With Brits still reeling from an Arctic blast which brought snow and sub-zero temperatures to the UK this week, weather maps now suggest a second blizzard is heading our way later this month
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UK weather maps shows possible period of upcoming snow
Advanced weather modelling maps show a second major snowstorm could batter the UK later this month, with snow falling at a rate of 5cm per hour.
Brits are still in the midst of an Artic blast which saw temperatures plunge as low as -18.7C in northern Scotland last night – making it our coldest January night in 15 years. The chilly temperatures mean snow that fell across large swathes of the country earlier this week is yet to have melted away for many.
Although the Met Office has said “milder” conditions are expected from next week, it appears it won’t be too long before snow returns to our shores. WXCharts weather maps suggest snow will bombard Scotland again on the evening of January 23.
More flurries are expected in the early hours of January 24, with maps showing Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester could all be in the firing line. Where snowfall is most intense, WXCharts data suggests it could be falling at a rate of around 5cm per hour.
Snow coverage maps for midnight on January 24 suggest almost all of Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern parts of England, and Wales will have some snow on the ground. A tiny slither of south-west England could also be impacted. The data shows as much as 15cm of snow could settle in the Galloway Forest area in Scotland.
The Met Office’s forecast for January 15 to January 24 states temperatures should soon improve across the country, although some regions will still have “cold starts”. The forecast reads: “High pressure is likely to lie close to southern UK initially, with generally settled conditions prevailing across the south. Cloud amounts will be variable and often large, with some fog developing under clearer spells, especially in the south.
“Frontal systems will spread from the northwest of the UK, bringing some rain and windier conditions here. These spreading further south at times with windier conditions and frontal bands of rain making more progress across the whole of the UK from next week with the potential for deeper lows with stronger winds to approach the UK. Temperatures are likely to be generally a little above average, falling to around average into next week, though the south or east may see the odd rather cold start under clear skies and lighter winds.”