UK weather maps turn dark blue as -8C freeze to hit Britain | Weather | News
New weather maps have predicted icy temperatures and snowfall in parts of the UK in January. A possible 20-inches of snow and lows of up to -8C will grip parts of the UK after Christmas, according to new charts generated by WXCharts today.
Despite December being mostly dominated by mild temperatures thanks to warm Atlantic winds, temperatures are currently dropping by up to 6C as the ‘Beast from the East’ returns and arctic blasts pound the UK.
Minimum temperature maps for the early hours of January 6 predict a concentration of icy temperatures around the North of the UK. Manchester, Blackpool and Stoke-on-Trent could see lows of -2C while London and Bristol enjoy highs of 2 degrees. Ireland and Northern Ireland will see even higher temperatures – ECMWF HRES mapping suggests temperatures of 4C around both Dublin and Belfast.
Swathes of North East Scotland will suffer baltic temperatures between -4C and -7C on January 6, WXCharts suggests. Aberdeen and Dundee get off lightly with similiar temperatures to Manchester, but Argylshire and Inverness-shire could see lows of -7C to -8C, predictions state.
A second “Winter Overview” map predicts that between 20 and 39 inches of snow will engulf the North of Scotland, with the heaviest droves hitting North of Glasgow and Dundee in Perthshire and Argylshire. The WXCharts mapping shows a mostly dry day for England, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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Argyllshire, Scotland -8C
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Inverness-shire, Scotland -7C
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Perthshire, Scotland -6C
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Ross-shire, Scotland -5C
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Aberdeenshire, Scotland -4C
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Yorkshire, England – 3C
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Cheshire, England -2C
- Lancashire, England -1C
In its own separate forecast, The Met Office is predicting small snow showers and cool, dry weather on Christmas day, and temperature drops look to continue as eight counties could be hit with lows of between -1C and -8C on January 6.
Its long range weather forecast, also separate to the WXCharts maps, reads: “Into 2026, little change is anticipated through the first week of January, with settled and mainly dry conditions continuing for many parts of the UK.”
“However, there is a small chance that more unsettled, wetter and milder weather could develop at times, particularly in the north,” it adds.
