The Met Office and BBC Weather teams have had their say over a new 7-inch snow bomb hitting the UK before the end of the month. Maps and charts have projected snow to return to the country around January 28, with modelling from WX Charts showing as much as seven inches is possible.
The Met Office has issued an update over what lies ahead. “The early part of next week will see fairly quiet, and for most, dry weather with variable amounts of cloud and often light winds. The greatest chance of any rain is likely to be in the far northwest of the UK, and possibly as well in the far south,” they said.
The BBC Weather team’s meteorologists, meanwhile, have warned the latter stages of January have “growing uncertainty” but it looks set to be “wet” at least. The Met Office went on, saying in its medium-range outlook: “There is a small chance rain could become more widespread, especially mid-week, and temperatures are expected to be around average.
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“Later in the week, periods of much wetter and windier weather will most likely eventually become more prevalent, from northwest to southeast.” The Met Office continued, adding in a brief forecast which spans January 20 (next week) to the end of the month (January 29): “Ahead of this a colder, more settled southeasterly wind may develop for a time.
“There is a small chance however, that alternatively winds could turn much more easterly, and colder, bring the risk of snow showers.” Exacta Weather’s James Madden said: “Despite recent changes to output, the current and very latest runs from the GFS would be cold enough in combination with expected weather features to bring ample, frequent, and widespread heavy snow showers across some large parts of the UK and Ireland from around next Thursday.”
“Snow will also fall earlier in the week across parts of the far north and potentially into parts of northern England, particularly across higher ground at first (Monday to Wednesday) before increasing in risk to much lower levels later on,” Mr Madden said.