Met Office snow maps show all the places set for snow 'from 6am on Friday'

Met Office snow maps show all the places set for snow ‘from 6am on Friday’

UK snow maps on the Met Office website show snow hitting the country on March 1. The Met Office’s precipitation map shows the large band of snow first stretching across north-west England from 6am on Friday morning.

Staffordshire is affected as well as the North West, with parts of Lancashire and Cumbria braced for a dusting. The Lake and Peak Districts will also experience a light dusting. Some parts of Lancashire, including Burnley, and parts of Greater Manchester, including Rochdale, Bolton and Wigan, will be hit and there will also be heavy rain.

From 9am, the snow spreads further west before rearing its head again at midday, while heavy rain hits and a deluge of downpours is expected. The snow showers have completely cleared over England since 6pm, leaving behind a few patches of hail and sleet.

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Looking ahead from March 3 onwards, the Met Office explained: “The start of this period is likely to be unsettled and showery, especially in the south where a spell of persistent rain and strong winds is possible, though temperatures should return to near-average.

“Through the week, there is some uncertainty, but high pressure may build to the east, bringing drier and more settled conditions (with some spring sunshine) for a time, especially in eastern areas, with western parts always more at risk of seeing further spells of rain and strong winds.

“Towards the middle of March, a typical mixture of conditions looks most likely with spells of rain interspersed with brighter, drier intervals. Temperatures are likely to be around, or a little above average, but some cold nights are certainly still possible.”

And from March 13 to March 27, it added: “During the rest of the month, there no especially strong signals on top of climatology at this range, though there is perhaps a slightly increased chance of spells of high pressure developing, probably centred to the north or west of the UK.

“Days of occasional warmth are more likely towards the end of the month as the sun continues to strengthen, and rainfall amounts would typically decrease a little in this period anyway, even though some wet and windy days are still likely. Winter hazards such as snow, and overnight frost and ice could occur anywhere, as often happens in March, but are most likely towards the north of the country.”