BRITS are braced to be battered by SIX more major storms through winter as the aftermath of Storm Barra sweeps the country. 

Forecasters are warning that the next hammering of the UK is just around the corner – with freezing temperatures creating snowstorms. 

A “perfect recipe” of warm North Sea waters and a La Nina cooling of the Pacific after a placid autumn will drive the misery.

Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services, said: “We are expecting one more major storm this month which will set the trend for coming months.

“We expect five to six storms to hit through the winter period which could be severe enough to warrant naming.

“Several factors are at play which will drive these conditions.

"These are slightly warmer than normal North Sea temperatures giving energy to the storms, La Nina, and a rebound from the very mild and calm autumn.

“There is always a balancing effect taken by the weather, and autumn was far to calm for us not to see a payback during the winter which will bring several significant storms.”

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Forecasters dire warnings come as Storm Barra continues to hit the UK with hurricane-force winds and torrential downpours.

Freezing temperatures will turn rain to snow sparking warnings for eight inches to settle in parts of the nation. 

Government forecasters have issued rain and wind warnings across Northern Ireland today with another wind alert in force in south-west England.

Met Office meteorologist Aiden McGivern said: “Wednesday is going to be very unsettled indeed across many parts of the country.

“Showers will move around an area of low pressure which will be centred across central parts of the UK.

“There will be further hill snow, over some high ground in northern England we could see 10 to 8 inches building up.

“It is going to be cold and unpleasant with gusty winds and a lot of showers moving through.”

Months of storm hell will be driven by warm North Sea waters feeding energy into low-pressure systems.

The storm warnings come after several people have been killed in the past two months because of the extreme weather conditions. 

Earlier this week a pensioner died after being pulled from a flooded river as Storm Barra battered Britain with 80mph gales, hail, and snow.

Intense tornados and a 'weather bomb' prompted an urgent danger to life warning last week. 

Venetia Smith, 80, went missing from her home in Blandford, Dorset, yesterday morning, prompting her family to call the police.

The elderly woman was tragically found in the River Stour after her stroller was spotted at a bridge crossing near a supermarket.

Storm Arwen, which hit in November, brought gusts of almost 100mph and sent temperatures tumbling – dropping as low as -10C. 

It claimed the lives of at least three people, including headteacher and dad-of-four Francis Lagan.

The "much-loved" principal was killed when a tree fell on his car in Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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