{"id":169955,"date":"2023-01-22T10:17:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T10:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=169955"},"modified":"2023-01-22T10:17:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T10:17:21","slug":"polar-snow-blast-could-strike-uk-as-rare-arctic-phenomenon-releases-10c-beast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/polar-snow-blast-could-strike-uk-as-rare-arctic-phenomenon-releases-10c-beast\/","title":{"rendered":"Polar snow blast could strike UK as rare Arctic phenomenon ‘releases -10C beast’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    A rare weather phenomenon known as a \u201csudden stratospheric warming\u201d could see Britain hit with snow and freezing temperatures.<\/p>\n

    Following the two recent cold snaps a new and more extreme spell of snowy weather could arrive in the middle of February, according to the Met Office\u2019s Alex Deakin.<\/p>\n

    Normally, high-altitude polar vortex winds keep icy air locked up around the North Pole. But a weakening of those winds, allied to a slow-down in the jet stream, could \u201crelease the beast\u201d and send a blast of Arctic weather our way.<\/p>\n

    READ MORE: Met Office warn of further 'cold snaps' over reports of 'snow bomb' ready to blast UK<\/b><\/p>\n

    And Met Office forecaster Alex Deakin says that there\u2019s a 25% chance the polar vortex could weaken so dramatically it triggers a sudden stratospheric warming [SSW] \u2013 with the upper atmosphere warming up and sending a mass of bitterly cold Arctic air towards the British Isles.<\/p>\n

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    The SSW phenomenon last happened in January 2021, when it sent temperatures in Aberdeenshire plummeting to an incredible -26C, \u2013 the coldest temperature recorded in the UK for almost 30 years.<\/p>\n

    Alex says that the latest computer models show an SSW is a very real possibility.<\/p>\n

    Even without an SSW phenomenon, forecasters say we can expect mid-February to be lower than the -10C recorded in parts of the country this week.<\/p>\n

    And while we might have to wait until February for fresh snowfall, we can certainly expect frosty mornings for the next few days.<\/p>\n

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