Snow To Hit Britain

Snow has been forecasted to hit England this weekend.

21:24 13 January 2016

England is expecting snow this week as temperatures drop close to freezing. Met Office said that sleet and heavy rain can be expected for those areas that will be slightly warmer.

 

Heavy snow is predicted in Penrith, Keswick, Leyburn in north Yorkshire, and Buxton in Derbyshire. The heavy snow is expected to be seen across the north east and northwest after Thursday, spending further down south through the rest of the day and into Friday.

 

The Met office forecast for the North East for Thursday to Saturday is: "Rain and hill-snow Thursday clearing to become mainly dry with sunshine and scattered wintry showers, mainly in the east, through Friday and Saturday. Nights turning even colder, with widespread frost."

 

The Met office forecast for the North West says: "Cold through this period with overnight frosts and breezy at times. Occasional showers are expected, which will fall as snow over higher ground and increasingly to lower levels at times."

 

The East of England forecast is: "Showery rain, and perhaps some wet snow during Thursday, clearing later to drier, clearer, but windier conditions. Sunshine and isolated wintry showers Friday and Saturday. Becoming colder with widespread frosts."

 

Yorkshire and Humberside: "Rain and hill-snow Thursday clearing to become mainly dry with sunshine and scattered wintry showers, mainly in the east, through Friday and Saturday. Nights turning even colder, with widespread frost."