The Met Office yesterday dismissed a rival forecaster's reports that the temperature would drop to -17C later this week, but predicted that the first snowfall of the winter was on its way.
"Scotland, north-east and south-east England can expect between one and two centimetres of snow on Thursday," said Paul Fox-Hughes, a Met Office forecaster. The odd snow flurry could hit London, he added.
After a mild Christmas and a warm start to the new year, temperatures will drop today to 2-4C but it will feel a lot colder because of a strong, icy wind.
The long-range forecaster WeatherAction issued a near-apocalyptic warning earlier this week, saying temperatures could plummet to -17C (1.4F) in the Midlands, and that the average temperature for January would be close to freezing.
But the Met Office said most of the snow would be gone by Friday, when temperatures are expected to rise significantly.
Would that be the same organisation that predicted there wouldn't be a hurricane strength storm on the night of November 15th 1987 when Michael Fish famously announced "Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way... well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't!".
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