Met Office names UK areas facing snow on Sunday | Weather | News
The map predicts snow in some areas (Image: Getty)
Parts of the UK could experience wintry weather this weekend, marking a cold start to the month. According to the Met Office rainfall map at the time of writing, parts of the UK could see snowfall of between 0.5 and 4mm per hour on Sunday 1 March. From midnight, snow is expected to fall across the Scottish Highlands, including parts of the Cairngorms National Park. Snow may affect the area near Glen Doll Lodge in the park around 03:00 in the morning. The wintry weather is expected to extend from Fort William in the western Scottish Highlands to the Cairngorms.
Snow is also expected near Loch Glascarnoch in the Scottish Highlands at around 10am. According to the live map, snow could continue until 12pm in parts of northern Scotland, with rates ranging from 0.5 to 4mm.
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Met Office Precipitation map shows snow could currently fall in northern Scotland (Image: Met Office)
However, the Met Office’s forecast for Sunday-Tuesday is as follows: “Sunday showers spread eastwards, heavy in the north-west. Monday and Tuesday bring weakening rain bands from the west, windy conditions in the north-west and generally mild conditions.”
The Met Office’s long-term forecast for the period from 4 March to 13 March is as follows: “Substantially high pressure is likely to dominate much of this period, particularly towards the south and south-east of the UK.
“This will mean plenty of dry air, variable cloud amounts and some sunshine in many places, best towards the south or south-east, but perhaps some fog overnight.
“However, frontal systems are likely to affect the north and west of England at times, perhaps affecting other areas for short periods of time, bringing some rain and strong winds and perhaps some snow to higher ground in the north.
“Temperatures will be near or above normal, but patchy frosts are still possible at times overnight.”
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The Met Office has previously explained how difficult it can be to forecast snow in the UK, especially more than a few hours in advance.
The Met Office previously said: “Accurately predicting snowfall in the UK can be one of the most difficult predictions to get right, given a range of factors to consider.
“Snow forecasting in the UK is unlike other places in the UK’s latitude where snow can be predicted quite reliably days or weeks in advance.
“Due to the UK’s location, where the air comes from is extremely important in determining whether snow is possible.
“Being surrounded by water also adds another factor to predicting the chances of snow in the UK – it might not feel like it if you dip your toe in, but the water in the seas around the UK is well above freezing and this affects the temperature of the air near the surface, which can determine how much snow is in the forecast.
“If there is a significant amount of snow in the forecast with a good degree of certainty then the Met Office National Severe Weather Warnings will help signal that some impacts may occur.”
