UK weather maps show 144 hours of ‘non-stop snow’

Weather maps have suggested that the UK is set for 144 hours of seemingly non-stop snow.

At least one area of the country is covered in a white or purple patch – indicating snowfall or snow depth – on charts forecasting wintry precipitation between 6am on March 1 until at least the same time on March 7.

More or less all of Scotland will be affected, maps generated by WXCharts on February 19 suggest. But Aberdeen in the east looks like it will avoid the conditions.

It looks like all of Northern Ireland will be affected at some point during this time period.

In addition, pretty much the entirety of Wales will experience wintry precipitation, maps suggest.

At its peak, maps suggest that snow will affect most of northern England, pretty much all of the West Midlands and a lot of the East Midlands.

A swathe of land north of London is also included in areas that will be snowed on, charts suggest.

East Anglia and parts of Lincolnshire, as well as the south of England look set to miss it.

Some of the places that look set to see wintery precipitation include: Gloucester, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Birmingham, Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Stoke, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Chester, York, Leeds, Sunderland, Newcastle, Durham.

The Met Office’s long range forecast for February 24 until March 5 reads: “The start of this period will see residual rain clearing from the south and far north of the UK, with cooler, fresher, showery conditions becoming established across the UK.

“Winds will also ease. The rest of next week and into early March is rather uncertain though.

“It is possible that further spells of mild, wet and windy weather affect the UK, interspersed with colder, showery conditions with a risk of some snow in the north, but there is also a chance that drier, more settled conditions develop at times, especially towards the south or southeast of the UK.

“Temperatures are likely to be close to or a little above average overall, although with a risk of overnight frost in between frontal systems or in association with any drier spells.”