Snow forecast as remnants of Hurricane Kirk set to batter UK

Temperatures could drop below freezing in some areas

Snow could be on the way to the UK as Britain feels the remnants of Hurricane Kirk. Mid-October is set to be wet and windy with an artic blast on its way in the next few days.

Low pressure systems tracking in from the Atlantic from Hurricane Kirk are expected to bring harsh weather to Scotland and Northern Ireland. The hurricane is currently producing winds of 145 miles per hour.

It remains a major hurricane over open waters, but is expected to pivot to the UK and could heavily influence weather in the region by the middle of the week.

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Jo Farrow, Senior Forecaster at Netweather, told GBNews: “Occluded fronts will settle over the far north of Scotland in a fresh easterly wind. There is cooler air to the north of these rainbands and colder air from the Arctic will feature for the UK later this week, with a bit of snow in the forecast.

"The change from a mild southerly to a chilly northerly will happen as ex-Hurricane Kirk moves by. Hurricane Kirk is way out in the Atlantic on Monday and changing from a tropical cyclone to an extratropical low. This low, ex-Kirk, will get caught up in the mid-Latitude westerly flow, move to the north of the Azores on Tuesday and then head towards the Bay of Biscay.

“As the low swings up through Europe, the UK experiences a cold northerly flow. Many places will see autumn sunshine but with a nip in the air.

“There will be scattered showers and these will include settling snow on the hills of Northern Scotland and the tops of the Pennines, as well as wintry flurries perhaps reaching Eryri National Park (Snowdonia) and Exmoor.

“Night time temperatures will fall, and there will be a frost for some by Thursday night. We miss ex-Hurricane Kirk but end the week in colder air behind that low pressure.”

The temperature could plunge to as low as -2C on October 13 according to WXCharts.

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