UK weather: Chance of snow spikes to 80% amid -4C Arctic blast as maps show exact date

The UK is acceptable for bitterly acold October upwind arsenic an Arctic blast sweeps the state - and snowfall could beryllium connected the mode successful immoderate parts of the country, according to the latest upwind maps

The UK is bracing for a freezing acold snap adjacent period arsenic an Arctic blast is acceptable to deed assorted regions. According to the latest weather forecasts from WX Charts, Friday, October 11 could spot temperatures plummet beneath zero successful galore parts of the country, signalling the existent accomplishment of autumn.

Netweather's representation besides indicates a precocious likelihood of snowfall in definite areas. The forecast suggests an 80 per cent accidental of snowfall descending connected immoderate regions of the Scottish Highlands.

WX Charts further predicts a important anticipation of snowfall successful northwest Scotland connected October 11. Other regions, including parts of bluish England, Yorkshire and the West Midlands, whitethorn besides acquisition snowfall, though the chances are considerably lower.

While snowfall whitethorn not beryllium a communal show crossed the country, galore regions volition surely consciousness the chill. WX Charts anticipates temperatures could plunge to arsenic debased arsenic -4C successful galore areas, including overmuch of bluish England.

In the south, temperatures are expected to hover conscionable supra freezing, astir 1C. This chilling forecast comes arsenic the UK prepares for much dense rainfall and beardown winds overnight into Monday (September 30), reports the Express.

The Met Office has issued upwind and rainfall warnings for assorted regions passim Sunday evening, with flood alerts and warnings inactive successful effect successful galore areas.

The Environment Agency has sent drones implicit immoderate rivers successful areas including Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to brace for further dense rainfall predicted connected Monday morning.

Cold upwind payments info you whitethorn request to know

As temperatures commencement to drop, households who are plunged into freezing conditions volition soon beryllium capable to get a £25 payment.

The Cold Weather Payment strategy volition reopen connected November 1, 2024, and volition tally until March 31, 2025. The wealth goes to radical connected debased incomes who person definite benefits. You'll get a outgo if the mean somesthesia wherever you unrecorded hits zero degrees oregon beneath implicit 7 consecutive days.

The payments are worthy £25 per 7 time play - but you tin person aggregate Cold Weather Payments if you get respective periods of freezing weather.

You could beryllium entitled to a Cold Weather Payment if you're getting:

• Pension Credit

• Income Support (if you person immoderate of the following: disablement oregon pensioner premium, a kid who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disablement oregon terrible disablement constituent oregon a kid nether 5 surviving with you)

• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (if you person immoderate of the following: disablement oregon pensioner premium, a kid who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disablement oregon terrible disablement constituent oregon a kid nether 5 surviving with you)

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (if you person immoderate of the following: terrible oregon enhanced disablement premium, a pensioner premium, a kid who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disablement oregon terrible disablement constituent oregon a kid nether 5 surviving with you)

• Universal Credit (if you're not employed oregon "gainfully" self-employed, your spouse is not employed oregon "gainfully" self-employed - you oregon your indispensable besides person a wellness information oregon disablement and person constricted capableness for work, oregon person a kid nether 5 surviving with you)

• Support for Mortgage Interest (if you person immoderate of the following: terrible oregon enhanced disablement premium, a pensioner premium, a kid who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disablement oregon terrible disablement constituent oregon a kid nether 5 surviving with you)

If you assertion Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance oregon Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, you volition request to interaction Jobcentre Plus to get a Cold Weather Payment if:

• You've had a baby
• A kid nether 5 has travel to unrecorded with you