Eight cities could be blanketed in snow this weekend (Image: WXCharts.com)
A wall of snow stretching the length and breadth of the UK threatens to bring misery to large parts of the country this weekend.
Britain is braced for a weekend of weather disruption, with issuing a rare red warning as a result of winds brought by to Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland.
But the weather could be accompanied by snow and rain throughout the country, promising total chaos for millions of Brits.
forecast for the weekend stops short of predicting snow but does acknowledge unsettled weather across the nation.
It said: “Windy in the north on Saturday as clears eastwards, with sunny spells and blustery showers for most. Further wet and windy weather arrives on Sunday and Monday.”
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The weather front is expected to make its way in from the west on Saturday (Image: WXCharts.com)
But newly released weather data by WXCharts.com indicates that large parts of the country could be blanketed in snow, although it is unlikely to be in the quantities seen in large parts of the UK earlier this month.
Weather maps show a wall of snow moving eastwards towards the UK’s west coast, stretching from Glasgow as far south as Birmingham throughout Saturday.
The weather could see as much as 10cm per hour falling in some parts as it makes its way across the country.
On Saturday the snow could also fall over parts of the Midlands and the UK’s east coast, before dispersing on Sunday.
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By midday on Saturday, much of the UK could be blanketed in snow (Image: WXCharts.com)
Much of the country will be hit with strong winds, particularly Northern Ireland and Scotland (Image: WXCharts.com)
In Scotland, snow is expected to fall over much of the country in conjunction with the strong winds brought by , with snow heaviest in the highlands.
Of the storm, a senior official warned of the threat to life caused by the severe weather.
chief meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “We reserve the issuing of Red Warnings for the most severe weather which represents a likely danger to life and severe disruption, and that is the case with Storm Éowyn.
“While it will be widely very windy on Friday, with additional hazards from rain and snow, the strongest winds and most significant impacts are likely in Northern Ireland and central and southwestern parts of Scotland within the Red Warning areas, where winds could gust 80-90 mph quite widely for a time, and potentially up to 100 mph for exposed coasts in particular.”
Affected Cities
Cardiff
Birmingham
Nottingham
Leicester
Preston
Carlisle
Glasgow
Inverness