Fourteen English Counties to Escape Snow Bomb Starting Tuesday
New weather maps have identified fourteen counties in England that are set to avoid the significant snowfall expected to hit the United Kingdom from Tuesday, January 27. The detailed charts, sourced from WX Charts using Met Desk data, show a low-pressure system sweeping across the country, bringing widespread winter conditions to many regions.
Snowfall Timeline and Affected Areas
The latest ECMWF snow maps indicate that precipitation will begin shortly after midnight on January 27. Initial snowfall will impact areas around Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Liverpool, and parts of Scotland. By 9am, the white stuff is forecast to reach Birmingham and the wider West Midlands conurbation. By 3pm, multiple counties in northern Wales should experience snow accumulation.
Regions Spared from Winter Onslaught
Despite the extensive nature of this weather event, not all areas will face severe conditions. The following fourteen English counties are expected to escape the snow bomb:
- Greater London
- Kent
- Sussex
- Norfolk
- Essex
- Suffolk
- Cambridgeshire
- Devon
- Somerset
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- Surrey
- Dorset
- Cornwall
Weather Patterns and Temperature Outlook
The BBC Weather team explains that high pressure will attempt to expand from Scandinavia across northern UK areas, but Atlantic low-pressure systems will remain nearby. This configuration will maintain changeable weather throughout the coming week, with temperatures turning somewhat colder.
Meteorologists note a persistent struggle between mild air pushing from the southwest and colder air infiltrating from eastern and northeastern directions. This conflict creates uncertainty in day-to-day temperature predictions. No notably cold air masses are anticipated, with temperatures expected to be near or slightly below average in northern and eastern regions, while southern and eastern parts may experience conditions close to or slightly above average.
However, keen southeasterly to easterly winds will make conditions feel colder at times, particularly along eastern coastal areas.
Weekend Forecast and Beyond
The weekend is predicted to be blustery with scattered showers, some turning wintry over northern hills and mountains. More widespread rain is expected for parts of England and Wales.
Temperatures will begin to fall by Monday, which should be a drier day, at least temporarily. A band of rain is forecast to push into western and southwestern areas later that day. As this system edges northward and eastward overnight into Tuesday, snow should develop over north Wales, northern England, and Scotland, primarily over higher ground.
Another band of rain and hill snow could move in from the southwest during the second half of the week, with brighter and more showery conditions expected before and after this system.
