UK snow: Weather maps show TWO DAY blizzard will cover half of Britain this week
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A roaring two-day blizzard is set to crash through the UK this week, according to new weather maps. Brits have been forced to endure bone-chilling conditions this month after the mercury plunged to -18.9C in Scotland last week, marking the coldest overnight temperature since 2010. According to a new set of maps from WXCharts, similar conditions are predicted for Friday, January 24, when almost half of England is set to face blizzard conditions.
The blustering snowstorm is forecast to strike on Friday, with maps from WXCharts showing a huge swirling vortex engulfing the northwest of the UK, bringing with it high winds, snow and freezing rain. The worst hit area will be Scotland, where as much as 28cm of snow is expected to fall. The Highlands and Argyll and Bute will see between 20 and 23cm of snow.
Other areas will be hit with freezing torrential downpours as the winds reach up to 80mph. The Met Office earlier issued a rare danger to life warning over the life-threatening gusts. Flying debris, large waves and loose beach material blown towards sea fronts, coastal roads and properties could cause severe injury or even death. Other services, like road, rail and ferries could also be affected. Longer journey times and cancellations are all possible.
The Met Office explained: "A deep area of low pressure is expected to pass close to or across the northwest of the UK on Friday and Saturday. It will bring a spell of very strong southeasterly to southwesterly winds with gusts reaching 50-60 mph inland and 70-80 mph along coasts (and perhaps higher than this in a few locations). The wind strength will gradually ease through Saturday from the south.".
