Jim Dale has predicted that the UK could see up to 12cm of snow on higher ground this October (Image: Getty)
A forecaster has predicted the exact amount of the UK could be due to receive this month as the country is battered by .
Founder of British Weather Services, Jim Dale told Express.co.uk that as much as 12cm of snow could fall in the UK this month, although this would most likely affect higher ground.
Jim also commented on future weather events due to potentially occur within the next seven days as Britain awaits the arrival of which could then become next week.
On what the potential storm could bring and when Jim said it could hit the UK between Wednesday and Friday and bring with it “cold air”. He also warned about the possibility of .
He said: “You might even get the odd snow shower this time of year…Anything that does fall is unlikely to last in Scotland, a bit of northern .”
The UK has been hit by extreme flooding in recent weeks (Image: Getty)
What could fall goes by the name of Transient Snow. This, said Jim, is “snow that comes and goes away a few days later”. Described as a “short-lived event”, Jim said it was transient because “sea temperatures are too high” for it to be any more substantial.
The UK’s first snow of the winter has turned some people’s thoughts to whether the country could see a white Christmas in 2024. On the chances of snow, Jim explained: “The highest risk is always going to be January, February and the first half of March, not pre-Christmas.
“The thing about Christmas…I think it’s going to be more mild and wet than cold, yes. Based on the fact that most of the winters so far have been mild.
“It just means we have to be in the right weather synoptics situation. It’s a watching brief, but more likely after Christmas than before.”
There are growing concerns about whether the UK is prepared for similarly extreme weather events (Image: Getty)
This isn’t the first time Jim has commented on the potential for inclement weather to hit the UK in the short and long term. Speaking to , he warned that incoming Storm Ashley could be “one to watch”.
He said: “As it moves through England and Wales and out into the North Sea on October 11 and October 12, that cold air surges in behind giving the potential of some temporary wet snow especially over higher ground.
“However, long ways to go with the steerage on all of that and strong winds/heavy rain from that system are likely to be the first points of concern.”
In their long-range forecast for October 8 to October 17, the also predicts the UK could see more inclement weather as it moves deeper into autumn and approaches winter.
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They said: “The forecast period looks most likely to be mostly unsettled, with frequent bouts of wind and rain associated with areas of low pressure.
“Frequent showers, especially over southern areas, at first, will probably (but not definitely, at this range) give way to more widespread rain and strong winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Kirk later in the week.
“Scotland and Northern Ireland are more likely to quickly turn colder with showers, and the colder weather…will most likely gradually work its way south following the clearance of ex-Kirk.”