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Get ready for more snow across the UK, even though it's already springtime. It has been cold since March 1, when spring started, and we've seen lots of rain. Now, forecasters at

Metdesk say that rain might turn into snow by Thursday, March 21. North Yorkshire is set to see the white stuff, as well as Cumbria and Newcastle. The weather experts have made maps that

show a purple colour, which means snow, from the Scottish Highlands all the way down to West Yorkshire. They think the thickest snow will be in Perthshire in Scotland by lunchtime. In places

further south than 'God's Own Country', like the East Midlands, it will rain a lot instead of snowing, reports the Mirror. But remember, it's hard to tell what the

weather will do far in advance, and it can change a lot. The Met Office says it's still going to be pretty chilly for a while but hasn't told us to expect snow this month. On their

website, talking about March 15 to March 24, they say: "From the end of the week a broadly unsettled pattern continues. READ MORE BBC MONTY DON'S SIMPLE LAWN TRICK TO GET RID OF

MOSS IN GARDEN "Friday likely seeing longer spells of rain clearing northern areas whilst showers, sometimes heavy with thunderstorms developing elsewhere, though some brighter spells

at times and clearing skies overnight. Temperatures feeling mild out of the fresh winds. Through the weekend further bands of rain expected to push in from the west and southwest, breaking

to showers at times. "Into the new week temperatures trend down toward average for the time of year as the broadly unsettled pattern continues with periods of rain, heaviest in western

areas push across the country to be followed by occasional showers, with a risk of thunderstorms mainly in the south." Forecasters say it isn't uncommon for cold snaps to blight

spring. Nick Finnis, forecaster at Netweather, alludes to the springs of 2021 and 2001 in his blog for the service. April 2021 was particularly cold and saw frequent night-time frosts while

10cm of snow fell in Powys, Wales, in March 2001. Temperatures that month plunged to -21C in Altnaharra, Scottish Highlands. It's unlikely the mercury will fall that low this spring,

meteorologists say. However, temperatures will largely struggle to exceed average for the time of the year, it is believed. Forecasters understand temperatures won't reach double

figures in most areas until the end of this week yet, due to south-westerly wind speeds thought to reach 20mph by Friday, it will feel colder.