Met Office warns of snow to fall today with heavy rain & strong winds on the way – but it’ll be a sunny weekend for some
THE Met Office have warned that snow could hit the country today with heavy rain and strong winds also on the cards.
Forecasters said that wet and windy conditions will continue after a washout Bank Holiday weekend.
Meteorologists have confirmed that some Brits may even see the white stuff fall today.
According to the Met Office weather map, parts of northern and central Scotland could see a light dusting of hill snow.
The Scottish Highlands will see the most of any potential snow with the areas worst affected including Dalwhinnie, Fort Augustus, Fort William, Craig and Ullapool.
Loch Glascarnoch and Scardroy could also see a smattering of the white stuff, say the Met Office.
However, any snowfall will be thin on the ground with less than a 0.5mm falling per hour.
According to the Met Office weather maps, light snowfall affecting the Scottish Highlands has already started and will continue throughout the day.
Today’s weather will see “showers” across much of the UK with heavier rain across England and Wales.
The Met Office forecast added: “Further showers developing, and later wet and windy weather arriving from the southwest.
“Rather cloudy and chilly further north, with patchy rain and hill snow.”
Forecasters say that wet and windy weather will move north and east across all but the Northern Isles overnight.
And snow could continue to “affect high ground in Scotland”.
Those in the southwest may experience “blustery showers” later this evening.
But it is not all bad news for Brits with some sunny spells on the cards for the weekend.
The Met Office say that conditions will be “rather mild” in the South.
And despite a chilly start, those in the north should see the weather “turning increasingly mild” over the weekend.
Temperatures in the low twenties are expected in southeast England on Saturday, with a small chance of peaking at 24C.
It will beat the spike of 19.9C recorded in northwest Scotland in January, should the forecasts hold.
The warm conditions are due to a storm system and winds from the southwest bringing above-average temperatures to many parts of the UK.
The Met Office’s Craig Snell said: “The temperatures will be tempered somewhat by the strength of winds with the possibility of gales in some western parts of the UK.”
Pollen levels are also set to reach high levels across the country on Saturday.
The South East, East, Yorkshire, East Midlands and North West England are all set to be hit with a high count, according to the Met Office’s pollen forecast.
Five Day Forecast
Today:
Heavy rain will persist across southern Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. Largely cloudy skies further south with showers. Showers may be heavy and thundery in eastern and northern England. Showers lighter for southern counties with brighter spells at times.
Tonight:
Rain continues to affect Scotland but easing slowly. Bands of rain run across Wales and England, turning thundery in the southwest during the early hours. Cold in the north.
Thursday:
Thundery showers continuing across southern half of the UK, with brighter spells for a time. Cloudier with light rain in central and northeastern UK, with patchy hill snow for Scotland.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Spells of rain and showers continuing over the coming days and becoming increasingly windy. Rather mild in the south and turning increasingly mild in the north after a chilly start.
He added that temperatures on Sunday will likely drop to the mid-teens resembling this week’s conditions.It comes after Brits felt the lasting effects of Storm Nelson across the Easter Bank Holiday.
The Met Office recorded strong gales, and heavy rain wreaked havoc for the 2.6million cars expected on the roads.
Yellow weather warnings for rain and strong winds were issued across parts of Northern Ireland and the south of England.