New weather map suggests that the UK might not have seen the last of the early year snow, as much of the country turns white at the end of the month. Data from WXCharts shows the country could be set for a last wave of snow in early spring. According to the maps, as many as 59 counties could be hit by the wintery conditions between 28 and 30 March.
A Met Office forecast for the period said: “Unsettled conditions will probably continue across many parts of the UK. Some heavy rain or showers are possible at times, these most likely across southern areas.
“Temperatures will be above normal at first, probably falling back closer to average later.”
Weather maps produced by WXCharts show snow engulfing Scotland in the early morning of 28 March stretching from the north of Scotland down through Northumberland, Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Concurrently, snow will be moving west through Wales and south of Birmingham down towards Oxfordshire and the home counties.
The chances of snow setting is for the large part unlikely due to the relatively average temperatures for the time of year, which will see lows of five or six degrees.
It is expected that snow is most likely to fall on high ground, with the Scottish Highlands, the Pennines and the Lake District the most likely to see any significant and prolonged periods of snow setting.
Snow will return to the UK two days later according to the weather experts, with white patches being spotted across London, Kent, Essex and Hampshire on 30 March.
Areas not battered by snow will be deluged in rain, with heavy rain predicted for much of the south on 28 March.
Blue patches over the South West and southern Wales will stretch across the UK, with London and the south coast swamped by as much as 6-10mm per hour of rain.
The wintery weather could be the last the country will see this side of summer, with April expected to bring a rise in temperatures and more settled conditions.
A Met Office long range forecast said: “Blocked patterns are most probable for the first half of April.
“This can lead to slow-moving areas of low and high pressure and depending on their location can result in extended periods of either dry conditions or, perhaps more likely, wetter episodes in the form of rain or showers.
“Either way, whilst temperatures overall may be near average, given the time of year this type of regime tends to increase the chance of periods of below average temperatures at times.”