The UK faces a rare “twin threat” weather shift next week – with 10cm of snow per hour PLUS torrential rain. New weather maps and charts, as projected by Met Desk data, show a deterioration in conditions as we head towards February.
The latter stages of January could see a massive storm barrel into the country – with a deluge of torrential rain anticipated. The Met Office’s predictions for the rest of January warn of potential “snow showers” and “much wetter” conditions to come.
WX Charts maps and charts show the twin risk from January 26 and into the early hours of January 27. As much as 10mm of rain could hammer down on parts of south west England as we move through the final few days of the month.
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The Lake District could see snow falling at a staggering rate of around 10cm per hour, according to the data. Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle are also at risk, alongside portions of Wales, Northern Ireland and even as south as Birmingham.
The BBC Weather team warns of a “wet and windy” end to the month, saying: “Despite the uncertainty, there are indications that the unsettled and windy conditions will spread further, allowing the west to south-westerly flow to move eastwards over the UK in late January and early February.
“Rain and increasing winds would become more probable, as stronger Atlantic weather systems move in. This would be a mild scenario. Certain sub-seasonal signals show some support for this trend. In view of this, only a little variability is expected later on.
“The latter would also suggest a low risk of any sustained cold. Nevertheless, cooler or colder snaps are possible behind intense low-pressure systems that bring a temporary west to north-westerly flow to parts of the UK. So, spells of sleet or wet snow cannot be ruled out, particularly across Scotland.”