Millions are bracing for a snowy weekend, with some regions hit by as much as 22cm of the white stuff, according to UK snow maps. Scotland and the north of England face the worst of the weather on January 4 and January 5, with snow depths reaching up to 22cm.
According to WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data, these areas will be the hardest hit. Netweather TV’s Jo Farrow warned: “For London and the Home Counties, the weekend will turn more cloudy and feel cold by day. Any snow is mostly during Saturday night but will turn to rain by Sunday morning as the temperatures leap up and milder air follows from the southwest.”
Birmingham is also set for a grey Saturday, with wintry weather arriving overnight and potentially lasting into Sunday morning.
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Motorists are being warned of possible disruption on the roads, with the snow expected to turn to sleet and rain on Sunday, although it will remain cold. Meanwhile, James Madden from Exacta Weather said: “I have to keep repeating this to people in the comments wanting answers, but my forecast has always stated that after this weekend’s snow event, we will effectively see the snow coming back on itself and returning from the north to large parts of central and southern regions during early next week.”
“So despite earlier snow and heavy snow turning to rain in some of these more southern areas, it will return quite quickly as the cold and associated weather features collide to deliver further snow…” He continued: “A breakdown of these colder and wintry conditions is more likely to happen towards the end of the next week, but only after one final transient snowy and stormy episode will we see some sort of respite from these overall conditions.”
Mr Madden also urged caution, stating: “This is one of the big and widespread snowy periods of this winter coming to fruition in the coming days, guys. Enjoy but also take care with the extra hazards these types of weather conditions present us with….”