Some parts of the UK could see as much as 20 inches of snow as weather forecasting maps suggest three blizzards will hit the country, burying cities including London
Advanced weather modelling maps suggest three storms could bring as much as 20 inches of snow to the UK next month.
The GFS weather model shows almost all of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland could face flurries, with snow expected to start falling on February 11.
At 3pm, the maps show snow falling in Wales, northern England and Scotland. Cities including Manchester and Glasgow can expect to see the white stuff initially. Flurries look set to then spread across the country.
Heavy snow could fall across southern parts of England at around 6am on February 12, the maps suggest, with London and Bristol in the firing line. More snow could fall over Scotland at this time too.
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A second weather front is then tracked to hit the UK on February 13, with Northern Ireland and Wales seeing the most intense snow to begin with at around 3am. Cities including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff and Glasgow could all see snow around this time.
The snow should move eastward across the country on February 13, with maps showing the most intense flurries hitting the Midlands and south-east at around 9am. Again, the capital appears to be in line for wintry showers.
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A third blizzard could then follow on February 14, sweeping across the UK and again hitting major cities including London at around 3pm. At the end of this four-day spell, almost every inch of the country could see some snow.
Snow coverage maps show only south-west England and some parts of Wales won’t have snow settled on the ground by 9pm on February 14. Snow depth charts reveal 52cm (20 inches) could settle in the Scottish Highlands.
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Parts of north-west England could see 21cm (eight inches), with central England possibly seeing 13cm (five inches). Northern Ireland can expect 3cm (one inch), whereas parts of Wales could see 10cm (four inches).
The Met Office also suggests snow is to come next month. Its forecast for February 5 to 14 states: “Frontal systems over the Atlantic, steered by a south-shifted jet stream, are likely to approach the UK at times, but tending to stall as they encounter a blocking area of high pressure to the north and northeast.
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“This will result in further spells of rain at times, falling in areas already sensitive to flooding. As these bands of rain spread northwards, some snow will be possible on high ground in northern England and Scotland as they encounter colder air.
“A subtle shift southwards of these areas of low pressure is anticipated during the second week of February, which may allow a greater chance of colder air to spread across northern UK at least, bringing an increased risk of wintry hazards for a time.”
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For the rest of February, it adds: “Whilst confidence is lower through this period, a south-shifted jet stream is likely to persist much of the time, steering areas of low pressure towards and south of the UK.
“This is likely to bring further spells of wet and windy weather, rain most frequent in the south and west, and perhaps also eastern Scotland, with the driest conditions, relative to normal, in northwest Scotland.
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“Some hill snow will be possible at times as the wet weather encounters colder air across northern parts of the UK. Temperatures for the period as a whole will likely be close to average in the southwest, but a little below in the northeast.”
