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, mainly latitude and height above sea level. Not all of us live in the Scottish Highlands and falls of sleet or snow over low-lying areas are usually confined to between November and April. However, there have been isolated falls as late as June. Even if snow falls in December, there is no guarantee
Monday 2 June 1975 (Widespread June snowfall) Weather chart for 1200 UTC on 2 June 1975 General summary A band of rain, with some sleet or snow in places, across the Midlands quickly pushed south to lie across southern counties of England by midday. The afternoon saw this cloud and rain, with some
, northerly winds will bring further rain, sleet and snow across parts of Northern Ireland as well as northern and western Scotland today (Tuesday) and Wednesday. Most of the snow that settles is likely to be over higher ground. Rain, sleet and snow “An Atlantic frontal system looks likely to bring a mixture
widely on the 22nd/23rd. There were numerous road accidents and airport delays in Scotland on the 22nd, and public transport was also affected. Rain, hail, sleet and snow resulted in accidents and school closures in Wales, and in north-west England there was disruption to Merseyrail services and some
A spell of unsettled weather is on the way for much of the country this week, with rain showers and a possible mix of sleet and snow, mainly on high ground in the north.
. A Yellow Warning for ice has been issued for northeastern areas of the UK, with the potential for widespread icy patches. Linked to this, a band of wintry showers will sink south through Wednesday, bringing a continued risk of snow to high ground, and a mix of rain, sleet and snow to lower levels
December 2020 The averaging period used for the following assessment was 1981-2010. The first week of December was unsettled and turned increasingly cold, with low pressure becoming slow-moving and giving spells of rain, with sleet and snow over high ground and locally to low levels. It turned
and some penetrating inland into parts of the Midlands, central southern and south-eastern counties. Wintry showers and longer spells of rain, sleet and snow moved southwards through many areas on the 2nd. From the 3rd to 5th an east to north-easterly flow brought frequent showers to eastern counties
% of average overall. 1st to 7th The 1st started mainly dry and sunny, but rain, with sleet/snow locally, moved southwards down eastern areas, reaching the south-east by dark, and there were isolated showers in central and south-western parts. It was sunny and mainly dry for most on the 2nd but cloudier
. Three days of sunshine and showers followed on the 10th, 11th and 12th, with the showers mostly falling as rain, hail and sleet on low ground but with snow on high ground, and Spadeadam (Cumbria) only reached 0.8 °C on the 11th. The showers also produced isolated thunderstorms, and it remained very
rain shower (day) 15 Heavy rain 16 Sleet shower (night) 17 Sleet shower (day) 18 Sleet 19 Hail shower (night) 20 Hail shower (day) 21 Hail 22 Light snow shower (night) 23 Light snow shower (day) 24 Light snow 25 Heavy snow shower (night) 26 Heavy snow shower (day) 27 Heavy snow 28 Thunder shower
