A polar freeze is set to grip the UK next week with 23 cities forecast to see snow as the mercury plummets to -1C – see if your area will be hit by the winter conditions
Millions of Brits are bracing for a massive snowstorm as a Polar freeze is set to hit the country, according to one forecast.
WXCHARTS weather maps for Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 30 have turned purple and white, indicating that snow is on its way. The latest weather maps suggest that a staggering 23 UK cities could wake up to a blanket of snow. North Yorkshire and County Durham are expected to bear the brunt of the snowfall with seven centimetres of snow predicted to fall every hour on the morning of March 29.
The majority of the Northwest, Yorkshire and the Humber, and Northeast will also be hit by heavy snow, with three centimetres per hour forecasted. Parts of the east and west Midlands are also set to see snowfall, with two centimetres every hour likely.
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Scotland is set to be blanketed by a wall of snow. The Highlands alongside Argyll and Bute are forecast to see the worst of the wintry weather with snow depths estimated to reach three centimetres, reports the Express.
Aberdeenshire, Stirling, Perth and Kinross, Fife, Angus and Moray are all predicted to see one centimetre of snow at 6am.
Here are the 23 UK cities likely to see snow:
- Glasgow
- Edinburgh
- Inverness
- Aberdeen
- Edinburgh
- Perth
- Stirling
- Newcastle
- Carlisle
- Sunderland
- Middlesbrough
- York
- Leeds
- Manchester
- Liverpool
- Oldham
- Hull
- Blackpool
- Preston
- Bolton
- Bradford
- Sheffield
- Stockport
Brace yourselves for a chilly end to March as the brutal cold snap shows no signs of letting up. Snow is set to blanket the North West, Perth and Kinross, the Scottish Highlands, and Angus on March 30.
Across the UK, temperatures are expected to plummet, with many areas struggling to climb above a freezing 0C. Scotland, the North West, and the North East will shiver in minimum temperatures of -1C, while the highest they’re likely to reach is a dreary 1C.
Both South and North Wales are bracing for lows of 1C, with West Wales getting a slight reprieve at 2C. Even if London, the East of England, and the South West dodge the snowfall, they won’t avoid the bitter cold, with temperatures forecasted to hover between 3C-4C.
Adding to the winter woes, the Met Office’s outlook warns of “unsettled conditions” threatening many parts of the UK during this period.
