Parts of Britain are set to be hit by a huge blast of snow with some parts of the country seeing in excess of 25cm on New Year’s Day.
Weather reports in the lead up to Christmas warned of a mild festive period that was set to come to an abrupt end in the lead up to the new year.
New data obtained by WXCharts.com shows that not only will temperatures drop well below zero in some parts of the country but that the cold weather is set to be accompanied by significant snow.
Scotland is to be affected the most with the vast majority of the country seeing snow on January 1.
Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen will all see significant snowfall with the Inverness in the north seeing some of the heaviest snow with as much as 58cm in the surrounding highlands.
England will not be immune from the snowy weather, with Newcastle set to see between 5 and 9cm of snow and parts of Yorkshire also set to be affected.
Parts of Northern Ireland will also be hit although it is likely this will be less severe than other parts of the country.
Neil Armstrong is a Met Office Chief Forecaster. He said: “From Sunday we will start to see some heavy rain affecting northwestern parts of Scotland. After a brief respite, further rain and strong winds will be in place on Monday and Tuesday across Scotland, as another area of low-pressure approaches.
“This may be accompanied by some heavy snowfall in the mountains and perhaps to lower elevations.”
Large parts of northern England and Scotland will experience temperatures well below freezing throughout New Year’s Day, with very few places making it above zero.
Temperatures in the south of England will be much milder, with London and the south coast set to see temperatures of around 10 degrees.
Tony Wisson is a Deputy Chief Meteorologist. He added: “Later in the week, wintry showers are likely to be a feature of the forecast as a cold northerly flow becomes established.”
Neil Armstrong added: “With such varied and potentially fast-moving weather conditions it is important for people to keep up to date with the forecast.”
