The UK is bracing for an onslaught of snow within the next few weeks. Areas across the country, from the Scottish Highlands to London, can expect to be affected.
New maps from WXCHARTS have revealed the exact day the impending snow is due to hit.
December 17, in just two weeks’ time, will bring wintery conditions up and down the country, including as much snow as three cm/hr in some areas.
Snow and very localised patches of rain will move across the UK in the morning from 6am until midday, easing as the day progresses.
People will be waking up to harsh winter conditions whether they live in the north or south, though Scotland will be most affected by the adverse weather.
In the Highlands, stretching down past Inverness and west towards Ben Nevis, between 0.2 and three cm/hr of snow is expected. However, cities such as Edinburgh and Aberdeen should come away unscathed.
In England, Northumberland, Cumberland, Manchester, and Birmingham will get a light dusting of between 0.1 and two cm/hr.
However, the snow will also extend further south, reaching areas that are not usually affected. At 6am, Somerset, just north of London, is anticipated to see up to one cm/hr.
Throughout the day, the bad weather pattern appears to be moving in a westerly direction. According to the maps, by midday on December 17, Newcastle, Lincolnshire, Kent, and London will have seen snow.
These areas are expected to get between 0.2 and 1.5 cm/hr before the snow moves on.
Separately, the Met Office long-range forecast for December 16-30 reads: “Initially, high pressure is likely to be dominant, especially across the south, with relatively settled conditions likely overall. Frontal systems may still affect the north and northwest of the UK at times.
“During the first few days of this period, however, a change to more unsettled conditions appears likely for a time, bringing a greater prevalence of rain and showers to most areas but especially the northwest.
“Some of the showers could be wintry, especially on high ground. Later in the month, there are signals that higher pressure may become re-established, with more settled conditions likely to develop, particularly across the south.
“Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with colder interludes bringing frost and fog.”
