UK weather maps show a brutal 500-mile wall of snow colliding with England. The maps and charts, projected by WX Charts, show the snow wall stretching from Inverness in Scotland to the east of England, with Essex in particular badly hit.
The worst of the weather will hit from January 26, with the East Midlands, east of England, north, West Midlands and London battered – with everywhere from the Highlands to Essex unlikely to escape. Snow is thought to fall over more or less the whole of England.
In the short term, a BBC Weather team forecast for Wednesday (January 15) explains: “Bright skies are expected for most, but south-east England will stay cloudy with a few patches of lingering mist and fog. Cloudy and breezy in far north-west Scotland, with spells of rain.
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“Tonight, low cloud, mist and fog in southern England, mainly the south-east. Cloudy with patchy rain in far northern Scotland. The rest of the UK will be dry with clear spells and some areas of cloud.” Its Thursday (January 16) outlook adds: “Tomorrow, the south-eastern corner of the UK will hold onto mist, fog and cloudy skies. Elsewhere, largely dry with bright spells and variable cloud. Breezy in the north-west. A touch cooler.”
The outlook for Friday to Sunday, which spans the weekend, goes on to suggest: “On Friday, north-west Scotland will hold onto cloud and rain at times, and winds will often be brisk. The rest of the UK will be largely dry with areas of low cloud, mist and fog, especially in the south-east.”
And in an update ahead of the coming weekend, the Beeb goes on to say: “Saturday will see little change but it should turn mostly dry in the north-west. Mostly cloudy on Sunday, with patchy rain for western areas of the UK.”