UK weather maps show 74 counties hit by 406 mile polar blast – full list
Temperatures across the United Kingdom are predicted to drop to as low as -3°C on Wednesday, as a significant cold snap grips the nation. This extreme weather is the result of a polar blast stretching over 406 miles, impacting varied regions throughout the country.
Weather maps detail the extensive reach of this cold front, which has been accompanied by persistent snowfall and biting winds. The cold snap has prompted warnings of frost and icy conditions, particularly during the early mornings and late evenings. Following this frigid period, forecasts predict a transition to slightly milder, wetter conditions as the week progresses.
Here is the full list of affected counties:
1. Aberdeenshire
2. Angus
3. Argyll and Bute
4. Bath and North East Somerset
5. Bedfordshire
6. Berkshire
7. Buckinghamshire
8. Caerphilly
9. Cardiff
10. Carmarthenshire
11. Cheshire
12. Clackmannanshire
13. Conwy
14. Cornwall
15. County Down
16. County Durham
17. Denbighshire
18. Derbyshire
19. Devon
20. Dorset
21. Dumfries and Galloway
22. Durham
23. East Ayrshire
24. East Dunbartonshire
25. East Lothian
26. East Sussex
27. Essex
28. Flintshire
29. Fife
30. Glasgow
31. Gloucestershire
32. Greater Manchester
33. Gwynedd
34. Hampshire
35. Herefordshire
36. Hertfordshire
37. Highland
38. Isle of Anglesey
39. Isle of Wight
40. Kent
41. Lancashire
42. Leicestershire
43. Lincolnshire
44. Merseyside
45. Moray
46. Norfolk
47. North Ayrshire
48. North Lincolnshire
49. North Somerset
50. North West Leicestershire
51. North Yorkshire
52. Northamptonshire
53. Northumberland
54. Nottinghamshire
55. Pembrokeshire
56. Perth and Kinross
57. Powys
58. Renfrewshire
59. Rhondda Cynon Taf
60. Somerset
61. South Ayrshire
62. South Gloucestershire
63. South Lanarkshire
64. South Tyneside
65. Staffordshire
66. Suffolk
67. Surrey
68. Surrey Heath
69. Sussex
70. Tees Valley
71. Torfaen
72. Vale of Glamorgan
73. Warwickshire
74. West Sussex
"Early frost and fog giving way to milder, wet and windy weather from the west on Wednesday. Remaining unsettled and often windy, albeit milder thereafter, with rain followed by showers," forecasted the Office for Wednesday to Friday. A shift to milder, more unsettled, Atlantic-driven weather will follow as conditions begin to change later in the week, according to reports from last week by the Met Office.
Residents across the affected areas are advised to stay informed and prepared for the harsh conditions and fluctuating weather patterns ahead.