How long will the January cold snap last in Southampton?

After the weekend of January 5-7 temperatures took a noticeable fall, and there was even a small amount of snow in the area yesterday and a yellow weather warning for ice.

Whilst the first few days of January were a fairly mild 7-8C on average, it has gone down to around 2-3C.

Alongside this, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued an amber cold health alert for many regions including the South West and South East of England.

According to the Met Office here's when the cold snap in Southampton should be ending.

When will the cold snap end in Southampton?

According to Southampton's Met Office page, temperatures are set to return to a more normal range from Thursday, January 11.

Wednesday morning is set to be freezing in Southampton (Image: Met Office)

Before then, temperatures today (Tuesday, January 9) will remain around the 1-3C mark, with it peaking at 4C at 2pm.

From around 11pm temperatures will hit freezing and remain that way overnight and into the following morning.

It is only from 10pm on Wednesday, January 10 that it will go above 1C again, but it will see a spell of consistent 4C temperature between 1pm and 4pm.

Once again it will drop to freezing overnight, but on Thursday it will reach a milder 5-6C for the afternoon and evening.

Temperatures pick up a little on Thursday (Image: Met Office)

Friday (January 12) will also see an average of around 5-6C throughout the day in Southampton.

Saturday (January 13) is predicted to be a little cooler at around 2-3C, but this will go up again on Sunday (January 14) to an average of around 4-5C.

In terms of a long-term forecast though, it is possible the cold snap could come back for the rest of January.

Discussing the period of January 13 to 22 the Met Office says: "There is a very small risk of a period of snow across some southern areas for a time.

"Confidence is low through the rest of this period, but an increased chance of unsettled conditions returning from the west."

Meanwhile, for the period of January 23 to February 6 they say: "Through this period, there is an increased chance compared to normal of cold conditions along with the associated impacts from low temperatures, ice and snow.

"Frontal systems will probably move in from the west or southwest at times, bringing periods of rain or snow. Some drier, more settled interludes are also likely."

Therefore it is possible that after a brief interlude at the end of this week, the cold snap will remain for much of the rest of January.

Professor Adam Scaife, Head of Long-Range Forecasting at the Met Office, said: “The current weakening of the stratospheric polar vortex tallies with our forecasts for more blocked, colder and drier conditions in the coming month.”