The Met Office has detailed the specific counties across the United Kingdom that are expected to escape snowfall on Tuesday, as it simultaneously activates yellow weather warnings for snow in other regions. The warnings are in effect from midnight through to 5pm, highlighting a significant weather event.
Areas Under Snow Warnings
The primary impact of the snow warnings is concentrated in Scotland, but several English counties have also been identified as at risk. These include:
- Derbyshire
- Durham
- Northumberland
- Cheshire East
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Staffordshire
- North Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
Counties Set to Avoid Snowfall
In contrast, a substantial list of counties is forecast to remain free from snow on Tuesday. The areas set to escape include:
- Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire
- The West Midlands conurbation
- Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire, Northamptonshire, and Bedfordshire
- Herefordshire and Hertfordshire
- Buckinghamshire, the Isle of Wight, and Greater London
- Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Norfolk, and Suffolk
- Kent, Essex, Berkshire, Wiltshire, and Surrey
- Somerset, Sussex, Hampshire, Devon, Cornwall, Gloucestershire, and Dorset
Forecaster's Statement on Storm Chandra
Met Office Chief Forecaster, Paul Gundersen, provided insight into the broader weather system, stating: "Storm Chandra will bring a range of hazards to the UK through Monday night and Tuesday. Initially strong winds will impact the Isles of Scilly, western Cornwall and southwest Wales which are still vulnerable after Storm Goretti, with gusts of 70 to 80mph possible here."
He further explained: "Heavy rain is an additional hazard as it falls on saturated ground in Dorset and southern parts of Devon, Somerset and Cornwall. As Chandra interacts with colder air further north, snow becomes a hazard, with 10-20cm of snow possibly accumulating over higher ground in the Pennines, southern Scotland and the Highlands."
Gundersen emphasised the importance of vigilance, adding: "With a complex spell of weather, it's crucial people stay up to date with the forecast and any warnings in your area."
Storm Naming Context
Storm Chandra is the next storm on the western Europe storm naming group list, which is shared between the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The Met Office noted that other recent storms, such as Storm Goretti, have been named by different storm naming centres, underscoring the collaborative nature of weather monitoring across the region.
