The latest UK weather maps show a 360 mile long band of snow across south west England and the Midlands in April.
Some 2cm of the white stuff appears across southern counties including Somerset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire at 6am on April 7, according to weather maps generated by WX Charts on Monday.
While WX Charts’ maps show snow in southern Britain, Netweather’s snow risk maps show none at all for the region at 6am on April 7.
Temperatures look set to linger around freezing at midday on the same date, despite the UK being in the midst of spring, according to WX Charts.
Parts of the Highlands and Grampians could see -6C if the weather maps remain as they are. The mercury across England and Wales will struggle to rise above 1C, with higher temperatures of 5C to 6C possible along the south coast.
Rainfall totals in excess of 50mm in Scotland, up to 84mm in South Wales and 78mm in Cornwall, also appear in WX Charts’ weather maps for April 7.
The Met Office’s long range forecast (March 29 to April 7) expects the Easter weekend to be unsettled with rain or showers in most regions at times, but also some drier and brighter spells.
It adds: “The heaviest and most frequent showers are more likely to be in southern and western areas. Later in the weekend, there is a chance of northern areas becoming drier with increasing amounts of sunshine.”
The Met Office says the Easter weekend is likely to be a little warmer compared to the days which follow, with unsettled or changeable weather remaining the most likely outcome.
All areas are likely to see rain or showers at times, with some drier spells in between, but wet weather will tend to favour the south while northern areas remain a bit drier on average, according to the Met Office.
Monday, March 25 – Friday, March 29
Headline: Unsettled this week with rain and showers.
Today: Rain will spread across much of the UK this morning, but it will stay dry and cloudy in the southeast. Turning windy in southwest and eastern coasts, feeling chilly. Hill snow will start to fall in eastern Scotland this afternoon.
Tonight: Rain and hill snow will continue in eastern Scotland tonight. Outbreaks of patchy rain will also continue across the north and west of the UK, but drier and cloudy elsewhere.
Tuesday: Largely cloudy on Tuesday with outbreaks of showery rain for many. A few brighter spells possible in the south at times. Hill snow will gradually clear eastern Scotland. Breezy.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday: Breezy in the coming days with sunny spells and heavy showers. A more persistent spell of rain is likely to move north through the early hours of Thursday. Feeling chilly.
