There is a chance snow could fall in Bristol next week, as a weather map shows temperatures are set to plummet across the West Country. According to WX Charts there will be heavy snowfall in the north and the Midlands on Thursday, April 7, with a light dusting of snow forecast for Gloucestershire and parts of the South West.
The Met Office initially forecast a 28C heatwave for mid April in the UK, but the weather is set to get worse before it gets better, with frost and some hill snow predicted for the South West this weekend. The cold weather will continue into next week when more wintry blasts are expected, together with hail and even thunder in some places.
Towards late April the Met Office says more settled conditions are expected with temperatures above average in most places, especially in the south. It's hard to keep up, we know.
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As WX charts shows, heavy snow is likely to fall in the north next week while the Midlands and Gloucestershire could also see a wintry shower. Freezing temperatures are forecast for Bristol with a possibility of snow.
The Met Office forecast for tomorrow (April 1) the South West reads: "A cold and frosty start with sunny spells. A few isolated showers of rain, sleet and hill snow, some places in the west remaining dry for much of the day. Maximum temperature 10 °C." There will be further showers on Saturday and Sunday, with cloud and rain pushing south on Monday.
Met Office long range forecast for Monday, April 4 - Wednesday, April 13
The Met Office long range forecast reads: "Through Monday scattered showers continuing along eastern coastal regions, these dying out with time. Thicker cloud across the northwest likely spreading southeastward through the day, bringing periods of rain, these potentially heavy for the far northwest, and possibly wintery in the northeast for a time.
"Unsettled conditions are expected to continue through the rest of later in the week - with most areas will seeing spells of rain or showers, potentially wintry on high ground at times. Drier and more settled spells of weather are still possible, but more short-lived than recently.
"Showers will be heavy at times, with hail and thunder. Strong winds are also likely at times, particularly in the north and west, with temperatures mainly near or slightly above average."
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