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UK weather: Temperatures could plunge again, bringing chance of snow towards end of January

Temperatures could plummet again across the UK towards the end of the month, increasing the likelihood of snow, forecasters have warned.

It comes as the Met Office said this weekend, temperatures will be mostly average, with showers on Saturday and temperatures ranging from 6C to 10C (42.8F to 50F).

Met Office meteorologist Honor Criswick said that Sunday would be a "very cloudy and grey day" with dense fog, and rain moving in as the day progressed.

"Spells of rain eventually pushing into southern England and Wales, pushing northwards through the day, this could turn a little bit heavy at times," she said.

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Though southeast England, northwest Scotland, and Northern Ireland would see some bright spells, temperatures would be lower overall, between 2C to 6C (35.6F to 42.8F).

But conditions could turn colder later in the month, increasing the "chance of snow across parts of the country".

The Met Office said that from Thursday 22 January, the UK will see a "battle between Atlantic weather systems attempting to arrive from the west while high pressure and colder conditions attempt to exert some influence from the east".

Initially, milder Atlantic air is expected to dominate, with cloudy, changeable conditions with showers and average temperatures, the weather agency said.

Then towards the end of the month, there is an increased chance that it will turn colder, with the potential for snow.

The Met Office said: "This aspect of the forecast is still somewhat uncertain but the potential transition to colder weather also increases the chance of snow across parts of the country."

People can also expect an increased chance of cold conditions in February and the "associated risk of wintry hazards at times".

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Earlier this month, the UK was battered by Storm Goretti, described as a "multi-hazard event" by the Met Office, which brought gusts of almost 100mph and a rare red warning for "dangerous, stormy" winds in the southwest of England.

A man in his 50s was found dead in a caravan after a tree fell on to the vehicle in Helston in Cornwall, police said.

The conditions caused flights to be cancelled, trains disrupted and hundreds of schools closed due to the wintry weather.

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