Snow maps show exact date '2cm per hour' blizzard will hit 1,000km stretch of UK
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Terrifying new maps show a huge area of Britain could be smashed by a 1,000km snow blizzard in a matter of days - bringing "2cm per hour" of the white stuff. Brits have just endured a bitter cold spell that held the country in sub-zero temperatures for days on end, plunging the mercury below -10C for the first time this year, according to the Met Office. And while conditions warmed up in recent days, new maps forecast it may not last for too long.
The latest outlook from WXCharts, a meteorological service that takes data from MetDesk, shows a mass of snow descending on the UK. And the new maps show a 1,000km weather system will engulf the UK from the west, stretching from Plymouth in the south west of England all the way up to Outer Hebrides in Scotland on Wednesday January 29 at around midnight.
A second map then shows how by 12pm on the same day, the angry system will stretch up from Southampton - covering London, Birmingham and Newcastle - all the way up to the coast of Aberdeen. And on the following day, on Thursday, January 30, 2cm of snow is predicted to lay across the eastern side of England and the majority of Scotl, stretching from Kent in south east England through to Inverness in Scotland.
The new maps come after the Met Office confirmed weather conditions are set to become more unsettled starting from this weekend. Colder, drier and wintry winds are also expected, forecasters have said. The long-range forecast from Sunday, January 19 to Tuesday, January 28, reads: "This period is expected to see a transition, possibly lasting over several days, between the settled, dry, and often dull conditions expected over the next few days, to something more unsettled. Sunday itself is likely to be rather cloudy and cool, with outbreaks of rain in the west drifting slowly eastwards.
