Storm Bert is incoming as new weather maps double down on heavy snowfall set to hammer the country within hours.
Weather maps from WXCharts back the Met Office’s weather warnings and storm alerts for snow this weekend (November 22-24).
Today (November 22) and Sunday (November 24) will be similar, with scattered showers across the country. This morning will start with freezing temperatures for much of the UK and Sunday will see a range from 0C to 14C.
Saturday (November 23) will see snow sweep in from the west, covering much of the country, with snow hitting from Nottingham to Inverness (over Sheffield, Carlisle, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Glasgow)
Behind the snow will come a wash of rain, seemingly being heaviest along the Scotland-England border and missing the south of England.
The Met Office has said that today will be “a cold and frosty start for many”, with plenty of sunshine, especially for inland areas. There will be “scattered wintry showers” coming inland along windward coasts.
Tonight, showers will “gradually fade” as cloud increases from the west. It will turn “increasingly unsettled” overnight with heavy rain, proceeded by hill snow. Winds will strengthen, with gales for some.
On Saturday, it will be “wet and windy for all” as Storm Bert arrives, with some hill snow, particularly across the north. It will become “widely windy” with gales for some and turn milder.
An unsettled start, with rain or showers in places, and perhaps also some strong winds for a time.
Temperatures back towards average for most places, but still mild in the southeast. High pressure is likely to build for a time, particularly across northern areas, bringing an increased risk of some fog and frost.
However, this is likely to migrate eastwards during the second half of next week, potentially allowing some outbreaks of rain to move into some western and perhaps southern areas.
Into December, and while signals are mixed it looks most likely that high pressure may re-assert itself close to or over the UK, with temperatures generally near average, but some overnight frost is likely, and rather cold by day where any fog persists.