UK climate maps present seven-day snow blast to hit UK on these actual dates
A snow blast is set to sweep across parts of the UK this December, with Brits bracing for more freezing weather. The storm is predicted to start falling from as early as Monday, December 16, as we countdown towards Christmas.
According to the latest forecasts from wxcharts.com, most of Scotland and parts of northern England are expected to see snow. However, major cities like Birmingham, London and Manchester are more likely to experience rain, with snowfall more probable over higher ground. The wintry conditions could persist until the following weekend.
Forecasts for Saturday, December 21 show snowfall across large swathes of the country, potentially affecting major cities including Birmingham and Manchester. The map indicates rain over a large area further south, encompassing London and southern areas of Wales.
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Most of the rest of the UK is forecast to have snow or accumulations of snow by 6am that day, with more severe snowfall in northern Scotland. Snowfall so close to December 25 only heightens the chances of a white Christmas, reports Birmingham Live.
However, Jim Dale, founder and forecaster at British Weather Services, told the Express that it remains uncertain which parts of the country will see snow over the festive period, if any.
“If anywhere’s going to see any snow pre-Christmas, in those few days before, it’s probably going to be Scotland and more likely to be the higher ground of Scotland than it is anywhere else,” he said. However, he added that there is a “long ways to go” and things can still change.
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“We just have to be a little bit patient and see how the models handle this,” Dale continued. “But at the moment the favourite areas are tending to be Scandinavia through central, eastern Europe, even as far south as Greece sometimes, that sort of area. Given Christmas is still more than two weeks away, he warned that predictions will “ebb and flow”.
It comes after a chaotic weekend of weather in which Britain has been battered by Storm Darragh, bringing down trees and causing widespread travel disruption.
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