Weather maps by WXCharts have revealed what areas in the UK could be hit by a snow storm within a matter of weeks. Several major cities could be plunged under the warning
Brits have been warned to brace themselves for an Atlantic storm with snow expected to batter the country starting next month.
New weather maps, by WX Charts, have revealed that some parts of the country could be blanketed white within a matter of weeks. According to the maps, Plymouth, Wales and Manchester could experience the conditions, alongside rain.
The charts, which were covered in blue and purple to indicate the harsh conditions, also highlighted Aberdeen, Inverness and Wick in Scotland.
According to the data, the exact date the storm could hit the country is May 7. Before then, temperatures are expected to dip, with Brits being told to expect a mixture of conditions.
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The Met Office said the UK weather will be “changeable” over the coming week as rain continues across the country following a dry spell. Much of the country will see alternating sunny spells and showers over the next few days, forecasters said, with temperatures within the seasonal average of 14C (57F) to 18C (64F).
Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said the rain was “welcome news” as rainfall figures for April had so far remained below the amount expected for this time of year. He said: “Changeable probably sums it (the weather) up nicely.
“The rain is going to be fairly welcome news for the gardeners because it’s been actually very dry up until now. (For) April to date, rainfall figures are well below where they should be.”
The average rainfall figure for April nationally is 71mm, Mr Stroud said, but the UK has only seen 27.2mm so far, or 38% of the April average. Tuesday is expected to see a chilly start, with a lot of dry and fine weather around a few isolated showers.
He added: “It will cloud over from the west late in the day, with a band of heavy rain and strong and gusty winds arriving across England and Wales, pushing into Northern Ireland, southern Scotland during the overnight period in to Wednesday morning.
“That air of rain is not hanging around, it’s actually moving quite quickly south and eastwards across the country. So conditions will improve significantly during the course of the afternoon.
“Sunny spells and showers is the name of the game on Wednesday afternoon, and that leads quite nicely into a generally dry and settled spell of weather on Thursday.
“But that too will be very short-lived, with another band of cloud and rain slowly edging in from the west towards the end of the week, and more especially next weekend.”
