Exact date snow will hit all however 12 UK counties – see if yours is certainly one of them
Valentine’s Day could be a snowy one in England as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow, with the white stuff expected to cover 12 counties
Projected weather maps indicate an increasing likelihood that only around 12 counties in England might escape a snowy Valentine’s Day. On February 14, parts of the UK might need to brace for wintry weather as forecasted by WX Charts, which utilise Met Desk modelling.
Snow looks set to hit Wales and Northern Ireland before spreading eastward with the East Midlands likely to see 5cm of snowfall. The flurry is expected to affect northern England and Scotland too.
However, it appears that East Anglia and southern England will be spared from the frosty blanketing, including counties like Berkshire, Bucks, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Wiltshire. The thickest layer of snow is set to envelop the Scottish Highlands with predictions of up to 9cm.
The Pennines may anticipate about 8cm, while North Wales could receive around 5cm. Netweather TV has offered insights for the approaching week, stating in a blog post: “A Scandinavian blocking high is looking set to be more persistent than I previously envisaged, often ridging over and to the north of Britain, which means that we won’t see the rapid return of low pressure systems off the North Atlantic.”
“The weather during this week is forecast to be generally dry, but with some precipitation coming in off the North Sea at times into eastern counties, especially eastern Scotland, and potential for some frontal systems to push into the west and south-west towards the end of the week.”, reports the Mirror.
“There is limited cold pooling over continental Europe, so while easterly winds are forecast to feature on and off during the week, there is only an outside (around 10-20%) chance of the easterlies bringing substantial snowfalls.”
“However, even in the most likely scenario, some wintry showers are likely at times in the east and north-east, perhaps with a thin covering in places especially on high ground.
“It will often be cloudy in the east and south of Britain, but many western areas, especially western Scotland and north-west England, can expect frequent sunny periods. South-western areas have potential to see some snow from frontal systems towards the end of the week, but this is uncertain.”
Areas in England that could be affected:
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cumberland
- Derbyshire
- Durham
- Gloucestershire
- Herefordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Huntingdonshire
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Norfolk
- Northamptonshire
- Northumberland
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Rutland
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Warwickshire
- Westmorland
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
- Yorkshire
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