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New weather charts show the UK is set for plunging temperatures and wintry showers at the end of March. The maps show the south of England is expected to get the worst of the snow, with temperatures expected to plunge to lows of -3C across huge swathes of the country.
Southeast and eastern England will be drier with sunny spells but a few isolated showers are possible. On Sunday, a new frontal system will move across from the northwest, bringing rain to all areas. 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.
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Weather forecasters expect conditions to remain unsettled this weekend, with cold temperatures, heavy rain, gales and even snow forecast across parts the UK. The latest weather charts pinpoint where exactly in the UK snow is likely to fall, with the worst of the wintry conditions expected overnight and early tomorrow morning. It comes after the UK was battered by powerful Atlantic systems this week, with wind speeds across some parts reaching over 70mph.
This is about a 30 percent chance and has some support from similar setups in the past. One model pushes the expected high pressure centre farther north, which would induce colder north to north-easterly wind flows and bring a risk of wintry showers, mainly to northern and eastern areas but this looks to be a low risk at the moment. More likely, colder air will stay away to the east.
The Met Office also predicted chilly temperatures to grip the nation.
The forecast between Tuesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 25, said: At the start of this period, the weather is likely to begin settling down with high pressure building from the southwest.
Snow radar: Temperatures could plunge to -2C in Scotland (Image: WXCHARTS) This may well pep up the winds for a time and bring some more persistent wet weather in places. Then, with the air turning a touch colder still, Saturday will be another day of sunshine and blustery showers, with more areas potentially seeing a wintry flavour to them as well.
Brian Gaze at the Weather Outlook added snow could strike in Scotland as early as tomorrow.
Hs forecast for this week said: Tomorrow is looking wet in most of the UK and the rain turns heavy at times.