All of the major UK cities facing blizzard-like wintry snow showers this month

02 February 2023 , 12:16

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A freezing front travelling from the northwest is expected to herald wintry showers (Image: PA)

Snow is expected to hit many cities in the British Isles when a major blizzard arrives this month.

Latest information from WXCharts shows a freezing front travelling from the northwest next Tuesday, and it is expected to herald wintry showers over a 48-hour period.

On this occasion, however, it won't just be high ground and rural places affected.

Maps show many major cities were forecasted to be affected by lying snow.

Major cities including Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen could see some flurries

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Initial snow flurries are forecasted to appear in northern parts of Scotland, before moving toward the north of England and Wales as the week progresses.

Traffic could face weather disruption in some cities (PA)

The blizzard will first hit the Highlands, where Fort William will be initially affected from Wednesday, February 8 next week.

It will continue to take hold in Inverness before, moving east to Aberdeen and its surrounding areas on Monday 11 where many places will be blanketed with snow.

But by Wednesday, many more southern and westerly parts will also be hit by blizzards in Cardiff, Southampton, London, and Cork in Ireland.

Snow is forecast to hit cities in both the north and south of the country (WXCHARTS)

The Mirror explained yesterday that charts impacted by snow were highlighted in a light purple colour, inside dark purple on the maps.

The east coast of Ireland and Wales will also be hammered by rain a week on Thursday afternoon.

But rain is also expected to give way to snow, bringing some flurries to cities in these areas.

The huge blizzard is expected to stretch an estimated 750 miles from the Shetland Islands right down to Southampton.

Major cities including Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen could also see some flurries.

Major cities including Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen could see some flurries (PA)

Up to 2cm of snow an hour is forecast to fall in the most affected places.

Weather maps forecast 750-mile blizzard dropping three inches of snow next week

Snow is predicted over the English Channel next week on Thursday, and some southern areas located on the coast could also be hit.

The Met Office's latest long-range forecast also predicted a new round of wintry weather, as temperatures drop toward the start of next week.

Graeme Murray