Maps and charts from WX Charts, based on the GFS advanced modelling system and Met Desk data, hint at a wintry blast incoming.
UK snow widens to 320-mile wall with England set to be hit by flurries too
UK snow has widened to a staggering 320-mile wall of the white stuff – with England now expected to be hit too. Maps and charts from WX Charts, based on the GFS advanced modelling system and Met Desk data, hint at a wintry blast incoming.
A 320-mile blast is expected to hit the country in and around November 5, with Yorkshire and swathes of the North East of England set to be covered.
Areas particularly in line for a dusting include Yorkshire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester and Lancashire, as well as Northumberland and Co Durham, too, according to the maps.
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In the short term, after a week of benign anticyclonic gloom, low pressure has pushed the area of high pressure away to the east over the weekend, the Met Office has said.
It adds: “Heavy rain in Northern Ireland saw 59.2mm accumulate at Killowen from midnight to 14:00 on Sunday. Continued influence from low pressure will bring more unsettled weather to the UK weather this week.
“Monday will see heavy showers, particularly across southern England and southern Wales, as well as more persistent rain in northwestern Scotland.
“Tuesday will be another day of showers though with more spells of sunshine between the showers and a reduction in gusty winds too.
“Wednesday is likely to be the finest day of the week, with dry and bright conditions for central and eastern parts.
“There will be some showers in parts of Northern Ireland, Western Scotland and the Northern Isles for a time and some light rain in the far south.”
A Met Office forecast for Tuesday, October 21, says: “A day of sunny spells and scattered showers. Showers heaviest and most frequent in the northwest, where it will also be rather breezy.
“Feeling pleasant in any sunnier periods, particularly towards the southeast where temperatures will be above average.”