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Snow expected in many parts of England later this month (Image: Getty)
Weather maps show large parts of the UK will be covered in snow over the next few weeks, with 59 counties covered in snow within two days. February got off to a cold and stormy start for many parts of the UK; In many regions temperatures are well below zero. This follows an unstable end to January, when rain and storm conditions negatively impacted parts of the country.
Maps from forecaster WXCharts show snow will blanket much of Britain on Monday, February 16. It comes as the Met Office warned of snow in several parts of the country throughout February. WXCharts shows a white sheet covering the whole of Scotland and extending south into Lincolnshire. K
Although this is the scenario shown on current weather maps, the situation may change and more or less snow may fall. This is because snow is difficult to predict as precise conditions such as temperature and air humidity level determine whether or not we will see snowfall. Snow tends to fall in higher elevations and the Met Office is predicting the possibility of snowfall in the highlands throughout February.
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Sunday 15 February will be snowy days for many parts of the UK (Image: WXCharts)
The districts expected to be covered in snow on Monday, February 16 are as follows:
- Northumberland
- cumbria
- Durham
- Tyne & Wear
- North Yorkshire
- Lancashire
- Mersey side
- West Yorkshire
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- south yorkshire
- Cheshire
- Derbyshire
- lincolnshire
- nottinghamshire
Scotland
- aberdeenshire
- Angus’s
- Argyll
- Ayrshire
- banffshire
- Berwickshire
- Buteshire
- Caithness
- Clackmannanshire
- dumfriesshire
- dunbartonshire
- East Lothian
- Five
- Inverness-shire
- kincardineshire
- Kinross-shire
- kirkcudbrightshire
- lanarkshire
- midlothian
- Muren
- Nairnshire
- Orkney
- peebleshire
- perthshire
- renfrewshire
- Ross and Cromarty
- roxburghshire
- selkirkshire
- shetland
- stirlingshire
- sutherland
- West Lothian
- Wigtownshire
Meanwhile, WXCharts shows snow fell across Wales and Northern Ireland the previous evening, but the current forecast is that this is likely to dissipate the following day. The districts affected on Sunday, February 15 are as follows:
- camarthenshire
- Powys
- Caredigion
- Gwynedd
- denbighshire
- Wrexham
- conway
- Isle of Anglesey
Northern Ireland
- Antrim
- Derry
- Tyrone
- fermanagh
Temperatures will drop well below freezing in some parts of the country (Image: WXCharts)
Some patches of snow are likely to fall next week, but much of the country will see rain rather than snowfall.
As for temperatures, temperatures can drop as low as -5C in some parts of Scotland. England, Wales and Northern Ireland won’t be as cold, but people will still feel the cold with minimum temperatures around 0C and 1C.
According to current forecasts, winds could be relatively strong, reaching speeds of up to 65 miles per hour in some places. Come mid-February, the Met Office says it could snow in parts of Scotland and Northern England, as we see on WXCharts’ current maps.
Meanwhile, it is stated that temperatures should be close to normal during this period, and the coldest temperatures will be felt in the northern parts of the country. The Met Office expects more volatile conditions in the second half of the month.
February 16 can also be a pretty stormy day (Image: WXCharts)
“Low pressure systems are likely to prevail, meaning showers or longer lasting, at times heavy rain across much of the UK and snow in some northern hills,” he says. “Periods of strong winds are also possible, especially along the coasts. Temperatures will likely be near average or slightly above average.”
The next few weeks look challenging in terms of weather conditions in the UK. In fact, snow may fall in hilly areas from tonight and continue through tomorrow and the weekend.
The Met Office’s weekend forecast is as follows: “The threat of winter remains in the northern half of the UK, with rain looming in the south. Saturday will be slightly drier, but will remain mostly cloudy until the weekend.”
From Monday 9 February, many Brits should be prepared for cloudy days and rain, which may be heavy at times. “Rainfall amounts will likely be highest in parts of the west, including areas vulnerable to flooding,” the forecast adds.
