New maps turn white as brutal 474-mile snow wall smashes into the country next week. A wintry blast has been forecast by WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data, ahead of April arriving and March ending this weekend and into next week.
WX Charts projections, which are published daily, show a large band of cold weather bringing wintry showers over most of Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England. Among the areas hit are the North East of England and the Pennines.
The West Midlands could also be expecting flurries, but the snowfall will be heaviest in Newcastle, Belfast and the Scottish Highlands and Scottish Lowlands. The worst of the weather is likely across April 7 and April 8, according to the charts and maps.
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Netweather TV’s Nick Finnis wrote: “Any fine conditions on Monday don’t look to last much further than Tuesday, as further areas of low pressure return from the southwest, bringing further wind, rain or showers for the rest of next week.
“We’ve look hard for any signs of more settled weather lasting more than a day or two, but there is little sign of that over the next 15-16 days from model ensemble guidance. We’ve seen a wetter-than-average autumn then winter, spring, so far, seems to be following in a similar vein!”
And looking ahead from Easter Monday to early April, the Met Office states: “Next week begins with some uncertainty, but it looks likely that we will see a return towards more widely unsettled conditions as another area of low pressure pushes across the UK with changeable weather likely largely dominating throughout this period.”
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Helen Caughey said: “Showers will continue into the weekend, especially for southern and western areas. However, it is likely that we will see something of an improvement for most areas, with showers tending to become less frequent, and a better chance of longer spells of sunshine for eastern and northern areas, especially on Sunday.
“It will also become less windy, and temperatures should start to trend upwards, feeling quite warm in any sunshine. However, more widely unsettled conditions look likely to return into Easter Monday, but there is still some uncertainty in the timing of this deterioration.”
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