UK weather maps reveal where in Britain gets snow during 4-day Arctic barrage

Parts of the UK could be blasted in a four-day barrage of snow later this month, new weather maps have predicted.

Forecast data collected by WXCharts shows large patches of purple – indicating snow – over major UK cities between November 21 and 23.

Areas around the Lake District could see upwards of 1cm per hour of snow on Wednesday 20, according to the latest maps.

Snowy conditions are forecast to continue to a lesser extent eastward to the northeast coast, while areas around major cities like London and Birmingham are bracing for between 0.2mm and 1.5mm of rainfall per hour, with part of England‘s southeast coast also being pelted with rain.

On Thursday, a large swathe of Wales and areas on the border will be hit with up to 0.8 and 1cm/hr of snow, with patches also in Northern Ireland.

Heavier snow in Newcastle will continue northward towards Edinburgh.

Parts of the Highland, Moray, Aberdeenshire, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland are also forecast for snow on Wednesday, with some areas seeing in excess of 0.6cm/hr.

The following day snow is forecast to move deeper into Scotland, blanketing areas like Inverness in between 0.8 and 1cm/hr, continuing down into Angus by Friday.

Areas around Manchester are also bracing for a deluge of snow on Thursday, with parts of England’s southwest coast, parts of Wales, Scotland, and northern parts of Northern Ireland also expecting the white stuff to fall.

The snow will start to ease off for most areas by Friday and Saturday, lingering in places like the Norfolk coast and parts of Wales and the northern coast of the Highland, with patches of rain dotted across the country.

According to the Met Office‘s long-range forecast, early next week will bring “a good deal of dry, settled weather as high pressure builds across the UK.

“However, after a bright start, increasingly cloudy conditions are likely to develop by midweek, with patchy drizzle possible at times.

“Some fog is also possible, this slow to clear. Later next week, it looks like turning more unsettled for a time, with some rain or showers, particularly towards the east.

“After a possible brief drier spell next weekend, it may become largely unsettled during the following week. Winds will be mainly light for many parts early next week, but breezier conditions seem likely to develop from later next week.

The government agency is forecasting temperatures to be “near or a little above average at first, but will tend to drop a little below average later”.

For Thursday, November 21 through to Thursday, December 5, its forecasters are anticipating a likely “general trend towards more unsettled conditions for all parts”.

“Initially, there may be something of a north-south split, with more unsettled conditions towards the north whilst drier conditions persist towards the south,” the Met Office explains on its website.

“However, as we head into December, a more unsettled and mobile picture will probably develop across all parts. Temperatures will probably be close to or a little above average overall, although some colder interludes are possible, especially in the north.”

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