Advanced weather modelling maps show more snow could fall across the UK next week, as well as some heavy rain.
The forecast comes as the Met Office warns cold air from Europe could “increase the chance” of snow falling in Britain towards the end of this month. Earlier this month the UK recorded its coldest January night in 15 years in another Arctic blast, as temperatures dipped to -18C.
Weather maps from WXCharts show a swirling weather system moving in from the Atlantic next Saturday, bringing both rain showers and snow. The snow is tracked to move across Wales, into northern England, and eventually onto Scotland.
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Snow and rain moving across UK at midday on January 25
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The maps show snow could be falling at a rate of around 3cm per hour in northern England and Scotland at midday next Saturday. There could also be scattered but heavy flurries in Wales and the south-west of England.
The snow is expected to die down on the Sunday before making a return overnight and in the early hours of January 27, again sweeping across northern parts of England and Scotland. WXCharts’ maps show snow falling at a rate of around 3cm per hour just south of Edinburgh at midnight next Sunday.
Snow moving into Scotland at midnight on January 26
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Snow depth charts show the storm could bring as much as 33cm (13in) to the North Pennines, and 28cm (11in) to Cairngorms National Park. Most of the snow will be centred around the Scotland-England border, although North Wales might also see some of the white stuff.
The Met Office forecast for January 22 to January 31 states: “A transition to a rather more changeable and at times unsettled weather pattern is likely to occur during the first few days of this period. Outbreaks of rain and freshening winds will probably make inroads from the southwest during Thursday ahead of conditions more widely becoming wetter and windier by next weekend.
Snow depth (cm) at midnight on January 26
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“Whilst a milder, wetter and windier scenario is considered most likely, there remains a small chance that colder air from Europe may continue to feed into northern Britain, especially at first, increasing the chance of snowfall here. Towards the end of January, further periods of strong winds and heavy rain are likely to move in from the Atlantic. Whilst generally mild conditions look to close out the month, some large day to day changes in temperature are possible.”