Britain is bracing for a fresh Arctic blast within days as new weather maps show a massive 200-mile band of snow sweeping across 18 areas of England and Wales, as well as nearly a dozen more in Scotland
Britain is preparing for another Arctic onslaught within days as fresh weather maps reveal a huge 200-mile snow band set to sweep across 18 areas of England and Wales, plus nearly a dozen more in Scotland. The UK is already in the clutches of a severe cold snap after the mercury dropped to -6.4C in Cumbria and Brecon on Thursday (November 12), with forecasters cautioning that more wintry chaos lies ahead.
After another bone-chilling Saturday (November 14), temperatures are predicted to rise marginally on Sunday as Atlantic weather systems drive rainfall across the nation, before freezing Arctic air strengthens its hold once more. As a band of wet weather moves northwards, it’s set to clash with the sub-zero air mass, sparking widespread snowfall.
The most recent Met Office charts indicate snow moving horizontally across northern Wales and northern England from midnight on Monday (November 16) into the small hours of Tuesday, pushing northwards and eastwards overnight before dispersing.
By approximately 3am on Tuesday, snow is anticipated to grip southern Scotland, south of Glasgow, and surge across northern England, extending as far south as Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Some areas could witness accumulations surpassing 5cm, while elevated parts of central Scotland face up to 15cm.
BBC weather forecaster Helen Willetts warned: “We can see that northerly wind coming back in later in the day pushing those weather fronts out of the way by the start of Monday and we are back into that sparkling Arctic air. So even at lower levels in the north we could see some snow showers and they will certainly be gathering in force across the northern part of Scotland.”, reports the Express.
“Tuesday looks quite an interesting day as we’ve got this next weather system running to the south of the UK, as it comes and bumps into the cold air we could have a spell of snow,” she added. “It is a long way off at the moment but we will firm up, don’t take this as read because it could be a little bit further north or south.
“But wherever that weather front grinds to a halt we could see a spell of snow primarily on the hills but not necessarily exclusively – we could see something at lower levels as well.”
She added: “We are staying in the colder air for much of next week.”
The Met Office’s latest outlook for Monday through to Wednesday, updated at 4pm on Saturday (November 14), reads: “Sunny for most on Monday, but wintry showers over northeast Scotland and rain for the southwest later. From Tuesday, rain, hill snow in the north, showers, and strong coastal winds.”
Full list of areas bracing for snow on Tuesday.
Wales
- Gwynedd
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Wrexham
- Powys
England
- Merseyside
- Cheshire
- Staffordshire
- Derbyshire
- Yorkshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Lincolnshire
- Lancashire
- Cumbria
- Durham
- Newcastle
- Northumberland
- Scotland
Scotland
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Scottish Borders
- South Ayrshire
- East Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Perth and Kinross
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
- Highland
- Argyll and Bute
Northern Ireland’s outlook for Monday to Wednesday, last updated at 4pm on Saturday (November 14), reads: “Showers and sunshine for Monday. Rain and hill snow for Tuesday. Largely dry with plentiful periods of weak winter sunshine on Wednesday. Temperatures seasonally low given the generally northerly winds.”