UK snow map shows 380-mile sheet blanketing Britain – 70 counties hit | Weather | News
Snow will fall in 70 counties in England in February, according to the latest weather maps. WXCharts suggests that winter conditions will continue even as we approach spring. Cold weather and snowfall are expected for February following the chaos of Storm Chandra. In fact, the Met Office recently announced which areas it predicts are at risk of snow in November. Meanwhile, forecaster WXCharts, in its own separate forecast, shows areas that could get snow on Saturday, Feb. 14, which portends a blustery and cold Valentine’s Day for many.
However, it is also worth noting that there may be more or less snowfall. Because snow is one of the most difficult weather events to predict. Even a slight change in temperature or air humidity level can determine whether or not it will snow. However, WXCharts’ current weather maps show large parts of the UK are covered in snow. It stretches from the northern tip of Scotland to cities such as Stoke-on-Trent in England, with additional light patches of snow appearing in Wales and Northern Ireland.
Snow may come at the beginning of the week, but it may become more widespread as of February 14. According to the latest weather maps provided by WXCharts, the counties that may receive snow that day are:
The Met Office’s current February forecast, which differs from WXCharts, says the month could start off unstable. He writes: “Frontal systems over the North Atlantic, driven by a southward-shifting jet stream, may approach the UK from time to time, but tend to stall when they encounter a high-pressure blocking area to the north and northeast.
“This will cause more rain to fall at times, falling on areas already susceptible to flooding. As these bands of rain spread northward, some snow will be possible on higher ground in northern England and Scotland, which will experience colder air.”
Meanwhile, a “slight shift towards the south” is expected in these low pressure areas in the second week of February. This could “increase the chances of colder weather spreading across at least the north of the UK, increasing the risk of wintry danger for a while”.
