Met Office predicts 100-mile snow bomb will freeze Britain this Valentine’s Day
A 100-mile wide snow flurry is set to sweep over the UK this month, according to the latest Met Office weather charts.
Brits already gloomy about soaring fuel prices will face a "snow bomb" dumping up to an inch of snow every hour over a 100-mile swathe of the country by next weekend.
Anyone planning a cosy Valentine's night in should stock up on some extra firewood just in case.
The chilly weather will sweep southwards from the northern tip of Scotland and is expected to arrive in southern counties such as Gloucestershire and Somerset by the weekend of February 12 and 13.
Ahead of the expected bout of snow, the Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for ice from midnight and 3am tomorrow.
Lasting until 11am on Friday, the first warning covers much of western Scotland, while the second, for Northern Ireland, lasts seven hours until 10am.
It says: "Icy patches are likely especially on untreated surfaces, leading to tricky travel conditions in places."
Freezing air is moving slowly down from Scotland, bringing with it plenty of precipitation which could lead to snow falling in southern England tomorrow.
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The Met Office's Grahame Madge told the Mirror this morning northern hills are most likely to be affected but the likes of East Anglia could also see snow.
"The cold front is pulling cold air behind it and just on that back edge where the moisture is closest that could lead to a regime where we could get wintry showers," he said.
"It’s possible that central and southern England tomorrow may see snow falling for a time but it’s unlikely to cause any particular disruption.
"It will dissipate quite quickly once that front has gone through, but colder conditions will prevail after that," he said.
Friday's temperatures are likely to sit at around 6C or 7C in the south – so a slight drop from the last few days, Mr Madge continued.
While overnight the mercury is expected to drop even lower into the weekend once the cold front has fully swept in.
"Temperatures on Friday into Saturday are likely to see a drop to low single figures, possibly down to -1C in sheltered spots," the spokesman said.
"That’s cold enough for grass and air frosts to form and then daytime temperatures on Saturday will possibly see double figures in southern parts and central, even Manchester could see 10C and further north 7C or 8C.
"A fair spread on temperatures but not too bad for this time of year," he added.
Some forecasts are predicting a substantial snowfall next weekend, with WX Charts indicating that the 100-mile snow bomb could batter most of the country.
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