UK weather: New snow maps reveal exactly where and when -4C deep freeze will blitz Brits

The mercury is acceptable to driblet to a chilly -4C successful parts of the UK this week, according to the caller upwind forecast maps, with a fig of areas forecast to spot snow

Britain could beryllium plunged backmost into a sub-zero winter chill precise soon, according to caller forecasts.

Weather maps from WXCharts person turned a acheronian bluish colour arsenic temperatures are expected to driblet good beneath freezing successful aggregate parts of the UK this Thursday, falling arsenic debased arsenic -4C successful immoderate areas to north. The mercury is expected to tumble into the minus figures overnight successful Wales, the northwest and astir of Scotland, and volition hover astir 0C further south. Slightly warmer conditions are forecast successful the southwest, wherever temperatures volition scope 3C. Snow is besides forecast crossed the Scottish Highlands and to the southbound of Edinburgh.

In the meantime, forecasters person told Brits to expect much terrible upwind successful the aftermath of Storm Bert aft a caller tempest was named. Storm Connall, named by the Dutch meteorological service, is expected to expanse crossed the UK successful the aboriginal hours of this morning, bringing dense rainfall to the southbound and southeast of England. A yellowish informing for rainfall volition screen overmuch of the southbound seashore until midday today, with a abstracted informing besides successful spot for parts of Devon.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Steve Willington, said: “Much of the informing country volition spot 15-20 mm of rain, with 30-40 mm successful immoderate areas. There is simply a little accidental of 50 mm of rainfall successful a fewer places, much apt for areas specified arsenic the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Kent, earlier rainfall eases and clears by aboriginal afternoon. Given the caller bedewed weather, immoderate disruption to question and infrastructure could beryllium possible. Along with the rain, things volition crook colder from time for all, with frost and immoderate freezing fog possible.”

Other parts of state volition spot a mostly cloudy time connected Wednesday with occasional outbreaks of rain. Drier upwind is expected for Scotland and Northern Ireland, wherever immoderate agleam spells are likely. Maximum daytime temperatures of 8C are forecast successful London, 6C successful Belfast and 5C successful Edinburgh.

UK upwind forecast

Wednesday:

Staying cloudy crossed England and Wales, with outbreaks of rainfall becoming much confined to eastbound England done the day. Drier successful Scotland and Northern Ireland with agleam spells. Chilly.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Cold connected Thursday, with fog successful the east. Rain arriving successful the westbound later. Winds strengthening from Friday, with outbreaks of rainfall successful the west. Turning milder into the weekend.