This 12 months has up to now began with a chilly snap, and temperatures within the capital are at the moment sitting at highs of 5°C in the course of the day and lows of -2°C in a single day.
However what can we count on this weekend?
When will it snow in London?
The Met Office has put a yellow climate warning for snow in place from Saturday, January 4 at 12pm to Monday, January 6 at 9am.
The warning covers most of England and Wales, and elements of Scotland.
Dan Holley, a deputy chief forecaster on the Met Workplace, has defined the chilly climate and snow is predicted as “an Atlantic frontal system is more likely to transfer throughout elements of central and southern UK by way of the weekend”.
He mentioned: “With milder, moisture-laden air participating with the chilly situations already in place this will likely convey a spell of snow in some areas, earlier than presumably turning again to rain within the south.”
The warning is more likely to be “refined” forward of the weekend as “confidence within the forecast will increase”, he added.
What’s the full climate forecast for the remainder of this week?
For London and the South East, the Met Workplace has mentioned: “After frosty however sunny begin areas of cloud will arrive from the north.
“Most locations will stay dry and Hampshire and the Isle of Wight could keep sunny. Most temperature 4°C.”
On Saturday, we’ll see a “frosty begin then changing into cloudy, with rain or maybe briefly snow, arriving later”.
Sunday will in all probability be milder and windy with spells of rain, it added. The wind is predicted to proceed into Monday, when extra rain can be on the playing cards.
What are the climate predictions the remainder of January?
From January 6, it’s “more likely to stay colder than common, with an ongoing threat of ice and frost” throughout the UK.
“In direction of mid-January there could also be a development in direction of less-cold situations extra typically, however maybe with excessive stress close by which may present pretty settled situations with an rising likelihood of fog,” the Met Workplace mentioned.
