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| Spring on hold as snow forecast for parts of Wales and Scotland | Spring on hold as snow forecast for parts of Wales and Scotland |
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| Snow is expected to fall on Tuesday across high regions in Wales and Scotland, according to weather forecasters. | Snow is expected to fall on Tuesday across high regions in Wales and Scotland, according to weather forecasters. |
| The cold temperatures and heavy rainfall mean especially wet areas may well see some snowflakes, though it is not expected to settle. | The cold temperatures and heavy rainfall mean especially wet areas may well see some snowflakes, though it is not expected to settle. |
| Emma Corrigan, a forecaster at the Met Office said: "At the moment we've got quite cool air across the UK and through Tuesday as the weather system pushes northwards potentially where you get really quite heavy rain you may see summer flakes of snow. | Emma Corrigan, a forecaster at the Met Office said: "At the moment we've got quite cool air across the UK and through Tuesday as the weather system pushes northwards potentially where you get really quite heavy rain you may see summer flakes of snow. |
| "It's only where you get the really heavy rain so the main risk will be Wales, mainly over the hills but not just the hills depending on how heavy the rain will be and then potentially up towards the Peak District and Pennines, that sort of area." | "It's only where you get the really heavy rain so the main risk will be Wales, mainly over the hills but not just the hills depending on how heavy the rain will be and then potentially up towards the Peak District and Pennines, that sort of area." |
| Paul Mott, a forecaster with Meteogroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said snow would only be in higher regions. | Paul Mott, a forecaster with Meteogroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said snow would only be in higher regions. |
| Snowfall in May is rare but not unheard of, according to Corrigan. She said: "It is fairly rare to get it in May but it's happened before. In 1979 in early May there were four consecutive days of snowfall." | Snowfall in May is rare but not unheard of, according to Corrigan. She said: "It is fairly rare to get it in May but it's happened before. In 1979 in early May there were four consecutive days of snowfall." |
| Mott said Tuesday would also be be a noticeably cold and wet day for much of Britain. He said: "It's going to feel very cold for the time of year I think, temperatures in parts of south west England and south Wales probably not much higher than about 6C or 7C tomorrow, and the average for this time of year would be nearer 15C so temperatures well below the seasonal average." | Mott said Tuesday would also be be a noticeably cold and wet day for much of Britain. He said: "It's going to feel very cold for the time of year I think, temperatures in parts of south west England and south Wales probably not much higher than about 6C or 7C tomorrow, and the average for this time of year would be nearer 15C so temperatures well below the seasonal average." |
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