts of Scotland, with a light dusting expected in areas as far south as Devon.

Nick Prebble, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: ‘Friday will feel a lot different to recent days, the main thing about it is there are going to be a lot of wintery showers all over the country.  There may be snow flurries in higher areas but hail elsewhere.  It will be quite a bright day though overall with quite a few sunny spells, around 8c in London.’ He added that sleet and snow could be expected in eastern areas by Monday.

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Sources: Daily Mail Online By John Stevens. Last updated at 8:16 AM on 27th January 2012