Bitter freezing conditions are set to grip the UK once again this March, with new maps showing that snow will sweep across the country.
Throughout the first two months of the year, large swathes of Britain have already seen snowfall, with further flurries on the way. The snow is due to begin on Wednesday, March 4, at midnight and ease off at 6pm, lasting a total of 18 hours.
Charts from forecaster WXCHARTS show that, at midnight, southern England and stretching up towards the Midlands will remain predominantly dry. Nottingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Blackpool and Hull are all set to see snow, whilst a small pocket of snowfall will also appear over Cairngorms National Park.
By 6am, the charts turn a frosty blue as plummeting temperatures sweep the length of the country.
Few areas will record temperatures above -1C, with the coldest spot being Cairngorms National Park at -5C.
Northern Ireland is set to escape any snowfall, though a small part of North Wales will not be so fortunate. Across England, snow will be restricted to the north, with Hull and Yorkshire bracing themselves for the heaviest accumulations.
Meanwhile, a Met Office prediction indicates: "Quite changeable as Atlantic frontal systems track near or across the UK at times, bringing spells of rain or showers, typically heaviest and most frequent over western areas, but interspersed with drier interludes. Some spells of strong winds will be possible at times too, again more especially in western parts.
"With a flow generally from the North Atlantic, temperatures will likely be near or above average for much of this period, though a trend towards something a little cooler is possible for a time around the change of the month. Later in the period there may be a trend towards slightly drier conditions in the southeast, whilst it remains wet times in the northwest, but confidence in this aspect is rather low."
England:
North East
North West
Yorkshire and the Humber
East Midlands
Wales:
North Wales.
Scotland:
Highlands
Grampian.
Central.
Fife
