Shocking new weather forecasting maps suggest snow could fall across the UK before the end of this month as major cities including London and Birmingham appear to be impacted
Advanced weather modelling maps show snow could hit several major cities later this month.
Despite the Met Office announcing that yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far, weather maps suggest temperatures could soon plummet with a risk of wintry showers before the end of March.
The GFS weather model shows snow falling in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern parts of England in the early hours of March 30. It is then tracked to move southward and impact several major cities – possibly including London.
By 9am, the maps show snow falling across Wales, the north-west, the Midlands, East Anglia and parts of the south east. London, Birmingham, Norwich, Nottingham and Manchester all appear to be in the firing line.
Temperatures could plummet as low as -5C in Scotland, the data suggests. Northern England could see -2C, with 0C in Northern Ireland, 1C in Wales and 2C in the Midlands.
Thankfully, snow accumulations won’t be too great. As much as 16cm (six inches) could settle over hills in Scotland, with 2cm coming in northern England. Snow isn’t expected to stay on the ground further south.
BBC Weather also suggests cold spells could come at the end of this month. Its forecast form March 23 to 29 states: “High pressure should slip away and become centred to the south-west of the UK, allowing a couple of frontal systems to move across during the first half of next week. These will bring wet and windy spells, with the heaviest rain in northern and western regions.
“In between there should be a brighter, chillier interlude with winds swinging around to the north-west, bringing scattered showers. These could be wintry over higher ground, especially in the northern half of the UK.
“The second half of the week could see drier conditions returning, with high pressure reasserting itself closer to or across the UK. Although one or two weak fronts might bring a chance of some patchy light rain, it will probably not amount to much, and precipitation amounts should be below or close to average for the week overall. With calmer conditions developing, there will be an increased risk of overnight and morning fog patches.
“Small differences to this rather blocked pattern could change the outlook. For example, if high pressure were to stray west of the UK, then there would be a risk of colder and unsettled weather lingering into the second half of the week.”
