All the parts of England waking up to snow as temperatures drop to -5C
Households across the UK are set to wake up to snow in 13 cities on Thursday (January 30) in a new Arctic blast as temperatures plummet to -5C. Following a battering from Storms Eowyn and Herminia, a low pressure system will move in from the Atlantic bringing wintry conditions again for the end of the week with snow and rain for much of the country.
New maps from WXCharts, which utilises Met Desk data to show the latest weather, forecasted 13 cities across the country facing snow as we head towards the end of January. The WX Charts map has predicted areas where snow is set to fall, which is the areas shaded white and purple.
Areas at risk in England are Bath, Birmingham, Bristol, Coventry, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Manchester, Plymouth, Stoke on Trent, Wolverhampton, and Worcester, as well as Cardiff in Wales. The flurries are anticipated to strike around 6am on Thursday, January 30, reports MirrorOnline.
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The current BBC Weather outlook for Thursday onwards says: "Thursday will bring plenty of winter sunshine across the UK, with just a few showers, some wintry, in north Scotland and the Northern Isles. Friday will see a band of cloud and rain move across the UK with skies clearing behind it," the forecast continued.
"Saturday will be mostly dry and cloudy at first, with rain pushing in from the west in the evening." A quieter spell of weather is expected to arrive from Thursday, as a ridge of high pressure crosses the UK bringing a drier, brighter and less windy day for all, the Met Office has said.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Chris Almond said: "Most areas will be dry with sunny spells on Thursday, although there’s the risk of some freezing fog patches at first. Cloud, outbreaks of rain and hill snow will spread to the northwest by the end of the day, and Friday will see a cloudy day in the south, with some sunshine further north, before the next band of cloud and rain arrives in the northwest later.
"Overall though, rainfall amounts will be lower than of late." While a spokesperson for the national weather agency said: "After some early frost, mostly fine on Thursday with sunny intervals.
"Rain moving southeast on Friday with drier interludes on Saturday, although a continued risk of rain in the northwest." And then into February the outlook is quite soggy.
The Met Office stated for February 2-11: "Periods of wet weather are likely to affect northern parts of the UK at times, particularly early in this period. Some heavy rain is possible and this is likely to be accompanied by spells of strong winds.
"South of this, across the rest of the UK, it is likely to be more settled and whilst some rain can't be ruled out at times, there is likely to be plenty of dry weather through this period. Winds will be lighter and this will bring the risk of overnight frost and fog. Overall, temperatures will be close to normal for most, but it is likely to be mild at times in the north. Brief colder spells are likely in between weather systems though."