The UK snow storm returns in England today – with only a few counties spared. WX Charts maps and charts show a purple, white and blue wintry mix spreading over the country, with a hue changing on weather models as snow returns.
Wednesday, January 8 will see snowfall return to English shores from around 3pm – and only the Midlands and East of England will be spared. Maps show Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk could be spared.
As well as those six, Rutland, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire could also be lucky enough to be spared. It comes as the Met Office forecast explains for Wednesday: “Staying cold, dry and sunny for many through the day, though wintry showers will continue across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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“A few lingering fog patches too. Outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow pushing eastwards across southern counties of England. Sleet and snow clearing the south this evening, then becoming dry overnight. Freezing fog patches forming, with icy stretches.
“A few wintry showers continuing in the northwest. A severe frost.” The early forecast for the rest of the week, including Thursday (January 9) adds: “Thursday will be another cold day, with plenty of sunny spells. A few fog patches lingering once more and further wintry showers possible in the northwest.”
The outlook for Friday to Sunday from the Met Office goes on and adds: “Dry for many Friday, with some sunshine. Cloudier in the far west, with patchy rain and snow. Cloudy over the weekend, with some rain and hill snow, though eventually milder.”
It follows days of wintry weather in the country, which has sparked travel and traffic disruption alongside school closures at times, in a brutal blow for UK communities who are hoping to get back to normal in the wake of Christmas.