Heavy Rain and Snow to Batter Large Parts of the Country

A massive storm is set to batter Britain, bringing heavy rain and snow to large parts of the country. The storm, which is expected to hit on Tuesday, February 18, will stretch from Ullapool in Scotland all the way down to Southampton.

The north of the UK is expected to be hit the hardest, with Inverness, Perth, Stirling and Glasgow predicted to see snow. Up to 1cm of snow could fall per hour in these areas. Edinburgh and Stranraer are also expected to receive heavy rain, with up to 2.5mm of rain per hour.

Parts of Northern Ireland could see a whopping 3mm of rain fall every hour. In England, Durham, Carlisle, Sheffield and York are estimated to be the worst hit areas, with up to 2.5mm of rain per hour. 0.6cm-1cm of snow could also fall in parts of Yorkshire and the Humber.

Wrexham, Birmingham, London and most of the South East will also receive a hammering of rain, with 0.6mm-1mm estimated. South West England, along with South, Mid and West Wales, are the only areas that are forecast to escape the storm.

Temperatures across the UK are also predicted to plunge, with nowhere across the country expected to see the mercury rise above freezing in the early hours of February 18.