UK faces -5C snow next week with 11 counties in England set to be hammered

WX Charts maps and charts, which are compiled using Met Desk data, show a mixture of snow and ice battering the country on January 25.
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The UK faces -5C snow next week with a map and chart laying bare exactly where flurries are likely to fall. WX Charts maps and charts, which are compiled using Met Desk data, show a mixture of snow and ice battering the country on January 25.

Next Saturday will see a downturn in conditions with everywhere from Wales and northern England to Scotland facing a dusting. Northern England and Scotland could see 3cm of snow per hour, kicking off at midday, the maos show.

Areas particularly at risk include Cumbria, Northumberland, Durham and Greater Manchester, while Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire could also face a dusting. Snowfall could also fall in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall as the temperatures drop.

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The snow is expected to die down on the Sunday before making a return overnight and in the early hours of January 27. A Met Office update issued today (Saturday January 18) for January 23 onwards explains: "A transition to a rather more changeable and at times unsettled weather pattern is likely to occur during the first few days of this period.

"Outbreaks of rain and freshening winds will probably make inroads from the southwest during Thursday ahead of conditions more widely becoming wetter and windier by the weekend. A return to periods of rain followed by showers, often accompanied by strong winds looks likely for the rest of the month, with the potential for weather warnings or even a named storm at some point before the month is out.

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"Temperatures at least should recover in most places, ending up near average or even a little above, though admittedly not feeling like it at times." And it says of February 1 onwards: "A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely through this period, resulting in an unsettled, milder and windier than average period.

"This is likely to result in areas of rain and periods of stronger winds affecting most if not all parts of the UK at times, though with the wettest and windiest weather probably occurring towards the north and west. However, the potential for brief colder spells with associated frost, ice and snow remains, following any deep lows crossing the region.

"Pressure may build across southern areas towards mid-February, which would result in drier, settled conditions, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost, becoming established here."