Chilly weather is set to hit the UK again this March, with new maps showing that snow will cover the UK. In the first two months of the year, huge swathes of the country have seen snow, with more on the way. The snow will begin on Wednesday, March 4, at midnight and end at 6pm, lasting for 18 hours.
Maps from forecaster WXCHARTS show that, at midnight, the south of England and up towards the Midlands will be mostly dry. Nottingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Blackpool and Hull will see snow.
There will be a small patch of snow in Cairngorms National Park. By 6am, maps turn icy blue as freezing temperatures sweep their way across the nation.
Few areas will see temperatures above -1C with the coldest area to be in Cairngorms National Park at -5C.
At 6pm, snow will stretch across Scotland, with up to 10cm of snow on the ground in Scotland.
Northern Ireland won’t see any snow but a small patch of North Wales will. As for England, snow will be restricted to the north, with Hull and Yorkshire to see the most snow.
Separately, a Met Office forecast says: “Quite changeable as Atlantic frontal systems track near or across the UK at times, bringing spells of rain or showers, typically heaviest and most frequent over western areas, but interspersed with drier interludes.
“Some spells of strong winds will be possible at times too, again more especially in western parts.
“With a flow generally from the North Atlantic, temperatures will likely be near or above average for much of this period, though a trend towards something a little cooler is possible for a time around the change of the month.
“Later in the period there may be a trend towards slightly drier conditions in the southeast, whilst it remains wet times in the northwest, but confidence in this aspect is rather low.”