UK snow maps show England and Wales hit by white downpour as 13 cities blanketed

New snow maps are showing the with 13 cities blanketed.

WXCharts has forecast snow to sweep across the UK on Thursday (January 30), bringing with it heavy rain, wind and low temperatures.

It will cover 12 cities in England: Bath, Birmingham, Bristol, Coventry, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Manchester, Plymouth, Stoke on Trent, Wolverhampton, and Worcester.

In Wales, Cardiff also falls within the area expected to be hit by snow.

(Oxford, London, Milton Keynes) and East Anglia (Cambridge, Norwich, Ipswich) as well as parts of England further north (Lincoln, Sheffield, Nottingham).

The has said that showers and longer spells of rain will continue tonight with gales in the southwest easing. Winds will pick up in the far north with a patchy frost forming in the northwest.

Tomorrow will see further heavy showers in the south with a risk of thunder and longer spells of rain in the northwest that will ease in the evening. There will be strong winds at first, and temperatures around average.

The rest of the week will remain wet and windy in the south, becoming more settled for all on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures will sit near the seasonal average, but it will be chilly at night.

Met Office long-range forecast

Cloud and periods of wet weather will probably affect north and north-western parts of the UK at times, particularly early in this period. Some heavy rain is possible which could be accompanied by some spells of strong winds.

Across the rest of the UK, it is likely to be more settled and whilst some rain can’t be ruled out at times, it should be predominantly dry through this period, or certainly drier than it has been.

Winds will be lighter and this will bring the risk of mist and freezing fog patches and overnight frosts.

Overall, temperatures will probably be close to normal for most, but it is likely to be quite mild at times over the north and northwest of the UK.