UK snow latest: New 'Beast from the East' maps show -15C chaos blasting Britain in days
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New weather maps show a "Beast from the East" weather front coming to batter the British Isles in a matter of days. WXCharts have released a new graphic showing the huge wall of icy conditions come careening over Scandinavia, through Europe, and blasting across the UK.
The vast majority of the country will feel the freeze as temperatures drop to at least -10C, with some areas - mainly in the east and southeast - bearing the brunt of the blast with the mercury dropping as low as -15C. It comes at the end of a two-week Arctic blast, which could see up to 30 inches of snow in some regions. Despite having a mild Christmas, with temperatures rising into double figures and plenty of fog settling - this will soon change as the icy chill makes its way from the east.
The mild conditions were caused by a high pressure system, which is now moving away and is set to be replaced by lows moving in from the Atlantic. These lows will clash with cold eastern, Arctic air and lead temperatures to plummet to bone-chilling levels.
. The "Beast from the East" is an infamous snow storm which is formed by a polar continental air mass while pressure is high in Scandinavia. The storm last decimated the UK during the winter of 2018 and saw temperatures plummet so low that the Met Office was forced to issue an ultra-rare red weather warning. Multiple casualties were linked to the storm, which was dubbed Anticyclone Hartmut.
