UK weather maps show May snow in 27 cities as far south as London – full list

UK weather maps show May snow in 27 cities as far south as London – full listMajor cities including London could see surprise snow in May as weather forecasting maps reveal wintry conditions may sweep across the UK at the start of the monthCommentsNewsEthan Blackshaw Deputy Publishing Lead13:02, 19 Apr 2026Updated 13:04, 19 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesSnow (shown in purple) could start falling at around 6pm on May 1, weather maps suggest(Image: Met Desk)Snow could impact as many as 27 cities across the UK including London as an unseasonal cold spell appears to be on the cards.‌Weather forecasting maps show the shock snow falling on the evening of May 1, impacting the far north of Scotland to begin with before drifting southwards and even reaching the south coast of England.‌The ECMWF weather model shows snow falling across Scotland and some parts of northern England at around 6pm on May 1, with Aberdeen, Dundee and Newcastle among the first cities to see some of the white stuff before it moves further south.‌View 5 ImagesSnow could also impact Northern Ireland on May 2(Image: Met Desk)READ MORE: UK weather maps show snow burying 38 cities including London in 45 hours – listREAD MORE: UK snow maps show England and Wales hit across 18 counties in just daysBy 6am on May 2, the maps show flurries impacting Northern Ireland as well as coastal regions in Wales. The north-west of England will also see snow around this time, with flurries potentially even reaching Brighton in the south, the model suggests.Yorkshire, the Midlands and the south-west of England could all see snow by midday on May 2, according to the maps. The east coast of England looks set to be impacted too.‌View 5 ImagesFurther flurries are possible in the south-west of England(Image: Met Desk)And by 6pm London could face some light flurries. The heaviest snow is expected in Gloucestershire and southern parts of Scotland around this time.The snow is tracked to drift eastwards away from the UK into the evening. By...