Doncaster temperatures set to plummet as households urged to stockpile ahead of "polar vortex"
Temperatures in Sheffield are set to drop over the coming days.
Doncaster awoke to a much colder start this morning (November 11) with temperatures expected to drop even more over the next couple of days.
In the evening it will be a dry and chilly night across South Yorkshire - as the Met Office have forecast some “ground frost” and “localised fog patches” forming, with minimum temperatures of 1C.
On Thursday, November 12, the sun will shine again across the city, however a cold breeze is to be expected. The morning temperatures will have a cold start at 3C at 7am , feeling like 0C, and by 2pm it will reach 7C.
Looking towards Friday, the forecast for 7am is almost freezing at 1C, feeling like -1C, throughout the day temperatures will rise as the sun comes out.
The Met Office wrote the outlook would be “generally dry with sunny periods”, as well as a “cold wind on Friday night” with more “overnight frost” to be expected.
So as the heatwaves of the summer are now long gone, warnings of a “polar vortex” have been issued, bringing colder weather to the UK over the winter.
The Met Office explained how a polar vortex is high winds up in the atmosphere that essentially traps cold air above the North Pole - when that barrier weakens, the cold air can escape and move south, possibly bringing snowfall to the UK, although it is not certain.
The energy provider, Direct Energy, recommends that when snow is forecast, families should stock up on non-perishables.
Some of the crucial items households are urged to have include:
- Bottled water
- Bread
- Milk
- Tinned goods, especially warming foods like soups and stews
- Snack foods, such as crisps, crackers and cookies in sealed packages
- Cereal and granola
- Dried pasta and jars of sauce
In its guidance, the firm said: “After heavy snowfall or blizzard conditions, you could find yourself snowed in for days.
“Getting cut off from your local grocery store could be made worse by a prolonged power outage, which would leave you with just a few hours to enjoy the remaining contents of your fridge safely.”