UK weather maps show snow coming – exactly where ‘4cm an hour’ flurries will hit
Arctic weather conditions look set to return to the UK over the next fortnight following widespread snow earlier this month.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) has once again extended its amber warning for extreme cold, which will run until midday on Saturday (January 28) after temperatures dropped to -7C on Wednesday (January 25).
It awaits to be seen if more weather warnings will be issued, although it is certainly on the cards with advanced weather modelling maps from WX Charts forecasting more snow to come.
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They show that a heavy blizzard will make landfall in the west of Scotland on Tuesday (January 31), bringing snow that could amount to 13cm on the ground in the Highlands by Thursday (February 2).
Northern and central Scotland will primarily be impacted, including Aberdeen and Inverness, although Glasgow and Edinburgh could also see some flurries.
That blizzard looks set to move off shortly after arriving, giving the country a reprieve from snow until Wednesday the following week (February 8).
Although that date remains too far away for WX Charts to accurately estimate how much snow will settle on the ground, areas of lighter purple inside darker purple indicate snow falling at a rate of at least 4cm an hour in western and northern Scotland.
This heavy snow front will move southward throughout the day and Thursday (February 9), with flurries expected across northern England by Friday (February 10).
The Lake District and the North Pennines look to be impacted, although snow could stretch to areas in the northeast too.
The Met Office has also said "wintry" conditions could hit the northeast during this period.
Their long range forecast for January 31 to February 9 reads: "Tuesday likely cloudy with rain in the north, especially the northwest, clearing to sunny spells and blustery showers.
"Initially mostly dry in the south with some sunshine, but likely becoming cloudier with some patchy rain later. Into the rest of the period, the main theme is of high pressure centred to the south, with low pressure systems passing to the north.
"This will result in frontal systems spreading from the northwest, bringing spells of wet and windy weather mainly to the north and northwest.
"However, the south is also likely to see some rain at times. In any colder interludes between frontal systems, we will likely see a mixture of sunshine and showers, perhaps wintry in the northeast.
"Temperatures generally varying between mild and cool, with a frost risk remaining."
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