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UK faces 'four inches of snow' with 'almost no region set to be spared' - BIRMINGHAM LIVE
BY James Rodger
The UK faces FOUR INCHES of snow, maps and charts have detailed, as a wintry shift returns later in March. The UK is bracing for yet another bout of heavy snow in just a few days time - according to WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data.
Snow is set to hammer Scotland on Sunday, March 16, before drifting further south over the following three days. Tuesday, March 18 could mark the worst dat, with Aberdeen, the Scottish Highlands and Edinburgh predicted to see up to 4cm.
The Midlands, including Derbyshire and the Black Country, are in the firing line too, with Derby and Wolverhampton particularly badly hit. Snow could also hammer Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds, York and Middlesborough.
Almost no region will be spared during the early hours of Tuesday, March 18. The Met Office forecast for March 9 to March 18 explains: " Likely mild at the start of this period and feeling warm in any sunny spells. However, conditions will be fairly changeable with a chance of showers or longer spells of rain across all areas, these more likely, at least at first, in the west.
"How weather patterns evolve during the following week is unclear but there is an increased chance that high pressure will become more dominant for a time from the north. This would result in a good deal of dry weather but also lead to a downturn in temperatures with a low chance of a colder spell and wintry hazards.
"Low confidence by the end of the period but with an increasing chance of milder but more unsettled conditions developing again." The March 19 to April 2 outlook adds: "Confidence is low in prevailing weather patterns through this period.
"There is likely to be a mixture of unsettled and settled spells with unsettled slightly favoured initially and settled slightly more probable later. As is typical, parts of the west and northwest will probably be wetter overall with drier conditions in the southeast.
"Above average temperatures are more likely than below though some colder spells remain possible during late March."
