While many have been basking in balmy summer sunshine for the past few weeks, wintery weather could be set to make an unwelcome return in the some areas, according to new forecasts
Weather maps from WX Charts have forecast a chilly turn in the weather over the coming days with some parts of the UK set for snow.
Brits have been warned to brace for an unseasonable cold snap as forecasts show minimum temperatures dropping below freezing again.
Weather charts from WX Charts, which use MetDesk data, have forecast snow for some parts of the UK next week, with the white stuff predicted to hit the UK from the early hours of Thursday, May 14, to the afternoon of Friday, May 15.
The charts show snowfall mainly over Scotland with some counties further south also due for a dusting on the Friday, especially in the early hours of the morning. Temperatures in Scotland over that period could drop as low as -2C with the biggest chill predicted in the area around Fort William.
Three areas of Scotland are forecast to see snow, with up to three centimetres predicted to fall on the highest ground. People in Aberdeenshire, Highland and Perth and Kinross are all set for the unseasonable weather.
Meanwhile, further south, areas of Wales are also set for flurries, according to the charts. The forecast shows that areas of Powys may be hit on high ground in the early hours of next Friday.
The long range weather forecast from the Met Office said, for the period from Monday May 11 to Wednesday May 20, that conditions would be “changeable and at times rather unsettled conditions look to dominate through the middle part of May, with low pressure often close by.
“This means periods of rain or showers, some of which could be heavy, for many places, though some drier interludes are also expected. For the most part, temperatures are likely to be close to or perhaps a little below normal, though depending on the position of low pressure relative to the UK, there is the chance of brief warmer, more humid interludes extending north from the near continent. With this would be the chance of some thunderstorms, these most likely affecting parts of England and Wales.”
