UK snow maps show exact date 25cm blizzards hit as all of Britain blanketed in days | Weather | News

The latest forecasts showed the exact date when the 25cm snow blizzard would hit; for the whole of Britain could be covered in a few days.

WXCharts maps published today (Saturday 27 December) predict snow will fall across the UK on Friday 9 January.

Scotland, which includes Aberdeen, Dundee and Glasgow, as well as Blackpool, Norwich and Ipswich in England, may be affected by some snowstorms.

WXCharts maps also showed other parts of England such as Bristol, Swansea, Southampton, Manchester, Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent could also be covered in snow falling at a rate of 10mm per hour. Maps show 25cm of snow in the north west of Scotland.

Data collected by WXCharts also showed snow depth across much of England, Wales and Scotland on Monday, January 5, with some areas seeing snow depths of up to 13cm.

Maps show there could be snow in parts of northern England and Scotland from New Year’s Eve. But by January 5, snow could cover many areas as far south as Folkestone in Kent and as far north as Dunbeath, Caithness, in northern Scotland, some 600 miles away as the crow flies.

The Met Office’s long-range forecast from Thursday 1 January to Saturday 10 January states: “Initially the low pressure area moves across the North Sea, leading to a spread of rain and showers southwards across the UK. “High pressure is then likely to be centered in the north-west and low pressure to the east, allowing a cold, showery, northerly flow to develop for a period of time.

“For many people this is leading to a fairly quiet period, but there will also be some wintry hazards from time to time, such as snow in north-facing coastal areas and snow to low levels. Showers will spread inland at times and there may also be windier periods with longer periods of rainfall, but overall it will be drier than average.”

“Temperatures will likely be below average for most of the period, but may then rise to near or above average.”