Newly released UK weather maps show snow, rain and wind heading for central, eastern and southern England before the end of the month.
The data produced by WXCharts.com shows yellow, purple and red patches sweeping over the midlands and down through the south on 29 January as a month blighted by weather warnings and travel chaos ends with more of the same.
The Met Office long range forecast for the period said: “Periods of much wetter and windier weather will most likely eventually become more prevalent, from northwest to southeast.
“Ahead of this a colder, more settled southeasterly wind may develop for a time.
“There is a small chance however, that alternatively winds could turn much more easterly, and colder, bringing the risk of snow showers.”
Midday on 27 January looks set to bring intervals of snow to Manchester, Birmingham and Wales with as much as 5cm per hour falling throughout the afternoon.
Yorkshire, the east coast and south west look likely to be spared from snow but will be hit with a deluge of rain with 5mm per hour falling in some parts.
Throughout the day, the weather will move southeast bringing snow and rain to parts of the south coast, Norfolk and home counties in the late afternoon and early evening.
The country is likely to be hit with strong winds throughout the period, with southern areas seeing gales of up to 50mph throughout the afternoon.
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The snow and rain looks set to kickstart a period of wet weather throughout early February as an Atlantic weather front brings significant rainfall to much of Britain.
The Met Office forecast for the end of the month warned: “A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely through this period, resulting in an unsettled, milder and windier than average period.
“This is likely to result in areas of rain and periods of stronger winds affecting most if not all parts of the UK at times, though with the wettest and windiest weather probably occurring towards the north and west.
“However, the potential for brief colder spells with associated frost, ice and snow remains, following any deep lows crossing the region.”
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