Britain is on high alert for a major snowstorm that could blanket the country from north to south later this month. Weather forecasts suggest a significant snowfall event, possibly comparable to the 2018 'Beast from the East', with widespread disruption expected during half-term week.
Britain is bracing for a significant snowfall that could cover the country from north to south later this month, according to new weather data. WXcharts.com's weather maps reveal a formidable wall of snow poised to strike the east during half-term week, when thousands of schools will be closed. Some forecasters are drawing comparisons to the 2018 'Beast from the East', which caused widespread disruption with its severe snowy conditions.
Exacta Weather has predicted: 'In and around February 8-15, could then bring that cold, easterly and/or northerly and multiple widespread snow events for large parts of the country.' They added: 'Overall confidence is currently moderate and increasingly increasing to much higher levels for these expected weather developments to bring widespread snow and notable cold weather to the UK.' WXCharts.com indicates that the snow is set to sweep in from the east on the morning of February 17, initially hitting Scotland before descending towards Yorkshire and then southwards. By midday, cities like Birmingham, London, and Southampton may experience snowfall, potentially causing major travel disruptions for millions, reports the Express. As sub-zero temperatures grip most of the nation, snow is expected to persist in various cities by the morning of February 19. While the Met Office has noted the possibility of wintry conditions, it has yet to make a definitive call on the likelihood of snow. The long-range forecast for the period states: 'Temperatures may be below average at first, with overnight frosts, but could return to near average or even rise a little above average later.' 'Precipitation amounts are likely to be below average at first, though a few wintry showers are possible in the east, and perhaps some rain in the west, but amounts may return to near-normal later in the month.' Scotland and the north of England are expected to be the most severely affected by the cold weather. Full areas affected: Scotland - Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Buteshire, Caithness, Clackmannanshire, Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, Fife, Inverness-shire, Kincardineshire, Kinross-shire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian, Moray, Nairnshire, Orkney, Peebleshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Ross and Cromarty, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Shetland, Stirlingshire, Sutherland, West Lothian. England - Northumberland, Cumbria, Durham, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Essex, Kent.
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