News Weather forecasters predicted snow hitting most of the UK, and as we foretold Isle of Wight Weather forecasters at  Wroxall Weather are now enjoying their Snow Watch.

January 31st, 2009: Cold Wintry Weather On Way 

Severe Weather is forecast for the Island over the next 72 hours (Sunday Night until Tuesday Night).  Please send your stories, photos and videos including your name and location of report.

Wroxall Weather website states:

“All of the main Weather Forecast Agencies are in agreement of a “Severe Snow Event” affecting the UK over the next 3 days, what isn’t agreed is the exact track of the Snow or the amount.

At present the models are throwing out between 5 & 10cm in places, with between 2 & 5cm forecast for the Island.”

Wroxall Weather added:

“As a matter of caution we have issued an Early Weather Watch which is updated regularly and we expect this to be upgraded to a Warning by early tomorrow( Sunday) . Keep checking back for all the latest updates as all eyes are to the East on the Snow Watch!” click here Wroxall Weather or email here:

With the east wind set to return, snowstorms from Russia are expected to hit the eastern part of England on Sunday night.  Although temperatures will be just above freezing, it will feel colder in the brisk easterly wind.

Meteorologists are predicting further snow on Monday or Tuesday, with the south and east of the country most likely to be hit.  Temperatures are likely to fall during the night to between -1C and -3C, although forecasters predict the mercury could plunge to -6C in some locations

 MeteoGroup Michael Dukes said:

“Although still far from certain at this stage, there are growing signs that heavy snow showers will accompany this frigid air during Monday and Tuesday, more especially across southern and eastern parts of England, with the north and west probably staying mainly fine and frosty.

 Met Office Barry Gromett said:  

“Despite the warmer, wet weather of the past fortnight, the average mean temperature for January is just 34 F (1 C), several degrees chillier than last year, which saw an average of 42F (5.5C) and 43F (6C) in 2007.”

Met Office forecasters expect the cold theme to the weather to continue well into next week with the chance of further snow.  Plenty of information but the best advice we can give is, its cold out there, wrap up warm and expect disruptions on the roads as the cold snap moves in from the east.