Weather warning: Britain set for a deep freeze with an 80% chance of heavy snow

The country is set to be plunged into a ‘deep freeze’ coupled with strong winds and inches-thick layers of snow.

18:48 28 January 2015

Bad weather in Britain isn’t getting better soon. The country is expecting deep freeze with an 80% of heavy snow this week. The cold snap is expected to be made worse by strong winds and inches-thick layers of snow.

A Met Office forecaster said: “A cold front is expected to cross the UK during Wednesday, introducing much colder conditions to central and northern England in particular.

“Very strong winds will accentuate the cold. Snow showers are likely in most areas, but especially the north west where significant accumulations are likely to build up, especially in hilly areas.”

The Met Office added that a severe cold front making its way down from the Arctic will bring an
“80 per cent probability of icy conditions and heavy snow” with 5-10cm to fall over the next few days.

The temperature is expected to drop to around -5C some nights this week.

A cold weather alert has been issued to the whole of England, particularly central and northern areas such as Yorkshire and Humber, the North East, the North West, West Midlands, the East Midlands and the East of England.