“It is not the sort of amount we are likely to see on Thursday.”
Another yellow weather warning of snow has been issued for all of Thursday and into Friday morning across parts of Scotland and northern England, warning of potential heavy snowfall on hills in these regions.
“Some of those snowfall amounts can build up, so we could see a significant, prolonged snowfall throughout Thursday, with the potential of 15 to 30cm accumulating over some of the highest areas,” Ms Maxey said.
This could cause travel disruption to trains on high routes, while motorists may also be faced with delays.
Now for the rain! Snow will make way for heavy downpours in the south as temperatures rise to 12C - while north faces ice warning as forecasters say new Beast From the East will return later this month
Temperatures could rise to 11C this week as Britain sees a return to milder weather after last week s cold snap
Up to 10cm of snow could fall over higher ground in Scotland today, amid forecasts of heavy rain over England
Forecasters have seen Sudden Stratospheric Warming event in the stratosphere above the Arctic
An SSW can reverse the jet stream below and plunge UK into polar temperatures coming from the east