Britain is likely to be battered with two snow storms as the new weather maps show an icy spell sweeping in across the country on December 26 and January 1. The latest weather maps show a huge snowstorm hurling as the UK braces itself for a festive season.
Weather maps from WXcharts show areas in Scotland turning purple indicating heavy snowfall on January 1. Areas around Wick, Inverness, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Newcastle will be blasted with snow showers as temperatures plummeted to -1C.
Near the Scottish Highlands, the depth of snow is forecasted to be around 25cm. Huge cities such as Newcastle and Manchester could also be treated with some snow on the Boxing day.
People across the country are hoping for a White Christmas as several areas seems to be turning white from December 22.
On Boxing Day, Scotland will unsurprisingly see the lowest temperatures, with a bitter -7C expected in the far north. In Kent, the mercury will still hover around freezing.
Northern England may already be caked in up to 3cm of snow on Christmas Day, but the data shows heavy rain replacing any snow fall on Boxing Day, especially for the south east.
The predictions by Netweather.tv for Boxing and New Years’s Day stated: “Generally changeable weather is set to continue with predominantly westerly winds, but with potential for one or two short-lived cold blasts of northerly and north-westerly winds affecting the country, and a likelihood of cold north-westerlies often affecting northern Scotland.
“It is looking unlikely that there will be high pressure around Greenland and Iceland, and so any northerlies are forecast to be short-lived except in northern Scotland.”
The Met office’s long-range forecast for December 22 to 31 stated: “Unsettled with milder, mobile spells of wind and rain, and briefer colder interludes most likely. Initially, for the north, showers, heavy in places and wintry to low levels, with drier and brighter conditions further south. Lingering strong winds should ease early in the period.
“Milder conditions, likely returning for a time over the weekend. By the Christmas period, a chance of a colder, showery interlude with northerly winds potentially bringing some snowfall, mainly across hills in the north. However, this colder interlude could be short-lived, and may not reach the far south before a milder Atlantic, westerly flow, becomes re-established.
“This pattern most probable towards New Year’s Eve, with the majority of cloud and rain likely across the west, and drier and brighter conditions more probable in the east.”
Today:
Monday will be mostly cloudy with some rain, mainly in the west, heavy at times. However, southeast England should see some brightness, whilst sunny spells and showers develop across Scotland and Northern Ireland, where it will feel a little cooler.
Tonight:
Further locally heavy rain arrives from the southwest, spreading to most of England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland staying drier, cooler with scattered showers in the north.
Tuesday:
Rain clearing southeast with drier, brighter conditions following from the north. Scattered showers in the north. Turning windy for all, gales in the north. Feeling a little cooler for all.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Windy throughout, especially on Thursday with severe gales possible in the north. Bright or sunny spells with showers or longer spells of rain, showers wintry in the north on Friday.
