Freezing weather conditions are likely to hit several parts of the UK as a 470-mile snow bomb will hammer the country, weather maps show. Areas from Wick to Manchester are most likely to be covered snow as the maps have turned white and purple for January 26.
Maps generated by WXCharts suggest that the snowy conditions could make a comeback to the country days after the cold weather wreaked havoc across the UK.
The worst affected areas would be around Wick and Inverness with a possiblity of 7cm of snow, weather maps have suggested.
The brutal weather maps come as a severe cold snap engulfed many parts of the country in recent days, with the temperature levels plummeting to -18C in some areas.
Altnaharra, which is in the most northern region of the Highlands, recorded -18.7C on Friday night, the Met Office said.
Four yellow weather warnings – mostly for ice, with one for snow and ice – were in place on Friday morning, but have now all expired. They came after the cold snap brought heavy snowfall to many areas in the UK.
According to the weather experts, the conditions will get a bit milder by the next week.
However, weather maps suggest that the shivering weather will return by the end of January pushing the temperature level to 0C.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “Milder air will attempt to move into the UK from the southwest on Friday morning, heralding the end of this impactful cold spell. Increasing cloud and light rain, perhaps preceded by a little snow, will begin to affect northwestern then northern parts of the UK through the weekend. Here, temperatures will be back to around average by Sunday, and on Monday it’ll be much milder, with temperatures reaching double digits in Northern Ireland, northern England and Scotland.”
The Met Office’s long-range forecast between January 26 and February 9 reads: “A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely to produce an unsettled, milder and windier than average period.
“This is likely to result in areas of rain and periods of stronger winds affecting most if not all parts of the UK at times, though with the wettest and windiest weather probably occurring towards the north and west.
“However, the potential for brief cold northerly spells with associated frost, ice and snow remains, following any deep lows crossing the region.”