UK snow maps show the country faces a staggering 1,000km blizzard before the end of the month. An Arctic bomb spanning a whopping 30 hours could sweep the country around January 24, it has been warned, with WX Charts maps and charts turning white, purple and blue.
Around 3cm per hour is expected in North Wales and the north-east of England at the beginning of the blast, with flurries hitting everywhere from Scotland, north of the border, to swathes of the south coast of England to boot.
On January 25 the weather maps show a second, even more intense snow front hitting northern parts of England and almost all of Scotland by 6pm. 15cm per hour of the white stuff is expected in the Scottish Highlands and rural parts of northern England on January 25.
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The predictions come as Netweather TV predicts the coldest start to January in over a decade will give way to “milder weather”. Terry Scholey explained: “The new working week begins wet across Scotland and Northern Ireland, with the rain eventually clearing to showers, most frequent in the north and west, where gales are likely. But it will be mild in a blustery south-westerly wind, accentuating the thaw of lying snow, and this, coupled with the rain, could cause a few flooding issues. Highest temperatures here should be between 7 and a very mild 12C..”
Mr Scholey went on, adding: “Northern England and the north and west of Wales may also see some rain on Monday, bringing a thaw, but elsewhere it should continue mainly dry in more of a south to south-westerly wind that will feel raw in the east and south. But with cold air still entrenched, particularly towards East Anglia and the south-east, temperatures here may struggle to reach 4 to 6C, with 7 or 8C more likely elsewhere.
“While a touch of frost is still possible towards Kent after dark, much of the east and south should be turning somewhat milder. Here, it may continue dry, but further north and west, it will be more prone to passing showers in a south-westerly wind that will continue to be blustery in the north. Lowest temperatures 2 or 3C towards the south-east, but 4 to 8C elsewhere.”