The UK faces a new 550-mile snow bomb before the end of January with the exact date emerging. Maps and charts from WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data to project its outlook, shows 5cm falling at times across Wales, the Midlands and North West of England.
January 24 has been earmarked as the date the weather shift begins, with orange hues spreading across the maps and charts on the WX Charts website. 1cm to 5cm is expected to fall, with the weather worst in Scotland, particularly Inverness.
The Met Office forecast for January 23 onwards explains: “High pressure may initially dominate, especially in the south, bringing quiet, grey, and cool conditions here. Northern parts are more-likely to be unsettled but milder. This pattern will likely spread across the whole UK by the end of the period, leading to milder conditions with periods of rain and strong winds more widely.”
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The BBC adds January 20 could turn more “settled” but says: “In the next update at the end of the week, we will see if the new long-range models show better agreement on where high pressure will set up through the middle of January, and whether they will still a show a possible return to unsettled conditions later in the month.”
By the end of next week or so, the Atlantic frontal zone could shift further south, gradually displacing any remnants of high pressure. This could be accompanied by generally wet and windy and probably slightly above average temperature, the BBC says.
The Beeb adds: “A continued period of colder than average weather is with us, but conditions are going to become more settled after mid-week, though not everywhere. It should become milder next week but still drier for some.
“Later on, a wetter and windier pattern could generally return, with temperatures remaining above average.”