Well chaps here's the met office's view on it but if the bookies took bets on it, I would be happy to put £50 on mild weather:

Monday 30 January—Sunday 5 February
A tale of two forecasts

This week will start with rain and hill snow in the north and west and perhaps a few wintry showers in southern and eastern areas too.

Through the first half of the week the weather will tend to become more settled with drier but rather cold weather on the cards, with frosts very likely overnight.

By the middle of the week the forecast becomes much trickier because our forecasting models are showing two very different, but equally likely, scenarios.

The first scenario shows the winds becoming southwesterly. This would lead to changeable and fairly mild weather - much like the sort of weather we have had for much of the winter so far.

The other scenario would bring something rather different. The winds would swing round to the northeast bringing much colder weather, widespread frosts and an increased risk of snow.

As we get closer to the event, it will become clearer which of these solutions is going to materialise. Stay tuned to the forecasts for all the latest information. LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
LOT (Lord of Time) - University of Gallifrey

Snowing now - and throughout the night and tomorrow according to the local weather guru. Saturday is going to be sunny and a great ski day - grand