At least one area of the UK is covered in a white or purple patch – indicating snowfall or snow depth – on weather maps forecasting wintry precipitation in a matter of weeks
New weather maps indicate winter isn’t done with us yet with another 144 hours of non-stop snow expected.
The charts show a huge purple or white patch – which indicate snowfall or snow depth – emerging on March 1 at 6am and continuing on until the same time the following morning.
Most of Scotland will be affected, though Aberdeen looks like it will avoid the worst of the wintry conditions. Northern Ireland and Wales will similarly be hit hard over the course of the 24-hour flurry.
At its peak, maps suggest that snow will affect most of northern England, pretty much all of the West Midlands and a lot of the East Midlands.
A swathe of land north of London is also included in areas that will be snowed on, charts suggest. East Anglia and parts of Lincolnshire, as well as the south of England look set to miss it, reports The Express.
Some of the places that look set to see wintery precipitation include: Gloucester, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Birmingham, Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Stoke, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Chester, York, Leeds, Sunderland, Newcastle, Durham.
The Met Office ’s long range forecast for February 24 until March 5 reads: “The start of this period will see residual rain clearing from the south and far north of the UK, with cooler, fresher, showery conditions becoming established across the UK.
“Winds will also ease. The rest of next week and into early March is rather uncertain though.
“It is possible that further spells of mild, wet and windy weather affect the UK, interspersed with colder, showery conditions with a risk of some snow in the north, but there is also a chance that drier, more settled conditions develop at times, especially towards the south or southeast of the UK.
“Temperatures are likely to be close to or a little above average overall, although with a risk of overnight frost in between frontal systems or in association with any drier spells.”