UK snow maps show south of England barraged twice with 59 total counties hit – full list

New map suggests that the UK might not have seen the last of the early year snow, as much of the country turns white at the end of the month. Data from WXCharts shows the country could be set for a last wave of snow in early spring. According to the maps, as many as 59 counties could be hit by the wintery conditions between 28 and 30 March.

A forecast for the period said: “Unsettled conditions will probably continue across many parts of the UK. Some heavy rain or showers are possible at times, these most likely across southern areas.

“Temperatures will be above normal at first, probably falling back closer to average later.”

maps produced by WXCharts show snow engulfing Scotland in the early morning of 28 March stretching from the north of Scotland down through Northumberland, Yorkshire and Lancashire.

Concurrently, snow will be moving west through and south of down towards Oxfordshire and the home counties.

The chances of snow setting is for the large part unlikely due to the relatively average temperatures for the time of year, which will see lows of five or six degrees.

It is expected that snow is most likely to fall on high ground, with the Scottish Highlands, the Pennines and the Lake District the most likely to see any significant and prolonged periods of snow setting.

Snow will return to the UK two days later according to the experts, with white patches being spotted across London, Kent, Essex and Hampshire on 30 March.

Areas not battered by snow will be deluged in rain, with heavy rain predicted for much of the south on 28 March.

Blue patches over the South West and southern will stretch across the UK, with and the south coast swamped by as much as 6-10mm per hour of rain.

The wintery could be the last the country will see this side of summer, with April expected to bring a rise in temperatures and more settled conditions.

A long range forecast said: “Blocked patterns are most probable for the first half of April.

“This can lead to slow-moving areas of low and high pressure and depending on their location can result in extended periods of either dry conditions or, perhaps more likely, wetter episodes in the form of rain or showers.

“Either way, whilst temperatures overall may be near average, given the time of year this type of regime tends to increase the chance of periods of below average temperatures at times.”

Counties Affected

Scotland

Highland

Moray

Aberdeenshire

Angus

Perth and Kinross

Stirling

Argyll and Bute

Dunbartonshire

Ayrshire

Lanarkshire

Glasgow

Renfrewshire

Inverclyde

Clackmannanshire

Falkirk

West Lothian

East Lothian

Midlothian

Scottish Borders

England

Cumberland

Northumberland

Durham

Westmorland

Lancashire

Yorkshire

Lincolnshire

Derbyshire

Nottinghamshire

Essex

Kent

Hampshire

Wales

Isle of Anglesey

Gwynedd

Conwy

Denbighshire

Flintshire

Wrexham

Ceredigion

Powys

Pembrokeshire

Carmarthenshire

Swansea

Neath Port Talbot

Bridgend

Vale of Glamorgan

Rhondda Cynon Taff

Cardiff

Merthyr Tydfil

Caerphilly

Newport

Torfaen

Blaenau Gwent

Monmouthshire

Northern Ireland

Derry/Londonderry

Tyrone

Fermanagh

Armagh

Down

Antrim