Met Office UK weather forecast pinpoints where snow will fall in days -‘Snow is coming’ | Weather | News
Snow is expected to fall in many places within a few days, according to the latest forecast from Met Office forecasters.
Although there was no significant snowfall over the Christmas period, forecasts now indicate heavy snowfall at the beginning of January.
The Met Office’s forecast for 2-11 January shows “cold north winds” will dominate the whole of the UK.
Met Office snow forecast for January.
These conditions will “result” in snowfall along coastlines exposed to onshore winds and “in areas immediately inland thereof”, according to the Met Office. It also states that the inland southern and central regions “will remain mostly dry but cold.”
The Met Office explains: “More consistent rain, sleet and snow bands are likely to occur in the south and these may bring the risk of longer-lasting wintry precipitation affecting some inland areas. Towards the second half of this period, slightly milder conditions will attempt to arrive from the west.”
Additionally, snowfall may occur in some regions before the end of December. The Met Office’s forecast for Tuesday to Thursday suggests that “conditions will be colder later in the week as gusty north-westerly winds move north bringing heavier showers”.
BBC Weather’s January snow forecast
For now, BBC Weather’s latest forecasts suggest snowfall is likely to remain confined to higher elevations. However, these predictions may change as January approaches.
BBC Weather’s outlook for January 5-11 states: “Although no significant increase in temperatures is expected, values may approach or briefly exceed the January average as high pressure potentially shifts further south and westerly winds develop.
“An initial drier period is possible, but then frontal systems may begin to move in from the Atlantic, causing a new increase in rainfall.
“For most areas this will fall as rain, although some snow is possible at higher altitudes – most likely across the Highlands. Northern and western areas are expected to be wetter than the south and east. However, there is some uncertainty in this expected pattern and there is a possibility of high pressure developing in the west.”
