‘Major snow’ underway as maps present ‘4cm per hour’ coming as far south as London
A “major” snowstorm is at present sweeping throughout the UK and climate maps present intense flurries will attain as far south as London over the weekend.
The Met Office was compelled to subject a yellow climate warning for snow within the early hours of this morning (Friday, March 1) for Northern Ireland.
The nationwide climate company instructed individuals there to anticipate roads and railways to be impacted, with “untreated footpaths and pavements… likely to become slippery”. Some components of Northern Ireland may see 8cm of snow, the warning added.
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The snow is now shifting west and is at present coming down in Wales and central England. Scotland and southern components of England are anticipated to see some later at this time and into Saturday morning (March 2), earlier than one other blizzard strikes throughout the nation on Sunday (March 3).
Advanced climate modelling maps from WX Charts present snow might be falling in south-west England, North Wales, the Midlands and Scotland at 3am on Saturday. The most intense flurries within the Midlands may see snow falling at a fee of round 3cm per hour, with related situations anticipated within the far north of Scotland.
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The Sunday snow is tracked to maneuver up the nation from the south-east, bringing intense flurries to the south coast and London – the place snow may very well be falling at a fee of round 4cm per hour at 9am.
The Midlands, north-east and north-west of England are all within the firing line for this second blizzard. Again, 4cm per hour flurries are anticipated within the Midlands at round noon on Sunday. WX Charts’ snow depth maps present many of the nation could have a few of the white stuff on the bottom by 9am on Monday (March 4).
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Exacta Weather forecaster James Madden has stated this weekend’s wintry blast constitutes a “major” snow occasion. He stated in an replace this morning: “In addition to the snow event of today and the first snow warning now being in place, we will now also see widespread snow showers continuing into tomorrow.
“Throughout the early hours of Saturday, morning will now see widespread and heavy snow showers persevering with throughout components of Wales and these will lengthen into some components of south-west England as heavy snow and/or some moist snow in locations. This space of snow will then switch eastwards into components of southeast England to ship some wintry climate for these components and in and across the capital.
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“The heavy snow risk will then transfer to many parts of northern and north-east England during Saturday afternoon/evening and before making their way through large parts of Cumbria/Lake District and then overnight and into early Sunday across large parts of Scotland.
“Some transient and heavy snow may additionally cross by way of some central areas and components of the Midlands throughout Saturday morning/afternoon as this band of snow works northwards.”
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The Met Office says we will anticipate “rain and hill snow” within the south-west at this time, “spreading northeast and turning heavy at times”. This snow will then “move north overnight” bringing “wintry” showers over hills in “much of England and Wales”.
The nationwide climate company says for tomorrow: “Remaining unsettled on Saturday with further outbreaks of rain and showers, these often wintry over the hills. Some brighter interludes, but still feeling cold, although winds gradually easing.”
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