Snow maps show huge 8-hour blizzard to hit as far south as Cornwall – 31 cities buried

Snow will cover 31 cities across the UK, with temperatures dropping to -8C.

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09:34, Mon, Feb 16, 2026 Updated:09:34, Mon, Feb 16, 2026

Weather map showing snow on March 2

Snow will arrive in the UK on March 1(Image: WXCharts)

The UK is set to see a 500-mile wall of snow hit as far south as Cornwall next month. WXCharts has forecast the wintery weatherto arrive on March 1, bringing snow and low temperatures.Snowwill cover 31 cities across the UK, including Birmingham, Edinburgh, Derry, and Bangor, between 6pm on March 1 and 12am on March 2.

WXCharts has said that snow will be between 45cm and 67cm in The Grampians, with the rest of central Scotland seeing between 1cm and 14cm. Across the rest of the UK, depths will be between 1cm and 10cm. Temperatures will drop to -8C in centralScotland(The Grampians), with the rest of the country sitting between 2C and -3C.

Weather map showing temperatures on March 1

Temperatures could drop as low as -8C(Image: WXCharts)

Northern Ireland will be between 0C and -3C. Wales will be between 0C and -1C. North England will be between 4C and -1C, the Midlands will be between 2C and 4C, and the south of England will be between 0C and 3C.

Separately, theMet Office said of the period: “Showers or longer spells of rain, as well as occasional strong winds, are most likely at first as Atlantic low-pressure systems dominate in the vicinity of the UK.

"Some heavy rain is likely in places, with some snow probable at times, mainly on high ground in the north. Temperatures varying from around, or a little above, average especially in the south to cold at times, mainly in the north.

“Although unsettled weather is likely to dominate at first, there will be some drier interludes between weather systems. These drier interludes will become increasingly likely and perhaps more prolonged through the period.”

This comes after theMet Office issued a yellow weather warning for more snow from 10am until 4pm on Sunday (February 16), covering parts of East Midlands and East of England.

Flooding was expected in 75 areas, with up to 4cm of slush and snow accumulating on the ground, with the Lincolnshire Wolds and parts of Norfolk and Suffolk expected to get the worst of the weather.

Weather maps showing snow on March 1

Over 30 UK cities are forecast to see snow(Image: WXCharts)

UK cities forecast to see snow

England

Birmingham
Bradford
Bristol
Carlisle
Chester
Coventry
Exeter
Hereford
Lancaster
Leeds
Leicester
Lichfield
Lincoln
Liverpool
Manchester
Preston
Ripon
Salford
Stoke on Trent
Wakefield
Wolverhampton
Worcester

Northern Ireland

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