UK snow map: Temperatures could plunge to -3C (Image: WXCHARTS)
The forecast said: Monday should be largely dry with just the odd isolated shower as a ridge of high pressure topples across the UK. However, this will be a rather weak feature, and a new frontal system will move towards Scotland and Northern Ireland, bringing rain during the evening with some sleet or snow for the Highlands. Overnight, rain will also spread across Wales and England, although it might not quite reach eastern and southernmost England.
UK snow map: Charts show cold winds pushing in from the north (Image: WXCHARTS)
UK snow radar: Temperatures could drop to -4C in Scotland (Image: WXCHARTS) This would allow a trough of low pressure to develop over western and north-western Europe, leading to more unsettled and changeable conditions. Precipitation will likely be quite variable as Atlantic frontal systems potentially move through. Similarly, temperatures will likely be quite variable as well, but there will be plenty of mild spells as fronts arrive followed by colder snaps between fronts. The later we head in March, the more dominant low pressure systems will become for the UK.
UK snow radar: Northerly winds are predicted to strike the UK (Image: WXCHARTS)
UK snow radar: Charts show deepening shades of blue forming from the east (Image: WEATHER OUTLOOK)
The forecast said: Through the middle of February our weather (and the weather for all of northern Europe) will be at the mercy of a large area of high pressure, often referred to as a blocking high . It gets this nickname because it acts as a large roadblock for incoming low pressure systems from the Atlantic. This means it will tend to be drier and colder for areas influenced by the blocking high. We are right on the edge of the high, which is expected to take up residence in the Baltic Sea and Germany, but it looks like it will be just far enough away that will be see Atlantic weather fronts move in from the west and southwest.