Snow is set to return to over a dozen counties in England before the week concludes, with weather models indicating flurries beginning February 16. WX Charts, which relies on Met Desk data, shows snow spreading across the Irish Sea and moving into England and Scotland midweek.
Counties likely to experience snowfall include Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Cumbria, Northumberland, Durham, Lancashire, and Greater Manchester. The risk extends to Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, and Staffordshire, particularly affecting eastern regions according to the GFS weather model.
These findings are supported by the Met Office, which also highlights northern and eastern England as the areas most vulnerable to snowfall this week.
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The BBC Weather team forecasts that unsettled weather will persist into the coming days. While southern England is expected to see above-average temperatures, the northern parts of the UK will experience below-average temperatures, with snow possible in hills and mountainous areas.
The BBC notes that colder air may spread more widely by mid-February. Following this colder spell, milder and more unsettled weather could return later in the month and into early March.
Looking ahead from Saturday, February 7 to Sunday, February 15, conditions will start mild before turning colder. Low-pressure systems are predicted to hover near the western and southwestern UK through midweek, bringing bands of rain and occasional showers interspersed with drier, brighter intervals.
Parts of Wales, southwestern, and southern England may face heavy and thundery showers at times, although temperatures are expected to stay around or slightly above average. Any wintry conditions during this period will be largely confined to the Scottish Highlands.
From midweek onward, high pressure is forecast to build in the north, potentially limiting the influence of mild Atlantic systems. This shift is likely to allow colder easterly winds to develop across northern UK, ushering in colder air to Scotland.