Maps show a change in conditions AGAIN in early February, just days after Storm Chandra sparks havoc across England and Scotland.
Next UK snow bomb brought forward – and will last 36 hours non-stop
The date of the next snow bomb has been brought forward – and could fall for 36 hours NON-STOP. Maps show a change in conditions AGAIN in early February, just days after Storm Chandra sparks havoc across England and Scotland.
Now, new weather maps from the Met Desk, and WX Charts, which are mirrored by Ventusky and Netweather TV, show 36 hours of snow from midday on February 3.
The north east of England, the Pennines, the Yorkshire Dales and the Peak District are all expected to be hit. The snow intensifies through February 3 and lasts until February 4, the following day.
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Snow accumulations could reach 18cm (seven inches) in northern England. Wales could see as much as 9cm (3.5 inches), with 5cm (two inches) possible in the Midlands, the maps show.
It comes as Storm Chandra hits the UK on Tuesday, January 27, with high winds and heavy rain triggering a number of football matches across the UK to be postponed.
At Windsor Park in Belfast, the BetMcLean Cup semi-final between Linfield and Ballymena United has been rescheduled.
In a statement on Monday, the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL) said the decision had been taken “in accordance with NIFL protocols and with the agreement of both clubs”.
In the West Midlands, League One team Port Vale FC has postponed a match this evening against AFC Wimbledon due to “large amounts of standing water”.
Exacta Weather’s James Madden said: “From later Thursday and into Friday, we will see low pressure and weather fronts bringing further strengthening winds and bands of precipitation and rain from the south-west once again before tracking eastwards from early Friday, and some of these will have the potential to turn wintry in places in the same process from the early hours of Friday.
“The current risk for snow on present indicators for Friday is likely to be sporadic and low to moderate across some parts of central England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and with a more moderate to higher chance and risk of snow across parts of northern England and Scotland once again.”