Deep Dive 28/02/2023 – Impacts from the SSW – Met Office Weather Forecast

This is an in-depth Met Office UK Weather forecast for the next week and beyond, dated 28/02/2023.

A sudden stratospheric warming took place on the 16th February and, from this weekend, colder weather will arrive from the north. Will it turn colder everywhere? Could there be any disruptive snow? How long will the cold last?

Bringing you this deep dive is Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern.

00:00 Start
00:50 Winter so far
03:13 Satellite image
03:52 High pressure
04:51 Showers today
05:37 Next few days
07:19 Wind chill
08:25 SSW has happened
10:21 SSW impacts
11:57 Colder winds arrive
12:33 Comparing 2018 with 2023
13:12 Winds of change
13:59 Northern Scotland this weekend
16:44 Cold air pushes south?
18:13 A 60 % scenario
20:05 A 20 % scenario
20:52 Another 20 % scenario
22:36 Temperature trend
24:25 Fine margins


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