There could be light snow in Gloucestershire in just over a week's time, according to the latest BBC Weather forecast. It could fall in the Cotswolds, Forest of Dean, Stroud and Tewkesbury areas next Tuesday (March 6) and Wednesday, March 7.
The most significant time snow could fall is around the Coleford area next Tuesday with sleet starting at around 7pm with light snow from 9pm to midnight and then again from 3am on Wednesday to 10am, with sleet until noon.
In the Cotswolds, around the Stow area, sleet could start to fall at 6pm next Tuesday until 9pm. There could be light snow from 6am to 8am with sleet until noon.
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Tewkesbury could also see snow from 7pm to 9pm next Tuesday after some sleet showers. More snow in and around the town could then fall from 6am to 10am on Wednesday with sleet until 11am.
In Stroud, sleet could start at 7pm that Tuesday with snow from 9pm to 3am on Wednesday, March 7, and then from 6am to 10am with sleet until noon.
Cheltenham and Gloucester areas seem free of snow, according to BBC Weather. In its UK monthly outlook for the period from Monday, March 6 to Sunday, March 12, it says there is an increased chance of wintry showers.
The sudden stratospheric warming over the North Pole is due to impact weather in the UK, bringing easterly winds. It's exact impact is not yet clear but the Met Office and BBC Weather are forecasting a cold, wintry March.
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