UK weather maps show a huge storm sweeping across the UK on January 27 (Image: WXCharts)
The UK is bracing to be hit by a huge 742-mile that will see and torrential rain batter large parts of the country, the latest show.
WXCharts maps prepared using Metdesk data have purple for January 27, suggesting snow and heavy rain hammering the UK.
According to the , the northern areas of the country are likely to be covered under a thick layer of snow, while the southern part will be drenched with .
It suggested that the lowest temperatures would be seen around the Scottish highlands, while areas down south, such as London, Birmingham, and Plymouth, would witness mercury levels hovering around 5-6C.
Around 7cm of snow is likely to accumulate in areas around Wick in Scotland as January ends, the maps have suggested.
The incoming storm could bring heavy winds throughout the UK (Image: WXCharts)
On the other hand, areas around Manchester and Newcastle may witness rainfall of upto 42mm, as shown in the maps.
The huge band of torrential rain barreling in from the Atlantic stretches right through England and all the way down to countries such as Cornwall and Devon.
The weather maps align with the ’s long-range forecast covering that period.
The forecaster has warned of wetter and windier conditions and a “small chance of snowfall” in some areas.
The forecast from January 22-31 reads: “A transition to a rather more changeable and at times unsettled weather pattern is likely to occur during the first few days of this period.
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Weather maps show which areas are likely to witness snowfall. (Image: WXCharts)
“Outbreaks of rain and freshening winds will probably make inroads from the southwest during Thursday ahead of conditions more widely becoming wetter and windier by next weekend.
“Whilst a milder, wetter and windier scenario is considered most likely, there remains a small chance that colder air from Europe may continue to feed into northern Britain, especially at first, increasing the chance of snowfall here.
“Towards the end of January, further periods of strong winds and heavy rain are likely to move in from the Atlantic.
“Whilst generally mild conditions look to close out the month, some large day to day changes in temperature are possible.”