Nine counties in England set to be hammered by snow – according to the Met Office – have been revealed. Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Sussex and Kent, Greater London, Dorset and Wiltshire face flurries alongside Kent, on January 8.
Met Office Chief Forecaster, Jason Kelly, said in a statement: “Weather conditions will start to change from the southwest on Wednesday, with fronts from the Atlantic bringing milder air along with moisture. As this moisture encounters the cold air, snowfall is expected particularly over higher ground and away from the coast.
“However, there is still uncertainty about how far north these fronts will reach. They could either skirt the south or move into southern England.” Mr Kelly said: “The situation is being closely monitored. As the forecast is finely balanced, do stay up to date with the latest forecast for your area.”
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The BBC advises that today, a band of rain will move across the far south of England and Wales, bringing some sleet and snow later on. Drier further north with wintry sunshine, but snow showers continue in north Scotland.
Tonight will be a bitterly cold night with a widespread frost and icy stretches. Snow showers for north and west Scotland, Northern Ireland and into north-western parts of Wales but drier elsewhere, the BBC forecasters have gone on to add.
Deputy Chief Forecaster, Chris Almond, said: “Thursday will see another cold night, with potentially the lowest temperatures of the winter so far, -15C or so is possible in locations with lying snow in Scotland or northern England.
“In the early hours of Friday, a front arriving from the west will encounter the cold air in place over the UK. This could bring further sleet or snowfall for some regions in the south and west, as well as a risk of ice for a time as it moves north-eastwards into central parts, but the extent of this is still uncertain.”