A snowy weather front moving in from the east could soon collide with another coming from the south, leading to Arctic flurries falling across the UK, forecast maps suggest
A snow mass is seen forming to the east of Britain on February 8(Image: WXCharts)
A ‘Beast from the East’ storm could soon bring more snow to the UK, weather maps suggest.
On February 8, the GFS weather model shows a mass of snow forming to the east of Britain. While initial flurries in northern England and Scotland will be light, the maps suggest this weather front could collide with another coming from the south, leading to snow falling right across the country.
Intense flurries are seen on the maps in the south of England at midnight on February 8, while a huge area of purple shows snow falling in the Midlands, Wales, northern England and Scotland. Cities including Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Edinburgh appear to be in the firing line.
The eastern weather front could collide with another coming from the south(Image: WXCharts)
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By midday on February 9, the maps suggest snow will have reached Northern Ireland too, hitting Belfast. The heaviest snow is expected in the north-east of England around this time, with serious flurries also hitting the north-west.
The data suggests that by midnight, Northern Ireland will experience the heaviest snow. Southern, central and north-eastern Scotland can expect to see the white stuff throughout the day.
Heavy snow is expected in the north-east(Image: WXCharts)
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Snow coverage maps for 3am on February 10 show snow settled in parts of southern England, the Midlands, and across almost all of Wales, Northern Ireland, the north of England and Scotland.
Snow depth charts suggest the Scottish Highlands could see 65cm (26 inches). The North Pennines could see 16cm (six inches), with 8cm (three inches) coming in Northern Ireland and 4cm (1.5 inches) in North Wales.
Northern Ireland could see intense flurries too(Image: WXCharts)
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The Met Office also suggests snow could fall at the start of February due to weather fronts from the north-east and south-west colliding. Its forecast for February 1 to 10 states: “Weather systems from the Atlantic will continue to attempt to push in from the west, but tending to stall in the vicinity of the UK as they encounter high pressure to the north and north-east.
Huge swathes of the country could be covered by February 10(Image: WXCharts)
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“As a result, further spells of rain or showers as well as strong winds are expected at times. Rain may be heavy and persistent, especially in the south and west. Whilst mild conditions are expected to encroach into the south and south-west at times, cold air is likely to be positioned to the northeast, bringing wintry showers at times.
Snow depth (cm) at 6am on February 10(Image: WXCharts)
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“Where fronts from the south-west do reach the cold air towards the north-east, there is the risk of some snow, most likely across hills, but perhaps extending to lower areas at times.”
