More snow is on the cards for millions of Brits later this month, weather maps from WXCharts show, as the Met Office warns of a chance of colder weather returning and bringing snow showers with it
Brits have not seen the last of the winter snow, according to new weather maps which predicts up to 3cm per hour in some major cities later this month.
Precipitation maps from WXCharts, which uses MetDesk data, show a 270-mile long patch of snow set to hit swathes of England in the final week of the month. Cities such as Birmingham, Derby and Nottingham could receive up to 3cm an hour, the map suggests.
The wintry snap of weather is projected to hit on Wednesday, January 29, with maps showing the worst of it will sweep in across the midlands that afternoon. The patch of snow extends from the Mendips all the way north as far as Richmondshire.
The patch then looks set to sweep south. Purple bands on the precipitation map heralding snow show up to 2-3cm per hour over South London and parts of Surrey, Reading and Hampshire for later that evening on January 29 at around 6pm.
The Met Office’s long-range forecast says snow showers are on the cards before the end of the month, although the service regularly stresses these are much harder to predict further into the future. Its long-range forecast for January 21 to January 30 said: “Later in the week, periods of much wetter and windier weather will most likely eventually become more prevalent, from northwest to southeast.
“Ahead of this a colder, more settled southeasterly wind may develop for a time. There is a small chance however, that alternatively winds could turn much more easterly, and colder, bring the risk of snow showers.”
Snow tends to be much more likely on higher ground in remote area, making places such as the Peak District and south Pennines the biggest cert for snowfall before the month is out. It would follow weather chaos from earlier this month, with heavy snowfall across the UK resulting in commuter misery and leading to schools to delay re-opening following the Christmas break.
