Where will it snow in the UK this week?
A weather front is moving in from the Atlantic at the start of next week and as it comes up against cold air it will produce sleet and snow for most of the country. Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland is forecast to face to brunt of this weather front and the heaviest snow. However the rest of the country will experience a flurry as the front tracks southwards and even parts as far south as London are at risk of snow. The Met Office has issued several yellow warnings for snow and ice from Sunday night into Tuesday afternoon and roads, motorways and bridges are likely to be hit by delays as a widespread frost is expected widely across the UK.
Where will it snow in the UK this week? A Scandinavian blast will bring in bitterly cold northeasterly winds on Sunday, which will particularly affect southern and eastern England. During daylight hours on Sunday showers will mainly fall as rain and sleet, however overnight when the showers come against this harsh wind, the showers will turn increasingly to snow. The Met Office has issued a snow and ice warning for part of East Anglia and the south-east of England, including London from 8pm on Sunday until 10am on Monday. Met Office forecaster Craig Snell: “Come the rush hour we could potentially see some places accumulating 1-3cm of snow, mainly on the high ground and on lower levels could wake up to a dusting of snow come Monday morning, on top of that there is the risk of ice.”
Netweather Snow forecast map: A powerful jet stream is moving in from the Atlantic
Met Office Snow forecast map: The Met Office has issued weather warnings for Sunday (L) and Monday
An attempt at milder air that won’t succeed, the moisture from that feeding in late Monday, into Tuesday, pushes itself southwards and could well produce some sleet and snow in places BBC Weather forecaster Nick Miller
Temperatures are expected to plummet on Sunday night to -8C, especially in Scotland, or just below and lows of between -3C and -6C more widely. The main risk for snow at the beginning of the working week, is in the northern parts of the country - Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. A powerful jet stream is moving in from the Atlantic and is heading straight for Britain on Monday which will collide with cold air. The moisture from these two weather systems will fall increasingly as snow and sleet.
Wxcharts Snow forecast map: Northern parts of the country are expecting the heaviest snowfall
Wxcharts Snow forecast map: Temperatures could drop as low as -8C on Monday night
BBC Weather forecaster Nick Miller said: “High pressure has built in for the start of next week for Monday but then we see another one of those Atlantic weather systems. “An attempt at milder air that won’t succeed, the moisture from that feeding in late Monday, into Tuesday, pushes itself southwards and could well produce some sleet and snow in places.” A yellow warning for snow has been issued for Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England from 9pm on Monday evening and 3pm on Tuesday. These areas will be in the firing line for the heaviest snowfall - with forecasters expecting 5cm on high ground and 1-3cm away from the coast.
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