Up to 27cm of snow could fall this month as UK temperatures plummet to as low as -14C

Snow could fall across the North East this month as temperatures plummet.

Forecasters predict that parts of the UK will be buried in as much as 27cm of snow during January as temperatures drop to as low as -14C. They believe that parts of northern England could see 10cm of the white stuff.

Birmingham Live reports how The Met Office expects “colder air” to move in bring January 17. This is expected to bring “the risk of snow showers, especially around windward coasts along with overnight frost and ice”.

Colder weather is more likely to dominate from January 20, with the potential for “more widespread snow to parts of the UK”.

According to WX weather charts:

• Northern England could see 10cm of snow.
• Scotland is expected to the worst hit. WX Charts’ data, using Met Desk figures, suggests as much as 27cm could settle on the ground north of the border.
• The Midlands and the south will be the only areas set to escape the freeze.

Exacta Weather forecaster James Madden also expects “widespread and heavy snow showers across large parts of the country” from the middle of the month.

He said: “This will see most and if not all parts of the country getting dragged into an extended snowy regime over at least a several day period, and literally anywhere will be at a much significantly higher risk of seeing some heavy and settling snow within this particular period (from parts of the far north to the far south of country, and especially down the eastern flank of the country from Scotland to southern England too).”

The Met Office said on Friday (January 5) that an area of higher pressure looks likely to become established over either the UK or just to the north of the UK. This will mark a change in weather with a move to colder, drier and more settled period for most.

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