Many areas of the UK have been predicted snow
Heavy snow and chilly conditions are expected to hit parts of the UK in the coming weeks.
According to weather maps from WXCharts, there is expected to be a drop in the mercury across Britain.
Snow, rain and wind is predicted within forecasts for March, according to the weather data.
Scotland and northern England are anticipated to see the first of the snowfall on Monday, March 3.
There could be 2cm of snow on the Highlands, before the wintry weather moves southwards overnight.
By Tuesday morning, areas from northwestern Scotland down to the Essex coast could see some snow.
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Temperatures are also expected to drop to subzero levels by 6am on March 4, with lows of -3C in Scotland.
It will hover around 0C for most of England, rising to 2C in the south.
A total of 27 UK counties are expected to be hit by the snow.
In its long-range forecast for February 24 to March 5, the Met Office warned of ‘uncertain’ conditions.
‘Cold and showery’ weather, with some risk of snow has been predicted by Met Office meteorologists.
From March 5, Atlantic frontal systems could bring heavy rain and strong winds – but temperatures could stay above the seasonal average.
The full list of UK counties expected to be hit snow on March 3 and 4:
- Argyll and Bute
- Stirling
- Perth and Kinross
- South Lanarkshire
- Scottish Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Northumberland
- North Yorkshire
- Lancashire
- Lincolnshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Derbyshire
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- Staffordshire
- Leicestershire
- West Midlands
- Cambridgeshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Gloucestershire
- Herefordshire
- Shropshire
- Hertfordshire
- Essex
- Powys