The UK is bracing for another period of wintry weather as a 400-mile wall of snow stretching from the Scottish Highlands to Norfolk hits within the next 10 days. New maps form WXCHARTS, which uses MetDesk data, have revealed the freezing conditions are due to sweep the country on March 25.
The snow will extend down a large portion of Britain, particularly along the east coast of Scotland and England. The worst affected areas will be Scotland and North England, with depts getting up to 7cm in some areas. The Scottish Highlands will see the most snow, particularly near An Teallach near the west coast, where it will fall at up to 3cm/hr.
In England, County Durham will see rates of up to 7cm/hr – the highest in the country.
Elsewhere, snow is expeced to disrupt large parts of the North East and North West of England, including Norhumberland and the Lake District.
Temperatures are also due to drop on March 25, sending some areas of England and Scotland into subzero conditions.
North Yorkshire will see the lowest temperatures in England, plummeting to -3C – much lower than the country’s March average of 10C.
Separately, the Met Office long-range forecast for March 20-29 reads: “Fine and dry across the majority of the UK at the start of this period, although a few showers could affect the far north and far south on Thursday.
“By Friday and into the weekend, there is an increasing likelihood that rain or showers will spread from the south or west with most parts of the UK probably seeing some showers or longer spells of rain at times, perhaps accompanied by strong winds.
“Some heavy rain may develop, particularly in the west. Into the following week, 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.”