Hour-by-hour weather forecast as London braced for SNOW
WEATHER forecasters say London will be covered in snow today (Thursday) but what time will snow arrive? Here is an hour-by-hour weather forecast breakdown of when to expect the snow.
A Met Office yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place for London between 1pm on Thursday until 9pm on Friday. The warning, which also covers the majority of England and Wales, says drivers should expect icy and treacherous conditions on roads. Between 1cm and 3cm of snow is forecast to snow in the capital, although it could be as high as 5cm to 10cm over Wales and southwest England. Commuters are being urged to check weather and travel updates before leaving home.
Here’s an hour by hour forecast for London for Thursday and Friday:
Thursday
10am: 0C - Fog
11am: 1C - Cloud/sunshine
12pm: 3C - Cloud-sunshine
1pm: 4C - Cloud
2pm: 4C - Cloud
3pm: 4C - Cloud
4pm: 3C - Cloud
5pm: 2C - Cloud
6pm: 2C - Cloud
7pm: 2C - Cloud
8pm: 1C - Light snow
9pm: 1C - Light snow
10pm: 1C - Heavy snow
11pm: 1C - Heavy snow
Friday
Midnight: 1C - Heavy snow
3am: 1C - Light snow
6am: 1C - Cloud
9am: 2C - Cloud
12pm: 3C - Light cloud
3pm: 4C - Light cloud
9pm: 2C - Light cloud
How cold will it get?
The Met Office says temperatures could fall to -12C (-10.4F) in parts of Scotland, particularly in areas that have already seen some snowfall.
Meteorologist Mark Wilson said: "Potentially we could be as low as minus 12 tonight over snow cover across Scotland.
"It will be exceptionally cold - what we need to beat at the moment is minus 10.8C. That was at Braemar on January 18.
"I think there is still a very good chance that could happen - obviously it's not a complete dead cert but I think it's more likely than not that we will get colder than that.
"Definitely that's one to watch.”
"Even away from that it's going to be a cold night across the board - temperatures widely below freezing and a pretty widespread and severe frost for many."
Councils have prepared for heavy snowfall, with more than 1.4 million tonnes of salt stockpiled, the Local Government Association said.