Snow is set to hammer Britain with maps showing barely anywhere will escape the wintry conditions. The chilly weather comes after many parts of the UK have already seen some snow fall – but now more will be on the way. In just days, maps show some large parts of the UK will be completely blanketed.
At 9am on Friday, January 9, maps show purple and white across the whole of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In England, only two small patches will avoid the snow – the south coast of Cornwall and in the south east too.
In Cornwall, Truro will miss out on the snow, and further east along the coast so will Southampton, Chichester and Brighton. At 6pm, a temperature map shows which regions will be the coldest.
In Scotland, temperatures will reach lows of -12C, with the warmest temperatures to be a chilly 2C.
As for England, temperatures will range between -4C and 2C. In Wales, it will be between -2C and 3C, while Northern Ireland will see -4C to 0C.
A snow depth map shows that at 9pm, there could be up to 60cm of snow in some parts of the Scottish Highlands.
Separately, the Met Office’s long range weather forecast for Friday January 9 says: “A changeable period is expected, with Atlantic frontal systems occasionally affecting the UK, bringing spells of rain, likely preceded by snow in some areas, more especially central, northern and eastern parts.
“Some significant snowfall is possible in places, particularly on northern hills. These low pressure systems could also bring some strong winds.
“These will be interspersed with quieter, drier interludes under transient ridges of high pressure, with the potential for frost, and wintry showers along coasts exposed to northerly winds.
“Temperatures will tend to trend closer to average as the period progresses, mainly in the south, such that the frequency of wintry hazards, especially in the south, may reduce slightly.
“However, there is a hint late in this period that it may briefly turn widely drier and colder again.”
