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Emma Grimshaw

UK weather: What the Met Office says about snow hitting at the end of the month

Experts at the Met Office have said it's too early to predict whether snow will cover the UK in two weeks despite some forecasters saying it will.

According to the latest long-range weather charts, snow is expected to blitz the country at the end of January. The snow charts, by Netweather, which look at the risk of snowfall, warns of a likely chance of the white stuff hitting on January 28.

But Met Office meteorologist Bonnie Diamond said the reports are based on a forecast for two weeks ahead, which is too far away to make an accurate prediction.

Ms Diamond told the  Daily Star  there's no sign of oncoming snow in the Met Office's forecasting system.

And while there's always a chance of snow showers in winter, it will likely only affect high ground in the northern parts of the country, which is "pretty normal" for January.

Snow charts by WXCharts, which they say look at the probability of snowfall, show the entire country covered in the white stuff on Tuesday, January 28 and Wednesday, January 29.

While the Met Office forecast for the end of January and start of February reads: “Through the end of January into February, we are likely to have higher pressure across the UK than during previous weeks.

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“The northwest will probably see the wettest and windiest weather whilst further south and southeast it should be drier and brighter with an increased risk of frost and fog.

Residents in Bristol today (Thursday) are likely to wake up to a dry start, but things will turn wetter around noon when there's a 90 per cent chance of rain.

Temperatures are set to remain unseasonably warm, peaking at around 12C.

There's no rain predicted on Friday but the mercury will drop to 9C.

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