UK snow maps show Britain to be battered by 18cm in freezing -8C Scandinavian blast

UK snow maps show Britain to be battered by 18cm in freezing -8C Scandinavian blast

GB News weather forecast suggests this weekend will see mild conditions

GB News
Georgina Cutler

By Georgina Cutler


Published: 02/02/2024

- 11:12

A 'freezing snap' is expected to unfold next week

Snow is set to strike Britain with up to 18cm expected to fall as temperatures plummet to -8C amid a blast of cold air from the north.

The latest weather maps show snow falling in Scotland next week with potential spells down south.


Low pressure in the east and high pressure to the north is predicted to drag cold air across the UK from Scandinavia.

According to WX Charts, the coldest day will be February 11 when temperatures drop to -8C in northern England.

Cold air drag map

Low pressure moving east and high pressure shifting north is predicted to drag cold air across the UK from Scandinavia

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Snow is expected to fall across north east and north west England, Scotland and Wales on February 11.

It will follow mild conditions this weekend where temperatures are forecast to reach the mid-teens.

Sub-zero temperatures look set to creep up on Britain early next week, with -6C set to hit on Thursday in parts of Scotland.

Jim Dale, meteorologist and social commentator for British Weather Services told GB News that "a freezing snap will unfold next week".

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The latest weather maps show snow falling in Scotland next week with potential spells down south

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He said: "Britons shouldn't get too used to the mild weather over the next few days thinking winter is all but done.

"A freezing snap will unfold from midweek next week, with both ice and snow figuring widely.

"Proper winter is just round the corner!"

In its long-range forecast, the Met Office there will be some hill snow over the weekend and that "there is a chance colder conditions could start to feature" in the second week of February.

According to WX Charts, the coldest day will be February 11 when temperatures drop to -8C in northern England

WXCHARTS

Snow is expected to fall across north east and north west England, Scotland and Wales on February 11

WXCHARTS

The forecaster has also warned that freezing snow is a possibility in some areas.

A spokesperson said: "It can produce striking effects, as the rain drop spreads out momentarily across the surface before it freezes, encasing the surface in a layer of clear ice.

"However, it is not just these eye-catching scenes that the freezing rain can bring; the weight of the ice can sometimes be heavy enough to bring down trees and power lines, and the glaze of ice on the ground effectively turns roads and pathways into an ice rink."

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