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a band of cloud and rain lying south-west to north-east across the country, with the most persistent rain for hills in north-west England and north-west Wales. South-east of this band, conditions are generally fine, warm or very warm, with variable cloud and sunny spells. Mainland Scotland will see

. The 15th was a quiet day with a widespread frost, especially over snow cover in the north with Ravensworth (North Yorkshire) falling to -11.8 °C, and Copley (Durham) reported 20 cm of lying snow. A band of rain spread from the west overnight into the 16th, turning to snow in many eastern areas

, but wintry showers at first over north-eastern coasts became more widespread generally with rain, sleet, snow and hail, Buxton (Derbyshire) recording 4 cm of lying snow. It was coldest in eastern areas to start the 12th; cloudy at first in southern counties with some sleet and snow at first

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quite widely within the warning areas, but in excess of 100 mm is possible over high ground in parts of Wales and southwest England.” “In addition, rapid melting of lying snow over the weekend and periods of strong winds are likely to exacerbate impacts and bring the potential for travel disruption

in the north and west, while other regions will remain mainly dry but with variable and, at times, extensive cloud cover. Mist and fog patches may also develop, particularly in low-lying areas. Temperatures will be very mild for the time of year, and winds are expected to ease as the evening progresses

when the grass minimum temperature is below 0oC (days) 1961 Days of snow lying snowLying Count of days with greater than 50% of the ground covered by snow at 0900 UTC (days) 1971 Long term average climatologies Period Description Notes 1961-1990 Standard reference climatology period providing monthly

for many in Scotland and the north of England late on Sunday and into Monday. The highest accumulations will be in the high ground, adding to existing lying snow in many of these areas, although snow is also possible in some lower ground in the north.   RAC Breakdown Spokesman Rod Dennis said

could see 3-6cm with the potential for up to 10cm in areas over 300m in elevation, with drifting in the strengthening winds. Across lower lying areas, most of the snow will melt during Saturday morning.   Chief Meteorologist Andy Page said: “Temperatures have fallen across the UK this week, bringing

accumulations and further warnings are likely to be issued as the locations affected become clearer. Upcoming forecast “Overnight temperatures will be notably low through the week, especially in areas with lying snow. We can expect to see -10°C  as far south as East Anglia later in the week. Daytime