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Lottie Gibbons

Met Office verdict on 'snowbomb' and 'Storm Corrie' hitting UK

The Met Office said there is an increasing chance of 'more unsettled weather' following reports of a 'snowbomb'.

Recent articles said 'a snowbomb ' could drop up to 1cm of snow in the North West on December 27.

It was also suggested a new storm, named Corrie, could batter the UK shortly after Christmas.

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But the Met Office says while there are still several days to go before Christmas, there are 'uncertainties around the detail'.

Speaking to the ECHO, a spokesperson said towards the middle of next week, there is an increasing chance of more unsettled and windier weather affecting the UK, with rain, and perhaps snow, possible for some places

However, the details of those places and how much snow, if any, will fall is still uncertain.

It's important to note 'snowbomb' is not an official meteorological term.

Temperatures will generally be near to or below normal, perhaps rather chilly where any fog persists, but otherwise locally mild in the north and northwest.

The Met Office confirmed there is a signal that we will transition to more unsettled conditions towards the end of next week, but there is nothing currently in the forecast that indicates December 27 as a focus for storm which would cause particularly high impacts.

And again, with Christmas not imminent, it's difficult meteorologically to predict such forecasts.

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