A 1,000km snow bomb is set to bring as much as 2cm per hour of the white stuff to the UK before the end of the month. New maps and charts from WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data to compile its predictions, show a massive weather front hitting everywhere from Plymouth and the South West of England up to the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.
Weather maps show, around January 29, the snowfall could strike major cities in England including Southampton, London, Birmingham and Newcastle. The next day on Thursday, January 30, 2cm of snow is predicted to lay across the eastern side of England.
Anow will also hit the majority of Scotland, stretching from Kent in south east England through to Inverness in Scotland. The Outer Hebrides won’t escape either, with north of the border scheduled to be worst-hit by the Arctic front.
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In the short-term, the BBC Weather forecast for Thursday (January 16) explains: “Today, the far south and the south-east will see cloudy skies with mist and fog slow to lift. Elsewhere in England and Wales, dry and bright. Variable cloud in the north, and breezy in the north-west.
“Tonight, low cloud for most in England and Wales. Northern Ireland and Scotland will be mostly cloudy and dry. A few clear spells in the north-east. For north-western Scotland, windy with patchy rain.” The Friday (January 17) outlook adds: “Cloudy for most tomorrow, with just a few glimpses of sunshine, these more likely in Northern Ireland and east Scotland. It will stay generally dry, with only patchy light rain in north-west Scotland.”
The outlook for Saturday to Monday goes on to say: “On Saturday, it will be largely cloudy and dry across much of the UK. The far north-west of Scotland will be windy with some patchy light rain possible. Sunday will bring a band of patchy rain moving into western areas of the UK, whilst the east should stay dry with variable cloud.
“On Monday, blustery showers in Scotland, mainly in the west, but mainly cloudy and dry elsewhere.”