UK snow forecast maps show 500-mile wall of winter weather blanketing country

The UK is bracing for yet another period of wintry weather as a and freezing temperatures are due to sweep the country.

New maps by WXCHARTS, which uses MetDesk data, have revealed a 500-mile weather front is due to hit within the next fortnight.

Friday, February 14 and dustings of snow in some areas, just weeks after the UK was battered by multiple storms.

Patches of snow will stretch all the way from the Scottish Highlands in the north to Devon in the south. It’ll also reach across the country from North Lincolnshire to the Brecon Beacons.

are due to be in Scotland, as most of the country finds itself hit with snow, accumulating at around 1cm/hr.

In England, Northumberland and Yorkshire are due to see snow on Valentine’s Day, with light dustings of around 1cm.

At the same time, surrounding areas such as Newcastle, Birmingham, and Staffordshire will get drizzlings of rain falling at up 2mm/hr.

Compounding the snow and rain, to as low as -2C in the Scottish Highlands and 0C in the north of England.

South England will see highs of 5C, but areas such as Yorkshire, Northumberland, and Shropshire won’t get above 1C.

The long range forecast for February 7-16 reads: “High pressure will sit close to (and probably to the east of) the UK in this period.

“Consequently, southern and eastern areas are likely to see the driest conditions, with lightest winds, which could lead to overnight frost and fog with temperatures a little below normal.

“Further north and west, there is a risk of incursions of Atlantic air and fontal systems at times, which would bring some rain here, but with milder temperatures.

“There is a very low chance that if the high orientates in such a way that a more easterly (rather than southerly/southeasterly) flow develops, a spell of much colder conditions could develop across the UK, with a risk of wintry showers in some parts.”