UK faces 700-mile snow storm with 12 cities in England 'brought to standstill'
The UK has been warned over 700-mile-wide blizzards next week with 12 major cities in England brought to a standstill by flurries of snow. Maps and charts from WX Charts, which are projected using modelling from the Met Desk, show snowfall on February 10 at 00:00.
The full list of cities expected to be impacted are London and Brighton as well as Oxford, Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Nottingham and Lincoln. Other places at risk include Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds, alongside Newcastle and Carlisle.
Edinburgh and Glasgow complete the list - taking the total to 12. Despite the projections, other weather forecasters remain unmoved by the reports, with Netweather pouring cold water on the speculation in its monthly week-by-week outlook.
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From February 9, it predicts: "High pressure will dominate over central Europe during this week, bringing predominantly south to south-westerly winds across the British Isles. Frontal systems will regularly affect Northern Ireland and western Scotland, though these will typically weaken as they move eastwards across the country. The week will see occasional colder incursions of polar maritime air, potentially bringing wintry showers to northern and western Scotland, followed by building pressure from the south.
"The north and west of Britain will experience milder and wetter conditions relative to normal, despite these polar maritime intervals. Central, southern and eastern England can expect occasional colder spells with overnight frosts, particularly when polar maritime air combines with clear skies and light winds as high pressure builds from the south.
"While high pressure is likely to influence weather patterns across most regions except north-western Britain early to mid-week, there remains a significant possibility that milder, unsettled conditions will extend further south and east towards the weekend.
"Mean temperatures are expected to reach 2°C above the 1991-2020 long-term normal across most of Scotland, potentially rising to 3°C above in the north-east, where the Föhn effect will drive particularly high temperatures for the season. Southern England is likely to see temperatures between 0°C and 1°C above normal."