New weather maps show half of the UK being buried in snow this weekend with a 1cm per hour storm set to batter parts of the country after the Met Office warned of ‘wintry showers’
Brits could be bracing for another wintry onslaught as fresh weather maps reveal half the nation being smothered in snow due to a storm delivering 1cm of snowfall per hour. Weather maps from WXCharts, utilising Metdesk data, depict parts of the UK turning purple hues, signifying snowfall across the country.
From 3pm on February 15, Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria, the western Scottish borders, western Scotland and the Highlands could see up to 0.6cm of snow.
By 9pm that day, snowstorms become more dispersed with up to 1cm falling per hour in the Pennines and clusters hitting northern Lincolnshire, the central belt of Scotland, eastern Scotland, Inverness and surrounding areas.
Most other regions will stay largely dry, except Cornwall, Northern Ireland and Aberdeen which could experience up to 0.6cm of rainfall.By midnight on February 16, WXCharts maps indicate a snow depth of between 2cm and 4cm across the Pennines region in northern England, with similar conditions in Northumbria and Cumbria. North of the border, as much of 4cm will remain in the central belt of Scotland with up to 5cm in the Highlands.
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According to Met Office forecasters, patchy rain and hill snow will develop between Thursday and Friday with some heavier rain in the far west by Friday.
A cold easterly breeze is expected to persist throughout the day.
The Met Office has indicated in its forecast spanning from 16 to 25 February that Brits should brace for cooler temperatures and the possibility of wintry showers. Forecasters have also mentioned that milder, wetter weather may sweep across much of the nation later.
The outlook mentions: “South or south-easterly winds are likely at the start of this period, and will maintain below average temperatures and often cloudy conditions,” according to the Met Office. They further highlighted the potential for an even chillier spell, stating: “There is a chance of even colder conditions developing temporarily, which would see more wintry showers, especially in north-eastern areas.”
While frontal systems promising milder air and rainfall are poised to edge in from the west or southwest, initially, their effect on the UK could be minimal, except potentially in the far southwest, which might warm up sooner.
The Met Office added: “If, or when, they push further north-eastwards the chance of some snow increases. The transition between colder and milder conditions remains uncertain, but towards the end of this period, the milder, wetter conditions are likely to have spread across much of the country.”