{"id":950641,"date":"2026-05-10T14:57:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T14:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/950641\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T14:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T14:57:26","slug":"uk-weather-maps-show-snow-hitting-england-and-scotland-across-13-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/950641\/","title":{"rendered":"UK weather maps show snow hitting England and Scotland across 13 counties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest weather maps suggest 13 counties could see a spell of snow and frost moving in from around 3pm on Tuesday, lasting until about 9pm on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>15:01, 10 May 2026Updated 15:38, 10 May 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Snow-And-Ice-Warnings-As-Cold-Weather-Sweeps-Across-UK.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Snow is forecast for parts of England and Scotland\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Snow is forecast for parts of England and Scotland(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Snow could hit parts of England and Scotland in just a few days&#8217; time, new <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/weather\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">weather<\/a> maps show, as the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/met-office\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Met Office<\/a> warns of a cooler spell with thunder and overnight frosts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The maps from WXCharts, which uses MetDesk data, suggest bands of <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/snow\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">snow<\/a> will move into parts of Scotland by 3pm on Tuesday (May 12) before spreading more widely on Wednesday (May 13).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">By midday on Wednesday, the maps indicate snow sweeping into higher parts of North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, as well as County Durham &#8211; including Harrogate and Darlington &#8211; and further east towards Newcastle and Durham. In <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/scotland\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Scotland<\/a>, snow could appear in the Highlands, Argyll and Bute, Perth and Kinross, Stirling and surrounding higher inland areas, according to the maps.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UK weather map for May 13\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778425042_243_0_UK-weather-map-for-May-13.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The Met Office says Wednesday will. be 'rather cool and often breezy'\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Met Office says Wednesday will. be &#8216;rather cool and often breezy'(Image: WXCharts)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Further south, parts of northern England &#8211; including Blackpool, Preston and Blackburn &#8211; are likely to see heavy rain instead, according to the maps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Temperatures are expected to be near freezing in parts of Scotland by around 6am on Wednesday, with lows of between 3C and 7C across much of England.<\/p>\n<p>Counties that could see snow:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Highlands<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Argyll &amp; Bute<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Perth and Kinross<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Stirling<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Clackmannanshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Cheshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Staffordshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Greater Manchester<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Lancashire<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">West Yorkshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">North Yorkshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Shropshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Derbyshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Met Office&#8217;s UK forecast from Tuesday to Thursday reads: &#8220;Rain moving southeastwards on Tuesday. This will be followed on Wednesday and Thursday by sunshine and showers, heavy and thundery at times. Rather cool and often breezy. Further overnight frosts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;There will be showers most days in the cool northerly or northwesterly flow, turning heavier from mid-week, when arctic air arrives, while at night there will be a risk of widespread frost as skies clear &#8211; particularly later in the week.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UK snow map for May 13\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_UK-snow-map-for-May-13.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Weather maps show snow hitting parts of the UK on Wednesday afternoon\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Weather maps show snow hitting parts of the UK on Wednesday afternoon(Image: WXCharts)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Another weakening cold front will move southeast across the UK on Tuesday, reaching the southeast early evening, just a band of cloud with some patchy rain not amounting to much for most, very little rain when it reaches the southeast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Some sunshine ahead of the front, while sunny spells return following the front clearance, but with blustery showers arriving in the northwest. Temperatures similar to Monday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Nick Finnis, senior forecaster for Netweather, wrote in his latest <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netweather.tv\/weather-forecasts\/news\/13419-unseasonably-cool-week-ahead-with-daytime-showers-and-chilly-nights\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">article<\/a>: &#8220;Later in the week, air will have originated from within the arctic circle, so it will feel distinctly chilly, particularly out of the sun, while snow is a possibility for Scottish mountains.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UK cold weather map for May 13\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_UK-cold-weather-map-for-May-13.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Air originating from within the Arctic Circle is expected to bring colder conditions to the UK\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Air originating from within the Arctic Circle is expected to bring colder conditions to the UK(Image: WXCharts)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;There will be showers most days in the cool northerly or northwesterly flow, turning heavier from mid-week, when arctic air arrives, while at night there will be a risk of widespread frost as skies clear &#8211; particularly later in the week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Another weakening cold front will move southeast across the UK on Tuesday, reaching the southeast early evening, just a band of cloud with some patchy rain not amounting to much for most, very little rain when it reaches the southeast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Some sunshine ahead of the front, while sunny spells return following the front clearance, but with blustery showers arriving in the northwest. Temperatures similar to Monday.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest weather maps suggest 13 counties could see a spell of snow and frost moving in from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":950642,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5008],"tags":[748,393,4884,1142,2462,16,15,741],"class_list":{"0":"post-950641","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-england","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-met-office","12":"tag-snow","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-weather"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=950641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/950642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=950641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=950641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=950641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}