UK snow radar: Charts show deepening shades of blue forming from the east (Image: WEATHER OUTLOOK)
The forecast said: "Through the middle of February our weather (and the weather for all of northern Europe) will be at the mercy of a large area of high pressure, often referred to as a 'blocking high'.
"It gets this nickname because it acts as a large roadblock for incoming low pressure systems from the Atlantic.
"This means it will tend to be drier and colder for areas influenced by the blocking high.
"We are right on the edge of the high, which is expected to take up residence in the Baltic Sea and Germany, but it looks like it will be just far enough away that will be see Atlantic weather fronts move in from the west and southwest.