ONE county in England is set to be spared snowfall as we head towards the weekend, it has emerged. One English county will come away from the impending UK snow storm “scot free” as January continues to progress.
According to the charts, and the maps on the Met Office website, Cornwall looks set to escape the snow and just receive a deluge of rain instead – despite everywhere from Hampshire to Inverness, a 574-mile span, being hammered. Thursday will be fine and dry for most but it will feel much colder, and this trend will continue into Friday with the threat of overnight ice extending south as far as the South West of England, the Met Office has said.
Dan Holley is a Deputy Chief Forecaster for the Met Office. He said: “An Atlantic frontal system is likely to move across parts of central and southern UK through the weekend. With milder, moisture-laden air engaging with the cold conditions already in place this may bring a spell of snow in some areas, before possibly turning back to rain in the south.
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“At this stage there is a fair amount of uncertainty over exactly which areas will see disruptive snow, with parts of Wales, northern England and the Midlands most likely to see some impacts. Here we could see 5cm or more in quite a few areas, and perhaps as much as 20-30cm over high ground, including Wales and the Pennines. Coupled with strengthening winds this could lead to drifting, making travelling conditions difficult over higher-level routes in particular.
“We’ve currently issued a Yellow warning for snow and ice covering a large part of England and all of Wales to cater for possible disruption over the weekend. A separate yellow warning for snow has been issued for most of Scotland.
“It’s quite likely these will be refined over the coming days as confidence in the forecast increases, so it’s worth keeping up to date with the latest warnings.”