London could be hit with a blanket of snow within the next week, according to the latest weather maps. Forecasters at Netweather predict that the capital could see the white stuff as early as Thursday (January 2).
The shading of the map correlates to the likelihood of snowfall. At around 12am January 2, there is approximately a 35 per cent chance of London seeing a blanket of snow.
But on Sunday (January 5) at around noon the chance of snow rises to around 50 per cent. On Wednesday, January 8, there is a split forecast across the capital.
Western peripheral zones such as Greenford have a roughly 80 per cent chance of snow, but in more North Eastern areas such as Walthamstow, the likelihood of snow is pretty much zero.
Netweather snow risk map at 12am on January 8
(Image: Netweather)
‘Rain may turn to snow’
The UK’s national forecaster – The Met Office – echoes Netweather’s snow forecast. The long-range forecast reads “northerly winds will draw cold air across the UK. Showers of rain and sleet will turn increasingly to snow, especially across the north, and coasts which are exposed to the onshore wind.
“This cold, showery northerly may persist in the east, as high pressure builds in the Atlantic brings a period of more settled weather to western areas. There is also a chance that rain may move in from the south over the first weekend of January, falling as snow as it runs into colder air.”
The Met Office currently forecasts temperatures to drop as low as one degree on Thursday. However, it does predict that skies will be clear and sunny for the majority of the day.
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