The Met Office has announced the exact time snow starts in England AGAIN this week – just as the last flurries finally melt away. The Met Office and BBC Weather teams have shared how snowfall could sweep the country again as we head into Wednesday.
In a forecast video on YouTube, meteorologist Aidan McGivern explains: “At midday we’ve got outbreaks of rain pushing into the south, but as those outbreaks of rain mix with the cold air, we’ve got these whites appearing, suggestive of a mix of rain, sleet and snow.
“When you read the text of the snow warning in the south of England, it mentions widely 2 to 5cm and a risk of 10cm in places but it’s worth reading as well about the likelihood. Now, the warning talks about a low likelihood of significant impacts from those depths of snow.”
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On Wednesday afternoon there is the chance of some snowfall in parts of southern England for a time. Thursday and Friday will bring continued low temperatures with snow and ice warnings likely to be issued as confidence in the most likely impacted areas increases.
Fronts moving in from the southwest on Friday and Saturday bring the potential for more snow, with the possibility of further warnings. Deputy Chief Forecaster, Chris Almond, said: “Thursday will see another cold night, with potentially the lowest temperatures of the Winter so far, -15°C or so is possible in locations with lying snow in Scotland or northern England.
“In the early hours of Friday, a front arriving from the west will encounter the cold air in place over the UK. This could bring further sleet or snowfall for some regions in the south and west, as well as a risk of ice for a time as it moves north-eastwards into central parts, but the extent of this is still uncertain.”