Weather maps have turned a purple hue as the conditions deteriorate, with 10cm of snow forecast by Sunday morning in some areas – the snow is expected to fall right through to Sunday evening too
The UK is gearing up for a 30-hours of snow as meteorologists signal a drop in temperatures. The nation is preparing for a cold snap as the end of the year approaches, and snow predictions seem to be more likely.
According to WXCharts, utilising Met Desk figures, Scotland will get the majority of the snowy onslaught on Saturday, December 21, followed by the Midlands and the North East catching the drift by noon. Manchester and parts of Wales are also thought to catch some of the weather change, too.
Maps have turned purple, signalling that certain areas might see up to 10cm of snow by Sunday morning. It seems that flurries are also expected to continue into Sunday evening.
Netweather TV’s forecast for the last two weeks of December confirms the thought: “High pressure is forecast to move away to the south and west during this week, allowing an unsettled west to north-westerly type to take over for much of the week.”
They added: “It may start off mild and dry in the south with high pressure still close by to the south and south-east, but from midweek onwards we can expect the more unsettled regime to extend to all parts of the country. There will be bands of rain moving south-eastwards across the country from time to time, interspersed with some brighter, showery weather,” reports the Mirror.
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The Met Office forecast said: “Temperatures will tend to fluctuate around the seasonal average, with some milder interludes, especially for the south, interspersed with colder polar maritime north-westerlies. The general trend is expected to be for it to turn colder as the week progresses, with potential for some snowfalls on high ground, especially in the north, and possibly at lower levels in central and northern parts of Britain on occasion, most likely late in the week.”
However, before this, mild temperatures are anticipated for midweek, with unseasonable highs of 14C. This is attributed to a low-pressure system southwest of the country, which is bringing warmer weather, albeit accompanied by clouds and rain.
Despite this, the warmth will be short-lived, as temperatures are expected to drop significantly later in the week according to experts.
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