Heavy rain and snow is set to hit this week as advanced weather modelling maps reveal precisely when the new Arctic storm will sweep the entire country – targeting every region
Snow is in the near future and Brits should prepare for a huge Artic storm that is predicted to impact every part of the country.
Whilst temperatures warmed last week as we entered spring, the next couple of days will introduce snow and hail, according to an advanced weather modelling map which suggest upcoming wintry conditions. An updated version of the GFS weather model shows heavy rain to enter the UK from the west, across Scotland and Northern Ireland, with as much as 3 mm per hour. With the heaviest rain hitting West Scotland today, and up to 10 km per hour winds, the country will receive a short break from the rain from early Tuesday to midday Wednesday before the second wave of the storm begins.
On March 26, Scotland will see 3-5 mm of rain in its Western parts before the storm travels south, just missing Edinburgh but covering Belfast and Dublin completely. On Thursday, the model predicts rainfall of up to 0.8 mm per hour will hit the South West, targeting cities Cardiff, Plymouth, Southampton and parts of London.
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The end of Thursday will see heavy rains pass over Scotland and Ireland to hit Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester and North Wales. Though it was predicted earlier for March 26, snow will now arrive on March 28 in Scotland, reaching staggering levels of 3-4 cm per hour and a potential depth of 47cm between March 29 and 30 in that region.
At this point, heavy rains will continue down south, spreading across Ireland to Manchester and finally arriving in the East of England. Heavy rains will persist until the March 30.
The maps suggesting every part of the UK will either see snow or rain within this three day period. Forecasters at Netweather say that although there was “plenty of warm dry sunny weather” earlier this month, cold and unsettled spells are possible.
The Netweather forecast for March 24 to March 30 states: “This week looks set to start off with high pressure close to the east of Britain, so it may well start off quite similar to what we saw during the first week of March, with plenty of warm dry sunny weather especially for eastern and southern Britain”.
“However, particularly with the recent stratospheric warming event, we have a long-term signal for pressure to fall again to the south of Britain especially as we head towards the south of April. This means that we may increasingly pull in easterly and south-easterly winds, bringing cooler cloudier weather especially to eastern counties, and it may also turn more unsettled towards the end of the week, particularly in the south.
“Overall, it will probably be warmer and drier than average overall due to a warm dry start to the week. Sunshine will probably end up near normal in most southern and eastern parts of Britain and above normal in the north-west”.
Whilst the Met Office shows warmer temperatures in London of up to 18C on Thursday, this will be brought down to feel like 15C due to southern winds. The forecaster’s outlook for Wednesday to Friday states: “Largely dry and warm on Wednesday with sunny spells. Rain and showers spreading in through Thursday and Friday with strengthening winds and turning cooler.”
As we move out of March and into April, the forecaster predicts: “The end of March will likely see a transition from unsettled conditions to predominantly dry weather. Over the weekend, showers or longer spells of rain are likely at times, especially in the north of the UK, with drier conditions gradually spreading in from the south.
“Into the first week of April, settled weather is expected to cover much of the UK. Most places are expected to be dry with clear or sunny spells and light winds. Some periods of unsettled weather could develop at times and if this happens any rain or showers are most likely to affect southern areas. Temperatures will likely be close to normal overall, though some cold nights are possible at times.”
