Weather maps show the UK could soon be engulfed by a 1,000km-wide storm bringing both heavy snow and torrential rain.
The Met Office has said more snow could come later this month, and now advanced weather modelling maps from WXCharts have pinpointed the date we can expect wintry conditions to return. It comes following another Arctic blast earlier this month which saw temperatures plummet as low as -18C in some parts of the country.
The maps show a beastly storm coming in from the Atlantic on January 27, hitting every part of the UK from the far north of Scotland down to the south coast of England. Most places will see rain, with the data indicating 5mm per hour downpours in less elevated regions.
UK snow maps show 13 INCHES coming next week as Met Office warns of ‘increasing chance’
Snow and rain falling across the entire country at midday on January 27
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However, for some Brits intense snow appears to be on the cards. At around midday on January 27, the maps show snow falling at a staggering rate of around 10cm per hour across both northern and southern Scotland as well as in the Pennines. Edinburgh and Inverness both appear to be in line for a significant dusting.
As that weather front sweeps eastward and away from the UK, another is expected to hit western regions the following day. Weather maps for January 28 show snow falling at a rate of around 10cm per hour across Wales and 3cm per hour in Scotland.
Intense snow falling in western parts of the UK at 6am on January 28
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The Met Office’s forecast for January 22 to January 31 says more snow is possible later this month due to “colder air from Europe”. It states: “A transition to a rather more changeable and at times unsettled weather pattern is likely to occur during the first few days of this period. Outbreaks of rain and freshening winds will probably make inroads from the southwest during Thursday ahead of conditions more widely becoming wetter and windier by next weekend.
“Whilst a milder, wetter and windier scenario is considered most likely, there remains a small chance that colder air from Europe may continue to feed into northern Britain, especially at first, increasing the chance of snowfall here. Towards the end of January, further periods of strong winds and heavy rain are likely to move in from the Atlantic. Whilst generally mild conditions look to close out the month, some large day to day changes in temperature are possible.”
Met Office weather outlook
Saturday:
Most places dry, though rather cloudy. Some bright or sunny spells developing, mainly in the north and west. Mild in the north, chilly in the south.
Sunday to Tuesday:
Another chilly and cloudy day on Sunday, with outbreaks of rain arriving in the west later. A cloudy outlook for Monday and Tuesday, with showery rain spreading erratically eastwards.