Met Office says UK could see snow this month but there is a ‘low probability’ of there being the ‘Beast from the East’

The Met Office has said that there is a chance of snow this March and there will be lower than average temperatures this month.

There is a “highly amplified” jet stream which is mixed with lower pressure over the Mid-North Atlantic which is set to push air into Greenland which will then come towards the UK next week.

If the weather pattern continues as expected, the Met Office say the weather system could bring snow to parts of eastern England and the north.

There is a “low probability” of there being the “Beast from the East” which was seen in March 2018.

Aidan McGivern, from the Met Office, said, “During the weekend, low pressure over the Mid-North Atlantic will start to feed energy northwards and allow high pressure over the UK to migrate towards Greenland.

“At the same time, there’s a highly amplified, very perturbed jet stream.

“It loops around this low (pressure) and then pushes all the way back to the north of the high pressure that’s developing over Greenland, allowing this northerly feed that’s allowing the colder weather to push into the north of the UK by the end of Saturday.”

“As that happens the low pressure from the south and the west is likely to push in and mix with the cold at the north and east, leading to some disruptive snow in places by the start of next week,” he added.

Mark Sidaway, deputy chief meteorologist with the Met Office said, “Although we have had a sudden stratospheric warming event and other drivers pointing towards colder conditions in March, at this stage there is a low probability of having widely disruptive winter weather like that of five years ago in March 2018.”