UK snow maps pinpoint the exact date this week when a 500-mile-wide blizzard is set to sweep across the nation. From tomorrow (Thursday, January 30), temperatures could plummet to -6C as a weather bomb hits, with WX Charts – using data from Met Desk – forecasting snow flurries from 6am in various locations.
Areas at risk include the West Midlands conurbation, Somerset, Devon, Warwickshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cornwall, Devon, Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. Cardiff in Wales is also expected to see some snowfall.
Despite these reports, the Met Office’s latest forecast doesn’t mention snow. Their outlook for Thursday and beyond states: “After some early frost, mostly fine on Thursday with sunny intervals. Rain moving southeast on Friday with drier interludes on Saturday, although a continued risk of rain in the northwest.”
The BBC Weather team’s forecast for Thursday and the following days reads: “Thursday will bring plenty of winter sunshine across the UK, with just a few showers, some wintry, in north Scotland and the Northern Isles. Overnight and into Friday, a band of cloud and rain will move southwards across the UK with skies clearing behind it. Saturday will be mostly dry and cloudy at first, with rain pushing in from the west in the evening.”
Netweather TV’s Jo Farrow highlighted the UK’s brisk outlook: “Other parts of the UK should see some sunshine but it will feel a bit cold. By Thursday, high pressure noses in from the Azores but doesn’t stay put for long as fast-moving Atlantic fronts pile in from the northwest by Thursday night. The end of the week is then rather changeable as frontal bands rush in from the west with brighter or clearer spells in-between.”, reports Birmingham Live.
She added: “Keep an eye on the flood warnings this week as the risk of localised flooding continues over the next few days, mainly for southern England and Wales. This could be from surface water and along rivers, groundwater issues or coastal flooding in the strong onshore winds. Travel disruption is possible.”