Areas of England facing snow before Saturday as Met Office forecasts more on Monday
The Met Office has forecast where snow is to fall in England and the rest of the UK at the end of this week and early next week.
New snow warnings from the Met Office have been issued today, with snow returning to 10 areas of England before Saturday - and more to come next week. The weather experts issued yellow weather warnings for snow in England for Thursday afternoon into the early hours of Friday morning, and more snow could return on Monday, February 9, too, according to the latest forecasts.
A total of 10 areas of England, including across Yorkshire, Manchester and Derbyshire, are included in the current warning for Thursday and Friday. The Met Office said in its warning: "Rain moving north across England today is expected to increasingly turn to snow over higher ground through the afternoon and evening. The snow will continue overnight and into Friday morning, although the altitude at which snow settles should steadily rise above that of most major trans-Pennine routes during the early hours of Friday.
"While some sleet or snow is possible to lower levels for a time this evening, accumulating snow is mostly likely above 250 to 300 m with up to 5 cm possible. Much of this melting during Friday morning after the warning ends. Some places above 500 m may see 5-15 cm."
The list of 10 areas expecting to see snow before Saturday, according to the Met Office warnings are:
- Derbyshire
- Durham
- Northumberland
- Cheshire East
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Lancashire
- North Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
The Met Office, in its longer range forecast, says that next week, from Monday, February 9 onwards, the biggest risks will be rain and flooding but that snow could still return once more, especially in England and Scotland.
It says: “Cyclonic patterns are expected to dominate across the UK during mid-February. Frontal systems over the Atlantic are likely to approach the UK at times, tending to become slow moving as they encounter a blocking area of high pressure to the northeast. This will result in showers or longer spells of rain spreading across the UK, these heavy at times. Rainfall amounts will probably be highest in parts of the west, including across areas already sensitive to flooding.
"As these bands of rain spread northwards, snow is possible across northern England and Scotland, mainly over high ground. Strong winds could develop in places, especially coasts. Temperatures will probably be close to normal overall, with any cold conditions more likely in the north.”
