SDM
20-03-2008, 06:09 PM
Taken from Metcheck.com
Forecasters Warning -- Wintry Conditions --
Areas Affected: The UK - Especially Northern & Eastern Britain
This is an upgrade to the previously issued Weather Watch on Wed 19th March 08.
The change to colder conditions is beginning to take place as a low pressure spills cloud, wind and rain southwards across all parts of the UK during the remainder of Thursday. Increasingly colder air will then begin to filter southwards overnight and into Friday.
There is now moderate to high confidence that some significant snowfall accumulations are expected across Scotland and parts of Northern England initially.
Showers will begin to turn wintry across Scotland overnight and into Friday and these will then spread southwards during the day into Northern England and perhaps the East Midlands and East Anglia later. Further wintry showers are then expected for many into Saturday, some temporary accumulations are possible at lower levels but above 200 to 250m a general 4 to 8cm of snow is possible across Scotland and Northern England.
There is a growing risk of a more prolonged spell of rain, sleet and snow spreading southwards across parts of Central and Western Scotland and England later in the day on Saturday and overnight into Easter Sunday.
This Advanced Weather Warning will be upgraded or updated by 12pm on Fri 21st March 08.
Forecasters Warning -- Wintry Conditions --
Areas Affected: The UK - Especially Northern & Eastern Britain
This is an upgrade to the previously issued Weather Watch on Wed 19th March 08.
The change to colder conditions is beginning to take place as a low pressure spills cloud, wind and rain southwards across all parts of the UK during the remainder of Thursday. Increasingly colder air will then begin to filter southwards overnight and into Friday.
There is now moderate to high confidence that some significant snowfall accumulations are expected across Scotland and parts of Northern England initially.
Showers will begin to turn wintry across Scotland overnight and into Friday and these will then spread southwards during the day into Northern England and perhaps the East Midlands and East Anglia later. Further wintry showers are then expected for many into Saturday, some temporary accumulations are possible at lower levels but above 200 to 250m a general 4 to 8cm of snow is possible across Scotland and Northern England.
There is a growing risk of a more prolonged spell of rain, sleet and snow spreading southwards across parts of Central and Western Scotland and England later in the day on Saturday and overnight into Easter Sunday.
This Advanced Weather Warning will be upgraded or updated by 12pm on Fri 21st March 08.